Hey guys,

When you get to the stage that you think you are good enough to perform for real people for real money, it is time to start thinking. Up until now, magic will have been fairly straightforward; you buy a book and cards, practice for months, and can do magic. It begins to get harder here - you need to market yourself accurately yet in the most positive manner possible.

This is by no means a definitive guide to how to market yourself for magic, but it is how I started my magic career at the age of 15, as well as some other ideas from other people. My story isn't a fascinating story - I'm not a stage magician, I don't really do street magic, and I haven't been on TV. However, this hasn't been from failure, this is simply because I made a decision early on that magic would not be a full time career for me. The advice I will give you could help you on your way, as I was certainly on my way, to a magic career; alternatively you can learn from my mistakes and know what not to do!

If you are young and have little money to spend on advertising, a simple thing you can do is create a professional looking sign out of some paint and wood, and place it in your house window, in the garden or anywhere else you can think of. My first sign was very simple, and most likely very tacky, but it did the trick, and cost nothing! I initially had about five words on it, "CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINER, YOUNG, CHEAP, FUN" or something like that, and my phone number. That is something, when looking back, that I would have changed. "Cheap" is not a word used much in marketting - when was the last time you watched an advert for a supermarket and they described themselves as cheap? However, it got me my first show, so who's complaining!

What I would recommend would be to make your sign, ideally on your computer (just to make stencils to paint the wood, or laminate it, or whatever, but don't make it look tacky), like this:

"AFFORDABLE CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINER", and then in smaller text, something like "Joe Bloggs is a young children's entertainer who prides himself on his fun yet affordable shows, leaving all the children with a smile on their face" or something like that. Mention balloon models if you can, juggling or whatever.

Once that's done, you may strike gold, or you may get nothing. Either way, this is by no means the end.....


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Yen Loong,

Thanks for the article. However, it'd be better if you could credit that article to the author.

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I read that article and the original had alot more than that, the guy who wrote that gave alot of good advises. one of his advice is just to spread the word about the new magician on the block, I did just that and got a show this dec. for my cousin. hahhaha too bad relatives always asks for discount.

When said about paid entertaiment, it will be come with cash..

i hope somenbody can give some suggestion.

How much could the "affordable" children entertainer will claim? how how ong period of show? and for how many type trick done in that period?

i have plan to do this type of business, but since i don't know the market price, so i'm affraid that it too expensive of too cheep.

hope somebody can help me.

i like to try this advice.

I would go with 350-450 an hour
mostly because you wont be doing it much longer than an hour for a party anyway.
any less and you'll be selling yourself too cheap
have to take in the travelling costs, props, etc.