Who said voice-actors don't like Twitter? WoVO sponsored another TweetChat yesterday, and the results are in: people like to "chat"... especially about the issue of compensation. The twice-a-month event on Twitter is open to anyone, but World-Voices Organization sets the topics and the guests. ...
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...
Everyone knows there's ONE GUY who is the master of all that is ISDN in the United States. It's Dave Immer at Digifon.com He makes it his business to know, and he's helped countless voice-actors jump the hurdles TeleComs put in our way to get the paired copper wires (this author included). It's...
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....
INFO OVERLOAD? You would be hard-pressed to OVERstate the impact of information and content sharing -- through the internet -- on voice acting today. Many things about the internet have changed our business permanently, and most would say: for the better. The free exchange of info -- of every...
Social Media should not be stressful. This issue brings more questions to my door than any other. The question usually takes the form of: How much time should I spend on Social Media? Should I be on ALL the networks? If no, which ones SHOULD I be on? Should Social Media be part of my marketing...
Online businesses are feedback crazy. I understand the need for follow-up, customer service, and keeping metrics as much as the next guy, but I'm noticing follow-up survey overload lately. You? An innocent call to AT&T so you can recover your voicemail password results in an immediate email...
This is a side of voice-acting I haven't tried for. Should I? I know Brad Venable and DB Cooper (and many others) thrive on the work they find in video games. It's not like I wouldn't want to...it's just that like launching into ANY new genre, I don't know where to start...where to find the job...
Sometimes you just hafta sally forth and ask, instead of sitting around waiting for answers to come to you. So...I asked. I asked Rebekah Wilson of Source-Elements about the Holiday flyer she sent out. It had all sorts of good news about Source-Connect Beta vO.5, and some verbiage about upgrades...
Got a minute?...er....well...a couple of minutes? The technology, planning, and marketing behind a show like CES is beyond imagination. It all comes together for 4 days in the Las Vegas Convention Center, and this year almost 200,000 people paid homage. I spent all of 2.5 hours roaming around the...
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