The Web For Actors blog

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

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From the blog · Apr 10, 2015
IADB Trailer

Here is our first video commercial. Built in After Affects by yours truly with music and sound design by talented Dara Taylor (link to Dara's website over the image).

A checklist of questions about actor website features
From the blog · Apr 3, 2015
Already Have an Actor Website?

You may recognize the image for this blog from our flyer which we have been distributing since April 2014 advertising that IADB makes actor websites like no one else.

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From the blog · Mar 27, 2015
IADB Flyers

We have released our flyers to different acting schools and stage managers, so if you have come across them recently, let us know, we'd like to here what you think about them.

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From the blog · Mar 20, 2015
Accent Workshops

Sometimes choosing the right actor means choosing the right skills an actor might posses, which often times includes the dialects he or she possesses.

The cast of a television drama in a promotional still
From the blog · Mar 13, 2015
Kickstart Your Film

Internet Actor's Database soul existence is to help actors represent themselves online.

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From the blog · Mar 6, 2015
Statistical Data

You probably heard many time people talking about statistical data of a website, page analysis, user agents or other technical terms that you may not be very familiar with.

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From the blog · Feb 27, 2015
WFA Mailers

What is so great about having a contact form on your website? Well, the part that others like the most is that it doesn't disclose your email address.

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From the blog · Feb 20, 2015
Actors Apps

One of the features that actors with website plan have and actors with profile plan do not is the ability to communicate with other users.

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From the blog · Feb 13, 2015
Specialized Tools

The biggest tool that you will get with IADB is the website itself. Just think about all of the opportunities you might have missed when somebody was looking for all of the qualities you possess, but had to settle on something less than perfect.

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From the blog · Feb 6, 2015
Better Actor Portfolios

Each actor website that is offered by IADB comes with a dedicated page or section for your portfolio. Show off your skills in style.

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From the blog · Jan 30, 2015
Adding Links to Your Site

There are many reasons why you could want to put a link to other websites on your own. For instance, your friend is a photographer and he took all of your headshots.

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From the blog · Jan 23, 2015
Adding Your Own Events

This one is a no-brainer. If you are an actor, entertainer or if you are in any type of show-biz, you will most likely have some sort of events that you would want to advertise.