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...
by CourVO | Sep 15, 2016 | Business-end-of-things |
Now that September is half over, I’m waxing nostalgic for the year that is slipping past. I often joke that I’m still trying to figure out where 1992 went, ’cause I can’t remember being IN that year…or what I did WITH it. [But I...
by CourVO | Sep 2, 2016 | Business-end-of-things |
Personally, I’m never too comfortable with the word “success”. That means I’ve arrived, and that implies a certain stoppage of progress. If you’ve “arrived”…then where do you go from there? [Well, I’m not opposed...
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by CourVO | Feb 11, 2016 | Business-end-of-things |
We all know the importance of designing a useful signature for your professional VoiceOver emails. You know… that’s the info you include at the bottom of your email message. Any email program worth its salt, let’s you design a custom signature with...
by CourVO | Jan 29, 2016 | Business-end-of-things |
How many times has the topic come up here about hard numbers, hard facts, and metrics as it relates to your Voice Over business? Hmmm?Remember The Pareto Principle article? That’s the rule of 80/20 that keeps coming up everywhere. I mentioned that it’s...
by CourVO | Oct 22, 2015 | Business-end-of-things |
If everyone has their own style of work…if everyone goes about creating their own success uniquely — then why is the internet so full of standardized one-size-fits-all advice?The answer for me lies in a medical analogy. Generally, aspirin will help with...
by CourVO | Sep 10, 2015 | Business-end-of-things |
Below is an actual email from a client…wavering between two different styles for their production I’m supposed to voice:”Sorry for the delay – we were just about to send it over to you when we got in a debate over what sort of style we were looking...
by CourVO | Nov 25, 2014 | Business-end-of-things, Coaching, More Than Just a Voice |
EVERY ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE…like…almost never, I’ll openly endorse — even sell — something on this blog I think will have good value to the voice-over community. This is one of those times. Most of you know of Bill DeWees. I write a...
