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What to charge and what to sign. Rates by category, usage and buyouts, union scale, invoicing, and the contract terms — including AI and voice cloning clauses — worth reading twice before you agree.
Are you confidently quoting the RIGHT price for every voice-over job? Veteran voice actor Paul Strikwerda notes that a pricing strategy of “trial and error” can be expensive to you. So he offers these 10 classic mistakes to avoid when figuring your client’s fee …
Folks, it ain’t over – in fact, it’s just beginning. In this third article on voice actor/attorney Rob Sciglimpaglia’s exposé of onerous contract and commission terms given to voice actors by VoiceJockeys.com, Sciglimpaglia reports that he is already negotiating a new contract with VoiceJockeys, and that he’s started a blog to report on similar companies that “prey” on voice actors with low pay and excessively restrictive contracts …
On May 3, VoiceOverXtra published an article by voice actor/attorney Rob Sciglimpagla Jr., which criticized the stiff contract terms and 50% commission cut of an unnamed online voice talent service. In subsequent comments to the article, many readers also condemned the contract terms. But it doesn’t end there. The online talent service, VoiceJockeys. responds that it will change the contract – and Sciglimpaglia offers to help negotiate the new contract – pro bono – on behalf of voice actors …
How closely do you read the fine print of a contract? Voice actor / attorney Rob Sciglimpaglia wonders if a certain online casting company’s contract and 50% commission is “the beginning of the end of the voice-over profession.” Here, he examines the fine print and explains implications …
If your voice-over business is more than a hobby, check with your insurance agent to see if you need liabilty insurance, says voice actor / insurance specialist Keith Michaels. Why – what can go wrong? Plenty, says Michaels in Part 2 of his VoiceOverXtra series on insurance for voice actors …
Check this scary scenario: You might be on the hook for big financial losses without commercial insurance for your voice-over business. Voice actor / insurance specialst Keith Michaels helps you determine what kind of insurance you need to protect yourself, in Part 1 of his VoiceOverXtra series on voice acting and insurance …
Audiobook Narrator & Voice Actor When recording audiobooks at home, it is extremely important to do it as efficiently as possible, since this will maximize your profit as a narrator.…
By Kristin Delfau, EA Delfau Tax & Financial Services Now that we are in the thick of tax season, I want to have a little chat with you about one…
Voice Talent & Owner Commercial Voices.com & e-Learning Voices.com I’ve been asked many times by VO talents about bank charges and in general, the fees we all have to…
Taxes: How To SAVE SOME $$$ … Stop Stuffing Those Shoeboxes! By Kristin Delfau, EA Delfau Tax & Financial Services Ah, the holidays are over, the snow is on…