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The Showbiz Master Plan: A Blueprint to Building a Successful Live Entertainment Career
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781523811229
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jan 25 2016
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Book More Shows that Pay More and Build a 6-Figure Career as a Live Entertainer!
The Showbiz Master Plan is a live entertainer's blueprint to creating a money-generating brand, making a consistent 6-figure income and setting up for retirement.
The goal of any entertainer is to bring joy to people but most will agree that making money is also important. While the notion of a struggling artist is a common perception of the realities of show business, it does not have to be the case.
The truth is; while there many entertainers who barely make ends meet each month, there are also many entertainers around the world who make a decent living from their art or craft.
In fact, there are also many entertainers around the world who are very successful and financially comfortable. These are highly successful entertainers who may not be A-list international celebrities, movie stars or recording artists, but are giants in their respective specialized fields or cities/ countries.
One thing many of these entertainers have in common is the strategy and approach to their business and careers. They all understand that show business is not just about the show but also about the business.
This book is filled with incredible stories, practical advice, time-tested tips and market-proven action-steps on how to build a successful career as a performing artist and live entertainer.
Learn how to:
- Be a Successful Creative Entrepreneur
- Build Your Brand
- Dominate Your Niche Market
- Harness the Power of Positioning
- Price & Negotiate Big Money Shows-
- Find Your Big Break
- Grow Your Business
- Get Paid Without Performing
- Invest for Your Future
- Handle Career Challenges and Failure
As a bonus, learn three instant money tips to increase your income immediately without performing more shows.
The book is written by 6-figure headline entertainer, author & creative entrepreneur, J C Sum. His work provides him with a unique perspective from both sides of the creative business; both as a creative professional and as a client.
He also draws on his two-decade experience in entertainment marketing to provide a different fish-eye view on how a creative of any type should be marketed.
The Showbiz Master Plan is an essential-read! Consider it to be the oxygen to your career! Without it, you risk suffocating your performing career and retiring penniless; but when you apply what J C Sum writes, you'll experience real-world success beyond what you believed possible. He clearly articulates the business in show business like very few have before him. - David DaVinci, Thrillusionist & Headline Entertainer, USA.
When it comes to building a brand, developing successful marketing campaigns and running a successful business, J C Sum knows his stuff! The information in this book is invaluable to both those who are starting out in show business and to those who are seasoned pros but feel they deserve more out of their career. Follow his steps and you cannot fail to be more successful in your chosen area of entertainment. - Keelan Leyser, Digital Technology & iPad Magician, U.K. As featured on Britain's Got Talent and Penn & Teller's Fool Us.
If I had a time machine, the first thing I would do is go back and give 20 year old me 'The Showbiz Master Plan.' This treatise will take you from doing gigs to a full blown career! - Fred Becker, Corporate & Cruise ship Headline Entertainer, U.S.A.
The Showbiz Master Plan will benefit all types of live entertainers of all levels.
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