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Pete Carroll
New user
Ireland
11 Posts
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Posted: Feb 10, 2002 8:32am
Just wondering do you guys make a good living from performing magic. Most here have excellent knowledge of this fine and noble art, so to me a lot here have the potential to make a nice sum of money doing what they love. Many you see on TV such as Blaine who I admire even though he performs very basic tricks is making great sums of money with pieces of magic that most here can easily perform, why is this. For now I just perform for fun and for the great reactions I get, I'm really into card magic so how can I make the next step and make some money from something I truly love doing. Thanks for the help and o yea, good luck to the Cameroon soccer team in the African Nations Cup final this evening.
Peace to you all, from your friend Pete
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cardguy
Inner circle
Queens, New York
1171 Posts
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Posted: Feb 10, 2002 5:08pm
To start out, check out Scott's Guinn's Pro-Files at the Visions web site.
www.online-visions.com/pro-files/index.html
Frank G. a.k.a. Cardguy
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Magical Dimensions
Inner circle
3491 Posts
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Posted: Feb 11, 2002 4:17pm
If no one knows who you are, then being the best magican in the world will not get you a paying gig.
It comes down to marketing yourself. Marketing and lots of hard work. The statement of being an over night success really means it took around 10 years.
You need an act that is wanted. You must stand out from the other card men. Most magicans do card tricks. Only a few do magic with cards.
Work on, how you can be different.
Good Luck
A fight is not usually won by one punch or kick, you must learn to endure.(Bruce Lee)
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Scott F. Guinn
Inner circle
FINALLY A DADDY!
6480 Posts
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Posted: Feb 11, 2002 9:59pm
I make a very good living doing nothing but magic. I'm not wealthy, but I have no debt except my mortgage, which will be paid off by the time I'm 45. I work as little or as much as I want to.
To be a successful performer, you will need to learn a few things:
First, you must have an excellent act. But the tricks are the LEAST important part of being successful. You have to be a smart businessman. Learn selling, marketing, and public relations. You must have excellent grooming and people skills. You must be articulate if you want to work in schools or corporate venues. You must be entertaining and non-offensive.
I would suggest you invest in some books like Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People," Tom Hopkins "Mastering the Art of Selling," etc. These are valuable investments for the would-be professional entertainer.
The reason some guys succeed while others don't is NOT because they're better magicians. Often they are not. It's because they are better BUSINESSMEN!
Oh, and Cardguy--thanks for the recommendation!
My "Pro-Files" column is all about the nuts and bolts of making it as a professional magician. Not a lot of theory, just stuff I've learned and actually use to get gigs!
"Love God, laugh more, spend more time with the ones you love, play with children, do good to those in need, and eat more ice cream. There is more to life than magic tricks." - Scott F. Guinn (Finally a daddy!) @ScottFGuinn
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Geoff Williams
Special user
St. Pete Beach, FL
606 Posts
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Posted: Feb 12, 2002 12:09pm
In one of "The Books of Wonder", Tommy Wonder has an excellent essay on magic and the pursuit of wealth.
I believe it was even reprinted in an issue of Genii (or Magic) a year or so ago.
Great advice from one who knows.
"Saját légpárnás tele van angolnák."
(Hungarian for "My hovercraft is full of eels")
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