Social Media VO
The Latest VO Social Media Articles
Truth in Headshots
Embarrassingly, in February of this year, while speaking at Bill DeWees' VO Revolution workshop -- I came in after a previous speaker, and told the attendees the exact opposite of what they had just heard about headshots.I've written about this before, but I think it...
Are You “Managing” Your Content?
The new darling catch-phrase on the lips of savvy marketers and "online experts" these days is CONTENT MANAGEMENT. A professional "content manager" must be the most coveted position in the pantheon of social media expertise! Don't be fooled. I wrote about content...
Respect Others’ Time
The older I get the less time I have for frivolous; especially in emails, and emails from perfect strangers. Now, I understand "frivolous" means different things to different people, so let's apply YOUR standard...it's basically the Golden Rule. You know it.... Treat...
Ya Gotta Draw the Line Somewhere
#1 Question I get from people at VO Social Media seminars: "When do you sleep?" What they really mean is..."I don't have enough time in the day to be present on all those social media sites, and do it justice. How do you do that?" To be even more succinct, their...
Best/Worst Times to Post to Social Media
You've seen these infographics or charts before, but doggone it...they keep changing! So, here's the latest -- and it was compiled by someone I trust implicitly -- my own virtual assistant. The data was collected for someone else, but she generously shared it with me...
Groups are Gold
There is a point of diminishing returns in creating meaningful relationships whenever you become part of a population that's too big. For that reason, FaceBook Groups and Google Communities, and Twitter Lists, and LinkedIn Groups are where the real action is. Even the...
Original VO for Social Media Guidance
These tips were first built in 2011! Some advice holds up today and some might be a bit of a time capsule.
How would you approach it differently knowing what you know today?
Voice Actors make great Social Networkers. This site is designed as a Social Media resource specifically for Voice over people. Take what you need and contribute as you’re able.
2011
In August of 2011, VoiceOverXtra’s John Florian organized a series of webinars utilizing the talents of the biggest troika of online VO geeks he could find:
Daniel, Courvoisier, and Basanyi. He called us the “Super Socials”, and the name stuck.
2012
For 2012, we worked hard to out do ourselves in a planned presentation at VOICE2012.