Question

How long does it take after you've submitted an audition to a client to hear back from them after their deadline has passed?  I'm new to this site, and have mostly been in the classroom and doing private practices.  I'm ready for work, and am saving to make my professional demo.  Like the question says, I'm curious if I will be told I didn't get the job, and how long after their deadline to clients usually pick their talent?  Thanks

Answer 1

Online, as in local auditions, you will rarely be notified that you didn't get a job, only if you booked it (or in the case of more local auditions, get a "callback" and need to submit another round of auditions).  Sometimes clients here will send a nice little form letter, but that's about it.  As for turn-around time - for most jobs on this site, gigs book within a week.  That being said, there are some jobs that have gone a month or longer.  Your best bet, with any audition, is to do it and forget it.  Your concern on a site like this one is to get good at fast turnaround on auditions and submit as many auditions as you can per day.  10 -20 is not unusual.  You want to turn each one around in about 10 minutes.  

You have an "answered" tab, where you can see all of the jobs you've responded to.  You can sort them, like an EXCEL spreadsheet.  I usually go in a couple of times a day and sort first by "Status" and then by "Deadline."  If a job is listed as "Finalizing" or "Working" it means that someone has been contacted and is agreeing to the price or recording the job.  You can delete those.  The "Date" shows the date on which the client has chosen to stop accepting auditions (not the day the project is due).  If a job is listed as "closed" then the client has stopped accepting bids.  If a job goes a week past the "deadline" and you have not received a checkmark, you can safely delete it.  Otherwise, let them ride.  In time you will see which jobs get a listen and which get a thumbs-up (like).  Some likes turn into jobs and some don't, but if you see a pattern in the types of jobs you are "liked" on, you can prioritize those jobs when you audition.  The earlier you audition on a project, the better chance you have of being heard.  I cap it at 50, but some go higher (or lower).  

Good luck!