I'd say explaining the alternatives to Pay to Play for beginners would be helpful.

Oh god !! Another selling video. I watched the first video and it wad amazing.. i went to watch this one. And it was like most of the sellers who are trying to sell their coaching or professional recording demos. You dont need that guys.. tons of videos online... Go learn.. work hard. And you can make it.

Great advice, literally each item on the list was what my coach works with us on in classes. I’m actually more confident as a newbie to get on pay to plays as by March, I have all the items on the list Thank God!!!

I am so excited to learn from you, I look forward in taking some classes soon

I believe everyone can start as long as they want to try. I also hope the words will be more encouraging next time as what I heard from here, can be discouraging rather to people who want to start this path.

Gabby, I love you. I am naturally confident and ambitious, wanting to jump straight into things as quickly as possible. This week I decided to "try my hand" at Voice Acting and you really put me in my place which I needed lol. I will look into connecting with a VA coach and go from there! Thanks a ton!

Thanks for Killing my dreams Gabby

Good points. Or, get an Agent, and they'll tell your right off the bat when you do a self-tape, if the quality is good enough. And in order to convince that Agent that you can even do self-tape, you'd have to pass all these tests automatically in the first place. (Obviously if they signed you, you've got a marketable quality) Pay-to-play is and always will be, small, supplemental income. If you truly want a career in voice, you need to to get a rep and go to actual auditions, or self-tape through an Agent. (Exception to this is audiobooks, which you can get directly through the production companies, like Audible, etc., and these companies will run an extensive test to see if your studio is up to the required quality for self-recording) But in terms of commercials, it's not like you can just reach out directly to McDonald's... you need to audition. (Voices123 is a terrible website BTW. Check out my Google review...)

A good, state-of-the-art computer, is not something absolutely necessary to produce good voiceovers since you can even use a regular cell phone for this purpose. The most important things are: a good booth, a professional microphone and interface and also professional knowledge. A good, brand new computer may be better. I own a first generation I5 PC and it works great for me. I think that a good microphone, a good interface and a professional booth are the main items, and if you can afford it, good headphones and audio monitors certainly would be better.

thanks for the real talk. maybe later on the pay2plays

how can i get help with the things you mentioned im hitting so many roadblocks and want this its all i think about

I've always wondered this: If one's home studio is good enough for quality professional work (and for your clients), why is it not good enough for one's demo?

Do you still get paid if I choose to "Skip Ads"? I'll watch 'em if not.

Hi Gabby, you've advised beginners to stay away from the pay to play sites. What are some good sites to get my foot in the door that allows me to earn?

umm....all the boxes check for me....only if u put in gaming instead of voice acting ;), BTW, I play cs go, P.S., Gabby, Your mic sounds soo sweet... hv a good day

Do you ever talk about getting an agent and getting SAG work or is this not the place for that?

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Liked everything you said. Didn't like your loud noise floor on your mic though.

my place is under my sheet ;)

Dam u look good on this video your hair lips everything

NEVER PAY for possible work. Anything pro happens between like minded people, agents, or clients direct.

Voices com is a scam . They take like 40% or better from the jobs price . Then take a final value escrow fee . And You can have all of this for $400-500 a year subscription fee . 😡

This is too vague 4:00 you're talking about how we have to know how to properly audition, yet you didn't give us any examples of that and what to avoid 👎