Wow! Genuinely didn’t intend for it to take this long to get back to this blog. For those of you who are still interested, thank you!
It’s a very different thing, running the whole show as opposed to just showing up at somebody’s party and performing, and my experiences with other business arenas don’t seem to apply here.
We’ve now actually done two shows and the restaurant wants us back on May 6th. I still don’t have a vehicle in place for ticket sales, so that is a priority. A couple friends from the local magic club have taken an interest, and I’ll be listening closely to whatever they want to tell me.
My intent was to establish this as a viable money-making entity, id est a business. So far that’s the part that has eluded me.
The audiences have been more than happy, giving great reviews.
After a single hiccup with the restaurant (who’s responsible for what) they’re thrilled (I’m bringing in business that they would not otherwise see.)
I’m very happy with the show, what I’m doing (and learning), and more than able to continue this for the foreseeable future.
Now, how do we make it pay?
Since I don’t have a concrete answer at present, we’ll have to leave it at that for now. At the very least I’m promoting good-will and growing a base of word of mouth ambassadors, which is beneficial to any business (I’ll take my gains wherever I can find them!)
For the next few days, we’ll be looking the individual effects, how they played and why, plus my own thoughts for their future, as well as looking at what could be added in the future.
Stay tuned. I promise it won’t be so long next time!