Clown

Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.

A. Balloon twist animals & shapes
Glitter tattoos
Magic
Comedy skits
Puppetry
Clowning, Face painting while clowning. Restaurant work doing balloons. Corporate clowning party events.

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. 1. Don't hire the cheapest for your special event, they often are untrained and not licensed.
2. Look for someone that has a picture of them on their website so you will be more familiar.
3. Most important! Make sure they are affiliated with Clown associations and have references.
4. Don't be shy, ask if the smoke or drink, you don't want them smelling like smoke or alcohol at your event.

Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?

A. Many people believe clowns show up for a couple of hours and make quick money. BUT!, the a trained professional clown usually spends about 4 hours of pre- event work per event.
1. Booking and paperwork, filing
2. Supplies and inventory
3. Follow up on phone calls
4. Computer work and Schedues with GPS, Mileage paperwork
5. Ironing costume and 1 hour costume and make up time
6. Specific balloon twist and equiptment checks for each event.
7. Weekly maintenance and vehicle checks
8. Follow up after event
9. Debits & Credits
Most clowns have the biggest hearts all the people I have met, volunteering, going to hospitals, and nursing homes.
Clowning is very hard work but We love the joy we can bring.

Q. What questions should a consumer ask to hire the right service professional?

A. 1. How did you get your training, if they stumble they aren't trained.
2. How long have you been clowning?
3. What services do you provide for different ages and businesses.
4. What is your specialty?
5. Do you have a website?
6. Are you insured?

Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?

A. Most importantly is their budget. I get so many calls with people saying your too high!, Can you cut your price for me.
I have raised my prices one time in 12 years and only 10 dollars.
If you are trying to have a great party for your family or business, ask someone too pitch in a bit to help cover the cost.
I am a professionally trained clown, I went to the university of performing arts. I train other clowns, I specialize in pre party or event planing to help you have a great party at the best price.
I am have other clowns and even a photographer that can come to the event for an extra fee to take quality pictures for you while you enjoy your party.

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. I bring a message to the schools, juvenile centers and churches about children holding on to their personal greatness, not to give it away and not to look to anyone but themselves for holding on to it. I began clowning with this theme and speak where ever I can about this most important message that often kids may need to remember. Also I make bubbles as big as cars and alone with 2 bubble machines, I end my clown parties with a fantasice bubble storm that amazes the kids, business, and parents.

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. Hearing the ooosss and ahhhhhhh's when I step out of my vehicle. I love to make the families, business and children excited and happy to see me. I worked a long time to build up my Oopsy Daisy charcter and she is a very colorful, happy, goofey and pretty clown that is not scary because her mouth is small and her cheeks are small, unlike a lot of the clowns with the hairy faces and giant mouths and cheeks that even scare me :o).

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. How much do you charge and where are you located
Can you do balloon art, magic, cheek art, puppetry and games all in one hour for 50 kids, really they ask me that.
Can you cut your prices?
Can you volunteer your services for my event?
Do you travel 1000 miles?

Q. What is your greatest strength?

A. my boundless energy when I am at a party. Amazing, I can drag around sometimes in the day and when I step out of my vehicle I get such a thrill of excitement.