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This Week in Links: March 20 – 24

Posted on March 24, 2017 by | Leave a comment

For Producers:

Making Room – via Dave Courvoisier – “What old business practices, coaching tips, or social media schemes are you continuing to use… JUST BECAUSE you always have?”

What Can a New Voice Over Do To Get Noticed? – Pay Attention to Your Needs – via Voice Over Herald – “To help you find the root cause of your failures and rejections, get someone who will be honest with you, brutally and utterly honest.”

Joe’s VO Intel – Ep 93 “Audiobooks: Narrator vs Character – via Edge Studio – Learn how and when to vacillate between a neutral and emotional voice when narrating nonfiction.

ACX University Presents: Now Hear This: A Closer Look at Performing Top Audiobook Genres – via ACX – “Join ACX as we dive deep into performing in the best-selling fiction and non-fiction genres with help from some best-selling voices. Actors Mark Boyett and Piper Goodeve join Kat Lambrix of Audible Studios.”

For Rights Holders:

How to Hitch a Ride on Someone Else’s Holiday to Sell Books – via The Book Designer – “It takes time and requires patience. But most of all, it takes courage to step far outside your comfort zone, something most authors who are introverts are loathe to do.”

How to Create a Review Campaign for Your Book Launch – via Book Marketing Tools – “Honest, authentic reviews are the result of connecting with readers and either exceeding or failing their expectations. Contrary to what some authors might believe, however, getting reviews isn’t a waiting game.”

Workshops – via CreateSpace – “Why would I want to undertake such a task? Simple. It’s a way to associate my brand with a topic that is crucial to the theme of my books.”

The Reasons Branding Confuses You and How To Fix That Right Now – via Bad Redhead – “Branding is not (solely) about your books. I know, right? Weird.”

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This Week in Links: March 13 – 17

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For Rights Holders:

5 Quick-Fire Tips to Ramp up Your Book Launch via Social Media – Book Marketing Tools – “Running a good social media campaign for your book launch is about maximizing exposure, promoting engagement, and generating enthusiastic support from followers and fans.”

Do We Understand The Book Reader? – via BookMarketingBuzzBlog – “The best writer lets her mind and soul lead the way.  She writes, unapologetically and daringly confronts the truths, lies, and unknowns in life.”

Why Indie Authors Need to be Bold with Social Media – via ALLi – “To be truly successful there needs to be a mind-shift from ‘what can I get?’, to ‘what can I do for others with social media as a tool?'”

Be the Gateway: The Dan Blank Interview – via The Book Designer – “Your work is your work. I think that building your gateway and opening it up is the idea of ‘Can you explain it to me in a way that doesn’t just show me what you are about, but it connects it to what I really care about; the way where it lets me lean in, and I think about it?'”

For Producers:

Are You Ready for a Voice-Over Career? A Five Question Quiz – via Debbie Grattan – “If you’re in the midst of making a decision to jump off into the pool of voice-over actors to determine if it’s right for you, you will want to answer these five questions to ensure you’re truly prepared to climb up on that diving board.”

Kick That Cold to the Curb – via Dr. Ann Utterback – Learn how to stop or shorten a cold so your voice will not suffer as badly.

In Voice Over: Dare the Difference and Find your Authentic Voice – via Bobbin Beam – “Here’s a suggestion: Make who you are your selling point. Stop measuring yourself, your voice-over performance, your “popularity” against others’ standards and claims of others before you.”

What Can a New Voice Over Do To Get Noticed? – BE EMOTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE – via Voice Over Herald – Your talent and skill as a voice over actor can make people stop and listen, but what will make them hire you, continue to work with you, be loyal to you, and refer you to others is your pleasing personality.

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This Week in Links: March 6 – 10

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For Producers:

10 Things To Do On The Slow Voice Over Days – via Marc Scott – There are a number of things that you can do to benefit your business when the “recording” light in your studio is off.

The One Thing That Will Improve Your Voice Acting Immediately – via Paul Strikwerda – “Today I want to focus on something that many of my voice-over students struggle with. They have trouble sounding “natural.””

Are You a PROFESSIONAL Voice Actor? – via Dave Courvoisier – How do you define your voiceover career?

ACX Storytellers: Amanda Rose Smith – via The ACX Blog – “Mistakes are important to catch, of course, but over the years, what I’ve learned first and foremost is the nature of collaboration in session work.”

For Rights Holders:

What Every Author Should Know About the Social Side of Book Launches – via Book Marketing Tools – “There’s just one major hazard you need to be aware of, though—a trap that finds many authors spinning their social media wheels.”

These Are the Reasons Most Authors Fail at Book Marketing -via BadRedhead Media – From “analysis paralysis” to good old fashioned laziness, uncover the marketing mistakes that may be holding your book back.

Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – March 2017 – via The Book Designer – TBD takes a look at who self-published authors should turn to for guidance and feedback.

