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Voices.com, in collaboration with voice over coach Marc Cashman, is introducing “Ask the Voice Cat,” a weblog designed to answer questions from aspiring talent looking to get started in the voice over business.

Voices.com, the official voice marketplace, has just launched a new media channel in their blog network entitled “Ask the Voice Cat”, a blog authored by professional voice over coach Marc Cashman of Los Angeles, California, published in a question and answer format similar to advice columns in print media.

Marc Cashman, a teacher of voice, voice over technique and commercial script interpretation, consults individuals via the blog, replying with answers about voice education in response to questions submitted by novice and professional voice talent from around the globe. Contributing to the industry and to Voices.com is very important to Marc Cashman and being able to guide a community of talent is what inspires Marc to write his blog.

Voices.com Editor in Chief, Stephanie Ciccarelli says, “It is an honor to have Marc Cashman on board, available to serve our online community.”

Those aspiring talents with practical questions are invited to submit them directly to Marc Cashman at “Ask the Voice Cat”.

To visit the Ask the Voice Cat blog, visit:
http://blogs.voices.com/askthevoicecat/

About Marc Cashman
Marc Cashman creates and produces copy and music advertising for radio and television. Winner of over 150 advertising awards, he also instructs voice acting of all levels through his classes, The Cashman Cache of Voice-Acting Techniques in Los Angeles, CA.

About Voices.com
Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

VoiceOverTimes.com, a discussion forum for aspiring and career voice talent, has just recruited professional talent to moderate their bulletin board.

VoiceOverTimes.Com, a division of popular voice marketplace, Voices.com, recently accepted submissions from a variety of professional voice talent desiring to act as moderators at the company's community discussion forum online. The VoiceOverTimes Forum is home to over 460 members consisting of either professional voice talent or those seeking to start a voice-over career.

The new moderators, all experienced professionals in the voice field, applied through the Voices.com VOX Daily blog, eager to share their knowledge and unique insight with others breaking into the industry. The VoiceOverTimes moderators include pro voice talents David Houston, Pete Egeler, Bob Bair, and Terry White.

Voices.com CEO, David Ciccarelli says, "The VoiceOverTimes discussion forum comprises of a vibrant community of professional voice talent. The addition of professional talent as moderators is a positive move for the entire community."

To learn more about starting a career in voice-over or to participate in industry discussions, be sure to check out VoiceOverTimes.com and join in the conversation.

About Voices.com:

Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

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VoiceOverTimes
http://www.voiceovertimes.com

Voices
http://www.voices.com

Voices.com, publisher of a variety of voice over blogs, is now accepting sponsors for their highly targeted, industry leading blog network.

Voices.com has created blogs for each major interest area in the voice marketplace, including blogs dedicated to the voice-over profession, finding voice talents, how to run a Web 2.0 company, and more. This valuable real estate is now up for sale with opportunities open to up to four advertisers monthly on the blog network’s home page and an opportunity exclusive to one advertiser to promote their advertisement throughout the entire blog network on a monthly basis.

As was mentioned above, each blog is unique and publishes content relevant to specific players within the voice marketplace, providing original content from Voices.com staff and top-tier contributors within the voice industry.

The flagship blog, VOX Daily, is dedicated to breaking voice-over news, publishing articles about the voice industry, interviews, and candid, insightful commentary on the state of the voice-over business.

The Casting Voices blog has an audience of those who want tips on how to search for, audition, and hire freelance voice-over talents. Casting Voices is the source for voice casting strategies and the hottest trends for organizations using voice-overs.

The Voices.com blog network also includes The Biz, written by the CEO of Voices.com. The Biz instructs readers on how to start a Web 2.0 company, develop business plans, and shares formulas for success regarding the operation of Internet businesses.

The Press blog circulates news about Voices.com product launches, news releases, and partnerships. Buzz features feedback from customers who have found voices for their projects, voice talent who have found success at Voices.com, and general experiences regarding the service provided at Voices.com.

Voices.com Editor in Chief, Stephanie Ciccarelli says, “Advertisers will find that the quality of our unique content and extensive, authoritative reach to the audio production community online is superior to any other blog network.”

With top rankings on the web, in blog search engines and recognition as the leading voice over industry blog, the blog network boasts a significant audience and offers exclusive opportunities for advertisers to reach a highly qualified market of audio producers, creative talent, and businesspeople whose interest is invested in the incorporation of audio services into their operations and marketing mix.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Voices.com, the voice marketplace, is emerging from the bonds of beta testing, rejuvenated and as the definitive source for professional voices worldwide.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) October 17 – Since their beta launch this past September, Voices.com has been testing, retesting, and collaborating with their customers to make Voices.com the undisputed leader in the voice-over industry.

For those who haven't heard of 'Beta' or the phase known as beta, it is a technical term for the period of time that consists of activities related to the overall testing of a website, including the visual layout (or user interface), functionality (using all of the features of the site), editorial content, and other facets that make a website work properly.

Throughout this enormous endeavor, the company has learned a lot about what their customers want, how they like to use the Voices.com website ( http://www.voices.com ), and the elements that differentiate Voices.com from other web services, thus being able to provide an elevated user experience, and most importantly, a place that both professional voice actors and those who need their services can call 'home'.

