by CourVO | Aug 3, 2009 | Advice, Business-end-of-things |
Working on garnering 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...
by CourVO | Dec 20, 2008 | Business-end-of-things |
…is a big word….and from the look of all the vowels, I'd wager it's derived from the French. Being a FREELANCE entrepreneur is kind of redundant I guess. I count myself as both, actually, whenever one word or the other seems more...
by CourVO | Dec 8, 2008 | Business-end-of-things |
A letter from my accountant Saturday sobered me up:"…we must receive all information to prepare the corporate tax return, as outlined on page 2, for your corporation before February 15th to maximize the possibility that your return will be completed by the...
by CourVO | Sep 10, 2008 | Business-end-of-things |
Have you heard that? Sure, you have to have the goods when you step up to the mic. But to CREATE that opportunity, the voice actor spends the preponderance of her/his time developing leads, networking, marketing, calling, seeking, and growing the business...
by CourVO | Aug 27, 2008 | Business-end-of-things |
Looking back on which of my blogs have garnered the most interest, posts about setting rates is at or near the top. Don't worry, I'm not going to re-hash long formulas here (see above link for all that stuff)…I just want to point out how making this...
by CourVO | Jun 20, 2008 | Business-end-of-things |
320-acres of prime Illinois black dirt is what fueled the Courvoisier family budget when I was growing up. My dad was a farmer, and the life was wholesome. Corn, wheat, beans…and occasional oats grew in the fields. Chickens, cows, pigs, cats...
by CourVO | May 26, 2008 | Business-end-of-things |
Surprisingly — and despite serious threadjacking attempts — a recent voice-over forum thread on Invoicing had real legs. I’m going to re-cap the hilites here, and to protect the innocent, I’ll leave out the names…but you know who you are!...
by CourVO | May 24, 2008 | Business-end-of-things |
Some weeks ago, I posted a query on several voice-over bulletin boards and forums asking for people's feedback on what they charge their clients for voice work. The request also appeared in this blog.Although I was waylaid by a funeral, TV ratings pressure,...
by CourVO | Apr 20, 2008 | Business-end-of-things |
My voice-artist friend Liz de Nesnera keeps in regular touch with a Las Vegan by the name of Barbara Winter. In fact, she usually gushes when she speaks of Barbara…and tries to see her whenever she can, which is a stretch, considering Liz lives in New Jersey....
by CourVO | Apr 7, 2008 | Business-end-of-things |
The question constantly comes up…especially in free-lance service-oriented jobs. It’s a moving target in my book…lots of variables. But there ARE guidelines to help you set some standards for yourself, and John Florian of VoiceOverExtra has provided...
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