Hi Thumbtack Community members, as a bartender for the past 12 years, and with Thumbtack for the past 5, it has been a long and winding road as they say.  I would say responding to potential clients asap is a big plus. Many like fast responses but there are also those that seem to be shopping. Another big plus is reviews from jobs you have completed from those clients. What helped me was the type of reviews left. Many with short paragraghs talking about how I helped them step by step with bar supplies according to what kind of event they were having. With me, I do make drink recommendations again according to there event. I also come up with drinks if they start running low on supplies. Usually the supplies the client gets is close to what they need. My guide sheeets I send are fairly close to the amount of people attending there party. I hope this helps. Thanks Thumbtack. ... View more