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So you acknowledge that it's unfair that you do this, but still expect people to play with you anyway? No, dude. You burned that bridge. Deal with it. People will only play a game if they know going in that it's fair. Losing to someone with more experience, talent, and/or skill may rankle a...

I would say that if the words coming out of someone's mouth detract from the magic, it's not the concept of talking that's the problem. Usually it is. But this isn't because metaphors are bad. It's because most people suck at writing. Writing is one of those skills that everyone thinks...

Remember that tangential learning works best when it facilitates learning rather than actively tries to educate. To use the soccer example from earlier, taking a little mini toy soccer ball and a chop cup out and explaining that you're a fan of the game feels less like a lesson and more like...

Not long after my post in this thread yesterday, I noticed that he posted two threads in the Review board. Both of them were advertisements for products he's selling. So yeah, he wants hits, and he's also trying to shill for more money and get more people to sign up for his phony site. I just...

You do realize that this forum is not for you to shill your company, right? Just to remind everyone, don't click the link in this guy's sig. The page is immediately gated by a pop-up squeeze page with a YT video telling how you can make all o' da moneyz!!1! by putting your products online...

I believe he said this is material he's already been working on for some time now. Just, you know... reminding everyone. Generally a good idea to read the whole thread and ask a few questions before firing your mouth off. Apparently I'm not only the only one who read the whole thread, I'm...

If there is no ultimate goal, if this is not an attempt to build up an audience for eventual monetization or to establish a presence for the sake of a later endeavor, then you work at the pace you feel comfortable with.

And then what? Once you've shotgunned everything you're willing to sell in a period of 2 months, what's the next phase?

Good. Now that that's established, at this pace, how long before you run out of material?

Twice a week, huh? Is this stuff you're inventing specifically for the Wire, or is it existing material you'd already developed? This is an important question because context is everything here.

As I write this, the Steam Summer Sale is in its 4th day. On Saturday, I snagged the latest expansion pack to Civilization V, Brave New World. OCD poster child that I am, it chewed up my weekend as I beat two playthroughs as the Shoshone and Poland. I'm part Polish, so I just really wanted to be...

The shameless self-advertising got me to click on the link in your signature. Ordinarily I would do this through a PM, but apparently you have disabled the ability to receive private messages on this forum. So here we are. Anyway, I went to your site and just as I finished being underwhelmed...

Let me answer that with another question. Who the hell are you and why should I care? If you can't answer that, then no amount of marketing is going to help you.

Bicycle is the most popular brand in North America. I've used them for years and can attest that they're popular for a reason. I understand they're less common outside of the US, but they're still manufactured by the same company so I don't see any reason why this would be a problem. Archduke...

No! Mentalism is not something to be done because you forgot your deck of cards at home. Just spend the 20 bucks for a copy of Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic. That should keep you busy.

I've been fascinated by language for some time now. Even as I struggle to learn a second language myself, I find myself more and more drawn to the idea of language and its use in art. I want to start by talking about language a little and then share some of my thoughts on using it in magic...

Hmm... Sounds like your video card might be overheating. Does the PC feel unusually warm lately? Regardless, try shutting it off and vacuuming out the innards, especially around the video card. The cooling fans end up pulling in dust like you wouldn't believe and a lot of it collects in the...

Good start, though you'll want to add more as you go. Testimonials, press, that sort of thing. I would start studying marketing and business. Malcolm Gladwell, Seth Godin, Dan Kennedy... Just remember to take the advice of the larger principles rather than the specific examples too...

This is a bit unusual for me, but as a favor to a friend I'm putting out a call. To all manipulation artists looking to get in front of more audiences and try your hand at actual gigs, I know a gentleman who is actively looking for people with your talents. A local rock band in the Pittsburgh...

Just popping in to let everyone know that the list of freeware editing programs I linked to in the first post just got a whole lot better. No, not because they added anything. But because it just became a better deal. I've been a user of Adobe for some time, but the company just announced...