Thank you all for your feedback. I'm glad that this article was helpful / supportive / a reminder that you're on the right track. Bettye, you are missing out by never seeing Beantown. It's a lovely place, so hop on over!
Cheers ~mandy

I have lived your article, Mandy. I just got started in the biz, last August. have concentrated on my small town, and have made an indention. I attended a business luncheon, in December, and the speaker said, "You already know everyone that you need to know..

That is soooo true. Bettye Zoller was my producer, and she gave me all the skills that I needed to capitalize on "my home town." I thank her.

Now I am on my own, and my town is my marketplace. It is a smorgasborg. The hospitals, firemen, businesses, the historical society and many others are commited to me. I don't need to be famous. I just need to pay my bills. Ha. Your article was right on. We can stay home and be profitable.

You're right on the money, Mandy! Thanks for sharing your insights. There are many local video production companies that are involved in all kinds of interesting projects.

I happened to emcee a recital that was taped by one of those companies. At the end of the concert, the owner came up to me and asked me if I had done any voice-overs. The next day, I recorded my first script for one of his productions!

That's just brilliant, Mandy. Thank you for sharing. I market my services mostly outside of the city where I live because voiceovers are small potatoes here. These days, however, I can see the potential of web marketing videos, and I've been trying to come up with a way to have more local business. Hopefully, with your suggestions I can make some inroads. Thank you!
Jay www.voiceofjaywebb.com

Thank you for the very helpful, inspirational, and informative article. Although I have done some voice over and narration work in the past tihs year, I am determined to get my A game launched in a serious manner. Sincerely, Ed Ladner

Thank you, Mandy. Wonderful article and subject. I will share it with students at my seminars on audiobook narration, corporate narration, medical narration, and the business of voiceovers topic, too. I stress to all students the necessity of selling jobs of your own and cultivating clients. Don't wait for the phone to ring with your agent giving you a lead. Don't spend all your time voicing auditions for the pay to play sites and hoping you get a job. While that's ok, and I certainly advise having agents (in at least three large cities), it is so important to have clients of our own. All the best to you and wow, hope we meet. Invite me to Boston. I've always wanted to see it.