VO Pro: The Business of Voiceover and Voice Acting

By Paul Schmidt

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Join me as we discuss the hot topics in the voice over industry with voiceover insiders, voice actors, casting directors, agents, movers, shakers. and news makers. I get to the heart of the issues with my own no-BS takes and talk to the people who are shaping and shifting our industry. Plus, the VO strategies, tips, and best practices for growing your voiceover career you’ve come to expect. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Audible, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, SoundCloud, Deezer, Podcast Addict, Castbox, and RSS, and wherever you get your podcasts. You’ll also find helpful information including my free Move Touch Inspire newsletter for voice actors at VOPro.pro.com/newsletter SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/vopro-pro?sub_confirmation=1 The Move Touch Inspire Newsletter for Voice Actors: https://vopro.pro/newsletter The Pro Blog: https://vopro.pro/blog The VO Freedom Master Plan: https://vofreedommasterplan.com Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vofreedom Say Hi on Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vopro.pro LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulschmidtvo/ My voiceover website: https://paulschmidtvoice.com

Episode Date
The 7 BEST Tools for Voice Actors to FIND CLIENTS in 2025
Dec 19, 2024
Casting Director Libby Clearfield of Voiceover Activate
Dec 05, 2024
SEO for Voice Over: 7 Strategies to Improve Your RANK
Nov 21, 2024
Going Full-Time in Voice Over? 10 CRUCIAL Mindset Shifts!
Nov 14, 2024
The Beginner’s Guide to Voice Over Conferences with Survival Guide
Nov 07, 2024
Making Wavs with Bobbi Maxwell and Kevin Kilpatrick
Oct 31, 2024
Tracy Lindley, Queen of LinkedIn, on VO, Marketing, and Kids
Oct 17, 2024
How In-Perpetuity Contracts Can Limit Earnings in Voice Over
Sep 05, 2024
The VO Strategist Tom Dheere: "Voice Over Is Contracting!"
Aug 29, 2024
The REAL PROBLEM with Voice Over - NOT What You Think!
Aug 22, 2024
The 14 BEST Voice Over PODCASTS in the Industry
Aug 16, 2024
Erikka J: From P2Ps and Local Studios to VO of the YEAR
Aug 08, 2024
7 Habits of Highly Successful Voice Actors + 2 Bonus Tools
Aug 01, 2024
The VO Toolkit: 11 ESSENTIAL Apps for Your Voice Over Business
Jul 25, 2024
Top Animation Coach Everett Oliver: "Animation Down 75%!"
Jul 11, 2024
What To Do When It’s SLOW in Voice Over (YES, IT WORKS!)
Jun 20, 2024
How to Get Started in Voice Over for Beginners: Complete Guide
Jun 13, 2024
My Most HONEST, BLUNT ADVICE for Voice Actors (& Grown Ups)
Jun 06, 2024
The 7 DEADLY Sins of Voice Over – NEVER DO THESE!
May 30, 2024
The 2 BIGGEST Voice Over Marketing FEARS & Why They're BULL
May 23, 2024
THE 4 HOT Voice Over Genres in 2024 and the 3 that ARE NOT
May 16, 2024
Is Voices LISTENING, AI Legislation, and More w/Carin Gilfry
May 13, 2024
TOP 6 Ways to Get GREAT Clients/Partners and RECURRING WORK
May 10, 2024
Mr. Versatile Thom Pinto - In-Show | Documentary | Commercial | Promo
May 06, 2024
9 Networking No-Fail Nuggets for Non-Assertive Narrators
May 02, 2024
Mark Rider VO: Movie Trailers, Promos, Commercials, and WORK
Apr 30, 2024
Terry Daniel: "That Sh*t Sticks With You For Life"
Apr 23, 2024
The UNFIXABLE MISTAKE You CANNOT Make in Voice Over
Apr 18, 2024
9 Engagement KILLERS to GET OFF Your Website NOW
Apr 11, 2024
Accountability Is NOT What You Think: Coach Amanda McKinney
Apr 10, 2024
8 CRUCIAL Questions BEFORE You Go Full Time in Voice Over
Apr 04, 2024
Emma O'Neill: Homeless Student, Yoga Guru, Top Voice Actor
Apr 01, 2024
The Beginner’s SIMPLE Guide to Voice Over Training
Mar 28, 2024
4 Ways to Look Like a BEGINNER Voice Actor – DON’T DO THIS!
Mar 21, 2024
From $5 a Holler to KILLING IT with AUTHENTICITY: Troy Holden
Mar 18, 2024
Voices CEO UNANNOUNCED Pop-in at VO Atlanta: FIREWORKS ENSUE
Mar 14, 2024
How to Set PROPER PRO Rates by KNOWING Your Worth
Mar 07, 2024
What Voice Actors Can Learn from Photographers: Freelancer Series
Mar 04, 2024
Lisa Biggs: The Unravelling of a Voice Over Reputation
Feb 29, 2024
Dervla Trainor: P2P Auditioning a HUSTLE. Marketing EASIER!
