You’ve probably landed here because, somewhere along the line, you heard one of three things:
1. “You’ve got a great voice! You should be a voice actor.”
2. “You can have a profitable voice acting business in 90 days!”
3. “All you need is a mic and a closet.”
And now you’re staring at your screen asking yourself: Is voice acting right for me?
Alright, if you’re new here, my name is Paul and I’m a long-time voice actor and VO business coach, and I don’t sugarcoat shit. This isn’t The Shiny, Happy VO Blog. This is real world advice from someone who has success and wants you to succeed. So if you want smoke blown up your ass, this is not the place for you.
Yes, voice acting is a phenomenal, creative, fulfilling, empowering career.
But it’s also mind-bogglingly hard, uncertain, competitive, and sometimes glorified by people trying to sell you a shitty course, and bad demo, and a dream.
So buckle up. It’s reality check time.
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