If you don't mind getting 16 generic postings everyday clogging up your e-mail with jobs that 60-100 people have already sent demos for by the time you get it...
And if you don't mind spending 200 US a year to get the best service...
And if you like getting paid WAY below proper union and non-union rates...
Things are a bit different there now from what Fred said but it's debatable whether it's better. I believe it's now US295 to sign up. They're using new software to process leads called "Smartcast" which supposedly takes all sorts of things into consideration to decide who gets a particular lead sent to them. There are very tight limits on the lead postings now. Some clients request as few as 20 auditions which can be filled within 10 minutes. If you spend a lot of time at your computer ready to record during weekdays and you're very good you have a shot at getting the odd job. Go to the site and listen to some of the other talents to rate yourself. If you don't enjoy the practice of doing lots of auditions more than half of which may not even get listened to....keep your money.
I'm already signed up (for 100 less than it is now) so I'll decide when my year is up if I'll renew or not. Here's my stats: member for three months, 195 auditions, first job booked today. It's through an agency so that may lead to more, I don't know. Hope this helps. It's the kind of info I was searching for when I was considering my membership.
Voice123 is a JOKE. Just take a moment to wade thru some of the profiles and have a few listens ... anybody with a Radio Shack mic and a couple hundred bucks thinks they're a voice talent. I was a member for a few years until I got fed up didn't renew 2 yrs ago. The quality of 'leads' was questionable. And I wonder how many other talent, producers, etc were posting 'leads' just to scope out the competition's rates.
I maintain a free page on the site simply for the link (for SEO). Now all that being said, I did gain a couple of my better corporate clients thru auditions I answered over the years from Voice123. Guess I just got to the point where I didn't want my name listed alongside the other 'talents' on the site. I suppose you have to weigh what's important to you in buying the listing ...
Don't know who else's words I'd use so here's mine. Pre-smartcast less than half of my Voice123 auditions even got opened. Maybe they found someone before they got to mine or maybe they found someone somewhere else or weren't that serious in the first place. Didn't cost them a dime so, whatever, right? That takes it down to less than a hundred listened to or at least opened long enough to delete (we aren't told). There's plenty of talent on the site. Lots of very experienced voice artists. Maybe I was too expensive. Maybe they thought I sucked. Bottom line; I've been on a short list three times and won one. Recorded it today and it paid for my subscription and more.
So it depends on how you look at it. It's good practice, really makes you think what a good read of any particular script would sound like. And like I said, If you have any chops at all you may make some money. Best scenario--you find a client that really likes you and has steady work for you. I've made way more in the same time frame with new clients I got by myself though.
zed8 thanks for the clarification you may have voiced 195 but they may or may not have been previewed by the said customer and you would never know if they had a listen to you or not.
Are your spots fully produced or a straight read? Just so the listeners on PSR have a better understanding before they part with there dough.
I don't do any production other than having good levels, good quality sound and the v/o being the right length. I'm selling voice, not production. Some people do. I think most of them are novices though. Search the forum on the site for more http://voiceoversavvy.com/ and also check out http://www.voices.com
What are you folks asking for in the amount of dollars for your voice? Some websites are flogging there stuff next to nothing. I don't agree with it but it appears to get them volumes of work. Conrad still my guy when it comes to getting the message out.
I signed onto voice123.com a few years ago and never took on anything more than the free listing. As a working professional, it bothered me to pay for a service that charged me for membership... as I firmly believe no-one should get a cent if I'm not working. I have several "peers" in Toronto who have signed up for the site and paid the registration fee and they all say the same things as people have written here.
However, all of them made their fee back by the end of the year... usually in 1 gig.
But it really depends on what you're looking for. Basically, anyone can record from home now and if you are new to the biz I can't think of a better way to give your chops a work out regularly and have the potential of getting paid. If you are already a working professional, then the only benefit you can get out of it for sure is having another place for people to see your name.
Additionally, many people seem to get the occasional direct booking from the site. In my case, even I recieved one (about 4 years after first signing up) with only having the free listing. So, I would say that voice123.com is good for something - but it's nothing without already being actively involved in voice-over work.
These guys are the absolute best and can make demos that get noticed! They're not an agency per se, but they can certainly help you get he training you need (EVERYONE should be training - ALWAYS) to take voice-overs to the next level. Then, rather than spend 300 bucks for voice123.com's service - you can spend it on your own web-site. If you're any good, people will find you online for sure... and once 1 person realizes your talent, word of mouth (still THE way to get noticed) will spread.
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