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Why you should get more than just a “.COM” after your name.

If you are serious about the VO world and making it big, you need to know that marketing yourself WELL is an important part of getting to be successful. As much as you hear “It’s a small world”, don’t forget that you are part of a very BIG (and competitive) industry. There are many ways to market yourself, and nothing beats personal networking. By that, I mean hitting the streets and asking all your friends and family to get you in front of people who can get you exposed.After personal networking, the second best way to market yourself is using the internet and ALL its tools available (ie. personal website, email, 3^rd party website, and blogging).

The internet is the fastest way to get your name out there in a hurry. I am going to explain the importance of registering a good “Domain Name” for yourself to maximize your internet exposure when having a personal website. Your domain name should be something easy to remember. When you meet people for the first time and tell them what you do, you want them to have an easy time remembering your website address. For instance, if your name is Garrard Meinhard and you only have “garrardmeinhard.com” as a website, It would probably benefit you better to get a catchy and memorable domain name for people to easily remember without writing it down. If you are a versatile voiceover artist, a domain like “tonsofvoices.com” would be a lot easier to remember than just using your regular name. While trying to select a catchy domain name, try to stick to these basic rules:

1. Easy to spell

2. Easy to pronounce

3. Stay away from using numbers

4. If possible, have it say what you do

Now test it. Get opinions from others! Strangers should be the most honest with you since they have nothing to gain or lose by being straight with you. You want to know if they’ll remember a web address 2 hours later when they get home, so ask them if they think it’s easy to remember.

If you don’t have your personal name already registered as a domain, make sure you get that done right away if it’s not already taken. Park the domain under your other web address so people get redirected automatically to the site that is easiest for the public to remember.

Spread your new web address far and wide and keep getting it out there. The internet is the sales tool that never quits 24/7, but it’s up to you to get it exposed.

Chris Miyamoto

Voicebank.net

Sales/Tech