| With the realization that bartending salaries can be | | | | burn their name into your memory next time you |
| very impressive for a select few, a new and | | | | see them. |
| higher demand is present for learning this age old | | | | How differently would you feel if you walked into |
| craft. Want proof? There are bartending schools | | | | a bar and were greated by name and the |
| springing up everywhere and some are very | | | | bartender put your favourite drink in front of you |
| expensive A simple Internet search will show you | | | | without even asking what you wanted? You |
| just how many have sprung up around the | | | | would fee great! Make your clients feel great and |
| country. Now if you feel like spending serious cash | | | | they will reward you. |
| to learn the mechanics of mixing drinks, then that | | | | Here is another example. Imagine one of your |
| is your right but it will not neccesarily make you | | | | clients shows up with a date. Now your client is |
| more successful at it. Actually it may hinder your | | | | probably nervous. If you take the time to treat |
| ability to make any real money. Instead you may | | | | them both great and treat your client like a VIP in |
| want to find a teacher or school that focuses on | | | | front of his date, imagine how much he or she will |
| soft skills of the trade. | | | | love you for it! You can certainly expect some |
| Most bars will not care if you went to an | | | | great tips for a long time to come. |
| expensive school to learn bartending. Instead the | | | | When you are at work your job is to be happy, |
| owner or manager is much more likely to hire | | | | smiling, joking and making them feel as though |
| someone that he feels has the soft skills to keep | | | | your bar is the one place your guests can get |
| customers happy. You see you will NEVER make | | | | away to laugh and feel great. Mixing drinks is |
| significant money at bartending based on how | | | | secondary. |
| many drinks you know how to mix or even how | | | | Unsuccessful and average bartenders walk around |
| great your drinks taste. It will depend on how you | | | | with a sour face. Then they get bad tips and their |
| treat your customers. | | | | mood gets worse. It is a vicious cycle. Even if you |
| You see bartending is a people business, not a | | | | are in a terrible mood you will find that as you are |
| drink business and the right teacher can make all | | | | handed great tips and your clients smile at you |
| the difference in the world if you want to make | | | | and joke with you, you will feel better. Many |
| the high bartending salaries that only about 2% of | | | | great bartenders do not feel like they have |
| bartenders make. | | | | worked a day in their lives. They love what they |
| Here is an example of being a great bartender | | | | do. |
| that has nothing to do with mixing a drink. If you | | | | Nobody will remember if you could not mix the |
| welcome your customers as though you have | | | | latest drink to perfection, but they will remember |
| known them forever they will immediately be at | | | | your upbeat smile and the great joke you told |
| ease. Do anything you can to remember their | | | | them. They will remember you treated them with |
| names. One trick taught by the best is to keep a | | | | respect. |
| notebook behind the bar and use some type of | | | | Lastly keep a watchful eye on your customers. |
| association to remember their names. As an | | | | They are in your house so to speak as your |
| example you could say Steve, Tinted Glasses, | | | | guests. You should try to anticipate when they |
| Cowboy Hat, drinks Miller, loves The New York | | | | might need something such as another drink. If |
| Mets. Eventually you will find that just the fact | | | | you take care of it, in advance they will feel |
| that you took the time to write down some | | | | cared for and reward you. |
| information on a particular customer is enough to | | | | |