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Lee Gordon A Zillion
Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 6855 Location: West Hartford, CT
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:19 am Post subject: |
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Stephanie posted on another board that they had the "Remember Me" problem fixed but it still ain't working for me.
Another thing that's new but not necessarily improved is you used to be able to name your saved reply templates but now they just show up in a drop-down menu differentiated by the first line of text. Unfortunately for me, I always begin my replies with "Thank you for the opportunity to audition ..." so every saved template in my list looks like every other one. _________________ Lee Gordon, O.A.V.
Voice President of the United States
www.leegordonproductions.com
Twitter: @LeeGordonVoice
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bobsouer Frequent Flyer
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 9883 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:55 am Post subject: |
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Lee,
Sorry about this, but ...
/obligatory comment on
There's another board?
/obligatory comment off _________________ Be well,
Bob Souer (just think of lemons)
The second nicest guy in voiceover.
+1-724-613-2749
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tackerman The Gates of Troy
Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 1741 Location: in the ether
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:08 am Post subject: |
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Gotta agree that the new site is very cumbersome. I have to log in every time, the site won't remember my login info. You've got to click into every lead to delete it instead of toggling/deleting a bunch from the main list. The "Overview" and "Job Posting" tabs really should be merged into one tab with all the info. Lots of unnecessary clicking.
I've picked up a few great on-going clients through Voices over the last few years and I prefer it over the mess that is V123 big time... but this "upgrade" is more of a detriment, IMHO. It would've made more sense to just speed up the old site and keep using the old, proven interface. |
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louzucaro The Gates of Troy
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 1915 Location: Chicago area
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:02 am Post subject: |
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Well the old interface wasn't great, either...lots of unnecessary clicking there, too.
Some of these things are SO trivial to fix...the login thing not working is like, literally, changing three or four lines of code in their login scripts so there's zero reason that it would still be not working after a couple years.
I've also talked both to Stephanie and David personally about them setting up SPF so that their e-mails don't get flagged as spam. This is another 30-second fix and still not done. I even gave them the exact text they could use for it initially. They both seemed to be "concerned" that it wasn't in place, but it's just crazy that it's still not in...SPF was supposed to be set up for all domains 4 years ago!
At this point I'm not really sure why they spent the time / money / effort to make all of these changes. _________________ Lou Zucaro
http://www.voicehero.com
"Well, yeah, there's my favorite leaf!" |
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CarynClark MMD
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 2697 Location: Fort Myers, FL
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:18 am Post subject: |
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I have to agree.... I've been using the new site all week, and it is very time consuming to use with all the extra clicking, having to sign in b/c it doesn't rmeember me, having to space my reply template b/c it doesn't save it with the paragraphs I had created, etc! And, for me, it's WAY slower than the old site.
I dread using it every day, to be honest. I hate to say that b/c I love the folks at voices.com. _________________ Caryn Clark... The Hip Chick Voice!
"A positive mental attitude and having faith in your ability is quite different from being irresponsible and downright stupid." - Dave |
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Diane Maggipinto Spreading Snark Worldwide
Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 6679 Location: saul lay seetee youtee
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:22 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | Stephanie posted on another board |
Must be a tough crowd here that she eschews the vo-bb ... _________________ sitting at #8, though not as present as I'd like to be. Hello!
www.d3voiceworks.com |
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mcm Smart Kitteh
Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 2600 Location: w. MA, USA
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:00 am Post subject: |
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Diane, I just noticed your location. We're neighbors!! I live in Laurasia too! |
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Deirdre Czarina Emeritus
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 13016 Location: East Jesus, Maine
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Dang-- all this time I thought it was Gonawanda.
Southern wishes, I suppose. _________________ DBCooperVO.com |
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Gregory Best The Gates of Troy
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 1853 Location: San Diego area (east of Connie and south and east of Bailey)
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject: Tired of P2P sites |
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I mostly agree with all the comments. I am frustrated by the need to make changes without adequate research and testing. I do not like the pay-to-play concept in the first place and think it is generally detrimental to the VO biz. I had someone at one of the sites tell me that the talent buyers were equally their customers. We are the paying customers but the sites are geared more to aid the buyers who are not paying. The concept of "bidding" for work lowers the buyer's expectations. That's my soapbox special for today. Can you tell I am frustrated? _________________ Gregory Best
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bobsouer Frequent Flyer
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 9883 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:15 am Post subject: |
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Greg,
To be fair, at Voices.com the people doing the hiring are customers of the site, at least if they use the SurePay system. _________________ Be well,
Bob Souer (just think of lemons)
The second nicest guy in voiceover.
+1-724-613-2749
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Deirdre Czarina Emeritus
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 13016 Location: East Jesus, Maine
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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Lee Gordon wrote: | Stephanie posted on another board . |
There's another VO board? _________________ DBCooperVO.com |
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Philip Banks Je Ne Sais Quoi
Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11060 Location: Portgordon, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:16 am Post subject: |
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There are 27 other boards, 5 of them very good. Out of the 5, 3 are frequented by the top Voice Overs in the world, 1 is frequented by the top Voice Overs in the world and the other is frequented by the top Voice Overs in the world who blog about the other 4. |
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Lance Blair M&M
Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2279 Location: Atlanta
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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:45 am Post subject: |
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"This is my voice over bulletin board. There are many others like it, but this one is mine". _________________ Skype: globalvoiceover
and now, http://lanceblairvo.com the blog is there now too! |
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