How This 1 Stealthy Word Change Slapped On 263% More Clicks

  The only difference between two of my recent voice over blog posts was 1 word, and it resulted in 263% more clicks for one over the other. I want you to know that I’m not very happy about this because I hate playing favorites with my voice over blogs. They’re like children to me, and I like them all equally! … Read More

3 WordPress Plugins That Make Your Blog Super Shareable

wordpress plugins for social media sharing

When you write a blog, one of your main goals is (or should be) to get people to read it. That’s how it is with my voice over blog. But how do you get people to read it? One super effective way is to get people to share it on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and everywhere else. Why do you want other … Read More

Study Question: What Is Voice Over?

When I am at parties, networking events, on vacation, picking up my dog’s poop… I will oftentimes run into someone and start having a little small talk. Inevitably, the conversation turns to what we do for a living. I say: “I do voice overs.” 99% of the time, as many voice over actors reading this know, they ask:   “What … Read More

Official Poll Results: What Is Our VO Job Title?

One of the hot button topics in the VO community is this:   What do we call ourselves? or What is our job title?   Recently, I posed this question in a Facebook VO group called Voice-Over Friends:           I posed it from the non-audiobook narrator/live announcer side of the VO perspective. Those job titles are … Read More

5 Predictions: How Facebook Hashtags Could Be HUGE For Voice Over

There has been some potentially BIG NEWS for the voice over world, especially voice over talent (in my hopeful opinion). Facebook just announced that it is rolling out the use of searchable hashtags much like Twitter has been using for years.   What’s a hashtag?   For those of you not using Twitter (I sure hope you are and you … Read More

How To Motivate Your “Salesperson” Identity

A company is only as good as the people it keeps.    The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.   These are the motivating words and beliefs of late entrepreneur and cosmetics sales mogul Mary Kay Ash. She is considered by many as the most successful female entrepreneur and one of the most successful entrepreneurs, male … Read More

Intervention: You Need Voice Over “Rejection Therapy”

  “Unfortunately, we selected another voice over talent for this project.”   “No, please do not call us back about upcoming voice over opportunities.”   “We already have a voice over talent on our talent agency roster with your sound.”   Ouch. Rejection hurts. Literally.   According to research from the University of Michigan, the same regions of the brain … Read More

“F” Your Voice Over Website Design

  “F” your voice over website design! Yea, I mean it. “F” your voice over website design! Are you a female voice over talent? “F” your voice over website design! Are you a young male voice over talent like me? “F” your (my) voice over website design, too! But wait… I need to clarify something. This is a good thing. … Read More

Inside the Mind of Voice Talent Rodney Saulsberry

  I have learned a lot about how you can use psychology to be successful in this competitive voice over industry. I hope you have learned something, too. Unfortunately, I do not and will not know everything on my own. You must turn to other professionals and those who have had tremendous success for years (and even decades). So, I … Read More