Everyday VOpreneur® with Marc Scott

What's in my voice over booth? Are you curious about the tools I'm using to record voice over work on a daily basis? In this episode I'm doing something I've never really done before, and giving you a sneak peak inside my voice over studio (or, at least as much of a peak as you can get in an audio format!) Equipment Mentioned in this Episode PrimAcoustic Nimbus Panels - https://www.primacoustic.co...

We continue on with the Tools Series. I'm doing episodes highlighting the tools, apps, services and resources I use on a daily basis to run my voice over business. This week I'm digging into some time management and scheduling tools that I'd be lost without.   Resources Mentioned in this Episode Calendly - https://calendly.com Clever Fox Pro Weekly Undated Planner - https://amzn.to/3E7B17M Asana -...

I'm often asked about all the different resources, services, tools and apps I'm using to run my business on a day to day basis. All the things that keep me productive and help me get so much done. Over the next few episodes, I'm going to highlight many of those tools in my toolbox. This week, I'm starting off with payment methods. I offer my voice over clients a number of different ways to pay the...

I've often said Accountability is the secret sauce for a successful business. When you have all the other tools and resources you need, the voice over demos, the home studio, great coaching and a stellar website, accountability can be the missing ingredient that helps push you to the next level. You need a system in your business to make sure you #DoTheThing. Jennifer Antkowiak is currently part o...

We all have dreams of our voice over website landing on page one of Google. But is it just that... a dream? Or is it possible for a VOpreneur to put in the effort to actually build their on page SEO and truly land on page one of the results? Gina Scarpa has done an amazing job for her own voice over website, ranking highly for over 80 different keywords. In this incredible interview she holds noth...

If you want more voice over income, you need more voice over work. If you want more work, you need more voice over auditions. If you want more auditions, you need more voice over leads. Nadia Marshall is going to help you with that. In this interview we cover all the bases of lead generation. Both doing it yourself, and outsourcing it to someone else. You'll get plenty of tips and tricks you'll be...

A big part of the job of a voice actor is auditioning. In fact, some might say auditioning is the job. Submit great auditions... submit more auditions... book more voice over work... earn more money. It's a fairly simple formula. The question then becomes, "how do I submit better voice over auditions?" Well, I'm glad you asked, because my guest this week has some great advice to help you do just t...

What does success look like for an Everyday VOpreneur? How do you define it? Then, once you've defined it, how do you get there? Eli Schiff recently shared a little of his journey in the VOpreneur Facebook Group and I was inspired by it. So much so that I immediately reached out to him and asked for an interview. To often, I think we have a distorted view of success and the success journey, courte...

Do you have a plan for 2023? Have you taken any time to set goals for yourself for the coming year? Or are you going to wing it? See what happens? Hope for the best? The most successful VOpreneurs are the ones who don't leave anything to chance. The set goals. They make plans. They have accountability. They measure results. Let this episode inspire you in making your own plans for success in 2023....

Setting goals is essential to the success of any VOpreneur. But just simply setting them isn't enough. You also need to have a plan for how you're going to achieve them. What steps will you take? What will your strategy be? How will you track progress and measure results? In this episode, a number of Everyday VOpreneurs share stories of goals they achieved in 2022 and offer tips and insights into...

The end of the year is a great time for reflection. Looking back at your business with hindsight to see your successes and failures. Goals achieved and lessons learned.   That's exactly what this episode is about. I reached out to a few Everyday VOpreneurs and asked them to share stories about the lessons they've learned in 2022. Hopefully some of the things they've learned will be inspiring for y...

What is NAVA (National Association of Voice Actors), and why should you be paying attention?   In the last few weeks you've likely seen posts about NAVA popping up all over social media. Odds are, it's left you with a lot of questions. What is it? What do they do? What's in it for me? Why should I join? Do we need another association, etc?    In this episode I sit down with NAVA Founder and Presid...