Will YouTube Save or Kill Books? – via BookMarketingBuzzBlog – Examine the pros and cons of how the popular video service is affecting the publishing industry.

 

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This Week in Links: February 6 – 10

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For Producers:

Becoming a Frugal Freelancer – via Paul Strikwerda – Every dollar matters when you’re your own boss. Paul offers a detailed look at 7 tips to help you turn a profit.

Your Voice Could Be the Next Great Thing in Computing – via J. Christopher Dunn – Technology like Siri and Amazon’s Alexa may present new opportunities for VO’s.

What Are You Saying? – via Dave Courvoisier – Dave offers a meditation on rates for new talent and when it might be time to raise yours.

Super Bowl Sized Marketing Fail – via Marc Scott – “Beware what you share because EVERYTHING is marketing!”

For Rights Holders:

Top 15 Tips for Webinar Wannabes – via The Book Designer – Want to host a webinar for your book launch, or to build your email list? Learn how to do it correctly.

Book Marketers & Authors Must Improve Their Vocabulary – via BookMarketingBuzzBlog – Find out how an expanded vocabulary can help your book marketing.

You’re Not Just an Author, You’re a Brand – via CreateSpace – “The point is that you are more than an author. You are a human being who dabbles in real life as much as any respectable human being.”

10 Creative Exercises That Will Help You Improve Your Writing – via Writer’s Digest – “[W]hen adapted for writers… the techniques taught through improv can enhance creativity, improve storytelling and dialogue skills, help make problems easier to solve, and make writing fun.”

 

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This Week in Links: January 30 – February 3

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For Rights Holders:

Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – via The Book Designer – The latest installment in this series takes a look at marketing mistakes authors have made, and what they should have tried instead.

Reflecting On The Book Publicity World’s Last 25 Years – via BookMarketingBuzzBlog – Find the way forward by learning what has and hasn’t changed in the last quarter century of book promotion.

How to Create a High-Performing Book Sales Page for Your Launch – via Book Marketing Tools – A step-by-step guide to designing a custom landing page for your next book launch.

128 Excellent Alternatives to the Word “Very” – via Writer’s Digest – Give your producer something profound to say with this list of replacement for the infamous writing crutch.

For Producers:

Would You Survive the Shark Tank? – Via Paul Strikwerda – A parable of two VO’s with different skill sets illuminates the difference between sinking or swimming in your voiceover career.

Mix it Up – via Dave Courvoisier – If your routine needs a shakeup, Dave has 20+ ways to get different results.

Do You Hear Yourself? Resonance is Confusing – via Dr. Ann Utterback – The good doctor address the age old question: why do our recorded voices sound so different than what we hear in our head?

ACX Video Playlists – via ACX – We’ve organized our videos on a range of audiobook production, performance, and business topics into a series of bookmark-able lists. Check ’em out!

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This Week in Links: January 23 – 27

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For Producers:

4 Reasons to Voiceover Blog – via Dane Reid – From upping your recognizability to boosting your SEO, blogging has many benefits for the successful VO.

Testing, Testing – via Pro Sound Network – Get a geeky look at audio recording software, and learn how evaluating audio production has moved from “ear” to “eye.”

Tools ‘n’ Trends – via Dave Courvoisier – Dave recommends some solid online organizational utilities for VO’s for managing relationships with clients and peers.

My Queens Accent Got Me A Book Deal (Well, Kind Of) – via Audible range – Hear The Moth’s Tara Clancy pay tribute to the role her voice has played in her success as a teller of hilarious, moving stories.

For Rights Holders:

7 Top Book Marketing Tips from DBW 2017 – via BookBub – “From building an author’s platform to improving a marketing campaign’s ROI, many [of DBW ’17’s] sessions were buzzing about audience research, fostering reader relationships, and running iterative marketing campaigns.”

3 Key Strategies for Thriving in the Ever-Changing World of Being an Author – via Joanna Penn – Change can be scary, but embracing it can help you stay forefront of writing and publishing.

How to Sell Books Long Term: What Worked for Me – via BookWorks – Learn one indie author’s blueprint for sustained sales success.

Have You Created Your Sell Sheet? – via The Book Designer – Find out how a slick one-sheet featuring your sales successes can help you and your book.

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This Week in Links: January 16 – 20

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For Rights Holders:

The Pro Bono Marketing Staff Every Self-Published Author Has at Their Fingertips – via The Book Designer – Learn how an expertly published book can stand in for a team of professionals.

7 Blogging Tips from a PR Expert Turned Blogger – via The Write Life – Get advice on growing your audience, increasing your revenue, and giving your blog a facelift.

How To Time Launches and Marketing for Self-published Books in 2017 – via ALLi – Get tips on rolling out your latest title – and make sure to follow up with an audio edition shortly thereafter!

Kick-Start Your Year with These Two Marketing Ideas – via CreateSpace – Did you go to college? Were you in a fraternity or sorority? Do you have 25 free audiobook codes to share? CreateSpace has an idea for you.

