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3 Reasons Not To Trust a VO Blog With a Number in the Title

Why?  Because it’s a contrived pitch to get you to read it!  That’s the #1 reason.  You don’t want to be manipulated do you?  Virtually every last blog about and for bloggers mentions this magic formula.  I’m sure there’s some psychological reason behind it…so let me ask you…why did you read this...

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3  Reasons to Distrust Any VO Blog With a Number in the Title

3 Reasons to Distrust Any VO Blog With a Number in the Title

Why?  Because it's a manipulative device to get you to read it!  That's the #1 reason.  You don't want to be manipulated do you?  Virtually every last blog about and for bloggers mentions this magic formula.  I'm sure there's some psychological reason behind it...so let me ask you...why did you...

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Whadya Think of the Place?

Whadya Think of the Place?

To my surprise, it happened overnight. My expert virtuoso blog advisor (Brett Bumeter of SoftDuit) began the migration of my blog content to my new blog design. If you didn't get your usual blog subscription notice or couldn't quite find the blog today because of this change-over, it's not your...

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Recording Review

Recording Review

Here's a website you should just link to, or stick in your RSS feed, or subscribe to, or bookmark, or whatever it is you do to visit worthwhile sites now 'n' then. RecordingReview.com is actually the brainchild and blog of Brandon Drury, who hails from my wife's neck of the woods:  The Bootheel of...

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VO at NMX

VO at NMX

What is NMX?  An acronym for New Media Expo, a pre-CES convention.  CES is the largest of all the hundreds of conventions that descend on Las Vegas every year.  The Consumer Electronics Show.  This week is CES...the center of the technology universe for one week.  Check the bylines on any story...

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2832…and now one more

2832…and now one more

Today, for no particular reason other than I started adding up numbers...I'm celebrating a blogging anniversary. October 1, 2007 I began writing the blog Voice-Acting in Vegas.  I chose Typepad as my blog service (now WordPress), and it appeared in a horrid blue-on-black font. You can see that...

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Blog Bounty

Blog Bounty

Bring 'em on, I say!  All of us in VO-land can only benefit from more blogs. I often recommend blogging to voice actors.  It's not for everyone.  I had to be convinced to blog, myself. I take no ads and make no money on this site. I offer what I think I know. I link my blog to and from all my...

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“I’m not accepting new clients…”

SOOOO tired of that Referral Key pitch on email 30 times-a-day! That's why the title of this blog.  It brings out the contrarian in me. But sometimes, the perception that I'm so booked, actually might add value to my service in some instances. It's the principle of scarcity. What it boils down to...

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Voice Talent “Search” Shows at Loggerheads?

URL:  http://www.voicetalentproductions.com/blog/See this blog info from one of the production teams. I'd hate to see this bring a rift in our business. Ted Williams' phenomenon continues to grip the VO world! CourVOSee this Amp at http://bit.ly/dQN4XL

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