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AH HA!

Hello.

I am a member but have not attended a conference yet. (Unfotunately)

Do you go on the forum alot. I cant remember seeing your name.
I assume you may have met people such as Barry Birchall, Steven Macbeth, Vic?

Anyway must be off!

Cya around FCMUK in future then.
Thanks
Tom

I am a full-time magician and do well. You do need to travel a bit though Advertising can get a bit expensive as well. I would not want to do anything else really.

How do you earn decent money? Are you famous? lol

How do you garentee another gig the next day. What do you do during the working day.

No i am not famous. It is just a case of setting the prices at the right level and attracting the type of clients who pay more.

I have a very busy day. I am currently sending emails to potential clients, i then look through the lastest magic supplies on websites and decide if i want to order anything new. I then have paperwork to do. After that i tend to practise routines.

Do you ever get bored of magic?

Never! i love the fact that i get paid to lie to people

I was just asking becuase when I was younger, I went through phases of doing magic non-stop, then not doing it at all as I get quite bored.

Not any more though

I like because you get to chat to people between effects and meet lots of different people.

Do you support your magic career with another little job?

You must be good at advertsing etc too![/u]

No, i was going to but decided i did not have time. I have someone to help and advice me about advertising.

AH!

Its becomming a more popular job. I have spoken to a guy i know and found out that he is moving to london because his wife has got a job out there. He has decided to take the leap / risk to become a pro full time magician.

I'm defo gonna do it when I'm older. Maybe not full time but defo. do evening jobs etc.

stephenmagic wrote:I am a full-time magician and do well.

"Do well" is a bit subjective - how much exactly does a magician earn per year who 'does well' ?

Or even 'approximately' if you think the tax man is watching

Also, how many gigs do you do a day or a week and how much on average do you charge ?

Do you get most of your work by word of mouth, paper ads, website response or entertainment agency ?

Is most of your work corporate close-up, kids shows, trade shows, restaurants ? or another category I can't immediately think of ?

My adverts are a combination of website (corporate magicians.com), paper adverts, word of mouth. Leaflets and brochures. I do mainly close-up, table hopping and a stage mentalism show. Corporate, restaurants and private clients. I do not use an agent at the moment but i have been approached by one so i am considering it.

Charges vary depending on venue size, location etc etc

stephenmagic wrote:Charges vary depending on venue size, location etc etc

I notice you've neatly sidestepped the annual earnings question ?

Come on - how much does a pro magician like you earn in an average year ?

In order for me to go full-time pro I would need to earn at least £50k per year (I currently earn over £70k per year in IT Recruitment) so would it be worth my while ?

Ok! i don't get £50K but i can live, eat and have a jolly good time ( regular holiday's twice a year, nice car etc). Fee could range from £50 -60 for a small private gig to many hundreds (maybe even £1k) for larger corporate events.