I am a member of Voice123. I got several gigs in 2013, but nothing much this year. It's definitely not the be all end all. You need to market yourself!
Lots of auditions a few bookings. If you are living in a remote area, there's not much choice except pay to play sites. Voices.com works better for me.
Yes and I'm not impressed. Lots of low paying gigs and you're competing with anyone with a Mic and a larynx which tends to bring the market down even lower. I've been doing audiobooks which I find much more fulfilling.
These P2P sites are no guarantee that you will book a single job. If you are a pro voice getting work and you want to go non-union, and you have some good voice samples, it can be a way of adding to your income. But you have to work at it. The voices that get work watch the auditions come in and jump on them straight away. The logic is that if a client hears a voice they like early they are not going to bother to listen to the next ones. That means watching you emails constantly, having your studio set up and ready, being quick and professional with the edit and getting the audition sent back fast. Most voices on these sites that get work have really good home studios that sound professional and while it's not a huge expense to set one up it does take time and effort. Hope this is a help.
If you want to compete effectively on the P2P's or even if marketing yourself, you need to have a great sounding home studio and know what you are doing with various genres of voiceover. Check out www.VOICE2014.com. This is the only international convention for voice talent and has tons of networking and training with the top VO pros.
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I used to be on it years ago were you thinking about signing up? Pros and cons for these types of sites.
I do. It's a good service.
Thanks Kevin
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I am a member of Voice123. I got several gigs in 2013, but nothing much this year. It's definitely not the be all end all. You need to market yourself!
Lots of auditions a few bookings. If you are living in a remote area, there's not much choice except pay to play sites. Voices.com works better for me.
Yes and I'm not impressed. Lots of low paying gigs and you're competing with anyone with a Mic and a larynx which tends to bring the market down even lower. I've been doing audiobooks which I find much more fulfilling.
Thanks for the input
I had the same question Wilton. I'm not sure how this sways me though...
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These P2P sites are no guarantee that you will book a single job. If you are a pro voice getting work and you want to go non-union, and you have some good voice samples, it can be a way of adding to your income. But you have to work at it. The voices that get work watch the auditions come in and jump on them straight away. The logic is that if a client hears a voice they like early they are not going to bother to listen to the next ones. That means watching you emails constantly, having your studio set up and ready, being quick and professional with the edit and getting the audition sent back fast. Most voices on these sites that get work have really good home studios that sound professional and while it's not a huge expense to set one up it does take time and effort. Hope this is a help.
If you want to compete effectively on the P2P's or even if marketing yourself, you need to have a great sounding home studio and know what you are doing with various genres of voiceover. Check out www.VOICE2014.com. This is the only international convention for voice talent and has tons of networking and training with the top VO pros.