HAUNT BUSINESS TIPS

Looking for a Complete Haunt Website Package?

Posted 01 Jan 2012 in HAUNT BUSINESS TIPS
thorn web designs

Jimmy Talkington from Thorn Web Designs has an exclusive offer for you! Jimmy is an experienced web designer who has been creating sites for Haunters for years. Such as Wells Township, Forest of Fright, Jerry Vane, and many more other satisfied customers. He has a complete website package that is ready-Right Now! If you are serious about your Haunt and need a ready-made website, then keep reading. Here is what you’ll get: First of all. Go here to check out the site before you buy it. I just love the way that eyeball follows me around when my mouse moves! You get Jimmy Talkington as customer support, a leader in the Haunted House Industry when it comes to website design...

Haunter’s Guide To Recruiting Volunteers and Keeping Them

Posted 29 Sep 2011 in HAUNT BUSINESS TIPS, HAUNTER'S CORNER
All Alone

It’s 7:30 pm…5 actors are here…30 minutes before show time. Now we just need 10 more actors to fill every assigned spot. Are they going to show? I know it’s Saturday night and they’re teenagers; but they should still be here like they said two weeks ago. 7:45pm… We’ve all been there. That mysterious place between confidence and worry. Hoping your team arrives when they are supposed to. Trusting them to be as passionate as you are about this sport of chasing the scare. But the truth is- if you are the one building the home haunt, directing the big haunt, or being a leader in your choice of dark creation-then you probably have more invested in this than...

How To Get More People To Find Your Haunt

Posted 05 Feb 2011 in HAUNT BUSINESS TIPS

I stumbled across a hidden gem while working on my own business. A FREE way to get your Haunt ranked high in Google in just a few easy steps! No ad-words, no fees, no catch! Follow these simple steps to have your Home Haunt or Haunted Attraction reach out and get everyone’s attention! Let me show you how. First, you need a Google Account. Most of the horror geeks out there already have a google account but I really didn’t use mine until a few months ago. You can use your existing email account to sign up for this account. I have a side local business that I own and decided to list my business. After these simple steps now...

How Not To Operate A Haunt: A True Story

Posted 05 Nov 2010 in HAUNT BUSINESS TIPS, SLIPPERY SOAPBOX

  Scott had been building this Haunt for weeks. It wasn’t his building but he had about $10,000 worth of his props hanging on the walls, fog machines, strobe lights; just about 7 years worth of props put into this dark attraction. It wasn’t his own venture. At the last minute, an aquaintance begged him for his help because October was quickly arriving and ironically Scott was not going to be able to open his own this year due to financial situations. So like any good haunter would do, he said yes. The events that follow his decision will be difficult to digest by many and it may even piss you off a little bit. It may sound a little...

Halloween: The Money Trail (Phil Wahbe, Reuters, 9/24/2010)

Posted 21 Oct 2010 in HAUNT BUSINESS TIPS

  HALLOWEEN SPENDING EXPECTED TO HIT $5.8 BILLION, by Phil Wahbe, Reuters, 9/24/2010 A survey by the National Retail Federation showed the single largest expense will be on costumes for children, adults and pets. “This year, people are expected to embrace Halloween with even more enthusiasm,” Matt Shay, the federation’s chief executive, said in a statement, noting that the holiday has given Americans a welcome mental break from the stress of the economic doldrums. Two out of five Americans plan to wear a costume this year, up from one-third last year, and about 11.5 percent of consumers will dress up their pets.  Americans will spend an average of $66.28 on Halloween, including $23.37 a costume, $20.29 on candy and $18.66...

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