VO Pro: The Business of Voice Over and Voice Acting
Voiceover Business Strategies That Work
The VO Pro Podcast is the go-to show for voice actors who want to grow their voiceover business without relying on casting sites or waiting for agents to hand them work. Hosted by voice actor and business coach Paul Schmidt, this podcast delivers no-fluff, tactical advice on how to market your voiceover services, attract high-quality clients, and build a profitable VO business in a world of AI-generated voices and shifting industry standards.
You’ll learn practical voiceover marketing tips, how to master direct marketing for voice actors, build a solid client base, and use tools like email outreach, SEO, and strategic positioning to stand out. We cover how to price your work, optimize your VO website, and navigate topics like AI and voiceover with clarity and confidence.
Each week, we bring you insights and strategies from Paul, and interviews with working voice actors, coaches, casting directors, and experts who understand the business of voiceover from the inside out.
If you're a freelance voice actor looking to take control of your career and actually get booked, this is the podcast for you.
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VO Pro: The Business of Voice Over and Voice Acting
How to Get Started in Voice Over for Beginners: Complete Guide
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One of the problems with voice over advice on YouTube and in general is that it often comes from successful people.
Stay with me.
Among the things it takes to be successful is time. So, the people that are successful today started years and often decades ago.
And the problem with that is voice over is a very different business than it was 30, 20, 10, even 5 years ago. And so many of the strategies and paths and techniques that made successful voice actors even in the 20-teens don’t apply today, here, now, in the mid 2020’s and beyond.
If you’re just getting into the business today, that’s a problem.
So today I’m going to tell you exactly what I would do if I were a new voice actor. I’ll give you the timeline and how I would spend my time, money, energy, attention.
I’ll tell you what tools I would use, gear I would buy, and just as importantly, mistakes I would not make that rookies today make often.
Recommended Beginner VO Facebook Groups:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vofreedom
https://www.facebook.com/groups/756101365897795
https://www.facebook.com/groups/533192523873076
https://www.facebook.com/groups/globalvoiceovertalent
https://www.facebook.com/groups/themicrophoneinsider
Training Guide for Beginners: https://youtu.be/dKocFpjubt0?si=m2nVo5Jzcnn1XEi5
Download Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/
Audacity Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=audacity+tutorials+for+beginners+
Mike Russell Audacity Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlzOb4OLj94
Blue Yeti Mic on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4aYnPQo
Why NOT to DIY Your Demo: https://youtu.be/uVsjXQYseHM?si=Xub3tnrEFS2MVOJ-
VO Booth Besties: https://www.youtube.com/@VOBoothBesties
and https://www.boothbesties.com/podcast-library
Synco D2 Microphone: https://amzn.to/45kuX8s
Steinberg UR22 Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/4b2JqXP
The VO Freedom Master Plan: https://vofreedommasterplan.com
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