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Permalink Reply by Joe Loesch on February 6, 2008 at 9:44pm

David, Join voplanet.com and tell them that Joe sent you. However, the annual fee is $225. but I think you'll br pleased with the offers that will come your way. Be sure to type my name in the referral window. if you should decide to do this. I think this place has it all over voices123.com. Good luck.

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Permalink Reply by David Stutzman on February 7, 2008 at 9:35pm

Thanks, Joe - I hope the chances are good at making that money back (do I have my sights low, or what? :) ). I'll check out the site. Hope you are doing well. Thanks again
David

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Permalink Reply by Joe Loesch on February 27, 2008 at 9:50am

Just need a little more confidence.

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Permalink Reply by Mandy Nelson on February 2, 2009 at 3:16pm

Keep your head up, David, because this industry certainly take patience. Many of my clients are long-standing and continue to come to me for work. I'm also a member of voplanet and have gotten work through there. I prefer it to the other pay-to-play sites because they set the price and I don't have to get out-bid by someone willing to charge only $25 for a gig. And I don't have to audition for those I don't find fit my criteria.

I get a lot of new work from Craigslist, of all places. And I get out and meet, meet, meet at local events. That part was hard but it's been successful. Marketing yourself is 99% of the job at times. You'd be surprised at what is out there in your neck of the woods. Companies want a professional vo for their outgoing voicemail or the local ad agency needs a go-to vo. Get your name out there and that will help you a lot.

Network, network, network. I can't say it enough. Once I started networking I saw a big jump in clients and vo work. Hand out biz cards to the dry cleaner (does anyone go there anymore??), the store manager (someone has to do the in-store recordings!), the bus driver who may know of someone who could use you. You never know when an opportunity will pop up.

OOps, I just looked at the original date of this question. Sorry I'm almost a year late but I've only just joined. Best of luck!

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Permalink Reply by David Stutzman on February 2, 2009 at 7:48pm

Thanks for the reply, Mandy. It was an old question but still a pertinent one. I haven't been able to devote much time lately to VO, but i'm not giving up yet. I did join voplanet recently and I agree with you about the way they do things. Unfortunately there are fewer auditions than on some other sites.
Welcome to the site. I admit I haven't even visited here much lately, but I plan to.
Thanks again,
David

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