This week I'm going to tackle a very delicate question. It's one we get a lot. How long does it *really* take to make money in voice over? Let me be perfectly straight with you. If you need money now, this is not the path for you. As a voice over artist, you're a...

Got a day job? Whether you love it or hate it, it (hopefully) pays the rent and that's a good thing. I suggest that you hang on to your day job until you're good and ready to let it go. But how do you squeeze your new voice over career into your busy nine to five...

If you're just getting started in voice over, setting up your home studio can seem a little intimidating. Which equipment should you buy? Where should you put your studio? And more importantly, how do you prepare the space? Nothing beats having a professional voice...

It seems like good news. Someone invites you to do a voice over job. Pretty cool, right? But there's just one catch. There's no pay. At first you hesitate. This wasn't what you signed up for. Then you think again and wonder "Hmmm"… "Maybe it's a good way to get...

Some years ago I was called down to Madison Avenue to audition for a voice over for a candy bar commercial. There was no script. All they wanted me to say was "Oooo!" "Ahhh" as many different ways as I could. I didn't get the job. And although I was a failure at...

The more I read comments from people struggling to make a living in voice over... ...the more I think they are ignoring a huge opportunity for succeeding. What about you? If you've been auditioning and auditioning, for way too long, without seeing the results... and...

More than 6 million of them are sold every year. Producers and publishers are always looking for good talent to record them. But being a successful audio book narrator takes a lot more than a pleasant reading voice. A good narrator must become the story. Audio book...

You probably do this hundreds of times a year and never give it a second thought. And maybe you even grumbled (or cursed) just a little. I'm willing to bet money that in the past week or maybe even today, you picked up the phone and interacted with an Interactive...

If you think a lack of auditions is the only thing standing between you and the voice over success you're after, I've got news for you. It's not! Struggling voice talent think a lack of auditions is their problem. That's because everything they're taught about...

Ever hear the expression "Jack-of-all-trades, master of none"? It's a tired old cliché but there's wisdom here that applies to your voice over career. The lesson is: don't try to be all things to all people. Choose a niche market (or two) and focus! I learned this...