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Welcome to Boozl, your online bartending resource.  Whether you 
want to start a new career as a bartender or just make a few extra bucks 
part time, you've come to the right place.  We provide 
everything you need to get your foot in the door tending bar.  
You don't need a bartender's license, nor do you need to attend an 
expensive bartending school to get started in the industry.  You do 
need perseverance, a good attitude, and people skills.  More than 
anything else bartending requires a certain social aptitude and a 
fondness for human interaction.  Worry not introverts!  You 
can acquire these skills if you're willing to push yourself.
Although tending bar does pay off handsomely for the very best, those 
lucky souls earning $300-$800 and above in tips per night, you won't 
make that much right off the bat.  In fact even if you were to 
attend one of those fancy bartending schools, you 
probably wouldn't even start off as a bartender.
The road to bartending usually begins with the very unglamorous 
position of a "bar back" or "busser" as some people call them.  
Many bars promote only from within, and those bars that do hire outside 
normally only hire those lucky individuals with experience.  
Therefore you'll likely start out as a bar back.
A bar back is basically a bartender's assistant.  They keep the 
bar clean, the ice tubs full, and the well beer stocked.  The key 
to this position is that is allows those with no experience to learn the 
trade.  As you gain experience you'll eventually assist the 
bartenders in mixing drinks when it's busy.  After paying your 
dues, with luck you'll move up to bartending during slow shifts or when 
someone calls in sick.  This is how many people get their shot.  
A 
couple guys call in sick and you're the only one available.
To get started we suggest that you read as much as you can about 
bartending in general.  Become familiar with the
different liquors, 
the difference between scotch and bourbon, dark and light ales, generic 
and top shelf, you get the point.  Practice mixing the 
classic 
drinks until you can make them with your eyes closed.  
Practice at 
home will never replace real world experience, but it can set you apart 
from the other seven guys applying for the same job at a high end club.  
Nothing compares to working behind a counter with people lined up eight 
deep, music blasting, and people shouting orders in your ear.  The 
only way to prepare for that type of scene is with real world 
experience.
So read the website from front to end starting