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3 Responses to “They Are The Imitators… We are the Innovators”

1. on 28 Nov 2009 at 4:29 am1    Keith Farrell

   The reason you are required to post is to promote yourself instead of blaming EveryDemo on being “another” pay to play site that doesn’t work.

   We’ve provided voice pros with promotional tools and modifications to promote them selves as voice pros. Lets face it…I say this a million times as a consultant…..voice work wont fall to your feet, you need to work for it, work for it by telling people what you do as a voice talent.

   When you post on EveryDemo.Com, it displays your demos and profile information on the right side of the post. Because of this content your posting, that will be the result of being found on any website system. You should look into (”SEO” Search Engine Optimization”)

   Regards,
   Keith Farrell

   
   
2. on 28 Nov 2009 at 9:12 am2    Mahmoud Taji

   Hello Keith,

   Thank’s for visiting my blog, I’m glad to see that your google alert is working (or your pingback or whatever alerted you to this posting).

   Here’s my suggestion for replying to blog posts written by voice over artists in the future:

   1. Don’t ever try to ridicule a blogger because he is providing you with a means to promote your business. Take any form of promotion that you can get and add good PR (that’s public relations… in case you didn’t know what that meant) to it. I could have very easily ignored or deleted your comment. Instead I’m letting you promote yourself and explain your policies albeit in my own twisted way.

   2. Forcing your voice over clients or members to write blog posts is not really a good policy. Take it from someone who a. writes his own voice over related blog b. has read many other people’s voice over related blogs, Its just not a good idea to force people to write. Yes their SEO will increase with multiple references to articles in their name in search engines but ultimately out of every 1 great blogger that might come out of this… you’ll create about 20 that SHOULD not write and hate your for it… it will also mean that many will get frustrated and just go elsewhere. So unless your real goal is to create a race of multi-talented voice over artists/bloggers then you should change said policy. Also if their articles are garbage and the client actually reads them… this might be a reason why they don’t hire them.

   3. I say it a million times as a Creative Director, Advertising professional and Voice Over Pro. Pay for promotion and don’t waste you’re time with something that requires a bit of dedication and the philanthropic spirit unless you have it in you, because in essence you are doing research, investing time and writing up articles and posts for free (not including side ads). Yes part of the price is self promotion… but that is a small part.

   4. Maybe it would be less redundant if instead of having 200 voice over artists write up mandatory voice over posts you can automate your website to ask them about the last project they worked on so that your website automatically posts that (with their name as a tag) as well as have a person specific availability calendar or schedule calendar to show potential clients if that person is available or not. Also you can fix up the registration process while you’re at it. (see what I’m talking about with the whole philanthropic spirit thing… I’m giving you ideas to improve your website for free… you can act on them… or your competitors can. The first one to it is the innovator)

   5. Everyone and their grandmother are familiar with SEO (I wrote an article about it last june… read it… might be helpful http://voiceover-casting.com/emporium/flash-vs-seo.html) how about suggesting other methodology like compiling a series of ways to promote them through google adwords advertisements that is different than what they probably already have going or have weekly webinars where you take the time to answer your member’s questions and use your voice over consultancy experience in a more productive way vis-à-vis your members.

   Ok I’m done, I think I’d rather go do something else now.

   Taji

   
   
3. on 28 Nov 2009 at 3:02 pm3    Marcelo Gomes

   Hi Taji, how are you?

   First, sorry about many errors in e-mail. This was edited and you can see new release at http://www.chooseavoice.com/mail/meetchooseavoice

   Other texts on site will be edited very soon. This weekend!

   About our company, yes, we are brazilian, but without relation with produlz. Our native language is portuguese. Our English is poor, yes, but our desire to promote a great site for all is great!

   About competitor of voiceover-casting, well, we are a website to promote voice talent. We are here to add other way to promote VO, not for competitions.

   Finally, about unsolicited email, sorry again. But we don´t saw other way to tell it for you and others voice talent.

   Regards,

   Marcelo Gomes
   Choose a Voice
   http://www.chooseavoice.com

   
   

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