Feb 26, 2024
5 BIG CHANGES to LinkedIn in 2024: What VOs NEED to Know
Feb 22, 2024
TikTok VO Maven Mandy Fisher: Social Media Made Me ANGRY
Feb 19, 2024
How To Get a Voice Over AGENT: 3 BIG Questions, 3 Big Answers
Feb 15, 2024
Toby Ricketts: "It's NEVER Been Harder” To Be a Voice Actor!
Feb 13, 2024
7 Voice Over Audition Red Flags – RUN, DON’T WALK AWAY
Feb 08, 2024
3 HARD FACTS for Freelancers & Voice Actors - Straight Truth
Feb 01, 2024
J Michael Collins: "P2Ps Are in DECLINE" - Full Interview
Jan 29, 2024
Voice Over CONFERENCES 2024 – Downloadable Calendar
Jan 26, 2024
Jim Cooper: Cancer, Caregiving, and Voice Over
Jan 22, 2024
Jen Greenfield Takes Her Moonshot. Routinely.
Jan 15, 2024
8 Strategies To Vet Reputable Coaching & Demo Production
Jan 11, 2024
Linda Bruno: "You Have To Be HUNGRY"
Jan 08, 2024
Wanna GROW Your Voice Over Business? CUT the CRAP!
Jan 04, 2024
Jamie Muffett: "I had impotent rage."
Jan 02, 2024
Tina Morasco Has Sat in ALL the Chairs
Dec 18, 2023
Voice Actors’ Top 5 Biggest Social Media Mistakes
Dec 14, 2023
Craig Williams Has Been in WAY Too Many Helicopters
Dec 11, 2023
Your 6-Point Plan to ROCK VOICE OVER and LIFE in 2024
Dec 07, 2023
The 6 BIG Reasons YOU'LL QUIT VO
Nov 30, 2023
GRATEFUL for AI?!? SURELY YOU MUST BE JOKING!
Nov 16, 2023
An Open Letter to Voices' New CEO: 7 Ways to Make Up with VOs
Nov 09, 2023
The Rise and FALL of VOICES.com & VOICE123
Nov 02, 2023
A Voice Over MASS EXODUS? Will 80% of Voice Actors Be OUT?
Oct 26, 2023
The 5 Biggest LIES in Voice Over & the REAL TRUTHS Behind Them
Oct 19, 2023
Should I Get into Voice Over? 9 CRUCIAL Questions
Oct 13, 2023
David Ciccarelli OUT! And Why That’s BAD for Voice Actors
Oct 05, 2023
Is Voice Over Work DRYING UP?!? The 6 BIG CAUSES
Sep 28, 2023
Is PANIC Setting In at Voices.com? 2 Signs
Sep 21, 2023
This Rate "Guide" Is RIDICULOUS! DO NOT USE IT!
Sep 14, 2023
The 7 REAL Reasons You’re Not Booking VO Jobs
Sep 07, 2023
Top 7 Myths About Becoming a Pro Voice Actor
Aug 31, 2023
Voquent CEO Miles Chicoine: AI's 3 Big Threats to the VO Biz
Aug 24, 2023
SAG-AFTRA & WGA Strikes: Fighting for HUMANITY in Art
Aug 17, 2023
5 MUST-HAVE Features of Your Voice Over Website
Aug 11, 2023
VO Freedom Master Plan - "I LOVE THIS PROGRAM!"
Aug 06, 2023
9 VO Lessons I Learned in the Gym - NO JOKE!
Aug 03, 2023
SAG-AFTRA Strike: The Most Important Moment in Acting History
Jul 20, 2023
Feeling Overwhelmed: Relieve Stress & Simplify Your VO Life
Jul 13, 2023
Are You Serving SPAM?!?!? Demystifying Email Deliverability
Jun 29, 2023
The ONE Thing that Changes EVERYTHING in VO and LIFE
Jun 22, 2023
Contracts: To Use, or Not To Use... THAT Is the Question...?
