When do I start making money?
How do I charge for a performance? When is the right time to start charging?
You can read heaps of great advice on burlesque performance fee nowadays. But I know how confronting a topic it can be. When I started performing I didn’t know anything about fees. And working as a troupe there wasn’t often a good comparison. What happened? I completely underestimated our value as a performance troupe. And then under valued myself as an artist, a producer and a teacher. I am not too proud to admit that I made exactly the same mistakes as you are grappling with. I undervalued my services, did gigs for cheap and did ‘exposure’ events
Here is an old article that I want to make sure I share, and reshare time and time again.
Read: Sydni Deveraux "Get Paid: Stop Performing for Free"
It’s better and more succinct than anything I can write. Make your learning curve less steep than mine.
Now go forth and financially prosper.