Do people tell you that you have a great voice? If so, you may wish to think about beginning your own narration business, right from your own home. If you interview working voice artists, most of them will tell you that they initially got the idea to start their organizations since people had offered them positive feedback about their voices.

There is also a lot of churn work out there in the UK. Some UK voice overs have reported to have been offered tasks worth just 30 quid. Some voiceovers have been used as little as 5 quid to do a gig! 5 quid, for real! The Irish rate cards seem to be much healthier - mainly due to the fact that the market here is predominantly commercials-based. This rate card is basically market requirement, and all the ad agency in the area tend to stay with it.

Nation folk, your biggest challenge now is to get clients. Focus on getting your site seen (pay-per-click with Yahoo and google) and sending your link to all the regional business in your town. They'll more than happy to know they do not need to go far to get an expert voice over for their in-house or business narrative.

However, when you are opting for an agency you will require to know some things. One of these things is that they will take a commission from your wage for their role in your task finding. This commission can be anywhere from 5 to 10% of your pay.

I think that in the majority of cases, a gradual fade does not sound as good. Editing your music so it completes a bar or 2 after your last words sounds much more expert.

Some computer systems currently have a sound card installed. Ones that don't will require one, or you can get an mBox, a sort of external sound card. mBox runs about $500 and consists of the software application, ProTools. Again, speak with your Helper.

I have actually always discovered freelance voice-over work to be inconsistent so don't quit your day job, at least not up until you recover established. Best of luck. I hope you find your specific niche in the commentary market and get your piece of the lots of areas and narration scripts that are out there.