You've done the training, sent the auditions, and booked some work. So why does it feel like nothing's actually moving? This episode looks at the dangerous middle: the stage where beginner effort has run out but professional momentum hasn't shown up yet, and where a lot of voice artists stall for years without ever making a clear decision to quit.

Topics in this episode:

• Why an old demo or marketing message that worked once can stop working, and how to tell the difference between movement and real momentum.
• How to review your last 12 months of enquiries and bookings so you're fixing the actual bottleneck instead of guessing.
• Why weak positioning, outdated demos and stale marketing keep good voices invisible to the right clients.
• A practical 90-day reset for picking one constraint (craft, proof, positioning, or service and systems) and building evidence around it

More Info:

VoiceMe - voiceme.co.za

Profiles & Pricing - voiceme.co.za/support#pandp

Support - mailto:support@voiceme.co.za

Phone - 0861 VOICEME (0861 864 2363)

Whatsapp - Andrew Sutherland (Bigmouth Studios & VoiceMe)

Facebook - @VoiceMeSA

X - @VoiceMeSA

Instagram - @VoiceMeSA

LinkedIn - @VoiceMeSA

Welcome to the VoiceMe Podcast, information and advice on the world of voiceover, presented by voiceme.co.za, the South African search directory for voice artists and related services. I'm Andrew Sutherland, founder of voiceme.co.za, and this week I'm talking about the first 10 seconds of your voiceover demo, and why clients stop listening.

Topics in this episode:

• Why clients listen for suitability, not talent, when they press play on your demo
• How audio quality, weak openings and generic delivery lose you the listener before you get a fair hearing
• Why your strongest, most relevant clip should always come first, not buried at 35 seconds
• What separates a focused audition from five unfocused takes, and when to slate

More Info:

VoiceMe - voiceme.co.za

Profiles & Pricing - voiceme.co.za/support#pandp

Support - mailto:support@voiceme.co.za

Phone - 0861 VOICEME (0861 864 2363)

Whatsapp - Andrew Sutherland (Bigmouth Studios & VoiceMe)

Facebook - @VoiceMeSA

X - @VoiceMeSA

Instagram - @VoiceMeSA

LinkedIn - @VoiceMeSA

Welcome to the VoiceMe Podcast, information and advice on the world of voiceover, presented by voiceme.co.za, the South African Search Directory for Voice Artists and Related Services. I'm Andrew Sutherland, founder of voiceme.co.za, and in this episode I'm talking about voiceover red flags, scams, fake jobs and when to walk away.

Topics in this episode:

• How to spot and respond to overpayment scams, fake casting calls, impersonation schemes and pay-to-work traps
• The AI voice data risk: what to watch for in contract language and clean sample requests from unknown people
• Red flags from real clients, including unclear usage, no confirmed rate, unlimited revisions and identity that keeps shifting
• A step-by-step verification checklist and what to do if you've already engaged with a suspicious enquiry

More Info:

VoiceMe - voiceme.co.za

Profiles & Pricing - voiceme.co.za/support#pandp

Support - mailto:support@voiceme.co.za

Phone - 0861 VOICEME (0861 864 2363)

Whatsapp - Andrew Sutherland (Bigmouth Studios & VoiceMe)

Facebook - @VoiceMeSA

X - @VoiceMeSA

Instagram - @VoiceMeSA

LinkedIn - @VoiceMeSA