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Massive change in how the voice over industry works has forever altered traditional ways of obtaining work and income. Voice over veteran Bobbin Beam reviews how today’s clients want not just two of the following options, but now, all three: best service, highest quality – and lowest price!
Broadcast and new media rates for voice overs need new thinking, says VO veteran and coach J. Michael Collins. He asks: “Is there a fairer and more accurate means of determining appropriate broadcast and new media rate structures that accounts precisely for the value our services have added to a project?” The answer: consider the context of the ad …
‘Clients from Hell’ are well documented and ranted about, notes VO pro Rowell Gormon. But there’s another side, as Rowell relates in this recent experience with a new client who insisted on paying him more than Rowell had quoted …
Are you seeing contracts now with vague descriptions of where your voice over will appear in social media? Like on YouTube, Facebook, and elsewhere outside radio and TV? Beware of this trend to skirt standard “Broadcast” rates, warns Dave Courvoisier – who with others urges us to “have the conversation” with clients …
How do we achieve a voice over online casting world of fair pricing and motivated talent? “First and foremost, we draw a line in the sand on pricing,” says VO veteran J. Michael Collins. “We collectively and publicly agree to never charge a per-project price below a certain level.” Here’s how to do that, plus a debunking of some major myths about online casting sites …
There’s no stopping the growing dominance of online casting for voice over jobs, says VO pro J. Michael Collins. But we don’t have to accept low pricing, he adds – and tells how to work around some site policies that seem cast in stone …
Wnen quoting your fee for a voice over job, it’s common advice to ask the client: ‘What’s in your budget? But VO pro Jerry Reed thinks that’s insulting. Quote like a business professional, he says …
When you know you should ask your voice over client for more money for a particular job, is fear holding you back? Debbie Grattan cites the dangers of NOT asking for fair compensation. “No” is not the end of the world, she says – it’s not a personal rejection. And besides, you might get what you asked for, or more …
It happens – we all make mistakes. But when your voice over client errs in instructions or changes the specs after you’ve recorded the job – and then wants a redo ASAP – what do YOU do? Rob Marley shares a recent experience …
When a client changes the voice over job you’ve agreed to – wants more without paying more – what do you do? Veteran voice actor/coach Gary Terzza shares a recent dilemma and tells how to avoid situations that can zoom beyond your control …