I'd think that doing party planning and hosting would be something you'd have to build into -- almost analogous to doing real estate. Referrals and performance would be the key. You find a few initial acquaintances/companies willing to pay you to handle the arrangements and set-up, then use them for referrals for a few more, and so on until you find yourself at the point where you have enough work to make the scary leap into doing it full-time.

But there a heck of a lot to be said for doing something you truly enjoy doing, and that you do well.

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That sounds about right, based on the little research I've done. One of the key pieces of information to gather early on would have to be "how much do I charge?" The rest of it is fairly straight-forward. You have costs either directly or through sub-contractors, the client covers those (likely plus some mark-up). But for one's direct services the concept of what those are worth is going to take some interviewing and experience, I'm guessing.

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I've already got some of that cred, though it's a little old. I used run Parties for the big Minicons, way back. That was before I learned the usefulness and power of the those two little letters: "No."

What I'd think would be more useful would be to work Hotel for sf cons, particulary for smaller ones that end up relying on the hotel for a lot. Like Corflu with its banquet, for example. But I'm still in the aimless thinking and casual research stage. Ericka has a relative who's recently gotten out of the biz that I need to pick the brain of.

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