by CourVO | Nov 11, 2019 | Pricing, VO Business |
We’ve all been there. New clients who think voice-acting is just “talking”, and treat you like they’re doing you a favor by offering you ANYTHING just to record their drivel. “There will be more work down the road if you do just this one...
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 | Nov 7, 2016 | Pricing, VO Business |
We’ve all been there. New clients who think voice-acting is just “talking”, and treat you like they’re doing you a favor by offering you ANYTHING just to record their drivel. “There will be more work down the road if you do just this one...
by CourVO | May 3, 2016 | Compensation, Pricing |
…and it’s a free live Webinar to the first 100 visitors! We’re gonna knock this one out of the park, ’cause our stellar panel is from the GVAA – Global Voice Acting Academy. Cristina Milizia, GVAA Founder, and her team of professional...
by CourVO | Jun 19, 2015 | Pricing |
…and that’s really the issue. We’re a universe of individual freelance voice actors who have no cohesion, no unity. We don’t speak with one voice regarding the issue of rates.WHERE’S SAG-AFTRA WHEN YOU NEED THEM?Ideally, the union would...
by CourVO | Apr 29, 2015 | Compensation, Pricing |
“Broadcast” (Radio & TV) compensation rates seemed set in stone for years. That’s because for decades there was relative stasis in the industry. Broadcast was a cash cow that benefited most everyone involved…including freelance...
by CourVO | Jan 28, 2015 | Freelance, Pricing, World-Voices.org |
Voice actors are known for their supportive and enabling acts of kindness. As a community, most other freelance professionals don’t come close. But in one realm, voiceover talents keep their cards close to the vest. Rates. It’s not that we wouldn’t...
by CourVO | Jan 25, 2015 | Pricing, VO Business, WoVOChat |
Is there any topic of more interest to voice-actors, or ANY freelancer for that matter? I’m not buying the fact that some people are totally at ease with the rate they ask for and the rate they get. I think ALL voice-actors have some level of anxiety,...
by CourVO | Aug 30, 2013 | Freelance, Pricing |
As freelance voice-actors we struggle and wring our hands over pricing our services…at least most of us do, and usually when we’re first finding our way in this business. Later, we come to realize the power of saying “no”, the magic of setting...