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Results of Exhaustive WoVO Chat Today on P2P’s

Results of Exhaustive WoVO Chat Today on P2P’s

Today's #WoVOChat on the topic of online casting sites, or P2P's was so full of information, and lacked any rancor. Many of the attendees from all walks of VO contributed some invaluable suggestions that bubbled over into a worthy discussion on many aspects of  the subscription sites. Frustrated...

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WoVOChat Today:  Online VO Casting Sites

WoVOChat Today: Online VO Casting Sites

TweetChats are fun, educational, community-building events that can also get to the heart of things 140 characters at a time. At noon Pacific time today, Wed., 2-25-15 World-Voices Organization will host a TweetChat on the topic of P2P's, subscription sites, online casting sites.  Call them what...

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#WoVOChat Today: Predatory VO Coaches/Demo Mills

#WoVOChat Today: Predatory VO Coaches/Demo Mills

Got a few minutes to drop in and contribute to the conversation??? Past #WoVOChats have been increasingly lively and fun. See Monday's Blog for a list of the questions we'll tackle.  Of course, the conversation usually goes far and wide beyond the posted Questions and Answers, but that's what...

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Predatory Coaches and Demo Mills

Predatory Coaches and Demo Mills

Yin/Yang Right there are two incendiary terms.  They don't always go hand in hand, but they rarely tell a positive story.  Oddly enough, not everyone agrees on who is or who is NOT a predatory coach.  Nor do some coaches SEE themselves as "predatory"...so there is plenty of gray on this issue. A...

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“Rates” Gets Rabid Ratings

“Rates” Gets Rabid Ratings

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. ...

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Rates, Compensation, Pay

Rates, Compensation, Pay

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....

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WoVOChat, Down Pat

WoVOChat, Down Pat

You didn't have time to join us yesterday for our little social media scrum?  Well, we missed you, and we had lots of fun. Luckily, because of the awesome content marketing talents of our moderator, Pamela Muldoon, and the automation software she put in gear...you can relive all the important (and...

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CourVO on WoVO

CourVO on WoVO

Apologies in advance if you're tired of me spouting off about World-Voices Organization (WoVO).  Here's why I do that: I'm a founder and an officer on the board of directors (proud of WoVO) WoVO's mission is worth supporting Voice actors deserve to have a true Industry Trade Association...

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West of WoVOCon

West of WoVOCon

Set aside what you know of FaffCon or any other of the many great VoiceOver conferences you attended recently. Oh, WoVOCon shared many of the elements of those great conferences, but this one was one of the best exercises in volunteerism and community contribution I can remember. That's because...

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WoVO Comes of Age

WoVO Comes of Age

April 2012, World-Voices Organization was born.  This weekend, we celebrate with our first conference: WoVOCon. In two years, our fledgling Industry Trade Association wrestled with many thorny problems, struggled to earn legitimacy, took lead on some tough issues, and kept adding loyal believers...

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