At this point in your career...

Don Capone · **Voice Talent** Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 89

Repete Clients
My Website

padma Narayanswamy · **Voice Talent** Joined: 27 Aug 2007 Posts: 22

of course the internet it is the main source of help
I am in the nascent stage in VO and it is my long cherished dream
padma
Rolling Eyes

Todd Schick · **Voice Talent** Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 63

Hey Kim....

Too easy to do a list, I'll give you a bit more detail.

I started with a philosophy of Service and Product. Provide a great service and superb product.....and take it from there.

Yesterday....I had a client come back for a narration, who had me do a VO back in 2002. I raised my rates since then.....he still gladly paid for the service and product.

When you start with Service and Product, you can't lose. Clients will come back, agents will adore and speak well of you, those that find you on the web will eschew other methods of finding talent and just go through you.

So, to answer your question....almost all my clients return, I get piles of work from 2 agents (WMA in the states and PN Agency in Canada) weekly gigs from my website.....and almost nothing from paid for sites like this one...because I simply don't have the time to answer the leads....indeed, I'm too busy taking care of my clients.

Hope this answers your question... Smile

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Todd Ethridge · **Voice Talent** Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 214

1- Cold calling (I prefer pimping)

2- Referrals

3-Repeat Business

4-Website

No agent yet. I'm in the process.

Amy Snively · **Voice Talent** Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 1028

Repeat business
Referrals from clients or networking contacts
Agents
Internet a distant fourth place

Connie Terwilliger · **Voice Talent** Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 409

Some of this order will depend on where you live, what you do and how connected your particular agent is - if you have one.

I'm in San Diego - there is not a lot of work here, so my local agent doesn't have many opportunities for me, but when she does, they are good one.

1. Repeat business from existing clients.
2. My personal website (been online with a web presence since 1996)
3. Referrals
4. Networking with associations/professional groups/word of mouth
5. Personal marketing efforts (electronic and telephone primarily)
6. Agents/Links to my demos on other sites (invited)
7. Pay to Play Sites

Frank Frederick · **Voice Talent** Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 65

I am with Connie...

I am in Utah, and well... it's Utah.

My list would be like this:

1. Repeat business from existing clients.
2. Personal marketing efforts
3. Referrals
4. Networking with associations/professional groups/word of mouth

Lee Gordon · **Voice Talent** Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 1549

My list is similar to several of the others mentioned here:

1. Repeat business
2. Referrals
3. A sort of hybrid of referrals & repeat business. Sometimes I'll be working on a project for an existing client and some new person will be involved, leading to new business. For example, I once was hired by a video production house that I regularly do business with to do a series of TV voiceovers for their client. This particlular client had a different studio produce the radio spots and wanted to use the same voice on both the radio & the TV. That became my introduction to the audio producer and he has subsequently used me for many of his own clients.
4. Internet

BTW, I recently had an odd experience with a referral. A couple of weeks ago I got a call from a potential new client who told me that I had been recommended to him by a video production company in my area. The funny thing is, I have never done any work for that company and although I had previously sent them a demo, I wasn't even sure they knew who I am.

JJ Wright · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007, 10:33 (GMT) Post subject:

Well once I get work I'll let you know .... Very Happy

Actually most of my stuff comes from:

- current and past clients - repeat business
- referrals and word of mouth
- internet
- website

Melba Sibrel · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007, 13:59 (GMT) Post subject:

1) Repeat/existing clients -- approx. 50%
2) Studio and producer networking/referrals -- approx. %20
3) Internet/website -- approx. 12%
4) Other referrals -- approx. 10%
5) Agents -- approx. 6%
6) Cold call marketing -- approx. 2%

Todd Ethridge · **Voice Talent** Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 214

So....am I detecting that agents aren't a big factor for work for several people here?

I'm looking into trying to get a national agent, but this is uncharted territory for me.

Feedback please.

Connie Terwilliger · **Voice Talent** Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 409

25 years ago the mix was different. My voiceover work was 50% due to being a live Staff announcer at a TV station that had a sister Radio station and I didn't sound like the rest of the "announcers". I was the only female TV staff announcer in town, plus I had some acting background. The other half was from my agent(s) and all work was done in studios in Southern CA.

Melba Sibrel · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007, 17:16 (GMT) Post subject:

Bettye Zoller · **Voice Talent** Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 163

1. Word of mouth/referrals
2. Selling my own jobs
3. Repeat clients
4. My own personal website www.voicesvoices.com
5. My agents in five U.S. cities
6. My online pay to play sites
7. Networking in my town and when I go to other cities to teach or work etc
8. Throwing lavish parties, giving gifts, showering people with praise, threats, bribes, jibes, wild nights...l (it's a JOKE FOLKS...)
9. Respect for this old broad who is dangerous when provoked...