For Producers:

11 Signs You May Be a VO Pro – via Dave Courvoisier – If you can check off the majority of Dave’s boxes, you’re well on your way.

EZ YouTube Setup Guide for Voice Actors – via J. Christopher Dunn – Are you using the popular video platform to advertise your VO talents?

5 Reasons Your Voice Over Business Will Fail – via Marc Scott – Turn a negative into a positive; avoid these 5 pitfalls and put yourself on the path to VO success.

ACX University Presents: Taking Your Career to the Next Level – via ACX – Get inside info from professional directors and casting agents on expanding your narration career to major publishers and studios.

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This Week in Links: November 14 – 18

Posted on November 18, 2016 by | 1 comment

For Rights Holders:

7 Signs Your Book is “Professionally Published” – via The Book Designer – Want your book to stand out to ACX Producers? Follow these important tips.

15 Tips to Boost Facebook Engagement for Indie Authors – via Bookworks – Start by using demographics to plan your marketing. Then, take things to the next level with these points.
Book Marketing: How to Lighten the Load with a Checklist – via ALLi – “When the task of marketing your self-published book feels unmanageable, it can help to ‘eat the elephant one bite at a time’ (Editor’s note: please don’t actually eat an elephant).”

88 Books in 20 Months: The Inside Story of a Bestselling Author’s Marketing Strategy – via Digital Book World – Get a look at how one successful indie author markets her titles while keeping her output high.

For Producers:

Flying The Unfriendly Skies – via Dr. Ann Utterback – Dry air and exposure to germs can derail your narration plans this holiday season. Luckily, the good doctor is here to help.

What’s In a Coach – via Paul Allen Rubin – “If you’re considering coaching and don’t regard yourself as an actor, my best advice is take acting lessons, and begin to think and react like an actor.”

Voice Over Agony Uncle – via Gary Terzza – The British VO and coach answers a variety of questions in his latest mailbag.

What We’re Listening To: The ACX Team– via Audible range – We’ve highlighted a few of our favorite listens for Audible’s online magazine.

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This Week in Links: September 5 – 9

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For Producers:

The Final Exam of Articulation – via Dr. Ann Utterback – “An artificial and over-pronounced delivery is as offensive as using sloppy articulation and should be avoided at all costs.”

3 Ways to Make Your Voice Over Profiles More Visible and Credible on Social Media – via Voice Over Herald – Advice on figuring out where and how to get the best return for your time online.

When/What to ReTool? – via Dave Courvoisier – Learn when to stop and appreciate career success and when to make changes to avoid complacency.

A Special Voice Over – Prince with 1,000 Enemies by Under Armour – via Voice-Over Herald – A football star and his mother team for an unlikely VO from the apparel company.

For Rights Holders:

How Will an Author Platform Make You a More Successful Author? – via BadRedhead Media – “Many writers run kicking and screaming from the term author platform, but … you need to understand that selling books is a business.”

Authors: Boost Book Marketing with These 5 Apps – The Book Designer – Find a handful of ways to make your marketing more imagine friendly with these mobile apps.

5 Great Self-Publishing Tips – via BookMarketingTools – We’d humbly add the sixth self-publishing tip: self-publish your audio with ACX!

Book Marketing: How the Cover of Your Self-published Book Influences Your Brand as an Indie Author – via Alli – “A strong brand helps an author in the same way it helps any organisation: it gives your name recognition and helps to sell your work.”

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This Week in Links: June 27 – July 1

Posted on July 1, 2016 by | 1 comment

ACX_University_logo_FINALHave you heard the news? We’re taking ACX University online, with six interactive, live streamed panels coming your way Wednesdays this summer starting July 13. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified about our interactive sessions covering audiobook production, performance, and business topics. Then, check out our favorite links from the past week below.

For Producers:

[VIDEO] ACX University 2015 – via ACX – Get ready for this year’s event by catching up on our panels from last year.

Periscope: A New Way to Market a Voiceover Business – via Victoria DeAnda – Get some idea for promoting your VO services using Twitter’s live video streaming platform.

Recharging the Batteries – via Rob Marley – Learn how even a small break from focusing on your voiceover routine can pay dividends.

Busting Five Voice-Over Myths – via Nethervoice – Learn the truth behind  the most common misconceptions about a career in voice acting.

For Rights Holders:

How to Develop an Author Website and Blog – via IngramSpark – “Your author website is the center of all activity for promoting your writing. Done right, it provides the foundation for success in marketing and promoting your books.”

Fiction Writers: A Simple Approach to Build a Better Email List – via The Book Designer – Learn about the success you can achieve by choosing a smaller target audience.

Online Marketing for Authors – via BookMarketingTools – From content marketing to SEO, this comprehensive guide covers many of the digital marketing topics authors need to learn.

The First Wave – via CreateSpace – What is your first wave, and why is it so important to your marketing efforts? Click through to find out.

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