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I recently heard about voice over acting, and I'm interested. I am new to this area. I have been a lector for our church & a narrator for another church. Many times, I have been told that I have a great radio voice and have the sound of a "Mexican Morgan Freeman" in our community. That's a great compliment. I never heard what I sound like. At the age of 79, this would be a new frontier for me. Thank you for the great info from a previous video.

Always Good information! Thanks Anthony.

Hi Anthony -- I hadn't had a chance to check in on the YT channel for a bit and the picture is even clearer than before. Did you upgrade your camera? (if so, what camera did you have before and what's the new one?) THANKS

Theater of the Mind...

Imposter syndrome and analysis paralysis are THE biggest roadblocks to being successful at anything. In my previous life, I was in the medical field and we heard "fake it till you make it" a whole lot. After a while, you DO learn the ins and outs, but you have to work at it, and you can't let them know that you think you're an idiot, because THEY DON'T THINK THAT!!! They are coming to you.

Your dogs were cracking me up! So cute! Haha

"Fall, but fall forward." somebody said.

I love the message and how serious you were, but I couldn't stop crackin up with the dogs going back and forth in the background. So authentic, so real. You're definitely not a robot. Don't change a thing.

Awesome word Anthony, still out here running these hurdles and obstacles. I can hear ya from the stands keep going you can do it pursue those dreams. Thank you so much brother and see ya in class soon and staying tuned on your channel too.

Hard at work at giving us gold 🎉🙌

I have been a pro musician vocalist over 50 years and recently started seriously training VO. Rejection is part of it all we face some form daily. Believe in yourself don't allow thoughts to conquer your confidence. Most times, there is no rejection just mind junk not real.

I enjoyed this video, but it also gave me some harsh realities. Currently I run my own dog walking business with ever changing hours and unpredictable hours. As well as trying to record and edit for 2 UA-cam channels which can take up to 30 hours or more out of my week, as well as trying to get I to voice over, do the training, and do self care, get exercise in, look after my pets. I've lost count of how many times I've hit burnout. The goal is to eventually stop the dog walking and do voice over and UA-cam full time. That's the goal. But the challenge of working out how to make more time is so difficult. Time management is difficult enough when you already work from 8am-110m most days. I'm desperate to get into voice acting and stop my dog business but trying to run, technically 3 businesses at the same time, is hard.

I work full time during the week and have weekend jobs and kids in activities. I am trying so hard to work this in and get rid of my 7 days a week work week to be with my kids more

Exactly what I was thinking about

Rejection leaves room for improvement 😊

I love this!!! ... "Hobo's Fort" perfectly describes my office right now and that is putting it mildly. But it's only temporary while I get proper sound absorption installed.

Anthony, I’d like to mention this content in my next video. Having just made the decision to get into VO, this is very relatable. My biggest hurtle is knowing who to contact or when to start doing that. I’ve spent many years trying to overcome me imposter syndrome as a photographer but it’s empowering once you finally get over that. Looking forward to that day in VO.

Anthony, I wrote a blog on LinkedIn about the Impostor Syndrome. Its tough. But like you mentioned, its after a number of jobs done successfully and actually realize you do and have done some really great work, you get over that. I am (over it). Auditioning, yes for the sake of getting the job, but also for the experience in auditioning and finding out what auditions work along with which ones got the jobs is important. I mean, you know that, so I'm not telling you anything new. But most people don't realize that. I say that I don't do anything (vo related) unless there are at least two reasons. Such as recording a ton of auditions for getting a job and for the experience of auditioning. Anyhow, I had to share that.

It's a good thing I have little to no shame. 😁

I'm not criticizing you or your business, but could it be that when you search for information about any aspect of recording, microphones, editing, etc, you can find 100 videos by 100 different people who give you 100 different opinions on how you should move forward? I have done over a dozen audiobooks and I'm still stumbling in the dark! No wonder I am doubtful of my abilities! And I can't find a solution without paying hundreds of dollars for someone else's opinions that again, might not be correct.

I just started, and I been working with a voice over artist at my acting school. I showed him my DIY setup I had to do because my apartment set up is horrible for it (AC unit is in my closet 🤦‍♂️). He said my setup was good and liked the fact I made it portable so I can record anywhere. He also gave me great feedback on my commercial demo reel. I been going hard it since last week.

Think about it. Fiverr takes 20%. Then they charge if you want more exposure and the Seller Plus. program. They keep looking for ways to take away your hard earned money. At the end of the day, I would venture to say they are slowly killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

I cancelled Seller Plus like a month ago without even knowing they were raising the rates. I (like you) have simply lost the value that I’m getting from Fiverr in general. I go on vacation every year, and when I get back it’s always a crawl to my prior impressions and clicks. Not cool! I’m Getting more scammers reaching out, my “success score” is bull crap. Over 1000 jobs with a 5.0 star rating across the board and some of my gigs show 4. 🥺. I’ve made over $30,000 on Fiverr which is now triple what they even require for Top Rated, and I’m still level 2 as a result. Briefs are a thing of the past. So yeah I’m not drinking their kool-aid anymore. If I pay $40-$50 a month to them and all my stats are down then I'M a fool. To me, the best perk was being able to see how much a buyer typically has paid for services. My last gripe is even the tools they SELL to you like promotions and coupons bring your gig rates down when used. Sure you may get a job you wouldn't have otherwise, but why cant FIVERR take on the loss?! meaning if I have a 10% coupon or promotion, then Fiverr should cover the loss of 10%. They take 20%, i have to pay to promote gigs, then Seller plus….just joined voices.com which im sure has its own challenges but Im gonna try!

