You've probably read the statistics before, 40% of all engagements happen between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day. So, if you do weddings you're getting ready for an important time of year. It may not be the busiest in terms of gigs, but it's important in terms of getting future gigs.

I recently discovered a great new resource for getting more business. It's absolutely free and totally easy to do. I think it's going to be the next big thing in social media. It's called, "walking up to someone, shaking their hand and then handing them a business card."

Earlier in the week Drew wrote about why we blog here at GigMasters and how it helps bring qualified traffic and clients to you. One of the reasons we blog is that it gives us a good excuse to hear your great stories. Sharing your stories is not only fun, but it also gets your name out there. We're not just sharing your stories on our blogs either, we're sharing them on big name sites like Huffington Post.

If you work with brides then you know someone who is obsessed with Pinterest. Over on our sister blog, GigMasters Weddings, we're running a great contest for engaged couples that could add $1,000 to their wedding budget.

Calling all bands, djs, soloists and anyone else who works weddings, our friends at The Wedding Industry Survey Network have a new survey and they really need your help.