Voice Acting 101

►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ Is your noise floor too high and ruining your voice-over quality? In this episode, I’ll break down the common causes of a high noise floor and how to fix it, from equipment issues to external noise in your recording space. Video: How to Test Your Noise Floor

https://voiceacting101.com/finished-voice-over-audio-standards/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ Suzy recently had a voice-over question. She asked: “What are the industry standards for finished audio?”

You know you need a voice-over website - but what should be on your website? What's the best way to lay it out? In this episode, you'll learn what to include on your website & why - and how to have a design and layout that gets you more clients. ►► Voice Actor Website Template→ https://voiceacting101.com/website/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ ►► Links mentioned in this episode→ https://voiceacting101.com/o...

This week, we're continuing the series on having a website for your voice-over business. In this episode, you'll get 9 tools you can use to help inspire your design and make it easier to build a voice-over website. ►► Voice Actor Website Template→ https://voiceacting101.com/website/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ ►► Links to the tools mentioned in this episode→ https://voiceacting101.com/tools-for-voice-o...

You’ve decided you need a voice-over website. And you’ve registered your website domain name and it’s perfect, it’s one that clients can easily spell and one that you’ll love for many years to come. So now it’s time to setup hosting. Check out this episode for some hosting suggestions and tips. ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ ►► Voice Actor Website Template→ https://voiceacting101.com/voice-actor-website-template...

You've decided you need a voice-over website to have a place to showcase your demos and make it easy for clients to contact you. Now how do you choose a name? Here's a few tips I consider when finding and registering a website domain for my voice-over business. ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ ►► Voice Actor Website Template→ https://voiceacting101.com/voice-actor-website-template/

Do you really need to have a website dedicated to your voice-over business? Since your voice-over website is a marketing tool - the answer comes down to how you go about getting voice-over work. ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ ►► Voice Actor Website Template→ https://voiceacting101.com/voice-actor-website-template/

►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ https://voiceacting101.com/following-up-with-voice-over-marketing-prospects/ Your voice-over business is limited to the number of people who know what you actually do. Email marketing is a great way to grow your voice-over business. Here's how to follow-up automatically when people don't respond.

https://voiceacting101.com/how-do-you-make-good-money-from-voice-over/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ $5 or $10 for a voice-over job? Is that it? How do voice actors earn a living with such low rates? How do you get good money from working in voice-over? That is the question that was sent in and what we’re talking about today on the podcast.

https://voiceacting101.com/just-do-your-job/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ Is it bad for your professional career as a voice-over actor if you refuse to record certain scripts? Can you be selective in the work you do, the projects you take on and turn down jobs that go against your own personal standards, beliefs or values and still be successful in voice-over? That is the question that was recently sent in an...

https://voiceacting101.com/take-your-time-back/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ It’s a new year and with that usually comes change. And one big change that happened a few weeks ago, was that I sold two apps I created. If you’ve heard me mention SpitFire and Find Leads Fast, these are 2 apps I created years ago with the hope of saving myself time, and creating something to help other voice actors. So why after y...

https://voiceacting101.com/bad-vo-habits/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ You may have some bad habits holding your back in voice-over. Things you're doing right now that you may not even realize are causing you more harm than good. I’ve been guilty of many of these myself over the years and I’ve seen it with student’s as well. On this episode of the podcast, I’m going to talk about several common bad habits in...

https://voiceacting101.com/find-voiceover-jobs/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ You can have the best voice, amazing demo and top notch voice training, but if you never learn where to get auditions or casting calls, or how to find voice-over jobs - it's worthless. So, where are the best places to start looking for voice-over jobs? That is the question for this episode of the podcast…

https://voiceacting101.com/voice-over-young-age/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ Are the steps to getting started and becoming successful in voice-over universal, no matter your age? Do they work the same for kids, teens, the younger and not as young? Is your age an advantage or disadvantage? Even if you don’t consider yourself young this episode can help you as well…

https://voiceacting101.com/pick-vo-niche/ Should you focus on only one voice-over niche or does narrowing it down to only 1 mean you’re limiting yourself? Should you go after as many voice-over niches as you can and just see what works or could a lack of direction hurt you? That is what we’re talking about on this episode of the podcast…. Links mentioned in this episode: 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success Things I'd Tell My Younger Self

https://voiceacting101.com/voice-over-downsides/ Last week, we talked about a few of the main benefits of working in voice-over - and the freedoms you experience as a voice-over actor. Just like everything in life, there’s also the flip side of voice-over... The side not too many people talk about… Today, we’re going to go over some of the downsides to working in voice-over. Links mentioned in this episode: 5 Steps to VO Success Guide PROs of Working in Voice-Over Voice-Over Evaluation Jas...

https://voiceacting101.com/pros-of-voiceover-business/ What are the benefits of working in voice-over? Voice-Over is a business, so what are some of the upsides to going with a voice-over business? Today we’re going to talk about the PROS of working in voice-over. Links mentioned in this episode: 5 Steps to VO Success Guide Voice-Over Rate Guide Source-Connect Jason McCoy Voice-Over

https://voiceacting101.com/how-to-become-a-voice-actor/ You’ve been told you have a great voice, but have no idea how to become a voice actor. In this episode, you’ll learn the 5 steps that lead to you getting paid for your voice. These 5 steps aren’t complicated to do, but super important if you want to learn how to become a voice actor. Step 1 is all about doing your research (like you are right now by watching this video). Why is research step 1? I’ve found that many people have false ide...

Links & Resources from this episode: https://voiceacting101.com/changes-this-year/ The countdown is on! The end of the year is now just a few days away. ​Hopefully you've already given some thought to what worked well in your voice-over business over the past year. Of course, not everything is going to be perfect and work the way you hoped. Now's a great time to look for things to change and ways to improve. That’s what we’re talking about today on this episode...

Links & Resources from this episode: https://voiceacting101.com/biggest-impact/ Another twelve months have gone by (almost). The end of the year is a great time to look back and reflect on what worked well in your voice-over business. It's also good to know what didn’t go well or what needs to change, but always start with what worked (the positives). What made the biggest impact on your business? That’s what we’re talking about today on this episode...

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