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It's time to talk some business. When it comes to running your haunt, you're trying to operate a year-round business that's only open for about 6 weeks. You need to attract as many customers as possible and bring in as much money from each of them that you can.How you do that is through price differentiation, lowering your price to customers who demand it while offering more to those who are wiling to pay it. But how do you prevent your high rollers from cheaping out or your lower-end customers from just walking away? That's what this show is all about it. In this episode we cover:

The Basics of Price DifferentiationWhat Price Differentiation is ImportantUpscaling (Offering Premiums)Downscaling (Offering Discounts)

All in all, if you're in the business of haunting, this is one episode that you do not want to miss!

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It's episode 4 of Haunt Weekly and that means it is time to get caught up on the news! We have a lot to go over this week as we're covering all of the news stories from early November to mid-December, meaning we have six full weeks of stories to go through.In this episode we cover: 

A Major Legal Victory for Haunted Attractions in the U.S.A Maryland City Openly Courting an "Upscale" Haunted AttractionAn Expansion to a Haunted Park in WisconsinA Slew of Christmas-Themed Haunted AttractionsThe Controversy Over a Haunter's Zombie Nativity SceneThe Reign of Terror of Wrinkles the ClownAn an Upcoming Comic Series on The Haunted Mansion

For more details check out our Show Notes and, if you have any feed back or stories to suggest for our next news episode, leave us a comment below! We need your suggestions!

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Previously we discussed haunt safety much but now we get to the nitty gritty: How to build and design a haunt.Obviously, this is too much to unpack in one episode so think of this as a whirlwind tour the basics of haunt construction and design. Why construction first? Because most haunts are built the same way and that technique has a huge impact on design.This episode covers:

Overview of Haunt ConstructionPanels: The Basic Unit of HauntingAssembling Panels into a Larger StructureBasics of Haunt DesignScare Placement and Positing

Once again, this is not a thorough overview of the topic. Rather, it's a whirlwind tour through several subjects that will likely get their own show in the not-too-distant future. Still, if you're new to haunting, this episode will let you know what you are in for!

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When it comes to running a haunted house, nothing is more important than safety. At the end of the night, you want every customer and actor to go home safely.So, in the spirit of safety first, we're making our first real episode of Haunt Weekly a whirlwind tour of basic safety. While we're going to delve into a lot of these issues more deeply later, this episode covers the basics of:

Designing and Building a Safe HauntFire Code BasicsKeeping Actors SafeOutdoor Haunt SafetyUsing Safe Props

To be clear, this is not a thorough conversation on any of these and there's a LOT more to be said. But if you're new to haunting, this should be the first podcast you listen to. 

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Welcome to the first episode of haunt weekly! In this episode we introduce ourselves, Jonathan and Crystal, and we talk a bit about our backgrounds, what we want this podcast to be and, most importably, how you can help.----more----Our goal is to make this the podcast that the haunt industry wants and needs so your suggestions, advice and help will be invaluable. So leave us a comment, give us your recommendations and stay tuned for the first full episode next week!

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