The Web For Actors blog

Announcements, tips and the occasional argument about what an actor website is for.

A vending machine stocked with film posters
From the blog · Mar 18, 2016
Your Project on Kickstarter

Over the past few weeks I've been observing a lot of film projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo and reading many articles about the best practices of crowdfunding.

The silhouette of a soldier against a bright sun
From the blog · Mar 11, 2016
Veterans in Film & TV Industry

What do you think of when you hear the word "veteran"? Do you have a specific image in mind? Is it an elderly man in a wheelchair?

A graphic reading IADB.CO at SXSW and I love Tech.Co
From the blog · Mar 4, 2016
IADB at SXSW

As you might have noticed on our social media, we've been asking our followers to vote IADB for Tech.co's Startup of the Year title.

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From the blog · Feb 26, 2016
Movie Posters

Just because I've dealt with web design all my adult life, all of these things seem common sense to me, but I've recently realized that this is not the case for everybody else.

A packed theater audience seen from the stage
From the blog · Feb 19, 2016
Film Festival Mania

We're getting a lot more filmmakers and producers on the IADB platform, but don't assume that this blog post is for them. It's for everyone in the indie film business, including actors.

The Mention logo, a white star in a circle on blue
From the blog · Feb 12, 2016
Is somebody talking about you?

Right off the bat, you see that I used the mention.com logo in my blog. Let me just clear this up from the start.

The words Google It written in colored chalk on a blackboard
From the blog · Feb 5, 2016
LMGTFY

I don't know how many times I've said this in my whole life, but I know that I've said this at least a dozen of times over the past few months.

A pile of hard hats in several colors
From the blog · Jan 29, 2016
Pick your profession

This is a huge pet peeve of mine, so please forgive me if this blog post gets grumpy.There's a major difference between being able to wear multiple hats and introducing yourself as an I-do-it-all kind of person.

A Hollywood street sign against palm trees
From the blog · Jan 22, 2016
Resources for moving to L.A.

Update: Here are some other resources you might find useful, but all of the items below still apply.

A person working on a laptop inside a cardboard box
From the blog · Jan 15, 2016
It is not just about acting

Actors cannot be introverts? Can they? I mean we hear stories that some of the actors we all know and love are introverts, such as Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Courtney Cox, Harrison Ford and Julia Roberts.

A single red star among a scatter of white stars
From the blog · Jan 8, 2016
Get yourself noticed on Stage 32

First of all, if you're in the film, TV or theater industry and you're not on Stage 32, then stop reading this blog and go create your free account.

A person doing a handstand on a beach beside 2016 written in the sand
From the blog · Dec 25, 2015
2015 in review

I'm about to take a writing hiatus for the year, but before I go, I just want to highlight some of the great moments of 2015.This was the year when we decided, ah, what the hell, lets add filmmakers to the list of IADB'ers.