seen from China
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Canada
seen from United States
seen from Australia
seen from China
seen from Australia
seen from Türkiye
seen from Denmark
seen from Canada
seen from United States
seen from Russia
seen from United States
seen from Hong Kong SAR China
seen from Denmark
seen from Brazil
seen from Brazil
seen from United States
VO Newcomers, Do THIS
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 pricing his talent.
He’s given me the go-ahead to share an e-mail exchange he had with a prospective…
View On WordPress
Your New VO Mantra Voice Acting is a business. That's it. Voice Acting a business. Say it again...write it down on a piece of paper and hang it in your studio...tell people you're a business person...do a business plan...create a Sub-S Corp...register with the state...get an EIN (Employee Identification Number)...engage in professional bookkeeping...set goals...I could go on and on.
Red Flags for the "New" Broadcast Rates
Red Flags for the “New” Broadcast Rates
“Broadcast” (Radio & TV) compensation rates seemed set in stone for years. That’s because for decades there was relative stasis in the industry. Broadcast was a cash cow that benefited most everyone involved…including freelance voice-actors.
Even though many voice actors back then (or now) were not union members, AFTRA expected it’s members to hold to the line on it’s published broadcast…
View On WordPress
Bob Merkel’s Best-Kept Secret No More: ZamFusion Seeing Bob Merkel at WoVOCon only reminded me that I'd been promising for some time to create a blog article about a little-known feature built into VoiceZam: ZamFusion.
WoVOConquered
Since 2007, I figure I’ve attended some 20 voiceover conferences. Yeah…crazy isn’t it?
I counted it up on my fingers three times just to be sure. I’d agree with you if you think that I’m some kind of nut, or hog for punishment…but….but…my life is immeasurably blessed many times over for each encounter. Relationships with all those like-minded voiceover souls is all that much more rich. The…
View On WordPress
"MobileGeddon" is Coming (and you thought I was kidding yesterday)
“MobileGeddon” is Coming (and you thought I was kidding yesterday)
SEO is not sexy. My blog yesterday got a so-so reception. (Not Your Grandfather’s SEO). It’s a tired topic.
I’m tired, too, of the juxtaposition of the word Armageddon with just about any other word. But this is for real: Google’s latest biggest change will be significant, and it will effect the way your website gets traffic. And you thought getting prospects to your voice-over page was…
View On WordPress
Not Your Grandfather's SEO
Not Your Grandfather’s SEO
Search Engine Optimization…is it even do-able anymore? Can any ONE person try to mount it on their own without hiring some specialist? And how to you vet that person? What do you even ask them? How do you know THEY know the latest methods?
Google has always controlled this marketplace, and lately they’ve been doing their best to upend any formula that might have existed — if at all.
I wasn’t…
View On WordPress
WoVOChat Today: Essentials of Running a Successful Freelance VO Business
WoVOChat Today: Essentials of Running a Successful Freelance VO Business
The smoothest delivery in the world will not get you over a rough road filled with business potholes.
VO lore is full of stories of the golden-voiced talent who failed at voice-acting. Why? They fell short in their business acumen. And it’s not all that tough. Resources abound in print, online, and among your peers with tips on running a successful voiceover business.
We’re going to touch on…
View On WordPress
