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WR Special user Utah 945 Posts |
Silly Billy.
WR
"Tell Em WR sent Ya."
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charliemagic Special user 545 Posts |
Jewls,
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Cabrera Special user Seattle 513 Posts |
I you're only charging 50.00 per show, you need to re-evaluate your entire act and see if you can make it worth at least 85.00 to 150.00. The higher you set the bar, the better your show will be. Then you will know it is worth at least 85.00 and your customers won't mind paying for a good show.
It's not the market, it's the marketing.
"The quilt of life is woven with many different threads"
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flourish dude Inner circle from ? But I know where I am going! 1195 Posts |
THe silly billy book "perfect kid trick" Is GREAT!! But I must say Eric Pauls Course is the best for your money. He goes through every inch of performing for kids. Even how to put the show together, what types of routines to do everything. If I had to pick between the two First I would get Eric Pauls then Silly Billy's. Eric's course can take you the distance if you follow what he says to do. YOu'll earn your money back with your FIRST SHOW!!! That simple.
Nothing of the same will bring any change, take action today!
Just taking a step, is a step in the right direction because when you stop working, your dream dies. www.magicalmemories.us |
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Darkwing Inner circle Nashville Tn 1850 Posts |
Steve Taylor has some great lecture notes on kids birthday party shows.
Contact him at http://www.stevetaylorpro.com. |
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Dennis Michael Inner circle Southern, NJ 5821 Posts |
Agreed Steve Taylor has some great lecture notes:
For Developing Educational Routines
For Promoting Your Magic Business
For Writing Vent Routines
What Makes these books so great is that Steve is an excellent ventriloquist. His skills at developing character for himself and his vent puppet or vent doll has given him the insight to develop educational routines for both magic and vent work. His lecture books are $7.00 each and worth every penny. The drawback is he also creates most of his own magic tricks for the routines in the books. The routines are so great I bought ALL of his effects. A variety of educational school show programs can be developed from these books. His FANTASTIC FRIENDS SHOW! video tape ($35) is excellent. If school shows are your "thing" then to get into the school market, you will need education themes. Here's a place to start.
Dennis Michael
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BryanDreyfus Loyal user 293 Posts |
Andy,
Your show is probably already worth $75 minimun right now. If you are doing 8 a week proves you are respected for what you do. Time to up the prices......for everyones sake including your own. I've seen good advice on how to do that by offereng an "up sale". $75,$100,$125 by adding a premium of some kind. Also have you thought about selling apropriate items de magic to your audiences after the show? Could be an upsale to offer a "no sell" option to your clients. During the act you give the helper an item for helping and announce that anyone who wants one can buy one after the show...works good. Parents will gladly fork over an extra dollar if their kid really bugs em. Think about it $75 for the show...an extra $10-$30 on sales depending on size of groups. do the math....nearly $800 a week (or more)as apposed to $400...it's a no brainer. even if you lose 50% of your gigs (you wont) you will make as much as you do now for 1/2 the work. Bryan
Oh sure, I can spell "Antidisestablishmentarianism", but I can't type t-h-e.
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bloomclaude New user 25 Posts |
Does "Seriously Silly" cover all 5 books By Silly Billy mentioned above?
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
This is a ten year old thread, I'm not sure if Dennis remembers starting it.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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Bill Scott Regular user Las Vegas, NV 119 Posts |
It may be a 9 or 10 year old post, but there's some excellent direction pointers in it. Most of the recommended books are spot on. The only problem I can see the best book of all, the one by Eric Paul. It's too bad that Eric is no longer with us, he passed at a too early age and we have not only lost a good friend, but a ton of valuable information from his inspired mind - so Eric's book my be hard to find. If you can find it, you'll have a wealth of topical information.
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Bill
It is good to hear you say that about Eric. I met him at the Philadelphia jugglers club 25 years ago, he taught me my first magic trick, and cosponsored me into the IBM. He died two years ago last January, and locally magicians still talk about him.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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bloomclaude New user 25 Posts |
Could you please name Eric's book or books?
Claude |
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bloomclaude New user 25 Posts |
http://www.magicmarketingcenter.com/course
Is this it ? |
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