To join the union or not to join the union? For some voice actors, that is the question. But maybe it doesn't have to be. Because, maybe you could go Fi-Core (Financial Core) and have the best of both worlds. The ability to record union voice over work, but not have to give up any of the bread and butter non-union work that keeps many of us in the booth day-to-day.   Lisa Ristau is a very successf...

Have you ever thought about working as a virtual assistant for established voice actors? Do you have any voice over adjacent skills you could offer (and trust me, you do... you'll see in this episode).   Miranda Ellis started her voice over journey working as a virtual assistant for three different voice actors. That provided her with steady income while allowing her the flexibility to pursue her...

Social media can be a powerful tool for reaching a global audience with your marketing messages about your voice over business. It can also be a source of stress, anxiety and even fear.   So knowing you should use it, how can you use it if you have that fear? Bonnie Marie Williams offers up tons of insights and practical advice for how we can take the fear out of social media and embrace these pla...

Writing voice over marketing emails is hard enough of a task on it's own without having to worry about whether or not those emails are ever actually landing in the inbox of the desired recipient. There are things you can do when writing emails to help keep them out of the dreaded spam folder and get them into the inbox. Some of the red flags are a bit technical, but many of them are content relate...

We all think that cybersecurity breaches won't happen to us. That's stuff that only happens to big corporations and other people. Here's the thing... is it worth the risk to just assume you'll always be safe? I don't think so.   You're running a business as a voice actor, and that means part of your responsibility as a VOpreneur is protecting that business and the data that goes along with it. Doi...

The voice over industry was excited to get their very own awards show when the Voice Arts Awards came on the scene in 2014. Since then, countless voice actors have had a spotlight shone on their excellent work and the industry as a whole has received recognition it deserves. There's more to SOVAS than just the awards though. In this episode, I speak with SOVAS President and CEO Rudy Gaskins to get...

Negotiation... it's a word that causes many voice actors to break out in cold sweats. As if just trying to accurately and fairly quote voice over projects wasn't stressful enough... now we've got to potentially negotiate with clients too?   But negotiation doesn't need to be an anxiety inducing event. In fact, with a little confidence and some good strategy, negotiation can become a breeze for the...

After interviewing CEO's from four of the major online casting sites, it became clear there were a few issues that are universal, regardless of whether it's on Voice123, bodalgo, CastVoices or VOquent. Voice Actors seem to be making some of the same mistakes over and over and over again, and those mistakes are costing them voice over bookings. In this episode, I reflect on five of the themes that...

Voquent is a site you've maybe never heard of it before. At least, not if you're a North American voice actor. The site is based in the UK, and it works much differently from other online casting platforms. There are no membership fees, and no job posting board. But there are opportunities to book great work with great clients. After you finish this interview with Voquent CEO and Co-founder Miles...

As the Casting Site Series continues, this time around I'm interviewing Rolf Veldman, CEO of Voice123. Voice123 was the world's first online marketplace for voice actors and it's by far one of the most popular of all the sites. Using Voice123 is a different experience from other casting sites, however. It's an algorithm driven site, and you need to know how to use the site properly in order to mai...

Welcome to the Casting Site Series. For the second episode in this series I bring in the CEO of the newest online casting site in the market, although it's now been around for a couple years. Liz Atherton of CastVoices answers some tough questions and offers great insight into what's going on with Cast Voices. In this interview you'll learn about a dog named Fish, what's being done to get more job...

Welcome to the Casting Site Series. In this first episode of the series, I'm speaking with Armin Hierstetter, founder of CEO of the German based voice over casting site bodalgo.com. In this interview we learn how bodalgo came to exist (yes, there was beer involved), how bodalgo tries to differentiate itself from other casting sites, we learn more about some of the features bodalgo offers to voice...

Auditioning is part of the job of a voice actor. Want more bookings? You need more auditions. But more than that, you also need to make sure you're always submitting great auditions. Whether it's auditioning on online casting sites, for your agents or for your own prospects and clients, there are strategies you can employ to improve the chances of your auditions converting. Carin Gilfry is a profe...