Is Craigslist a viable means to find voice-over jobs?…or to post your services to get jobs? Not just any jobs…GOOD-PAYING VO jobs. Seeking your responses to my query.
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Will the Rush of VO Newcomers Ruin the VoiceOver Profession?
Newcomers to the promise of voice-over success gotta start somewhere. Along the way, though, they can fall victim to predators, challenge compensation rates, and remind us of our own early beginnings.
Let’s FACE It
Everything you do online for your VO business: Demos, Blogs, Twitter posts, FaceBook updates, profiles, newsletters...even email signatures should have a picture. I used to sit on the fence on this debate...you know...the debate over whether a VO should be heard and not seen. I was...
The Sin of Shoulda
Shoulda, coulda, woulda. Of these, the worst is "shoulda". Should have. Not "should of". (just had to get that off my grammarian's chest) Why? Because should is the past tense of "shall" and it means that something was possible in the past, or you had the...
Are You a PROFESSIONAL Voice Actor?
Maybe you don't even care if you rise to the moniker of "professional" as long as the paychecks keep coming. The cynic in me says career professionals are a vanishing breed or just achieve that echelon through sheer chutzpah and persistence . But I could be totally wrong. So, of the many...
The 1 Thing That Will Help You Fail at VoiceOvers
Last week, I was approached 3 times by eager new hopeful voice actors. People who were either told they have a great voice, and wanted to know how to get started, or who had already taken some training, and were enthusiastic about their new career. Here are excerpts from one such email: I've...
What Are You Saying?
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 about getting started in VO? Lately, I've been...
But Wait! There’s More!!!
Along with "In a World"...the phrase: "But Wait...There's More!" will forever be a fixture in the annals of the voiceover hall of fame. But there's a reason such utterances are lasting.... they work! It's just that they worked so well for so long that they're now a caricature of themselves (if...
You’re Not Going to Want to Hear This, But…
...Snapchat cannot be ignored. Not even. 'More users than Pinterest, Twitter, and LinkedIn. My 22-yr-old college grad was home for Thanksgiving. She lives on her iPhone, of course. And on her iPhone, she lives on SnapChat. Here's one big reason why, and it harkens back to my beating the drum...
5 Things You Should Do for Your VO Business Before the End of the Year
Once Halloween is over, life feels like you're at the top of a giant water slide, poised to let go, and New Year's Eve is at the bottom. We all know how fast the calendar can scoot by in the frantic last 60 days of the year...add to that the culmination of a rancorous election season, and you know...
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