The participation of those who use the Voices.com web service was integral to the success of the beta testing process. People who use the website frequently eagerly submitted feedback, shared ideas, lent their ears, and provided recommendations throughout the development and testing phases. The insight gleaned from Voices.com customers was invaluable.

Voices.com CEO David Ciccarelli says, " This period has been exciting, informative, and has given us all an opportunity to band together to really make Voices.com a home for you, our members and collaborators.”

For people producing audio and video content, Voices.com is able to fulfill the requirements of any voice-over project. Click to learn more about Voices.com: http://www.voices.com

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

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Voices.com, the voice marketplace, is revealing one of the hottest secrets in the industry today: how to increase the international presence of a company globally through localization.

In the international marketplace, it is very important for organizations to be able to both globalize and localize their product information and service offerings. That being said, the information presented to their target audiences is only as effective as the means by which it is communicated.

For audio purposes, the vessel or means of communication is via a voice talent performance; in essence, a voice-over recording performed in an accent or dialect native to the people the message is being directed at, in other words, localizing (familiarizing) a message that will yield more targeted and fruitful consumer responses.

Localization is one of the easiest ways for a company to broaden its international reach and better serve current customers.

To illustrate, if someone were writing a French Canadian script for an audience located in Montreal, QC, they would make sure that the terminology used is familiar to French Canadians living in Montreal. Not only that, the writer may employ unique speech and formation characteristics indigenous to the French Canadian language and relevant cultural references to help their audience best identify with what is being presented to them.

Going one step further, a script written for a Montreal, Quebec audience would be recorded by a native French Canadian voice talent from Montreal whose voice embodies the characteristics of the people and can convey the copy in a meaningful and direct manner accessible to all French Canadian speakers in Montreal.

Voices.com is home to over 8,665 voice talents, representing over 100 languages worldwide, meeting the needs of millions of people who search for voice-overs online, particularly in language translation and localization services.

Voices.com CEO David Ciccarelli says, "Localization is conveying a message to people in a specific geographical location implementing language and concepts that they can understand. Our voice talents are capable of bringing the world to an organizations’ doorstep with the power of localized voice-over recordings.”

One of the largest markets for dialects (or accents) today is in performing voice-overs for videogames. This industry continues to grow, encouraging international flair, which in turn requires the performances of roles speaking in specific dialects and accents.

Voices.com is able to fulfill the requirements of any voice-over project, and now finding the perfect voice to expand the global reach of an organization is as easy as posting a voice-over job or searching through the Voices.com Voice Talent search engine.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Voices.com, the voice marketplace, is pleased to announce their updated Featured Voice Talent Categories, showcasing voices in specialized niche categories.

Toronto, Canada (VOICES.COM) October 8, 2006 -- Ever had trouble finding the perfect voice for a project? Voices.com has solved this issue for millions of people who want to search for voice samples relevant to their project needs, supplying searchers with category-specific voice-over demos performed by professional voice-over talents and voice actors.

Voice talents have the ability to feature their voice-over work on their personal websites at Voices.com as well as in highly trafficked areas throughout the website, making them available to those who prefer listening to demos before moving ahead and contracting out to a freelance voice talent.

This directory of categories runs the gamut, including featured voice demos for television commercials, radio commercials, imaging, station IDs, and promos, character voice acting, business presentations, educational recordings, industrial narration, audio books, jingles, music production, foreign language translation and video game voice-overs.

As the Featured Voice Talent Categories are linked directly off the Voices.com home page, many talents report receiving the bulk of their voice over work through direct contacts made from a category they had listed themselves in. Premium and Preferred voice talent members of the Voices.com web service receive listings in the Featured Voice Talent Categories.

Voices.com CEO David Ciccarelli says, "Professional voice talents recognize the worth of their investment at Voices.com and enjoy placement in several areas of prized real estate for people marketing their voices to interested parties online.”

Voices.com is able to fulfill the requirements of any voice-over project, and now finding the perfect voice is as easy as scrolling through a Featured Voice Talent Category, specific to the needs of each recording project.

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.

Voices.com, the #1 voice marketplace, has just implemented a new and incredibly easy way for clients to purchase voice-overs with PayPal®.

Voices.com, the leading voice over marketplace, unveiled their new platform for accepting online payments by clients purchasing voice-over services via PayPal, conveniently located on each voice talent website hosted at Voices.com.

When clients are ready to pay voice talent for their work, all they need to do is scroll down the voice talent’s website at Voices.com and click on the PayPal logo on the right hand side of the page.

The secure payment gateway between Voices.com and PayPal ensures that the funds are directed to the correct PayPal account, in other words, to an email address that the voice talent has associated with their accounts at both Voices.com and PayPal.

The details are confirmed on screen. From there, the client enters the agreed upon amount into the payment field. After this step, PayPal displays a confirmation screen confirming the payment details.

By clicking on the "submit" button, the client purchasing the voice-over will be able to send the agreed upon funds directly to the voice talent’s PayPal account.

Voices.com CEO David Ciccarelli says, "One of the reasons why our customers love our service is for its simplicity and transparency. This new integration of PayPal makes using the Voices.com website an easier and more convenient alternative to traditional invoicing, saving time and paperwork.”

About Voices.com

Based in London, Canada, Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals, employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.