Breaking in

How to break into voice overs and get work online.

The honest version, from a site that hires voices every day: what to learn, what to record, what to set up at home, and what a listing needs before a client presses play.

  • No agent needed
  • Work from a home setup
  • Clients in every time zone
Demo reel1:30
Commercial:30 retail, upbeat
Narrationdocumentary, measured
Explainerfriendly, clear
Charactertwo voices, one take
Best read firstReal copy not lorem ipsumMusic under, never over
What it really takes

Three things, in this order.

Everyone has a voice. The people who get paid for theirs did these three things, and did them in order.

  1. 1

    Learn to read.

    Not aloud: for a listener. Where the breath goes, what the script is selling, how to sound like you mean it on take nine. A coach gets you there in months; alone it takes years, if it happens at all.

    Our online course
  2. 2

    Record a demo that tells the truth.

    Ninety seconds, your best read first, real scripts, a clean room. Produce it properly or have it produced. It's the only audition most clients will ever give you.

    What goes on a first demo
  3. 3

    Get listed where clients buy.

    Social media is where voice actors talk to each other. Clients are somewhere else, searching by sound and booking on the spot. Put the demo in front of them.

    Apply to be listed
What clients look for

The listing that gets the click.

Clients here type what they need and listen to the first voices that fit. A good listing isn't long, it's complete.

A real photo and a demo that plays

Clients here don't scroll a directory, they search, and a search result with a face and a play button is the one that gets clicked. You appear only once both are there.

Three honest words

Warm, dry, gravelly, bright. Clients search by the feel of a voice as much as by accent, so the words you pick are the words that find you.

A turnaround you can keep

Set the time you can really hit. Clients book on it and rate on it, and a kept promise is worth more than a fast one.

Once you're listed

How the work arrives.

You won't be pitching, quoting or chasing money. The site does that part. Here is the shape of a week on the roster.

1

Get listed.

Send a demo. If it's a fit, you're invited onto the roster and set up a profile: photo, demos by category, your three words. You appear in client searches the moment there's a photo and a demo that plays.

2

Work finds you.

Casting notices land in your inbox and dashboard with an estimated rate on each; you record the brief and upload. Clients who already like your sound book you directly, and direct bookings arrive paid.

3

Get paid.

The client pays the site before you record. When they close the job you're paid to PayPal, usually within seven days, and the figure on the job is the figure you get. No invoices to chase, ever.

Want a coach in your corner?

Talent who train book more.

Our online course takes you from first read to a demo you're proud of, with real direction along the way. It's the same standard the clients on this site are used to hearing.

Free guide

Breaking into voice overs, the PDF.

Home studio, finding work online, standing out. The kick-start we send new voices. One email, no follow-up sequence.

Questions newcomers ask

The things you're wondering.

How do I break into voice overs with no experience?
Train first, then record a demo, then get listed where clients are buying. Skipping the first step is the most common mistake: a natural voice with no direction sounds like someone reading aloud, and clients can hear it in three seconds. A few months with a coach changes everything.
Do I need a demo before I apply?
Yes. The demo is how we listen, and it's how every client decides. Sixty to ninety seconds, your strongest reads first, real scripts rather than filler copy, and music kept under the voice, never over it.
What should be on a first demo?
Three or four short reads that show range without pretending: a commercial, a narration, something conversational, maybe a character if you have one. Cut anything you wouldn't want to be booked for, because you will be.
Can I do voice overs from home?
Almost everyone on the roster does. A quiet room, soft surfaces, a respected microphone and a USB interface are enough for broadcast work. Treat the room before you upgrade the mic; echo is the thing clients reject.
How long until the first job?
A listing with a photo and a demo that plays appears in client searches the same day it's approved. First bookings usually come from castings you read for, so answer them early and often in your first month.
Do clients want particular accents or languages?
All of them. English in every accent, and more than eighty other languages, recorded by native speakers. Be honest about what you're native in; clients hear a put-on accent immediately.
Is there an age limit?
No. Clients book children, teens, twenty-somethings and seventy-year-olds, because scripts are written for all of them. A voice that sounds its age is an asset, not a limit.
What if I'm not ready yet?
Then say so, take the course, and come back. We list voices at a working standard because clients here pay before they hear a single audition. A listing that isn't booked helps nobody; a demo that's ready books in its first month.

Ready when you are.

Got the demo? Send it. Still working on it? Take the course, get the guide, and come back. The clients aren't going anywhere.