Free tools · You pitch, and nothing comes back
Find out why shows are not booking you
Most people who pitch and hear nothing back assume the pitch is the problem. Usually it is one of twelve other things. Answer them and find out which.
What it asks about
Twelve questions across five things that decide whether a show books you. None of them is your pitch, because by the time the pitch matters these are already settled.
What you say you do
Whether your one sentence is settled, whether it names a problem somebody pays to solve, and whether you have stories that back it up.
What a producer can find
How many appearances you can link to, how recent they are, and whether they sit in one place or across five.
What you can send within five minutes
A current one-sheet, bios at two lengths, a headshot that does not need hunting for.
Whether anyone is finding you
Whether you are publishing on a rhythm, or only when you remember.
Whether you have a system
How many shows you pitch a week, what happens when nobody replies, and whether there is one place holding all of it.
What the score means
Four bands, named for what they actually mean. A scorecard that tells everybody they are nearly there is no use to anyone.
0–39
Not ready to pitch yet
Pitch now and you burn shows you cannot pitch again. Fix two or three things first.
40–59
A few gaps are costing you replies
Your pitching is not the problem. A few fixable gaps are losing you replies you would otherwise get.
60–79
Ready, but nothing is organised
The basics are in place. What is missing is a steady habit and one place to keep track.
80–100
Ready. Now do more of it
Nothing is stopping you. Pitch more shows, and keep following up.
How it is scored
Every answer is worth zero, one or two points. That makes twenty-four in total, shown here as a score out of a hundred. Everybody gets the same twelve questions in the same order, and nothing changes based on your earlier answers. That is on purpose. A quiz that adapts to you gives a number you cannot compare to anyone else, or to your own score three months ago.
The gaps come back in the order to fix them, not worst first. What you say about yourself comes before proof, because you write the pitch from it. Proof comes before your bio and headshot, because those only slow you down after a show has said yes. Building your profile comes last, because it pays off over years rather than weeks.
One thing moves. If you are pitching four or more shows a week and tracking none of them, tracking jumps to the top, because you are losing work you already did. If you are not pitching at all, it drops to the bottom, because there is nothing to track yet.
Questions
Is this free, and do I have to sign up?
Free, and no sign-up. The full result appears on the page as soon as you finish.
How is the score calculated?
Twelve questions, each worth zero, one or two points, shown as a score out of a hundred. Everybody answers the same twelve in the same order. That is what lets you compare your score to somebody else's, and to your own score three months from now.
Why is the fix order not just my lowest scores first?
Because some gaps make everything else pointless until they are fixed. You write a pitch from what you say about yourself, so that comes first even when something else scored worse. One thing moves: if you pitch four or more shows a week and track none of them, tracking jumps to the top, because you are losing work you already did.
Can I take it again later?
Yes, and you should. Your answers are saved in the page address, so bookmark it, come back in ninety days and take it again to see what changed.
Knowing the gaps is the easy half.
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