Specialties tell Gigditty what kind of work fits.
A specialty should be a clear, simple label. Good specialties answer questions like: What can this person do? What kind of act is this group? What does this host book? What does this gig opening need?
You can add up to ten specialties. A focused list is usually better than a crowded one because it helps the right people understand the profile faster.
Build a useful specialty list in a few passes.
- Start with the work you most want to be known for.
- Add one specialty at a time, such as Guitar, Vocals, DJ, Bartending, Lighting, or Wedding Band.
- Choose the clearest everyday wording, even if Gigditty suggests a similar option.
- Keep the list focused. You can add up to ten specialties, but you do not need to use every spot.
- Use specialties that fit the profile you are editing: your own work, your group's offer, or your host business.
- Update specialties before turning on Marketplace, posting an opening, or searching for people.
- Remove specialties you no longer want to be hired for.
Specialties help profiles, searches, and openings line up.
Profiles
Specialties appear on user, group, and host profiles so people can quickly understand what that profile is about.
Marketplace searches
When someone searches Marketplace, specialties help Gigditty show profiles that fit the kind of work being requested.
Openings
When a gig opening needs certain specialties, Gigditty can show it to user and group profiles that look like a fit.
Roles
A saved role can include specialties so the same kind of role is easier to fill again later.
Reputation
People you work with can endorse specialties. Those endorsements help show what others have trusted you to do.
Choose for the profile or task in front of you.
| Profile or task | What to choose |
|---|---|
| User or performer profile | Choose the instruments, services, performance styles, production jobs, or strengths you personally want to be hired for. |
| Group profile | Choose what the group can be booked for as a unit. Focus on the group's shared offer, not every member's full resume. |
| Host profile | Choose what the host, venue, or business is known for, books, presents, or supports. |
| Role or opening | Choose what the person or group must actually bring to that spot. These should be the needs that matter for filling the role. |
Gigditty connects close wording when it means similar work.
People do not always use the same words. One person may write Singer, another may write Vocals, and another may write Lead vocals. Gigditty tries to understand when those words point to the same kind of work or a close kind of work.
That helps searches and openings stay useful even when two people describe the same talent in different ways. Specific words still matter, so choose the clearest words for the work you want to do or find.
Gigditty can also suggest related specialties. For example, if many similar profiles include Guitar and Vocals together, a guitarist may see Vocals as a helpful suggestion.
Use specialties that a real booker, artist, or host would understand.
Do this
- Use normal words that another person would search for.
- Split separate ideas into separate specialties when they describe different work.
- Add style or setting when it helps, such as Wedding DJ, Jazz Vocals, or Live Sound.
- Keep the strongest and most bookable specialties near the center of the list.
- Refresh the list as your act, group, venue, or services change.
Avoid this
- Do not fill the list with every skill you have ever tried.
- Do not use joke labels or private nicknames that bookers will not understand.
- Do not combine unrelated work into one specialty, such as Guitar, DJ, Lighting.
- Do not rely only on broad words like Music or Events when a more useful word exists.
- Do not keep specialties for work you no longer want to accept.
Review specialties whenever your goals change.
Specialties affect how people understand and find a profile, so they should match what you want to be booked for now. A user may add a new instrument, a group may shift its set list, and a host may start booking a new kind of event. When that happens, update the list before using Marketplace, posting an opening, or inviting people for a role.
The best specialty list is honest enough to build trust and specific enough to help the right opportunity find the right profile.