Sometimes you just need to think ahead and plan ahead... sometimes you need to be patients. Sometimes you end up giving up anyway.  Being good at customer service to me means remembering two things.  

Social Media.  The dreaded blackhole of Tik Tok. Can I really get any business from posting? Let's scratch the surface of a deep area of VO wonderences with a short about where and what (and what not) to post.

There are a million ways to get to where you want to go.  They are all right! The bottom line is you have to choose the path that works for you.  YOU decide what gear to buy, YOU decide what platforms to be on, YOU decide what work to do and not do...YOU DO YOU!  Then decide if you want to talk about it or just keep your head down and do it.  Today I am admitting there is still some work I take that I don't always want to but I have to keep the lights on... so I get to choose this month who I fire, who I retain and who I chase.  I CHOOSE...for me and my family. Long term do I want this work? No... but I do hav a plan for how I will rid myself of it eventually.  Just like having a plan to go full time or a plan to market to agents or a plan to stay part time!  YOU DO YOU!!!!!

You can't let me go that long again between recording podcasts... I couldn't stay on track OR stop talking!

There will be shorts coming but I ramble on about Genres, Year End, Mission Statements, and finding your niche AFTER the market shows you what it is....

Association. It is one of the overlooked things in VO for those just getting in because you don't know what you don't know. Who's real, who's a scammer? Who just got a GOLDEN TICKET and what is happening??? I feel smart association pays off... I have watched it happen over the past year and tried to learn what I need to do and make sure I am not seen the WRONG WAY!

I get it. You just can't spend that money right now.  What else you can do and let's just talk about what works...

Agent work is the best but it is a SMALL part of my take.  I am upping the game to land more but HOW DID I EVEN GET THE FIRST ONE? The answer may surprise you... it was NOT through my own doing.....

P2P is a great place to get leveled up in VO and land some "better" jobs.  Not to say you can't otherwise, but... when and how to jump in DOES matter.  Don't use it for a practice field....

Time to talk with David Piper from the VO Life Group! David has been in VO a few years and has really lit a path for many to follow with a fast climb in the FIverr world, and he explains how he applied his brand of customer service and over delivering to build a strong repeat business core.  David also moved to Brazil during this transition and talks about life there and more in this episode!

You WILL need that pro demo one day.  When? Why? Listen and learn...