Compensation

S’all About ME (not!)

S’all About ME (not!)

We all struggle in our isolation to do what’s right and still pay the bills. The temptation to underbid, accept less for money good work, and to undervalue our worth is strong.
Here are 7 proven reasons it is a hollow misconception.

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VO Newcomers, Do THIS

Greg James is getting started in voice-acting and is a member of WoVO.  We've had several conversations over recent months, and I've been impressed with his desire to "get it right".  In trying to mentor him as best I could, I've come to respect the effort he's making to maintain high standards in...

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Watch. Puh-leez!

Probably more than 10 years ago, Erik Sheppard called me and wanted to know if it was worth pursuing a career as a TV news person.  I understand the allure.  I fell to it myself 37 years ago.  In that phone call, I managed to talk him out of it, and later I fell hook-line-and-sinker for...

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2017’s First Rates Roundtable

2017’s First Rates Roundtable

Most of January was taken with the effort of getting through January.  But that's water under the bridge.  February is here, and World-Voices Organization is back with a brand-spanking new panel discussion on voice-over rates. From what we're hearing, the new year will present an ever bigger...

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Calculate Your Self Worth

Ever heard of Glassdoor? The only time I'd seen them mentioned was when a former employee of voices-dot-com posted some comment about what it was like to work at the P2P.  I even quoted such a comment the other day on my blog: A NEW LOW. But apparently there's a lot more to GlassDoor.  In fact,...

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