Getting Started Guide
New to Voices.com? Learn about the industry, how to make a demo and how to start a career in the field of voice-overs.
Reasons To Spread The Word
Promoting your demo is the fulfillment of your overall mission as a voice talent. If you don't promote your voice, at least initially, who else will do it for you? Remember that you invested time, energy, and love into your craft and that it should be shared with your intended audience. How better to start gaining clientele than to actively promote your voice?
The Internet is Truly A Global Audience
According to recent surveys by Middleberg/Ross and the Pew Internet Project:
• 68 million Americans go online daily
• 30% use a search engine to find information
• 27% go online to get news
• 98% of journalists go online daily
• 92% do it for article research
• 76% to find new sources and experts
• 73% to find press releases
Online Marketing
Online marketing consists of two main elements. Search engine marketing and email marketing. An effective online marketing campaign will deliver equal attention to both areas, as they are inter- related and support one another. Creating a strategy that consistently represents who you are and what you have to offer will build trust, and generate a degree of brand recognition. Let's explore the world of search engine marketing.
Search Engine Optimization
"169,400,000 people in the US access the internet. 92% of these people query search engines" - Nielsen Netratings2 Being found in the major search engines is vital to anyone who conducts business on the Internet. There are only three steps you need to take if you want to quickly increase your site's visibility in the search engines. The three steps are: positioning, optimization, and link building. In this short tutorial, you'll learn how to make both your personal website or your Voices.com website more visible in the search engines.
The Major Search Engines - Google, Yahoo and MSN
When clients have needs, they search for specific phrases or keywords on a search engine and only have a few seconds to scan each of the web page descriptions that the search engines display. Be sure that you show up for the search terms that best reflect your voice over services.
Social Networking
These days it's not just about who you know, it's about how many people you "know" that matters.Are you part of the global online network yet?
In a literal sense, being a friend usually entails knowing someone and engaging in activities or community on a regular basis, whether through an organization or personal relationships formed over years of being acquainted. Usually there are common interests, bonds and even shared relatives or mutual friends.
In recent times, acquiring virtual friendships has entered into our society within the open doors of the Internet by means of social networking sites, sites whose users beg the question, "will you be my friend?"
How many millions of people have experienced the phenomenon of MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other websites created solely for the purpose of facilitating relationships between people with similar interests and business goals?
How Do You Network Socially?
1. Go to any social networking site
2. Sign-up for a free account
3. Create your profile
4. Start adding "friends" with similar interests
5. Approve people who add you as their "friend"
6. Start communicating!
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Go For It
Now you have tools and knowledge - put them to use!
Ready to take the next step? Start your experience today by joining Voices.com, the #1 voice over marketplace. Enjoy access to business and voice over resources, friendly customer care representatives, and create your very own voice talent website for free to showcase your voice and highlight your abilities.
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