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...
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...
Mention VO rates, and you're bound to get a vibrant response. Such was the case with yesterday's blog "Low-Balling Liability?" Certain topical touchpoints in voice acting seem to hit a nerve, no matter how often they're mentioned in blogs, forums, or groups. Rates is one of them. It's so...
David Radtke wrote an excellent article on rates, just posted on VoiceOverXtra called "Lowballing Hurts". I agree wholeheartedly with his argument. But even he admits people who lowball are often newbies who just want to get their foot in the door. Been there? yeah, me too. I had NO IDEA...
Maybe the economy is wearing us all down. Or maybe changing VO rates have come to roost in on our radar screens for real. Could it be that nerves are more frazzled that we think, or livelihoods are being threatened? I'm not sure. But I DO know that recent discussions about rates for VO work are...
This is why I love social media. My little fledgling group on LinkedIn called "Setting VO Rates" hosts some incredible discussion threads sometimes. One of the most recent ones was initiated by Boston area Production Director Matt Forrest, and over the last few days, now has more than 95...