If you want to get tips, you have to get people to notice the tip jar or at least be aware of it. I would not be bashful about adding the grocery money line or whatever you want. I know one guy who uses a gasoline jug as a tip jar and calls it gas money.

A friend of mine is a fantastic musician who gigs about three nights a week. On her nights off from gigging, she works as a bartender. She earns twice as much from tips as a bartender. Because people have been trained to to tip waitresses and bartenders - but they don't automatically think of tipping a musician......they assume we are getting well paid (lol).

So it is up to you to get noticed.

Colin

I try to critique as if you mean business.....

http://colinwardmusic.com/

http://rosewoodcreekband.com/