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VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting

Voiceover Business Strategies That WorkThe VO Pro Podcast is the go-to show for voice actors who want to grow their voiceover business without relying on casting sites or waiting for agents to hand them work. Hosted by voice actor and business coach Paul Schmidt, this podcast delivers no-fluff, tactical advice on how to market your voiceover services, attract high-quality clients, and build a profitable VO business in a world of AI-generated voices and shifting industry standards.You’ll learn

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11:04

How To Survive Losing a BIG Client: Voiceover Crisis...

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/12/01

Crisis management in voice over is crucial to the continuity of your business. I was seven months into my full-time voiceover career and I lost my biggest and best client, one of the ones that helped me make the leap to full-time voice over. With that phone call, 50% of my income evaporated instantly. In most cases, if you’re paying attention, you can see it coming. I was and I didn’t. Hence, I was completely freaking out. What in the hell was I gonna do? Well, here’s what I did and it will help

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09:55

How Voice Over Saved My Mental Health

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/11/24

I was in a dark place. I had been through a series of jobs for about a year each. I had largely failed at each one of them. I was a single Dad. I was paying my bills but just barely, living paycheck to paycheck. Near the end I was working for people I didn’t respect. I didn’t believe in the company. I wasn’t enjoying any success at that job I was sure I was going to be fired in a year. I was approaching 50 and was just thoroughly sick of working for other people, sick of doing jobs I had no passion

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09:59

Get Started in Voiceover Work: Choosing Your FIRST Coach

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/11/17

So, you’ve decided you want to get into voice acting and learn to do voiceovers and maybe even become a professional voice actor one day. Great! As the song says, yes, there are two paths you can go by. First, maybe you just want to make a few bucks, have some fun and maybe make voiceover a hobby. You can jump on Fiverr or Upwork and find a ton of jobs to audition for and that’s great. But if you think you might want to go pro one day, or even if you don’t know, but want to find out, don’t go the

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09:47

NEW Voices Affiliate Program: BRAZEN. RIDICULOUS....

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/11/10

Voices affiliate program, in a new all-time low, now has the unmitigated brazenness to ask you to refer clients, the ones you’ve not gotten from their platform, the ones you’ve worked so hard to earn in the first place, the ones you’ve developed relationships with, and leads you’ve yet to even develop into a profitable relationship - over to them. So that they can now take 25-80% of the budget from those clients and have you compete with thousands of other voice actors, and all for the

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Using Online Casting Sites SMARTLY: 3 Scenarios

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/11/03

I am staunchly against relying on voiceover casting websites as a long-term strategy for growing your business. Note, I said relying on. If the lion’s share of your business is coming from the casting websites, you’re likely not developing your own relationships and you’re leaving your business and yourself vulnerable. But I do believe that there are certain times and circumstances where websites for voice over work can be used strategically. In this video, I’m going to lay out three scenarios -

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Conference Sneak Peek: MAVO 2022 - Mid-Atlantic Voice...

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/11/03

MAVO, the mid-Atlantic Voice Over conference is coming up Friday, November 11th through Sunday, November 13th, at the Westin Dulles in the Washington, D.C. area. MAVO was my first conference, and it's very special to me. And so today we're going to do a little preview of MAVO 2022, the faces you can expect to see what you can expect to hear, why MAVO is different than certainly the 800-pound gorilla conferences in our business and what makes it special. And to tell us about all that is the chief

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Absolutely CRUSH 2023: Your 3-Step Voice Over...

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/10/27

Here’s my first prediction for 2023. 2023 will be your year! But only if you have a solid voice over business plan, including a voice over marketing plan. In this video, I’ll give you the three most effective steps to building a rock solid 2023 action plan for your voice over business. And at the end, I’ll reveal the real secret sauce to success in 2023 and beyond. The old saying, “Failing to plan is planning to fail” is absolutely true. Here’s exactly how plan and crush 2023. Chapters: 0:00 – 0:38

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Voice Over Jobs Websites – 5 RED FLAGS!

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/10/20

There are tons of voice over websites where you can find voice over jobs for beginners, voice over work for pros, and everything in between. Everyone is trying to make money online and voice over websites have become a popular way to voice over job opportunities. Today, I’m going to give you 5 red flags to look for on the voice over jobs websites. Chapters: 0:00 - 0:35 Welcome to Voice Over Jobs Websites – 5 RED FLAGS! 0:35 – 2:10 1. Avoid the Freelancer Sites 2:10 – 4:26 2. Flat Rate Pricing For

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KILL Your Fear of Rejection and Failure - 8 PROVEN...

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/10/13

George Addair famously said, “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” So true for voice actors. When I spoke to almost 70 voice actors, failure was by far the biggest fear we have. That one root fear permeates everything we do... fear of rejection, fear of auditioning, fear of reaching out to clients, fear of annoying people, fear of standing up for our worth, fear of pushing back on a client, fear of demanding fair rates, fear of not executing the audition spec… the list is

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A Voice Over Marketing Plan Is CRITICAL to Your...

