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 for free." "Just think of the exposure you'll get." "Give...
A Blue-Ribbon Panel examines the ins and outs of demo production and VO coaching…offering a spectrum of what you should reasonably expect to pay.
Instead of discussing the rates voice actors should charge for their work, we’re examining what we should EXPECT to reasonably be charged for coaching and demo production.
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 for free." "Just think of the exposure you'll get." "Give...
...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 coaches just came out with a new Rates Resource Guide. They...
...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 do/does that for us. But two things mar that...
“Broadcast” (Radio & TV) compensation rates seemed set in stone for years…How to Be Smart About New “Broadcast” Compensation Rates
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 share information if asked. But almost no one...
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, frustration, and insecurity about their pay....
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 rates to match our worth, and the respect we gain...
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