The Work From Home Voice Actor

In this episode, we’re answering a listener question from Sarah. She asks:

Do you have any tips for successfully landing gigs on Voices.com? 

Before we begin, here’s a quick note from this episode’s sponsor:

The Business of Work From Home Voice Acting for Beginners: Did you know our beginners course is now FREE to all our listeners! While we’re on break, we wanted to be sure we left you with something to get excited about while we’re away. So sign up at the link in the show notes below or go to workfromhomvoiceactor.com/freeminicourse and start to make your VO biz dreams a reality.

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Tim Tippets - The VO Tech Guru

Welcome to the last demo review episode in our demo series!

This is how these reviews are organized - I’ll play the whole demo, from there we’ll go through the demo spot by spot and review. And we’ll conclude with general notes about the demo, what I hear and what I don’t hear as well as any next steps I’d recommend. 

Before we begin, we have a fun announcement: We’ll be going on parental leave starting in October and won’t be back until the new year so we can spend dedicated time with our little guy, so in the meantime, we are offering our Business of Work from Home Voice Acting for Beginners Course for free to all of you. 

If you’re new to the industry or are currently a hobbyist in VO but you’re serious about working in voiceover as a professional, this mini course is for you. It’s a great resource for better understanding what voiceover looks like nowadays and it will give you a better idea of where you can fit into the VO landscape and offers some next steps you can take to start your VO journey. We hope you’ll check it out and share it with any friends you might have who are interested in pursuing voiceover as well. 

This week’s demo is from “A”.

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Welcome to our weekly segment “The Other Mic”, where my husband Jeremy and I co-host the podcast to give you some tips and insights to help you and your family navigate the world of freelancing and entrepreneurship when it comes to voiceover.

Oh boy - this week, we have maybe one of the best podcast episodes for you yet. In this episode, we dig in deep about what it means and looks like to be a Work From Home Voice Actor or Professional, what this type indicates about the future of the voiceover industry, the immense opportunity and flexibility our current world of work presents for Voice Actors who want to work from home, and so much more.

This is a must listen. 

One of the biggest takeaways we hope you get from this episode is the importance of understanding which type of Voice Actor you are. When you understand this, you have a much better idea of what your next steps should be in VO as well as if it’s something you should pursue at all.

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Which type of Voice Actor are you? Quiz

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This week’s topic comes from Allison, she says:

I would love to hear a follow up podcast about the tools you mentioned… Quick books self-employed and the voice over something or other you mentioned in the most recent episode. Thanks!

There are so many tools out there it can be hard to know where to start and what to use!

In the business toolkit checklist, which you can access in our free content library I’ll link to it in the show notes,, I go over the basic tools you must have in your business to be successful, but today I’m going over the specific tools I use in my business, why I use them, and how much they cost.

Before we begin, know that there are no “true and right” tools when it comes to your biz. It really is about experimentation and finding out what works best for you and how you work.

And if you, like Alison, have a question or something else you’d like me to talk about on the show, remember you can always fill out the podcast request form in the show notes.

Tools mentioned in this episode:

NOTE: Affiliate links mean that I may get a commission if you decide to subscribe or make a purchase through my links. This is at NO COST TO YOU. 

Adobe Audition (Affiliate Link)

Voiceoverview (Affiliate Link)

Voices.com - Get $50 off your annual subscription using promo code MELANIESINSIDER

Quickbooks Self-employed

Kajabi (Affiliate Link)

VoiceZam

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Business Toolkit Checklist

Welcome to our weekly segment “The Other Mic”, where my husband Jeremy and I co-host the podcast to give you some tips and insights to help you and your family navigate the world of freelancing and entrepreneurship.

In this episode, we’re talking about how you can set up your voiceover home studio.

This episode is for you if you haven’t quite figured out a permanent or semi-permanent place to record in your home, you feel like your recording space is currently inadequate, or you’re totally stuck and need some guidance with setting up your voiceover home studio in the first place.

We’ll also talk about my very first “home studio” and what my recording spaces have looked like since then and what our current home studio set up.

To be sure you never miss an episode, join the email list at the link in the show notes.

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In this episode, we’re talking about rates - what it costs for you to record, edit and submit audio files to clients based on the genre, run time, market, and more per VO project. Understanding what genres of VO you could get hired for and what the payout looks like for each one will help you determine which genres of VO are worth your time and abilities based on your current schedule when it comes to VO.

After you finish the episode, be sure to sign up for the free content library and download the Setting Your Rates Guide with a template for you to fill out what you’ll charge your clients.

For those of you out there who may be a little intimidated by or lacking faith in yourselves for not getting the amount of work you thought you might when you first started, let Alison’s story be a message to you. Keep at it. If you really want to pursue VO whether that’s part time or full time, we all start somewhere, acting background or not, it can be difficult to figure out your stride in the beginning. But I promise, if you stick with it, check in with yourself and remain honest about your abilities and what you can offer clients, you will find your place in VO. 

And if you have a question or something else you’d like me to talk about on the show, remember you can always fill out the podcast request form in the show notes.

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GVAA Rate Guide

Welcome to our weekly segment “The Other Mic”, where my husband Jeremy and I co-host the podcast to give you some tips and insights to help you and your family navigate the world of freelancing and entrepreneurship.

In this episode, we’re talking about how we keep track of and manage our business and personal finances.

When you’re first getting started, managing all of the moving pieces on your own can seem a little daunting and who wants to talk about money anyway?

Well, we do! In this episode we’ll cover questions like - do you need a separate bank for business? Does all the money you make go back into your business? How do I know what I owe for taxes each quarter? By the way, what are quarterly taxes?!

While it’s not a sexy topic, as an entrepreneur it’s important to become savvy about your money and know what’s going on weekly, monthly, etc. not only for the sake of your business goals but for your personal goals as well.

To be sure you never miss an episode, join the email list at the link in the show notes.

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Quickbooks Self-Employed

Voiceoverview

In this episode, we’re walking through the four types of Voice Actors. Yep, there ARE different types of Voice Actors.

Quick note, if you’re enjoying the podcast or have learned a little something by listening, please rate and review the show in your podcast app. In Apple Podcasts, it’s as easy as scrolling down the podcast page to the Ratings & Reviews section. It helps me know that what we’re doing here is helpful to you. Plus, it helps others like you find the show.

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Hey there!

In this episode, I’m introducing you to a new weekly segment we’ll be publishing with my husband, Jeremy, as the co-host. After many extensive conversations with Jeremy over entrepreneurship, what that looks like in our lives, and how that will look as we become parents, I figured he had a lot of offer from his perspective, both from that of a man, which I am not, the spouse of a zany entrepreneur, and a soon to be dad who will be managing a lot of the household responsibilities.

Welcome to the Other Mic! 😎🎙️

This first episode, we’re taking a trip down memory lane when it comes to how we knew we were pretty sure I needed to pursue entrepreneurship. We talk about the conversations we’ve had over the last four years, the red flags that pointed to me not working a conventional job, a bit about my quarter life crisis, and how we have maneuvered this space together in an international way.

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Marriage, Kids & Money Podcast

Welcome to the demo review series!

Where you send in your commercial demos and I give you my most honest and constructive feedback.

This is how we’ll organize these reviews. I’ll play the whole demo, then we’ll go through the demo spot by spot and review with general notes.

This week’s demo is from L. 

UPDATE! Next week, we’ll be picking up with our regular podcast episodes plus my husband Jeremy will be joining me on the podcast for our new weekly segment ‘The Other Mic’ and you don’t want to miss it.

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