All Freelancers Should Have a Side Income. This article talks about audiobook narration but it's applicable to any freelance work. Side hustles can bring in additional income and security. Here are some steps to get started.
Tanya, reading this article hits home as to how fortunate I am to not consider this as a full time. We have grown in bigger numbers post COVID and I am curious to see from a statistics POV, how many actually are full time, what background do they have to start with that made them rise to successful FT narrators. Through many coaching sessions and Webinars, we were often reminded ‘ DON’T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB!’. From observations, most of who are successful FT, have some acting /theatre/singing background….another stat to explore is how many who don’t have theatrical background MADE it successfully. Thank you again for a thought provoking topic
Yeah. I'd love to see numbers on this too. I wonder if PANA could do a survey? It's hard to know because versions of What Is Full Time vary wildly from person to person. For me, for a long time, it was 40 hours finished recording a month (or about 10 hours finished a week, or a full book.)
I actually don't have an acting background really. I did theater in college but I never studied technique. I entered narration through writing. Most FT narrators have some kind of background in acting or singing, but I'd say 15% or more don't. I've seen narrators who come from backgrounds like teachers, scientists, etc. Interesting stuff to think about though!
Tanya, reading this article hits home as to how fortunate I am to not consider this as a full time. We have grown in bigger numbers post COVID and I am curious to see from a statistics POV, how many actually are full time, what background do they have to start with that made them rise to successful FT narrators. Through many coaching sessions and Webinars, we were often reminded ‘ DON’T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB!’. From observations, most of who are successful FT, have some acting /theatre/singing background….another stat to explore is how many who don’t have theatrical background MADE it successfully. Thank you again for a thought provoking topic
Yeah. I'd love to see numbers on this too. I wonder if PANA could do a survey? It's hard to know because versions of What Is Full Time vary wildly from person to person. For me, for a long time, it was 40 hours finished recording a month (or about 10 hours finished a week, or a full book.)
I actually don't have an acting background really. I did theater in college but I never studied technique. I entered narration through writing. Most FT narrators have some kind of background in acting or singing, but I'd say 15% or more don't. I've seen narrators who come from backgrounds like teachers, scientists, etc. Interesting stuff to think about though!