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/10/06

It’s a cold hard fact: A Voice Over Marketing Plan Is Critical to Your Voiceover Business. Marketing for voice actors is a fraught subject. And most voice actors don’t have a voice over marketing strategy, email marketing strategy, or even any faint direction in their voice over email marketing. Most voice over artists are petrified at worst or nauseated at best when it comes to marketing for voice actors. Today, we’re going to get you over that fear. Buckle up, Buttercup. Chapters: 0:00 – 0:31

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How To Go Full Time in Voice Over – 7 Steps

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/09/22

Welcome to How To Go Full Time in Voice Over - 7 Steps. When starting a career in voice over, figuring out how to become a voice over artist and make voice over a full time career can be daunting. Going full time in voiceover isn’t easy. Today, we’re going to talk about what it takes to go full time in the voiceover business, including voice over training, voice over marketing tips, voice over coaching and more. I’m Paul Schmidt, a voice actor, a VO marketing pro, and voice over business coach, and

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06:21

The WORST Thing You Can Do on Fiverr and Voices.com

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/09/15

When it comes to Fiverr and Voices.com, and Upwork, there’s one WORST thing you can do to make money online doing voice over work. Today we’ll discuss that on Fiverr vs. Voices.com, voice over freelance sites in general, how successful voice over professionals find voice over jobs online, how they make money online, and how professional voice talent generate voice over job opportunities and create voiceover work. Chapters: 0:00 - 0:24 Welcome to The WORST Thing You Can Do on Fiverr and Voices.com

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5 Career Killers (& 5 Best Practices) EVERY Voice...

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/09/08

Welcome to 5 Career Killers EVERY Voice Actor Should Know About. Today we’re going to warn you about 5 ways to damage your voice acting career, things that can truly hurt your voice over career and give you a negative reputation. And stick around because we’ll also give you best practices to help build a positive reputation in the voiceover industry, build your career, and enrich your life. Chapters: 0:00 - 0:50 Welcome to 5 Career Killers EVERY Voice Actor Should Know 0:50 - 1:01 The Five Career

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WHY Negotiate Voice Over Rates? The Answer Will STUN You

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/09/01

When it comes to voice over rates, one of the biggest questions is, "why negotiate rates"? Negotiating voice over rates is tricky because most new voice actors don't know how to negotiate proper voiceover rates. The first question is, why is it so hard for voice actors to set proper pricing, and I think there are two reasons for this. Chapters: 0:00 – 0:34 Welcome to WHY Negotiate Voice Over Rates 0:34 - 1:50 Why Is It So Difficult to Set Proper Rates? 1:50 - 2:51 Why Standard Rates Are So

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3 HARD TRUTHS About Voice Over Agents

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/08/25

Hi and welcome back and welcome to the three hardest truths about voiceover agents. And stick around because at the end I'm going to give you a bonus truth. You're not going to want to miss. To start, one of the biggest questions for many voice actors in the early years is, “How do I even know when I'm ready for an agent?” Chapters: 0:00 – 0:17 Welcome to The 3 Hardest Truths About Voice Over Agents 0:17 – 1:17 Thinking Like An Agent 1:17 – 3:32 Hard Truth About Voice Over Agents #1 3:32 – 4:09 Hard

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$35,000 of Voice Over in 1 WEEK!!! How I Did It

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/08/18

Welcome to How I Booked $35K of Voice Over Work in 1 week. Is there money in voice overs? If your goal is to get paid for voice overs after you open a voice over business, this is one example of what’s possible. Disclaimer: While this series of events is absolutely true, it is not typical or even likely. Building a thriving voice over business takes months and years and a massive amount of focused action. Any coach or talent who says or implies otherwise is lying to you. Chapters: 00:00 – 00:10

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How To Avoid BAD Voice Over Rates: Aggressive...

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/08/11

Welcome to How To Avoid BAD Voice Over Rates, deal with aggressive voice over job listings, how to negotiate voice over rates and when and why in-perpetuity is bad for voice actors. When you’re in the first few years of your voice over careers, rates and negotiation tend to be a big black box. Why do we negotiate? Why negotiate voice over rates? How do we spot aggressive voice over job listings on the voice over job boards and voice over websites? How do we avoid bad voice over jobs and avoid bad

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07:19

Is Voice Over Rigged? What the VO Business SHOULD Be

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/08/04

This is my vision for what the voice over business should be. I have a vision for voice over and why this channel exits. Many think that there are voice over gate keepers or wonder is voice over too competitive. Is voice over rigged? In this video, I’ll lay out in my view what voice over should be, what the voice over business ought to be, why voice over is important, a vision for voice over, why this channel exists, why i started this channel, and why I'm a professional voice actor. I believe that

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How NOT To Use Linkedin To Find Voice Over Work

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/07/28

Welcome to How NOT To Use Linkedin To Find Voice Over Work. When it comes to LinkedIn for voice artists, how not to use LinkedIn is important. These are the best LinkedIn tips for voice over when it comes to how to find voice acting clients. Now you've got a robust list of targeted leads. Congratulations! Great job. And, yes, you do have to reach out to them. And this is where most voice actors will take the next seemingly logical step and reach out to those folks with a connection request manually

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The 3 Biggest Voice Over Website Design ERRORS

VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting ·

2022/07/21

Today, we’re talking about the 3 biggest voice over website design errors in the business. Specifically, the most common website strategy errors most actors make when building a voice over website. We’ll also show you some voice over website best practices you can use when creating your own voice over website, so that you avoid these website design mistakes. As solopreneurs, voice actors are often put in a no-win position, faced with having to oversee their website design, or do it themselves, and

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