by CourVO | Feb 7, 2017 | VO Business |
…are you doing yours? Even with the help of an online accounting system, and a bookkeeper, it still takes time to get this stuff done, and blogging time had to yield to this task tonight. (that…and my blogsite was down for a while). An update on an...
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 | Feb 3, 2017 | VO Business |
Do you know what “jaded” means? It means: “worn out or weary”…as in: we’re too close to VO to see it objectively, and so immersed in the culture that we’re over-exposed to it. We view as — tired — the very things...
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 | Jan 30, 2017 | Interview |
Florida VO Resources is one of the more vibrant of the many local-area mastermind or VO sharing groups. I don’t live in Central Florida, but the people there made me an honorary member, and I’ve learned a lot from their community. One of their members...
by CourVO | Jan 26, 2017 | Auditions |
[I’m off to the wintry weather of Central Illinois to bury my last remaining aunt. Please enjoy this repeat blog — one of my most popular] 10 “Musts” Before Sending That Audition Actually, there are maybe 15-20 things you CAN do before you...
by CourVO | Jan 23, 2017 | Marketing, Video |
You think it’s easy over here to just sit back on my blog every day and pontificate about what YOU should be doing with your voiceover business? Well, actually, putting my admonitions down in words like this — for all the world to see — makes ME...
by CourVO | Jan 17, 2017 | Technology, Video, VO Business |
Guilty. ‘So guilty of my failure to take the time to read the manual, go to the FAQ, utilize the help files. I’m arrogant enough to expect every device, all software, and most online platforms to be so intuitive that I really don’t have to...
by CourVO | Jan 12, 2017 | Auditions |
You should audition for every job that fits your wheelhouse. Knowing your wheelhouse is the trick. So…half the jobs are off the slate for me. I’m not a woman, and I don’t do female voices. I’ll also pass on most of those that ask for a...
by CourVO | Dec 31, 2016 | VO Business |
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