Julian Mather
How to Control Your Nerves: Part 2
In my previous post about how to manage your pre-show jitters, I talked about shifting your focus to help you quiet your nerves. Now we’ll go into another tip that I’ve followed myself to gain more confidence. If you’re like me, this will sound familiar to you: You’ve worked on a trick, planned its first…
Read MoreCopywriting Basics for Kids Entertainers: The Very Best
Last time we talked about what power-packed words you can use in your website or marketing copy to make it stellar. Now we’ll go into a different set of words with a distinct purpose—convince your readers to pick you over your competition. When choosing among different options, we always look for the best value for…
Read MoreThe Battle Over Costumed Characters: What This Means for Kids Entertainers
In late March, three entertainment industry giants filed a lawsuit against a company that provides costumed characters for parties and events. Disney, Marvel, and Lucasfilm Entertainment Company accused Characters for Hire of using their copyrighted characters, like Mickey Mouse, Disney princesses, Spider-Man, and Darth Vader, without permission. The news sparked quite a discussion in our…
Read MoreSave Money and Lift Your Image by Making Your Own Hats
This one is a terrific idea. If you’re a kids entertainer who loves to make things with your own hands and put your creativity to use, you would especially love this brilliant do-it-yourself project that will save you some good cash. With a little online research, a quick download from the Internet, and some materials…
Read MoreCopywriting Basics for Kids Entertainers: Power Boosters
Last time we listed attention-grabbing words that you can use when writing content for your website, email, or marketing materials. This time, we’ll tackle words that add oomph to your copy. When writing any kind of content, the last thing you want to sound like is bland and boring. Luckily with just the right amount…
Read MoreHow to Create a Kids Show Faster
Let’s talk about getting YOUR show together. I had an epiphany and it’s this: magicians, just like children, need boundaries. What I mean is that just like when you impose boundaries upon children, when you tell them what they can and cannot do, they will kick and scream in protest. But later in life as…
Read MoreHow to Control Your Nerves: Part 1
We’ve all been there. Minutes before you step in front of your audience, you start feeling it—the butterflies in your stomach. Sweat begins forming on your forehead, your hands tremble, and you start thinking, “What have I gotten myself into?” or “I’m not ready for this!” or “What if something goes wrong?” I’ve battled with…
Read MoreCopywriting Basics for Kids Entertainers: Attention Words
When writing content for your website, you have to take care of the words you use. After all, whatever is on the page constitutes what can be considered your very first conversation with your potential client. And if you want to lead a mum or an event organiser searching for a magician, balloon twister, or…
Read MoreCrowd Control Tips for Kids Entertainers: How to Deal with Insistent and Difficult Audiences
Whether you’re a new or an experienced kids entertainer, there was certainly a time when you had to deal with rowdy kids who are disrupting your show, a particularly persistent child who walks up onstage while you’re performing, or a couple of parents who approach you at the end of your show and insist you…
Read MoreWho Is the Most Popular Entertainer at a Kids Party?
We here at Kids Entertainer Hub wanted to know the answer to this question. We started researching but all we could find was what other entertainers thought, so we commissioned a paid survey of 1001 women aged 25 to 44 years. We now have a clearer idea of what a parent thinks about when booking…
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