Ready to set your 2021 Cash Flow goals? Let’s do it…! Setting Cash Flow goals is often the most daunting challenge when you’re trying to...

What is your worth as a voice actor? I bring this up because over the weekend I led the Breakout Session, “Know Your Worth: A...

Last week we talked about listening to scratch tracks. This week let’s talk about narrating scratch tracks. What’s the difference between...

Have you thought about the effect COVID-19 has had on our invoices? You’ll see what I mean in a minute… COVID-19 has had a massive effect...

Agents have not been spared from the coronavirus pandemic. My longtime agent Viola Staravoj of VS Talent Group has just decided to shut...

Lately, the question of timing has come up in the voiceover industry. Timing as in, “Considering the pandemic, is now the right time to...

Have you ever gotten auditions that you didn’t want to do? Me? All the time. I get auditions from my manager, multiple agents, and...

How can freelancers like voice actors can get COVID-19 financial assistance?

It’s 2020 (an election year) and I think it’s safe to say that the demand for political spots will increase. By that I mean there will be...

I recently watched Season 3 of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘ and it did not disappoint. If you’ve seen the show, you may know where this...

The VO Strategist. That’s me! Even the VO Strategist has to take some time off to do human-type stuff. This week I’ll be at the Audio...

Money is the number one concern in every business, but in the voiceover profession I’ve noticed a trend. More and more people seem to be...

The 2019 tax season is here so it’s time to pay your taxes. Or hopefully get a refund. 🙂 Last year a I wrote a two-part blog about the...

Let’s talk about market pressure in the voiceover industry… Last week, the student who inspired this blog entry from a few months ago...

In the voiceover world, the subject of the usage fee has come up quite a bit lately. What is a usage fee? A usage fee is when you get...

I am often asked, “When will my voiceover business become profitable? When will my career turn the corner? How long will it take for me...

As freelancers, voice talent have to deal with a lot of things to run their business. One of many is handling different forms of payment....

Last week I was talking to my friend Carin Gilfry about slating auditions. The topic arose because respected coach Paul Liberti talked...

Noted voice actor and coach J. Michael Collins is suing the pay-to-play casting site Voices Dot Com. You can read the Voice Over Xtra...

I’ve been giving the whole voiceover-business-incorporating question some thought. I see that question online almost every day and it’s...

For the past year or so I’ve noticed that when people pose voiceover related questions on a Facebook group or other forum, I’ve already...

I’m moving! Well, I moved last week. I’ve lived most of my life in New Jersey and now I’m a New Yorker! Of course the prospect of moving...

Here is an important lesson about pro bono work… A few weeks ago I got an email from an aspiring voice talent who accepted an unpaid gig...

Last week a voice talent asked me for advice about landing an agent. This is what I told him… There are many, many factors to consider...