Voice talent not getting work due to not engaging the right customers
If you have been a voice over talent on Voice123 longer than one year, at some point, you received an email written by me with the subject line, “Two Months Already”, and “Voice123 follow up”. Through...
View ArticleVoice over feedback and the simple thinking behind rankings
One of the most common remarks made about Voice123 rankings are, “I was ranked Finalist, and 1st out of… But I was never hired, so what does that really mean?”. Recently, I did some research into...
View ArticleQuestions Voice Talent Need to Ask Themselves During a Drought
This is a post that will lend some voice over advice for Voice123 talent aimed at helping talent impose some tough love on themselves during a work drought. These questions need to be asked because...
View ArticleThe delicate necessary business skill of making people angry
This is a post for all voice over talent, who remain deathly afraid to ask to be paid upfront. Working online, regardless of your business, requires the delicate necessary business skill of making...
View ArticleVoice123 usage tip for words, demos, and direct invites
Today, I was asked by a voice seeker to find Voice123 talent. I started to use the search feature when something struck me…I was typing in words to search with, and from the results, talents had the...
View ArticleInterviewing new staff from Voice123 plucked from voice talent community
Michelle Falzon, a Voice123 voice talent and coach, was hired to work at Voice123 last month. When such a thing happens, as it did to many of us, we have to ask the question after a month, “SO! What...
View Article5 Ways Voice Seekers Can Help a Voice Talent Out by Marc Scott
This post comes to you from Voice123 voice talent, Marc Scott. If you follow him on Twitter, you will find he does very well with Voice123. He offers advice for voice seekers today to help voice...
View ArticleWhat do those rankings really mean
What do those rankings really mean on Voice123? If I had a dollar for every complaint I see about “Not Likely” I’d be pretty well-off. That doesn’t surprise anyone reading this. Let me tell you...
View ArticleWhy voice talent need to stop comparing Pay 2 Play sites
Trust me…this advice will be of a big help to all voice talent seeing all auditions and websites as one industry. Quite often I receive emails from voice talent letting me know of things other websites...
View ArticleEmbrace the Challenge by Michelle Falzon
I was 13 years old when I enrolled in my first real acting class. Not the cutesy, school play kind of acting class, but real acting with real technique. It was a summer school program with a teacher...
View ArticleTwo Common Profile Mistakes That Cost You Work…and How to Fix it.
Ever wonder why you aren’t getting as many invites as you’d like? I get emails everyday from people who are puzzled (or furious) as to why they weren’t invited to certain auditions. Often times, the...
View ArticleMore Profile Dos and Don’ts
I recently wrote a blog about 2 very common profile mistakes that cause SmartCast to overlook you. Now, I would like to give some tips on things that get voice seeker’s attention in a positive way, as...
View ArticleNot Satisfied With Your Voice Over Career? Try This…
You don’t book enough work. You don’t make enough money. You don’t have any big clients. You don’t get any high paying gigs. You don’t have enough auditions. There are all kinds of things you aren’t...
View ArticlePersist in the Right Direction!
Persistence always pays off, but only when it’s in the right direction. If you’ve auditioned hundreds of times and haven’t booked a thing, chances are, your continued persistence will not change...
View ArticleFree Voice123 Webinar Tomorrow!
Mastering Voice123! Join us Wednesday, March 27th at 7:00pm EST for our free webinar! Booking work on Voice123 depends on many things. Being prepared and knowing how to use the site in the most...
View ArticleA Simple Phone Patch Solution
How many times have you received an audition opportunity and in the instructions read, “Phone patch is required,” or “Client must be able to direct over the phone?” I’ve been doing voice over work...
View Article5 Accounting Tips for your Voice Over Business
As a voice actor, I’m going to assume that you’re more of a creative type by nature. Makes sense. As a result of your creative nature, I’m also going to assume that you really don’t like doing...
View ArticleA Simple Pronunciation Tip
Have you done this before? You get a script from a client, look it over and note several names or words that you think might trip you up. Perhaps that client has written a pronunciation guide in the...
View Article5 Tips for Working with First Time Voice-Over Clients
When a first time voice seeker comes to you for a job, there’s a chance they’ve done their research. They may know exactly what they’re looking for and how the process works from script delivery to...
View ArticleKeep it Simple & Save Your Sanity
Have you ever worked on a script that initially seemed really simple to do but turned out to be way more complicated than you ever imagined? It may have seemed simple for a number of reasons. Maybe it...
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