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Julie Williams · 05-04-2008, 03:01 PM

I hear you, JS...and yes, there are a lot of bad and mediocre talent on the sites. In fact, MOST of the talent on the all the online sites are pretty bad, from what I've seen.

BUT, I DISAGREE about it not being a good place for beginners. There are enough low budget jobs coming in (as you said) that more experienced talent won't bother with, which makes it a pretty good place for new talent to get their feet wet. Granted, they don't post the $20 jobs like voice123 does, but there are a number of $100 IVR jobs that beginners would love to get... and you and I wouldn't give the time of day.

I have actually found and hired a number of good talent from voices.com and voice123. Not for $5000 jobs... but for $900 jobs. Not bad for a couple of hours work.

And recently... at least in the non-union, female category, I've noticed a LOT of jobs in the $1000-$5000 range.

05-04-2008, 03:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Julie Williams Administrator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 561	I hear you, JS...and yes, there are a lot of bad and mediocre talent on the sites. In fact, MOST of the talent on the all the online sites are pretty bad, from what I've seen. BUT, I DISAGREE about it not being a good place for beginners. There are enough low budget jobs coming in (as you said) that more experienced talent won't bother with, which makes it a pretty good place for new talent to get their feet wet. Granted, they don't post the $20 jobs like voice123 does, but there are a number of $100 IVR jobs that beginners would love to get... and you and I wouldn't give the time of day. I have actually found and hired a number of good talent from voices.com and voice123. Not for $5000 jobs... but for $900 jobs. Not bad for a couple of hours work. And recently... at least in the non-union, female category, I've noticed a LOT of jobs in the $1000-$5000 range. __________________ POWERED BY CHOCOLATE Julie Williams "Voice-Over Chocolate" julie@voice-overs.com www.voiceoverchocolate.com www.voice-overs.com Currently on National spots for Eyeglass World; Narrations for US Steel, Point of Sale VO for Gutter Grip-- playing soon at a Home Depot near you! Julie will be heard nationally on a tribute to Ruth Bell Graham in December.