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Nobody starts out looking for the worst places to find voice acting work.
But if you're going to look for the best voiceover websites to find voice acting jobs online, it's also useful to know the voiceover websites to avoid and more importantly, why they're sketchy at best.
Read MoreThere’s a great moral throwdown in the original Jurassic Park movie when Ian Malcolm, (Jeff Goldblum) tells the park founder, John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”
As so it is with DIY voice-over demos: Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
Read MoreI’ve been pretty vocal on social media about so-called “coaches” in this business who purport that Fiverr, Upwork, Craigslist (for chrissakes), and the like are the key to a career as a professional voice actor.
My problem is not with these sites. My problem is with the scarcity mindset and the so-called “coaches” who teach it.
Read MoreIf you’re a voice actor long enough, and you’re reaching out to enough people daily, no matter how diligent you are about targeting the right people, occasionally, rarely, (one in hundreds or thousands), you will get a nasty, mean, or otherwise rude response.
Read MoreBack in February, I recapped my research talking to almost 70 voice actors last Fall, and announced the development and launch of The VO Freedom Master Plan (VOFMP).
Here’s an update on what’s happening right now.
Read MoreThere’s no way around it.
You can rationalize, make excuses, laugh it off, sweep it under the rug, and flat-out refuse to believe it.
The truth is (and there are very few truths in voice-over) it’s a numbers game.
One or two sit ups a day won’t make you fit.
Read MoreAs you can imagine, I talk to a lot of voice actors and follow several hundred on social media. As a result, I see a lot of messaging from voice-over talent.
One trend I see across social media is the strong tendency to wave a paper sword in their messaging.
Huh?
Read MoreCan Google be a good source of leads? Sure. It’s by far the world’s largest and best search engine. Stands to reason that if you’re searching for something on the Internet, Google is usually a good place to start.
Except it’s not. Because the thinking is backward.
Read MoreMy original hypothesis that people are getting stuck and quitting is very real. There is commonality around the frustrations and sticking points. The problem is definable.
Which means the solution is definable.
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