
Selling Your Wares
Emerging mentalists often have two primary goals. The first is to appear in front of as many audiences as possible both in person and digital. And the second is getting prestige and income by inventing mentalism effects and selling them to magicians and other mentalists.
Coming Up Empty Handed?
This seems to be a good path to take today because clearly it is reaping rewards for some. But for every successful mentalist there are hundreds, maybe even thousands of those who desire to be making their living doing it but are not yet to that stage. And others who are unable to even get bookings.
Diving Board
And because of this, many emerging mentalists talk themselves out of taking the plunge. The plunge can mean things as simple as reaching out to those who have the ability to greenlight a gig, as well as contacting distributors and mentalism venues to take on their mentalism effects.
Be Ready
Some say that to sell your mentalism effects is that you need to get yourself “out there.” Do lectures. Appear at conventions with your goods. Network with magic and mentalism movers and shakers. But possibly most importantly, in this field anyway, is that you need to be a polished and rehearsed entertainer as well as only expose to insider, effects that you know are gold.
First Impressions
Getting seen by others is a challenge, but not as challenging as it is for other forms of entertainment. This could be due to the fact that magicians and mentalists are fairly friendly people, and even the big names are. But again, do not blow your first impression by not having a good one!