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Corporate Sponsorship Part 1: How to Get Local Businesses as Sponsors
Last time we talked about how best to handle tentative bookings so you don’t wait forever for a client to confirm and lose out on other shows. This time we’ll delve into something that kids entertainers could tap into especially when they are trying to put up a big show: corporate sponsorship.
Read MoreThe #1 Way We Know to Create a Successful Show
Is there gold right under your nose? There probably is and you just can’t see it. Here is a simple exercise we are going to do. It’s simple but it’s probably one of the hardest things we’ll ever do. First, we have to honestly, hands on our heart, say that we have accepted a particular…
Read MoreCopywriting Basics for Kids Entertainers: Arousers
Last time I talked about words that convey you’re in the business of delivering great results. Now in this new installment of Copywriting Basics for Kids Entertainers, I’ll tackle another set of words that can help you get the results you want from your readers. When aiming for a soft sell (that is, subtly persuading…
Read MoreHow to Deal with Older Kids Set on Disrupting Your Show
I talk to older kids before every show. I didn’t use to. I used to roll into a birthday party full of 10-year-olds and try to immediately befriend them. I would be high-fiving them, joking, talking conspiratorially about how we could trick the adults. My thinking was I would bond with them and then we…
Read MoreThe Best Children’s Gig
Which is the best market for kids entertainment? In this post, I’m going to be bold and give you my opinion on which children’s entertainment gig is best. Over the years, Obediah and I have performed at all of the venues listed below. For each item, I give a pay range from 1-10, with 10…
Read MoreBackdrops for the Traveling Performer
Want to learn how to make good portable backdrops for the school stage? Check out this tutorial made and written by Obediah Thomas: The video above is mostly for general inspiration, made exclusively for the Kids Entertainer Podcast audience. Here you will get the basic idea on how to make backdrops. If you need more details about working…
Read MoreLocal SEO for Children’s Entertainers
Last time I talked about some SEO basics and how SEO can get you more bookings. This time we’ll look more closely at local SEO. What Is Local SEO? SEO is the process of moving your website higher up the search engine results in order to increase your web traffic. Local SEO is the same…
Read MoreWaiting for the Call
Last time we talked about how to negotiate for higher fees. This time we’ll talk about handling tentative bookings in a way that is fair to you, to your prospective client, and to other clients looking to book the same schedule. Last December, I finished a show at a convention centre where an assortment of…
Read MoreCopywriting Basics for Kids Entertainers: Result Getters
In my previous post, I discussed what effective calls to action you can use and how to use them to get maximum results. In this latest installment of Copywriting Basics for Kids Entertainers, I’ll go into another batch of words that you need to incorporate in your website or marketing copy so you can score…
Read MoreCreative Learning Is Magic
In my previous post, I shared how to do the educational 21-Card Trick. In this post, I’ll detail how, with some creativity, we can use magic to educate. “Creativity is the greatest gift of human intelligence. The more complex the world becomes, the more creative we need to be to meet its challenges.” – Sir…
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