Posts Tagged ‘tips’
Save 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 MoreKEH048: How to Run a Two-Hour Kids Party
How to Run a Two-Hour Kids Party: Tips for Children’s Entertainers Thinking about offering a two-hour kids party package or already running one yourself? Then this podcast episode is for you. Roger Blakiston, aka Jolly Roger, has been doing two-hour kids shows for over two decades now. In this interview, he goes into details about…
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 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 MoreBecome a Games Leader – A Kids Entertainer’s Guide Part 7
Step 7 to Becoming an Amazing Games Leader:Â Kill It Before It Dies! Last time we talked about how important it is to be like a cheerleader when leading children’s games. And here, in the final installment of this series, we’ll talk about one last tip you need to keep in mind to be a successful…
Read MoreKEH 043: The Business Side of Kids Entertainment
The Business Side of Kids Entertainment Tips on How to Build a Solid Career in the Industry If you’re like many magicians, face painters, magical storytellers, balloon twisters, and other children’s performers, you probably went into kids entertainment for the love of it, without having the business side of it all figured out. Master ventriloquist…
Read MoreCommunication: What Are You Trying to Say?
Part 5 of the 10 Essential Techniques That Professional Kids Entertainers Do Not Share In my last article, we covered how to create a character brief. Now, let’s go into how you can communicate well with your audience to make sure they are engaged all throughout your show.
Read MoreKEH 042: Copywriting Tips for Kids Entertainers
Copywriting Tips for Kids Entertainers The right words can entice, persuade, and move. And with this treasure trove of copywriting tips specifically geared towards children’s entertainers, you’ll learn which to pick and craft into the right content for your website. You’ll be surprised at how doable it is to get more people clicking through your…
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