While digging around the Voiceover Universe site, I ran across this gem of a post by Rick Party the founder of the site. Take a moment to read the solid gold advice Rick offers from his perspective as a real working pro voice talent. Some advice isn’t worth any more than you pay for it (nothing), but what Rick has to say is worth more than one reading. And then look in your mirror and ask yourself if you are willing to pay the price of success, keeping in mind that price is denominated in effort and time far more than it is in money.
And while I have your attention, I’ll mention Banksey’s axiom, first documented (to the best of my knowlege) in this post on the VO-BB from June 2005 by my friend and mentor, Philip Banks. To wit: “95% of people launching themselves onto the voice over market will not make any money at all.” If you’re sure you want to pursue voiceover work as your new career, you have to make up your mind you’re going to be one of the 5 percenters.