VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Rick Riley · Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:51 pm Post subject: I Think We Need This!

Ok, here's an idea. After doing my umpteenth VO for some awards event in some exotic place, it occurred to me that we have nothing of that nature in VO. A friend of mine sells the Medifast diet. He's always going to Maui, Cabo San Lucas, or somewhere cool as some incentive trip. Where do I go? Into my recording booth where I talk to people in New York, LA, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, who have BEEN to, or are GOING to, Hawaii, Jamaica, yada, yada and yada.

So how about if we start a pyramid scheme, like Amway. I could be the President and someone here could sign up under me and someone under them and so on. Then we branch out. To everyone who has said, 'I've been told I have a good voice, I'd like to get into voiceover', you give them something like a pin or a button with big lips on it. Now they're in. Then we start selling them products. Like the Voiceover for Dummies books, only we just change it a little and call it 'Morons With Good Voices'. Then there's throat spray, corks for enunciation, scripts with words like McDonalds and Lexus. See where I'm going with this? Then we all meet in Fiji or New Zealand or Switzerland or somewhere for a big 'Incentive Awards Extravaganza' and come up with new ways to bilk VO newbies.

It's just the germ of an idea, but an agent this morning in negotiating a fee for me, said, "Just playing one time at a conference in Hawaii. I asked if they'd throw in a round trip ticket to Hawaii...just for funsies. Haven't heard back Smile

" I even offered to do it live, and you know, honestly, I don't think it will happen. So I'm taking the ball and running with it. Anyone with me on this?

Your ideas on how to get this rolling, products, incentive / award meeting places, etc., all welcome!

Thanks!
Rick Riley
President / CEO of 'ItsAllForMe.com'
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ballenberg · Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:46 pm Post subject:

Now you're thinking, Rick! I believe there are a few companies who beat us to the punch and we all know who they are...but I can't say 'em here.

todd ellis · Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:10 pm Post subject:

i'm in!
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Rick Riley · Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:19 pm Post subject:

Todd shoots.... and SCORES!!!
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heyguido · Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:51 pm Post subject:

I'll take the booth franchise.

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Bruce · Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:48 am Post subject:

Gee, this selling lots of VO training and products idea sounds awfully familiar... like some web seminar event that's been going on for the past month or so? I don't know much more about it because I keep chucking their almost daily emails.

I'm afraid the only way to really make the moolah is to go out and earn it, ala this Smith Barney commercial featuring John Houseman... what a classic pitch:

http://youtu.be/yAMRXqQXemU

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Rick Riley · Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:10 am Post subject:

Bruce · Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:23 am Post subject:

Yeah, I didn't imply they actually earned it. Hey, you can say anything you want in an ad until they prove you wrong.

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MooreVoices · Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:43 am Post subject:

Hey, you have described a rather successful business model that I am acutely aware of being used in the marketplace, right now!

And for just free.99, you an upload a pic, bio, and demo!

...but wait...sign up in the next 30 minutes and we will give you a free username and password to our forum, a free.99 value!

I get it, I get it, and I like it, so where do I sign up? cool

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DougVox · Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 7:08 am Post subject:

LOVE it, Rick! But who're we gonna get to announce the awards at this event? (Or do we hold a contest and charge the winner for the privilege?)

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Rick, any chance the "paramedic" line in your auto-sig was inspired by one Ms. S. Fitz? cool

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Rick Riley · Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 7:31 am Post subject:

DougVox · Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:30 am Post subject:

My work here is done.

Wink

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