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Aside from being a performer, what are the other full time magic careers out there?

Blake

Run a shop, online or otherwise. If you could do it somewhere near Banbury, that would be great

Johnathan Creek?

Running a shop or running an entertainment agency are the only full-time options.

As a full-time performer there are plenty of ways of supplementing the income - write books, lecture, act, act as a consultant for films and stage shows, MC events, etc.

BlakeMore wrote:Aside from being a performer, what are the other full time magic careers out there?

Blake

What do you want to do in magic? That is the question, then create a career around it. Be the leader of the herd, not one of the sheep.

It is not an easy business. Make sure your business skills are up to date, because with out that particualar set of skills you won't succeed. I'll repeat what I've been saying for ever. Most magic ventures fail not because of the inability to perform, or because the person sucked as a magician. But because they suck as a business person. I'm sorry but I always have to chuckle when a magician fails to make a living out of performing, but loves it so much that they decide to open a magic shop because that is far easier (it must be because they failed as a performing magician). They blame the failure of their performing life on exposure or a bad economy. Then they blame the failure of their magic shop endeavour on the same issues. What they usually forget is the the 'business' part of the magic business. But there is hope if you have no business skills, hire somebody who does.

Very good advice there from bmat about business skills. On a related note, how common is it for professionals to supplement their income by giving private magic tuition? I've seen a couple of guys advertise such a thing on their websites, and it would seem to be a nice little earner - like professional musicians giving private music lessons.