[SilverSurfer3001]

I have to admit: The first few auditions I sent out were complete with sound effects and music beds and VST Plug-ins and everything that I could toss into the mix. It took forever to put together. Then I realised - Hey! they are auditioning to hear my voice, not my production chops (or lack thereof), so now I simply lay down a flat audition and shoot it out.

Here's my conundruum. Sending out a dry-voiced audition to a nameless, faceless and (most imprtantly) billable-less identity on the internet could wind up being used without any remuneration at all (not that that has ever happened to me - I'm talking about you skilled and talented folk who inhabit this place and who have landed jobs from these sites).

How do you prevent that? I have been told that it is a good idea to send in the audition with a note that a tone has been laid down as a watermark to run throughout the audition and upon contact, a clean and (hopefully) better track will submitted. Then lay in a few random pops and clicks just to overide any frequency overrides that a good engineer can create.

Which brings me to another question:
Remuneration: Do you bill and expect payment "Pre-Pay" or do you bill "on Delivery" or do you bill on a "30 day" rate with 1.5% per additional 30days? Mind you, I am talking strictly these online gigs?

I realise that I may be getting the cart before the horse, but I'd rather be prepared when that first call comes, than scratching my head and learning through the school of hard knocks...

Thanks for any input...