What Exactly Does An Agent Do?
As a coach for Such A Voice, I have to say that one of the most popular topics students ask about is agents. Do I need one? How do I get one? How much do they charge? What can they …
Top Voice-Over Jobs
“What are the different jobs that a voice-over actor can do?” It’s a great question. In fact, it turns out that it’s the most common question that people search for when beginning their voice-over career. The answers might surprise you and …
Keeping Your Client Relationships Close and Fresh
When it comes to voice-over, I like to take the same approach to my client relationships that my husband does to our marriage. As he says, “It’s cheaper to keep her!”, meaning that if you have done business with someone …
Why You Should Operate as a Voice-Over Business
My oldest daughter has always been able to wear hats well. Over the years, when we would be out shopping, she would playfully try on different types of hats, adjust them in the mirror, then spin around to us for …
Sticking to Your Guns in Voice-Over: When to Say No
Let’s face it, in our “more is more “society, we often have a hard time saying no in our daily lives, and that can be even harder to do when our careers (and paychecks) are part of the equation. There’s …
Identifying Changes in Your Voice-Over Niche
When it comes to voice-over, what do you hear yourself doing? Commercials? Narrations? Documentaries? eLearning? How about museum audio tours? Promos? Movie trailers? Computer games? Animation/character? Audiobooks? There are so many possibilities, it’s hard to know what you’re best suited for! And it can feel a …
Staying Current with the Latest Voice-Over Trends
So, you decided to become a voice actor. Congratulations! You started taking classes. You’re working on a demo. You’re jazzed about getting out there, finding an agent and starting to audition. But… How do you find out about the business …
Pro Bono VO: A professional perspective
I recorded my first voice-over “job” when I was eighteen years old. I nervously walked into a radio station to inquire about any opportunities they might have for a budding voice talent to get behind the microphone and on the …
Growing Your Voice-Over Business
Okay, so let me preface this by saying that like most of you, I dream big. Like, really, really big. I’ve read Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk more times than I can count. I subscribe to Danielle LaPorte’s “Truthbombs”, and …
Legal Issues for Creating a Voice-Over Business
Creating a voice-over business is exciting. In the whirlwind of developing your vocal technique, recording your demo, setting up your home studio, creating your brand and launching your website, it’s all too easy to put off some of the less …
5 Tips for Taking your Voice-Over Business to the Next Level
Selling a service in 2016 is a very different endeavor than it was even a few short years ago. The increasingly easy access to the internet and to more advanced features on social media platforms have changed the ways in …
How Do You Pick Your Voice-Over Niche?
When I first got into this amazing industry, the thing that surprised me more than anything else was how many different genres existed! I never even considered toys, or museum tours – heck, I didn’t even know e-learning existed – …