by CourVO | Nov 7, 2019 | Business-end-of-things, Connecting |
Working on getting a new client? You’ll never even get a chance to send her/him a demo unless you get past your first audition. Huh? Yeah, you know what I’m talking about. It goes back to the old saying…”You never get a second chance at a first impression”. That...
by CourVO | Jul 8, 2019 | Business-end-of-things, VO Business |
The truth about Voiceover “jobs” We call them “jobs”, but in reality they’re opportunities, and either we capitalize on them or we don’t. We fit the sound in the prospective client’s ear, or we don’t. We prove our worth...
by CourVO | Mar 21, 2019 | Business-end-of-things
This is the sad state of affairs in today’s world: everything is cursory. I’m speaking mostly of content, attention spans, and trends. Nothing stands still. Everything is always in transition. Boy, that’s profound,...
by CourVO | Nov 15, 2018 | Business-end-of-things
Did you ever think your individual actions could positively influence the very marketplace that drives our business? No? But you’re convinced your vote counted in the recent election, right? So why would the above line of reasoning not work for you?...
by CourVO | Sep 11, 2018 | Business-end-of-things
Remember that popular meme from a few years ago stating: “…good is the enemy of great…”? …or maybe the one that asks you to discern between the daily challenges that are urgent but not necessarily important? I’m reminded of those...
by CourVO | Mar 20, 2018 | Business-end-of-things, Web Resources
Do you do your own demos? Taxes? Audio Engineering? Marketing? Editing? Writing? Excel Spreadsheets? Data Mining? Look, we all try to save where we can, and that means putting up with our less-than-stellar skills in something other that voice acting. But it makes...
by CourVO | Jan 22, 2018 | Business-end-of-things
Opportunities in voice acting are growing hand over fist. Unfortunately, everybody is also trying to get a bigger hand in your wallet. As the online digital universe, and video services and streams multiply, your voice is marketable in more places. But...
by CourVO | Jun 7, 2017 | Business-end-of-things
This is the sad state of affairs in today’s world: everything is cursory. I’m speaking mostly of content, attention spans, and trends. Nothing stands still. Everything is always in transition. I’m speaking mostly of content,...
by CourVO | Feb 17, 2017 | Business-end-of-things |
When you figure it out, share it with me, willya? ‘Cause in all the years I’ve been after this VO thingy…I’ve never done one. That might have something to do with the fact that I’m not pullling in near the revenue I should be, but so...
by CourVO | Jan 31, 2017 | Business-end-of-things |
This blog was going to be about your US Tax Form 1099 MISC, and how today was the deadline for getting it out to anybody you’ve paid more than $600 for contract services this year. Similarly you should be getting a form 1099 from anyone who’s paid you...
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