Maybe you’re above this. Perhaps SAG-AFTRA recommends you bypass this, or could be you’re just lost when it comes to this… but Craigslist is more and more proving to be a valid source for VO work IFF:
- you know how to use it
- you have the time
- you are patient
My “CRACKING CRAIGSLIST” blog from 2012 was by far and away the most read article I ever posted. Some of the tips in that article are still pertinent today.
I’ve talked to many an accomplished voice-actor who reassure me that – yes – they’ve landed good-paying and long-term clients from Craigslist. Think about it. Finding a voice-over talent is complicated for the uninitiated corporate or civilian seeker. Media companies and advertising firms are ALL ABOUT agents and pay-to-play sites. But that leaves plenty of potential clients who have NO CLUE where to start their search for a voice-actor.
THOSE people turn to Craigslist like they do for most everything else they want to buy or sell. Craigslist is a juggernaut. Any online site that can single-handedly cripple the major funding source for newspapers across the country is on to something. Right?
So where to start? Craigslist.org is the de facto, of course, and searchcraiglist.org lets you search all the craigslist pages. But these days there are some awesome 3rd-party apps, websites, and programs that do the heavy-lifting.
If you’re using an iOS device (iPhone or iPad) the Craigslist+ PRO app is amazing. It’s also now available as an app for Windows8.
One friend has had a lot of luck with Daylister.com. Please know that a lot of the search work in Craigslist is like any other advanced search. You need to be good at choosing keywords, and playing with word combinations.
Other Craigslist search resources:
A list of best Craiglist Search Engines
Good luck, and let me know if you have a Craigslist success story!
CourVO
