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5 Quick Tips for Following Your Dreams

12 December 2011

Every script I’ve voiced, from the shortest audition to the longest audiobook… Every call I’ve made… Every email I’ve sent… Every postcard I’ve mailed… Every marketing campaign I’ve devised… Every web site I’ve launched… Every blog post I’ve written… Every social media update I’ve made… Every voiceover class or conference in which I’ve participated… Every […]Read More
Has the competition got you down?

15 October 2011

To compare is to despair. I saw this quote in Bonnie Gillespie’s recent column about competition and was thinking about it this morning after I found myself feeling that I could do so oh so much more to further my voiceover career. Some voiceover colleagues seem to be on every social media site and practically […]Read More
Karen’s 5 Tips to Combat Clutter Before it Kills Your Career

27 September 2011

Do you ever watch the TV show Hoarders? It’s about people who have let their houses become completely overrun with STUFF. The hoarding is usually caused by some sort of traumatic loss, like a death of a loved one, a painful divorce, or children leaving the nest. For 6 weeks during August and September, Drew […]Read More
3 pieces of email marketing research

19 July 2011

When I wrote the article 5 pieces of e-mail marketing advice, I was referring to those times when you send a personal message rather than a general newsletter to your voiceover clients and prospects. As you might expect, an e-mail newsletter has its own considerations. Since newsletters can be a great way to unobtrusively remind […]Read More
Launch of “Success Leaves Tracks” Newsletter

5 July 2011

For years, I have wanted to produce a newsletter as a gentle way to keep in touch with clients and prospects. When I started writing this blog 5 years ago, I thought it might take the place of a newsletter. However, I see now that my voiceover business can benefit from both tools. This blog focuses […]Read More
Simple math about audiobook rates

13 June 2011

Last updated 2/7/21   My email inbox continues to provide fodder for blog articles. Last week, someone sent me this question: I’ve been asked to record a 200 page audiobook. I’m not in a union or guild. I do have some voiceover experience. What do you recommend I charge? Original Answer While the question you […]Read More
Creating promo videos with public domain components part 2

6 June 2011

Yesterday, I posted part 1 of this topic, in which up-and-coming voiceover talent Linda Velwest asked about the legalities of using images that she found on-line within the audiobook trailer she wanted to create. Even though she is only using her trailer for promotional purposes, she might not be able to use images and music […]Read More
Creating promo videos with public domain components part 1

5 June 2011

Recently, I had a wonderful e-mail exchange with up-and-coming voice artist Linda Velwest about creating a promotional video. Linda kindly gave me permission to repost her messages here on the blog so that others can benefit from this discussion.   Hi Karen, I’ve been following your blog and I’ve been voluteering at librivox. My name […]Read More
Reasons to Create Your Own Stuff — Part 2

25 May 2011

Earlier this year, I wrote a popular article titled Reasons to Create Your Own Stuff. In it, I described the audiobook that I narrated for LibriVox and included a link to the book trailer I created to promote the audiobook. I also listed some of the marketing plans I had for the audiobook and trailer […]Read More
10 ways to get work in audiobook narration

12 May 2011

Like many of you, I love audiobooks and want to make it my major niche in voiceover. A couple of colleagues recently sent me emails asking advice about obtaining more work in audiobooks. As you might imagine, I wrote a rather lengthy reply from which I will add a condensed version later in this post. […]Read More
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