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Bartender guides
Practical guidance for professional bartenders: equipment, rate setting, and the day-to-day of working through bartendersNow™.
Bartender Best Practices
Elevate your service to meet the quality expectations of hosts who choose professional bartenders through bartendersNow™.
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Complete Equipment & Tools List for Mobile Bartenders
A comprehensive list of recommended equipment and tools for independent mobile bartenders.
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Connecting with Hosts: Your Guide to Effective Captain Service Communication
How to communicate with the host through Captain Service, the paid way to take on detailed event coordination.
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Decoding Bartender Costs: A Guide for Event Hosts
How independent bartenders price their services and how the platform fee is added, so you can budget for your event and choose a bartender through the bartendersNow™ app.
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How bartendersNow™ Works for Bartenders
bartendersNow™ is a marketplace where hosts book independent bartenders for private events through the platform. You set your own rate and keep 88% of it; hosts pay a separate 12% service fee on their side. Nothing is booked without your yes. To take bookings, you complete government-ID verification through Stripe Identity, must be 21 or older, and accept the Terms and the independent-bartender acknowledgments. Bartender signup is open; host booking has not opened yet.
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How to Price Yourself: A Guide for Independent Bartenders
A practical guide to how independent bartenders think about pricing their time, services, and add-ons. It explains factors and tools you choose from. It does not tell you what to charge.
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Recommended Bar Tools for Independent Bartenders
Our curated collection of professional bar tools, designed for ease of use, quality, and convenience. Which tools you bring is your decision.
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Recommended Equipment and Bar Tools for Mobile Bartenders
Equipment and tool recommendations for mobile bartenders. Which equipment you bring is your decision.
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Recommended Equipment for Professional Mobile Bartenders
Equipment chosen for quality, ease of use, and easy transport between events.
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Tips for Choosing the Right Bartender for Your Event
Comprehensive guidance to help event hosts select the best professional bartender(s) for their specific needs using our planning tools and bartendersNow™ app.
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Understanding Bartender Liability at Your Event
Understand the legal responsibilities bartenders bear when serving alcohol, so you can plan a safer event.
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Understanding Your Form 1099-K
Most bartenders will not receive a Form 1099-K. If you do, it reports what was settled to your connected payout account, so it is smaller than your bookings and already excludes the 12% platform fee — do not deduct that fee twice.
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What Your Bartender Will Do: Understanding Their Role at Your Event
What bartenders typically handle at an event, what can vary, and what to agree with your bartender in advance.
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