He’s a big-time producer and director, hiring voice talent almost daily. So when he told me what happens with some of the voice talent he works with I was shocked. It’s about scratch tracks. A scratch track is a reference voice over that a videographer uses to edit their work, primarily for timing purposes. When…
You and I have spoken before about what I call “the attack of the killer voice over coaches”. These are unethical people who will string you along for months (and even years) of lessons before they finally permit you to make your first demo. The reasons are obvious– more money for them. But aside from…
Have you ever noticed that we never procrastinate about goofing off, shopping when you should be saving, overeating, having “one too many” or visiting those web sites you…hmmm…shouldn’t be visiting? It’s human nature to prefer to do what’s easy and pleasurable in the short-term (even though you’ll surely regret it later on) rather than knuckle…
Have you heard the term “gig economy”? It’s the freelance economy and it’s flourishing. 53 million Americans (34 % of the American workforce) are working as freelancers. And this is not babysitting money. The gig workforce adds $715 billion a year to the American economy. The gig economy is growing even faster than traditional payroll…
A big part of having a successful voice over business is qualifying your prospects. Unfortunately, it’s often the hardest thing to do because there are so many possibilities in the 14 voice over niches available to you. But here’s the thing: when you think about it, you’ll discover that not everyone is ready to buy…