It’s an interesting time to be a magician, with virtually no venues to perform in. There are a few birthday party magicians still performing, but I think that’s about it, the whole industry has been forced to close. This has led performers to try to move their shows online.
Several performers have put their whole shows online and can be watched for free on things like YouTube or Facebook. I’m trying to figure out what the end game is when you put a whole show online. Sure it’s great for the viewer, but most are giving it away for free and asking for donations. How do you monetize it?
Also I think we’re a bit early in the “social isolation” game to start giving away your show for donations. We’re only on day 5ish of a potential 56 days, there’s still plenty of Netflix content to get through. I’d wait a little while for people to start getting bored…
Taking Your Show Online…
It’s an interesting time to be a magician, with virtually no venues to perform in. There are a few birthday party magicians still performing, but I think that’s about it, the whole industry has been forced to close. This has led performers to try to move their shows online. Several performers have put their whole … Continue reading “Taking Your Show Online…”