You answered my question about June and July. Thanks!

Your video is on point, there's a lot of good advices. I'm struggling myself with time (and energy). I'm working full time in a call center to pay the bills and a lot of the time, my brain is fried in the evening and I don't feel like working on my business. So I don't. But recently, I thought that I should find a way to make it work while I'm at work. So I've built my website, set up a googly my business page for people in my local town to find. I'm really starting to try to mad myself known to the people. I've been trying hard on Fiverr and other platforms for 3 years but there's no way I'm going to live of voice acting as a French guy on these platforms cause most of the clients just don't have the budget. So I need to find the clients who got the budget to afford a proper voice actor.

I love your content. I'm new to VO work, but I have done some commercials already for local businesses when I used to live in Idaho. I was also the narrator for a paranormal group I was in as well. I am also a streamer on Twitch. I have a natural deep voice and when doing a demo what should I go with?

I’ve been debating canceling my seller plus as well. My impressions tanked following my success coach’s advice. Still slowly scraping back

Oof. Agreed! Big time. I’m spending so much on it 😭 I might be joining you…

Fiverr is totally useless for someone who's new and trying to get into the industry; always competing against seasoned professionals, you never get chosen.

I've signed up for the newsletter, but I'm wondering - is there a way that I can see previous ones?

My mouth's agape!!! This is big, this is great!!!!

This was cool

I've been, effectively, "quiet fired" from 5r. Going on 8 months now. Not going to spend a dime on SP.

Thanks

We were grandfathered in, that's what made me mad about the price change. I was one of the original 200 folks invited and I distinctly remember that the price would stay low. I haven't cancelled mine yet, but I've definitely been debating it. Been on there since 2013.

YOUR POSTS ARE SO HELPFUL. I've been told by a couple people (in the last week) to absolutely refuse coaches who recommend Fiverr. I am disagreeing with those people with the amount of insight I've received. I am going to take ypur Fiverr course and Audition course. These people told me to reach out to local marketing agencies and casting directors instead. I would do this while working with a coach because I am so new and have booked no work yet. But that seems so arduous and daunting at first maybe it is or isn't. What do you think about going the freelance Fiverr route in the early stages vs working with a coach (like you who I will approach soon!) And working with your local markets?

I implemented AI on their website before they did…they deactivated my account, and set up a meeting with me online. Never heard from them again but now they have a full AI Space….interesting

Thanks so much for the advice! New to the game here but pumped and ready!

Ok I'll going to watch this a couple times to completely get it. Now, I am a solopreneur, and for now I am doing it all but the way I stay on top of my productivity is to be divide up my tasks according to days . I usually spend weekends with family and quiet times filling up the planner with tasks to do.

The title is funny, I can't get work at all....lol

I am so nervous to start learning editing. I am not tech savvy and I feel like I will be learning cryptologic linguistics. I saw your course on your website! If I choose the Reaper DAW course, is it fairly updated to the most relevant edition of the software? Thanks!

I'm about eight minutes into your video and I am sitting here just...stunned. The story you've told so far is so similar to how things have shaken out for me that it's scary. Having lost my job after a career, deciding to say 'I can do this' one day, and buying a cheapy mic. I've spent a couple of months now watching youtube videos and learning where you just jumped into it, but everything else - I mean, are you sure you aren't me? Thanks for your videos as always, you are putting in so much work to help budding voice artists and I just wanted to say I appreciate you!

Thank you! Appreciate your energy and kind perspective for beginners and all the great advice! I can’t wait to do my demos, next week:))

Great video Anthony and message still inspires me to fight for my VO dream

Thanks for the excellent advice, Anthony! You're vids are always a help as I get going on "the dream" of being a full time voice over artist.

Thank you, Anthony! Your recent videos have been so timely for me. Appreciate all you do!

Great idea! Gonna do it :)

Awesome video! Your suggestions for making the most of Fiverr's potential are really insightful. Do you have training on utilizing Fiverr's promoted option correctly? With your knowledgeable advice, I would love to go further into this subject.

Thank you Anthony! Just ran across your video after wondering what steps I should take to start my voice over career. Didn't know which platform to start with until now. So glad to know I picked the one you recommend for beginners. I'll certainly be purchasing your course next week, as this will be my blue print to guide me on my journey, because I have no idea what steps to take. I'm a brand NEWBIE!!! Thank you again😊.