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“Rates” Gets Rabid Ratings

“Rates” Gets Rabid Ratings

Who said voice-actors don't like Twitter? WoVO sponsored another TweetChat yesterday, and the results are in:  people like to "chat"... especially about the issue of compensation. The twice-a-month event on Twitter is open to anyone, but World-Voices Organization sets the topics and the guests. ...

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#WoVOChat on Rates Was Awesome!!

#WoVOChat on Rates Was Awesome!!

...our best 'chat' yet!  In case you missed it, here are some resources: A report on the reach of the event. The Storify stream of consciousness, replaying all the tweets. WoVO appreciates all of it's members and prospective members who participated!  The conversation was lively and revealing. ...

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Rates, Compensation, Pay

Rates, Compensation, Pay

Is there any topic of more interest to voice-actors, or ANY freelancer for that matter? I'm not buying the fact that some people are totally at ease with the rate they ask for and the rate they get.  I think ALL voice-actors have some level of anxiety, frustration, and insecurity about their pay....

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The Truth About Social Media for Voice Actors, Part 2

The Truth About Social Media for Voice Actors, Part 2

INFO OVERLOAD? You would be hard-pressed to OVERstate the impact of information and content sharing -- through the internet -- on voice acting today. Many things about the internet have changed our business permanently, and most would say:  for the better.  The free exchange of info -- of every...

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The Truth About Social Media for Voice Actors

The Truth About Social Media for Voice Actors

Social Media should not be stressful. This issue brings more questions to my door than any other. The question usually takes the form of: How much time should I spend on Social Media? Should I be on ALL the networks?  If no, which ones SHOULD I be on? Should Social Media be part of my marketing...

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WoVOChat, Down Pat

WoVOChat, Down Pat

You didn't have time to join us yesterday for our little social media scrum?  Well, we missed you, and we had lots of fun. Luckily, because of the awesome content marketing talents of our moderator, Pamela Muldoon, and the automation software she put in gear...you can relive all the important (and...

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WoVO Twitter Chat Today

WoVO Twitter Chat Today

Noon Pacific Time, Wed., 1-14-15 We're using #WoVOChat as our hashtag, so just track us that way with a search for #wovochat on your Tweetdeck or Hootsuite, or whatever you use for Twitter. We usually go for about an hour.  Our theme is "Charting the WoVO Course for 2015", and we're touching on...

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WoVOChat #2

WoVOChat #2

Yup...every two weeks, we just have too much fun jumping onto Twitter and goin' to town! I'm just letting you know so you can get prepared for Wednesday at noon Pacific Time. Since these are sponsored and organized by World-Voices, we get to choose the agenda and topics.  For Wednesday, Jan. 14th,...

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TwitterChat Wednesday

TwitterChat Wednesday

Which new ideas are future staples, and which ones are just fads? MySpace sure was popular for a while there.  Google Glass looked unbeatable. Now?....not so much. We don't know the future.  We only have hunches, analysis, ROI, and the myopic view of cultural swells to go by.  When I first read...

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Will Your VO Business Benefit From These New Social Networks?

Will Your VO Business Benefit From These New Social Networks?

7 years ago, a couple of enterprising geeks launched a social network called TWITTER.  You could only write messages of up to 140 characters.  Pundits scoffed.  Now those guys are billionaires. Thousands of these experiments have launched since then.  They come and go.  Some die spectacular deaths...

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