by CourVO | Apr 30, 2013 | Business-end-of-things, Software |
Why do you suppose spammers and hucksters and phishers and endless social media promoters desire your email address so badly? Every time you download something (even for free) the one price of admission they always seek is your email address. Am I right? Next to your...
by CourVO | Apr 9, 2013 | Business-end-of-things |
Sure there are days when you don’t record…but that does NOT constitute a wasted day. Lately, I’ve been hearing from more than one corner, the frustration that comes from not having a gig to record. We all want to PRODUCE. To be at the mic, and...
by CourVO | Dec 19, 2012 | Business-end-of-things, Ruminations |
You build your business. You set your goals. You make progress. What was priority two years ago is a past accomplishment in the new year. For instance, I’ve been putting off too long the need for an efficient, workable, online, intuitive bookkeeping solution. Now...
by CourVO | Nov 19, 2012 | Business-end-of-things |
Square broke this idea first, but PayPal has significantly moved forward the idea of a portable credit card reader. …and what a great idea! Plug a plastic gizmo in your smartphone’s head-phone jack, slide a credit card through the slot and take payments...
by CourVO | Jun 24, 2012 | Business-end-of-things |
One of these days, I’ll get it through my thick skull that the best way to more and better VO jobs is not entirely through my talent and my product. There is THAT…but I’m there (mostly). No, the best way to get more and better VO jobs for me now,...
by CourVO | May 29, 2012 | Business-end-of-things, Freelance, Web Resources |
The invoice is admittedly one of the most important documents your voice-over business will generate. Not just because you want to be paid, but because it’s an extension of your brand, your business savvy, and your bookkeeping practices…and ultimately...
by CourVO | Apr 27, 2012 | Business-end-of-things |
This blog is to remind me to say thank you. Actually, I love to say thank you, especially to my clients…and I do it often. But I’ve never sent a physical thank you note to a client in my life. That’s gotta change. I figure there’s one rule: ...
by CourVO | Mar 27, 2012 | Business-end-of-things |
Every time I rub shoulders with VO elite (a la FaffCon), I’m reminded of how well they handle the detail of their business. Most of us want to run headlong into being better talent, and finding new voicing techniques, but the good freelance business owners are...
by CourVO | Jan 25, 2012 | Business-end-of-things |
“Pay-it-Forward” became a cliché the day after the movie of the same name was released. But no one’s come up with a better way to briefly phrase the ethic that extending value IN ADVANCE of reward, holds great promise as a lifestyle, a marketing...
by CourVO | Jan 5, 2012 | Business-end-of-things, Referral |
Every year, David Ciccarelli — the technical genius behind VOICES.com — delivers a wealth of VO research in an easily digestible report. His latest survey on the “state of the union” for voice-acting is out, and it’s called 12 Trends for...
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