How to Start and Build A 6 Figure Voice Over Business

by Bill DeWees

The author of this book seeks to teach the novice voice over talent and teach them the basics of how to start and build a voice over business.

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[David McClendon, Sr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Review
How to Start and Build a 6 Figure
Voice Over Business
By Bill DeWees
David E. McClendon Sr.

By now, I have read thousands of books on how to start and run various types of business. Often authors will send me copies of their books before release for me to review for them. Sometimes they are great. Some of these have been real turkeys.

Bill DeWees hits the nail on the head with his book How to Start and Build a 6 Figure Voice Over Business.

DeWees is an MBA like me. He knows the vocabulary of the business world, but he does not overwhelm his readers with a bunch of technical mumbo-jumbo jargon.

Many authors try to impress their readers with how much jargon they can throw into a book. Bill DeWees does not do that.

Instead, he writes a clear, concise book about not only how to locate jobs, but also how to manage the day-to-day marketing tasks of how to start your voice over business.

I am not a voice over talent. I am not seeking to be one.

However, my two daughters are. I purchased this book to gain a little insight into the industry so that I could help them manage their business.

There are points where DeWees repeats himself in this book. He tells us at least twice about how to make a click on the recording when a mistake is made so it can easily be found to edit it. This is not a real problem. I have read books where the author repeats quite a few things just to get a few more pages into the book. I do not think this is the case.

In this book, the reader will learn a few tricks of the trade and some common mistakes that beginners make. DeWees also tells his readers why some very well-known voice over talent is not making as much as they should out of the voice over business.

In my opinion, Joe Girard;s book How to Sell Yourself should be read along with this book. I think with the two a person who is wishing to market their voice over business will learn most of what they need to know about marketing themselves.

I would like to have read a little more about the proper type of microphones and other equipment. Over all, though, I have to rate this book as an excellent read.

David E. McClendon, Sr.
Your Redneck MBA

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[Mrfixit1170 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, very informative. I hope to have a up and running part time career in voice over in the next 6 months. Using this book and other resources gave me the direction I needed to head in.

[Joe Kearney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative book. Love Bill's youtube videos, so I gave the book a shot, and was not disappointed.

[Jim Keyes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Easy to read. It was like having a conversation with him. Very agreeable and helpful.

[Jen Rhodes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommended "How to Start and Build a Voice Over Business" to newbies or pros. In this book, Mr. DeWees, a successful non-union voice talent, speaks about marketing, customer service and professionalism. Your skills as a voice talent won't guarantee success in this field, you have to be a shrewd business person too. This book will teach you how you seek clients, how to treat them once you win them, how you keep them and how to be consistent and persistent. I found it to be very insightful and now I'm going to seek out Mr. DeWees' other books and training materials.