[BobbyH]

I was simply saying that you answered your own question in your initial post. In my experience, and many others, it is best not to market yourself until you have a product to sell. Since you filled us in with a bit more of your background (I assumed you were very new); it might be time to have your first demo produced.

Why?

Perception.

How would it look to a producer who liked your audition and visited your page to see how much experience you have? A lot of times, a producer has to sell their decision to use you over another talent to their boss or a committee. He/she might need some “ammo” and you can’t provide even a demo to help them out. They only see a beginner and they might not want to trust their advertising budget to a novice. Some national ad budgets can run into the millions and it all rests on your shoulders.

Do you see what I am getting at?

There is a system in place for talent to follow. This system has filters to weed out the people who are not willing to put the effort in to being a professional. The first filter is having a great demo and, MOST IMPORTANTLY, making sure you can back up your demo with strong performance abilities.

The entire thread I referred to has a wealth of information about how to handle a career at the beginning. (Roger simply gave a few VOs a reason to provide some helpful advice to anyone starting out. I think most of the info written didn’t concern him directly at all.)

I am not trying to discourage you in any way. Just trying to make sure you take the steps to grow your talent and business in the correct order to make it the most prosperous for you and your future clients.