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How many of us are out there?
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Lee Gordon
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

To answer the original question, how many of us are "out there?"
Most of us. cool
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Bruce
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

As in, "How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Nowhere At All?"?



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Steve Knight
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Joined: 26 Mar 2011
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

To be in the top 1% of earners in the world of voiceoverists, $25,000 per year in fee income will get you there?.

What about the voiceoverists with the big-time talent agencies?,..they've gotta be earning more than $25K...
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Philip Banks
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They're in the 1% of the 1%
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ricevoice
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Waaaaayyyyy too much math going on here.
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Bish
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 3:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Steve Knight wrote:
What about the voiceoverists with the big-time talent agencies?
Being on the roster of a "big-time talent agency" does not guarantee big-time income. It does, however, allow you to pretend you've got a big-time income Wink
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Steve Knight
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was told they won't even look at you unless you're billing $50K a year..
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Jason Huggins
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How would they know what you billed?
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chrisvoco
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 11:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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How would they know what you billed?


Well, they could just send spies to join this forum...

I am, of course, just kidding. I really felt like there was a good one-liner to go with the $50k comment about my dating experience before I got married, but decided against that.
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Lee Gordon
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jason Huggins wrote:
How would they know what you billed?


You lie to them. Gasp
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Philip Banks
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

In LA that's called "negotiating".

Thanks to an internet we all have IASBI (Income And Success By Implication) yet there are countless blogs, posts and comments to be found in which proponents of IASBI who tell you how to succeed, who guide you to greater riches also refuse to define their success and "riches".

"Well here in (name country) it's considered rude to ask how much someone makes, it's none of their business." Very true if it is a random, nosey question but in context of our business if they raised the subject then they must be prepared to be challenged, politely, on the facts.

My bud Rich is a TRE Captain (Type rating examiner). His piece of paper says that he got to fly an Airbus by doing certain things. Got to teach other people to fly an Airbus by doing another bunch of stuff and then got to test people and say that they were ok to fly an Airbus too!

Awww he was just bragging! I'm gonna call him out the pompous, arrogant, big headed , ***hole.

I'm Philip, a voiceoverist and I'm qualified to fly an Airbus coz I did what Rich told me to do. That's the last time I ever call someone out!

A VO person who does the IASBI thing is not at fault. The Rabbit in their head working the controls needs to understand that what he makes them say and do has consequences.
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Eddie Eagle
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ricevoice wrote:
Waaaaayyyyy too much math going on here.

Yeah, that.
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Lee Gordon
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 10:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Philip Banks wrote:
In LA that's called "negotiating".


Negotiating
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