by CourVO | Jan 11, 2018 | Compensation
A voice-actor troll pops his head into a popular online forum for voice talent every once in a while to stir the pot. His general take on trying to hold the line on VO compensation rates so as not to ruin it for everyone is: “…I’m looking out...
by CourVO | Nov 28, 2017 | Compensation
Call me ungrateful. I’m going to turn up my nose at a chance to get a $12,000 gig. For most struggling voice-actors, you’d think your ship really DID come in to win that audition. I’m talking about a call for voice actors that went out...
by CourVO | Oct 11, 2017 | Compensation, Pricing, Rates Roundtable, World-Voices.org
Truly, the sheer amount of wisdom freely shared in this Rates Roundtable is impressive. As promised, we spent plenty of time talking about the range of prices you should expect to pay for a session of VO coaching, or for a completed Commercial demo....
by CourVO | Oct 11, 2017 | Compensation, Pricing, Rates Roundtable, World-Voices.org
World-Voices Organization has been holding Rates Roundtables for over two years, now. We see it as one of the best expressions of our mandate to educate and create awareness around one of the central issues of freelancing: compensation rates. All of our...
by CourVO | Jul 17, 2017 | Compensation
Every part of my being screams “NO!” to that question. …And yet, there it is, a casually intrinsic part of nearly all the Pay-to-play sites that have shoved aside the union, the agency system, and good ole fashioned marketing. I got an email from...
by CourVO | Feb 6, 2017 | Compensation |
You. The seasoned pro. You, the experienced voice-actor. You, the knowledgeable and worldly audio producer. What are you saying when you’re approached by someone who shows the proper respect, passion, drive, and sense-to-ask-the-right-question...
by CourVO | Sep 21, 2016 | Compensation, VO Business |
Despite some really good discussion generated by my blog yesterday — Ostrich or Coyote? — I think it was a weak device for me to use to make my point. I even said so IN the article: “…I’m not going to go too far with this analogy…most such...
by CourVO | Sep 13, 2016 | Compensation |
Sure! But what if you knew for a fact that the $1500 voiceover job being posted was for: a major national advertiser all media use for 1 year included multiple versions In other words, what if you knew that recording the spot was actually worth much more than the rate...
by CourVO | Aug 29, 2016 | Compensation, Rates Roundtable |
Now…do you remember what you got paid for it? I do: $25…and I was on cloud nine! Would l do that same job today for that rate? No way. Then would I have gotten the experience if I HADN’T TAKEN the $25? Probably not. This is ever the predicament of...
by CourVO | Aug 1, 2016 | Coaching, Compensation, Training/Education, World-Voices.org |
Philosophical differences are the toughest ones. Just ask the Democrats and Republicans. Both sides are forgetting that the people across the aisle are proud Americans…who see a possible future that’s different from the opposing...
