Hi Brogan,
I have been doing impressions since I was a child watching Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street. I had always been fascinated with the voices of cartoon characters. I had a very accurate ear and could easily pick out who to whom the characters' voices belonged.
Years later, my wife created a MySpace page, even though I was totally against social networking. I saw a voiceover website link there and clicked on it. In November of 2008, I auditioned and they began representing me. I started professionally in February of 2009 and by March, I had already become the voice of Texas Steakhouse, a chain on the East coast. In mere minutes, I earned more than in an entire month of working a 40 hour-a-week job.
I went on to voice movie promos, videogame trailers, internet/radio/tv commercials, toy voices, and even some characters in an animated comic. I had tried working through a competing company, but their prices were high and they did not have a guaranteed way to get paid through clients.
That is when I found Voices.com.
They had flexible payment plans that would work with any budget and offered the same services only with better quality than the other service. The best part was that they offered "SurePay" which made it easy to get paid and removed the stress of worrying about whether a client would pay or not. I began getting voiceover jobs right away with great feedback from clients.
Within a month of auditioning through voices.com, I landed a gig voicing all the male characters of an on-going political webtoon that pays $400 per 5 minute episode every other week indefinitely.
The money I have made using voices.com has far exceeded my expectations.
Voices.com pays for itself!
Jon Bailey
jonbaileyVO.net
Extended interview with Jon Bailey
1. What challenges did you face before joining Voices.com?
There were limited auditions, limited space for demos, and no guarantee of payment from clients. There was always stress and worry that your audio may be copied or downloaded and you would never hear from the client again.
2. How is Voices.com a solution to your challenges?
The absolute best features about voices.com are the fact that there are ALWAYS auditions to do and you are only limited to what you audition for, and "SurePay" which completely eliminates the worries about whether or not you will get paid for your work. Voices.com simply connects talent to clients and stays out of the way. They give the talent freedom to do business as they please and the talent pays them instead of it being taken from your pay.
3. What results have you experienced since joining Voices.com?
I have gotten better at the auditioning process and my people skills have improved from communicating with clients... and let's not forget the best part - the money! Within my first month, I made enough from just one client to pay for a year's membership at voices.com! I have yet to have even the slightest unpleasant experience since I joined.