Jun 08, 2023
Overcome Common Objections and BOOK the Gig
May 25, 2023
Voices.com Finally CAVES - NAVA Announces fAIr Voices
May 18, 2023
Surviving in VO – Growing Relationships & Income Streams
May 11, 2023
Voice123's Rolf REACTS: Voices.ai & the FUTURE of VO
May 08, 2023
Voices.ai Is Here - IS the AI Voices Sky Falling?
Apr 27, 2023
Will ChatGPT TAKE OVER Voice Acting?!?!?
Apr 20, 2023
GVAA Rate Guide: CRAZY Origin, Present & EXCITING Future Plans
Apr 14, 2023
You DESERVE Better Voice Over Rates: Worthiness
Apr 06, 2023
Get Paid ON TIME: Freelance Billing Practices that WORK
Mar 30, 2023
Voice Over Career Suicide – AI, TTS, VO Contracts, & More
Mar 16, 2023
DIY Voice Over Demos – DON’T DO IT!!!
Mar 09, 2023
"AI STOLE My Voice!!!" - Voice Actor Remie Michelle Clarke
Mar 02, 2023
VO Atlanta 2023: NEW THIS YEAR with J Michael Collins
Feb 23, 2023
WOW! Voices.com NEW Rate Guide vs. GVAA
Feb 16, 2023
Top 7 Beginner Voice Over Marketing MISTAKES to Avoid
Feb 09, 2023
SHOCKING REAL CALL with an EXPLOITATIVE Voice Over Producer
Feb 02, 2023
7 Truths U MUST Know B4 You Get Started in Voice Acting
Jan 26, 2023
How To Drive AMAZING Voice Over Client Experiences
Jan 19, 2023
A Dialogue with Voice123: Can We CHANGE the P2Ps?
Jan 12, 2023
Voice Over Conferences 2023 CALENDAR: VO Atlanta and More!
Jan 05, 2023
Voices.com CHANGES – For The Better or Worse?
Dec 22, 2022
I OFFENDED Voices.com. And Here’s WHY…
Dec 15, 2022
My (No Gear) Voice Over Christmas WISH List
Dec 08, 2022
How To Survive Losing a BIG Client: Voiceover Crisis Management
Dec 01, 2022
How Voice Over Saved My Mental Health
Nov 24, 2022
Get Started in Voiceover Work: Choosing Your FIRST Coach
Nov 17, 2022
NEW Voices Affiliate Program: BRAZEN. RIDICULOUS. SHAMELESS.
Nov 10, 2022
Using Online Casting Sites SMARTLY: 3 Scenarios
Nov 03, 2022
Conference Sneak Peek: MAVO 2022 - Mid-Atlantic Voice Over
Nov 03, 2022
Absolutely CRUSH 2023: Your 3-Step Voice Over Business Plan
Oct 27, 2022
Voice Over Jobs Websites – 5 RED FLAGS!
Oct 20, 2022
KILL Your Fear of Rejection and Failure - 8 PROVEN Methods
Oct 13, 2022
A Voice Over Marketing Plan Is CRITICAL to Your Voiceover Business
Oct 06, 2022
How To Go Full Time in Voice Over – 7 Steps
Sep 22, 2022
The WORST Thing You Can Do on Fiverr and Voices.com
Sep 15, 2022
5 Career Killers (& 5 Best Practices) EVERY Voice Actor Should Know
Sep 08, 2022
WHY Negotiate Voice Over Rates? The Answer Will STUN You
Sep 01, 2022
3 HARD TRUTHS About Voice Over Agents
Aug 25, 2022
$35,000 of Voice Over in 1 WEEK!!! How I Did It
Aug 18, 2022
How To Avoid BAD Voice Over Rates: Aggressive Listings & More
Aug 11, 2022
Is Voice Over Rigged? What the VO Business SHOULD Be
Aug 04, 2022
How NOT To Use Linkedin To Find Voice Over Work
Jul 28, 2022
The 3 Biggest Voice Over Website Design ERRORS
Jul 21, 2022
Top 3 WORST Sites For Voice Over Work
Jul 14, 2022
Top 3 Ways to FAIL in Voice Over
Jul 07, 2022
Do I NEED a Logo for My Voice Over Business?
Jun 30, 2022
The Number 1 Threat KILLING Your Voice Over Business
Jun 23, 2022
How to Handle LOW Voice Over Budgets: 2 REAL EXAMPLES!
Jun 16, 2022
New Voice Over Marketing Channel
Jun 09, 2022