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Thanks for this. I only have 2 vo gigs under my belt but I negotiated a good rate for my second one. I mean it was for a national tv spot and the producer was clearly trying to lowball me so I knew better
The advice she is giving is basically Just for people with a good amount of voiceover experience. Start small. she’s talking to you like you can just go out and get the national :30 commercial spot. That’s not going to happen. Hone your craft on Freelancer sites first. Then get some coaching and upgrade your equipment as you go. I think Gabby forgets that 80 to 90% of her audience are novice Vo artists .
@@adamglenn4704 I wouldn't say she is a con artist. She is definitely speaking to people who may already to established. But she dedicated time to her videos and provides a lot of free information to people. Yeah she is also selling books and her coaching but yeah she also has a business she's created for herself and is promoting that. :)
Most of the work a beginner will get is non-broadcast, non-commercial anyway, so it’s in line with what she is saying about when to charge less than $100, but for God’s sake don’t charge $40 for a Time Warner local mom and pop TV commercial in the LA area the way I did 15 years ago bc you think you’ll get a lot of business. My bare minimum, non-broadcast, for an event or internal use like a church or monthly meeting is $60 first minute, $40 each additional minute. They are usually over a minute anyway.
Another great Video. Thank you so much for the "New Dentist" Analogy as well. It's useful, especially if there may be a point of negotiation with a potential Lead. Hopefully I wouldn't have to use this much if at all! It's see you stressing the importance of Fair Market Value, it shouldn't ever be decreased as we're charging our Person(voice)! Best of Success to you and all other V.O. Talents!
Thank you for this. I've been doing voice work for years, for friends and sometimes for free. I'm building out my rate card as I want to take my work to the nest level. I want to be a working voice actor and your recommendations are very helpful. Much appreciated.
What's she's saying about driving down the rate of pay is true. The more you take low-paying gigs just to get some work, the more that encourages the clients to keep low-balling people, because they know that they can get someone to take that rate. It's only doing favors for the client, no one else. I'm not a V/O actor (yet!), but I am a consulting winemaker, and I can tell you that this runs rampant in many different industries. When I first started out on my own, I got some advice from a veteran consultant who had a rate that was three times what I was getting offered. I was talking to a lot of potential clients, and all the conversations were going great....until we got to pay, and that's where it would all break down. I was starting to get really frustrated, and asked him if he thought I should take the low pay just to get some work. Here's what he said that always stuck with me: What is your time worth to you? Because that's what you are selling, not only your knowledge and expertise, but your TIME. Time you could be doing anything with, you are offering to your clients, so don't ever allow them to pay you a rate lower than what your time is worth to you. Once he told me that, it made a ton of sense. I held out through a few other client leads who tried to low-ball me, and then I started getting real offers. So, it may take some time, but someone will come along and see your abilities, and need to get you for their project, and paying a decent rate will be worth it to them. Never undervalue your worth and your time!
Okay I get it. Under $100 for internal use, for a church a meeting, presentation, yeah. Anything broadcast or internet or for commercial purposes, $100 minimum for :30.
Thank you miss. Thank you so much I want to Use my voice for animations and TV commercials and ad vertisement is the type of voice work I'm intresting in doing Thank you miss so much for your input cause I didn't no thank you. Be well.
Ms Nistico, Love the videos very informative just a quick question like yourself I do have disdain for most of these online voice auditionsites but of all them out there can you recommend whos legit?.
I’m a starting voice actor whose trying to get myself out there and even have a step in the door, but I feel lost without a teacher or guider. And I have taken classes, but when those classes are over and I need to earn income is where I feel a little less confident. I’m trying to understand the rates, the rights to usage, and the additional information I should know but I feel like a newbie thrown into the wild. How should I confront this problem? This video is very helpful and I added it to my playlist of favorites.
Cool. I was wondering if I got screwed or not on my first gig (non-union). I got $250 for the TV spot and $200 for the radio spot. Both for the same bank.
I'm in a right-to-work state. Union status is a complicated thing. Your location also matters. It's a lengthy topic that you can learn more about with training or in voiceover books.
Could you talk about working with multiple agencies? How much does one agency need to know about another that I'm working with? Are there ever conflicts and hoe to deal with this? Thanks!
OK sounds great Gabby (I haven't even started in this industry yet, but before I do, am doing as much "homework" as I can), but you kept saying one of the reasons for the higher or industry standard pricing, is the "experience". So without using the "$5 meat market" how does one go about getting this experience?
Hi... you are the 2nd RU-vidr to mention GVAA as the proper rate guide. I am beginning to be convinced its better to use it. Do you have sites I can source gigs from, mayb the smaller gigs worth a $600 or about $1000 as I grow, and how can I implement this GVAA guide wen I am new, trying to take in gigs and build my portfolio?
GVAA rate guide is one of a few that are trusted. You must cultivate and source your own leads and relationships in order to source quality gigs. As far as how to implement it, you just do. It's a guideline for you to set your prices and quote a job. Most clients are unaware that it even exists.
$250 minimum. Price fixing. That’s what the pros want the little guy to charge in order to keep their share of the market. They only pretend to be concerned about you making more money. I’ll settle for $100 for :30. It’s a free market.
Recently just landed my first paid gig. I didnt ask for 100, and did it for cheaper than I probably should have, but the job was relatively small and I wanted to create a relationship with the company to maybe open up future opportunities. Do you think that might best in the long run if we want to keep a strong relationship with our clients?
I live overseas in New Zealand. I spoke with someone today in the states name Terry, he said he is a VO coach and I sent him a simple voice message and he was impressed. But like I said on the other video living overseas can possibly hinder me because I have an American accent. Perhaps you might know best if this can. Thank you again for your prompt response.
I have a slightly Caribbean accent and I am always complemented on how beautiful and soothing my voice sounds.is there a market for my voice if I pursue this full time or is the market only for an American sounding voice?
Hello there! Really need help determining my rates. I was asked to do 1400 words for a Top 10 RU-vid video. The audio was a little over 8 minutes long. I don't have a studio, and I'm just using a simple condenser mic with a pop filter while recording in my room. I believe that there's no background noise, although there are times when my voice has a liiitle robotic echo in some parts. Still looking to buy a better mic in the future if I still consider pursuing this career path. Is it just for my client to pay me $5 for my services? I really feel like it's such a small amount, but I'm not really that confident enough in my output to ask for a higher pay. It took sooo many hours to record those 8 minutes. Really considering on giving up voice overs altogether :(
Absolutely not!!! Minimum $200. Don't undervalue yourself. If they want your work, they'll pay. If you undervalue yourself, you'll always feel bad about yourself. It's basic psychology
For my first job... which was terrible, I charged $350 and it was a 3 minute narration. Just charge the correct rate. If you get 5 jobs at 200 each, you can upgrade your gear!
@@as_content no, I don't do words. I do time. Also, those are Australian dollars.. so take about 25% off for US I think... I just have a minimum call fee. Ie. If you want a job done, even if it's 2 words, the minimum fee is AU$250. After that I'll add on $50 per hour. So, a 2hr job is $300, a 3hr job, $350
Definitely not. A USB mic, although not the BEST choice, will completely work. Get a blue yeti. It's probably one of if not the best usb mic and it's around 130 bucks. There is a Blue Yeti Nano which is a smaller version with similar mic quality but lacking some features which is 100$. Hope this helps a bit :D
How did you pull those numbers out? Is this for so many words? So many hours? One full job no matter how long it is? It's not a hard job your just using your voice. You can do it from home I can't see anyone justifying more then double the areas minimum hourly wage.
