VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Scott Pollak · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:14 pm Post subject:

I remember the first time I read your bio on your site and this line just leaped out at me:

Her voice is full of color, and her perk knob? It goes to 11, but is fully adjustable.

It is SO you and so perfect and says it all. Why mess with perfection?
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Whit · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:49 pm Post subject:

I will definitely stick with my original bio.

Is natural born voiceover stupid? Or naturally grown?

Kim Fuller · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:44 pm Post subject:

Maybe "natural born voice actor" or even "natural born actor"?

Bailey · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:53 pm Post subject:

Whit · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:36 am Post subject:

Thanks Kim and Bailey. Great food for thought.

Hm. Voice in bloom?

Scott Pollak · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:39 am Post subject:

Just a thought....

Sometimes we OVER THINK stuff. While little catch-phrases are cute and all, what's really going to sell our voice to a potential client?

How we sound. And whether it's a 'fit' for what they need.

I use three words to describe my voice on all my marketing materials: "Warm. Real. Natural."

But a client really won't have a clue as to whether my voice really IS that until they give it a listen. And even though, in my mind, that's an apt description, I might still not be a fit for their project.

So don't lose too much sleep over the little descriptive stuff, Whit. Have a professional site that reflects you and your style and personality, and your work will sell you. Not your catchphrase.

Finally, as an aside... what is WAY more important than these little phrases or sayings is good SEO. If you go to Google and type in 'professional narration', my site comes up on page 1. I can't tell you how many long-term clients have found me that way, by just doing a general search. It wasn't my "Warm. Real. Natural." catchphrase that got 'em. It was good SEO. (And since you're probably wondering, I haven't spent one, single penny on any SEO products or companies who offer those types of services. My site has been active for over a decade now, and with the passage of time, and good metatags, it's risen to the top of the rankings, at least for that one search term.)
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Scott R. Pollak
Clients include Pandora, NPR Atlanta, Wells Fargo, Cisco, Humana, Publix, UPS, AT&T, HP, Xerox and more.

www.voicebyscott.com

Whit · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:00 am Post subject:

Thanks very much for your thoughts Scott, you're right.

Deirdre · Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:11 pm Post subject:

Anything beyond that one "perk-knob" sentence is tl/dr.

Unless you have a doctorate in audiology or grew up on a planet so small there was only room for one rose, nobody cares.
Not to be cruel— I don't mean YOU in particular.

Just that bios can be worse than useless if you're not careful.
We tend to write them for ourselves.
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Whit · Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 5:41 am Post subject:

How did you know where I grew up deebs!!! heh.

Thanks.