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What you think you are paying for vs
what you are actually paying
What you think you are paying for:
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Someone to drop by your event/party and do a few magic tricks.
What you are actually paying for:
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Someone to professionally entertain your guests for an hour or more PLUS
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Equipment and props
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Hours (years) of rehearsal time
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Travel to and from the venue
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Money spent on lessons, training and conferences to become the professional magician that they
are watching
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Costumes for the event
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Promotion and advertising costs
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Website fees
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Taxes
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Phone and Internet costs
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Time spent organizing and preparing for your event
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Agent fees
Not to mention:
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The payment also has to cover food, a roof over the magician’s head, a car and every other living
expense
The True Cost Of Hiring A Magician
Ron Guttman