Saturday, March 20, 2010

Show me the Ticket

I’ve gotten into the habit of giving my clients NFL tickets for special occasions like Christmas or their birthdays. It used to be a hassle getting the tickets but now I just go online to one of the brokers I use, order the tickets I want, and they are delivered to me within five days. No more standing in line at the ticket counter; I have people working for me to get me the best tickets at the best prices.

Online ticket brokers are getting to be very popular. They are especially handy when you put your name on a waiting list for upcoming events and when those tickets come available to buy they can get you the best seat in the house. I’ve even found that some events that are said to be sold out I can get the tickets I want from the brokers. The prices are always very reasonable and there is very little if any service charge to use their service.

I’ve sent twenty of my clients to various sporting events or concerts over the past year and I don’t think I could have pulled it off without the help of the brokers I use. It just makes my life a lot easier by going online, putting in my order, and having the tickets delivered to my desk. I can even have them sent overnight if it’s a last minute deal.

In business you need every bit of edge you can get and keeping my clients happy is the biggest edge I have. They all really enjoy getting to go to the premium games or hot Broadway show; it lets them know I think a lot of them. Using the online ticket brokers has truly helped my business and has kept my clients happy for years.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Fondest Memories

I was a single mother who had to work long hours in order to provide for my three children. I made it a point to always take time to spend with them doing things they would never forget. One of the things we liked to do was go to special events such as concerts, sports events, and theatrical shows. It wasn’t always cheap and sometimes the tickets were hard to get but it was always well worth it.

My best advice to those who want to get those hard to get tickets is to employ the use of online ticket brokers. Once you find one that you trust you will find it is much easier and often less expensive to use their services to get those tickets that everybody else claims is sold out. There have been many times that we decided at the last minute to go see a concert but were told we couldn’t get tickets. I would contact my broker and within minutes I would purchase the tickets and have them waiting at the ticket window when we arrived.

Even though my children are all adults now we continue our tradition of going to shows or games together. Last Christmas I got us all NFL tickets for our favorite team who was playing in the play-offs. It was a dream come true for my middle son who played football all his high school years and truly loves the game. We were able to get autographs of many of the players and I know it is a day all my kids will remember for the rest of their lives.

It was difficult raising my kids as a single parent but the times we shared together then and now are memories I will have forever. The concerts, games, and shows we have seen together as a family helped to keep our family close through some pretty difficult times.