Do you want to become a better actor? Of course you do, everyone has room for growth.
"Your Google results directly impact your career." That is the tagline for BrandYourself, a service used by hundreds of thousands of professionals trying to bury Facebook pages and other social media accounts and embarrassing stories that pop up when they google their names.
This is a special edition blog as it is hosted on Stage 32. This is my first time ever posting on there, but I've been a member for years and I strongly believe that anybody in the industry should join as well.
I can't even begin to count the number of actors who have contacted me saying that they've lost hours of their life, thousands of dollars, and countless sleepless nights just to get their actor websites RIGHT!
This blog post is a bit past due. I started writing it almost a year ago, and said to myself, you know what would be nice to have before I write an article about getting background jobs? ...
FREEBIE? Okay, before I go into the YouTube stuff, I know why some of you are here. You want that freebie, right? We created the YouTube banner that you can grab for free here.
Today, I want to suggest something different. This may not be for everyone, but I'm sure some of you will find this useful and will try it out.
Okay, okay. I know it's a book club week, but I just realized I never put my own eBook into the rotation.
The meetups are here! Some of you have asked for it, so here it goes. We've added a meetups page.
Happy 4th of July to all!The summer is here and things are bound to slow down for a little while, so why not take advantage of the extra few hour here and there and do something productive.
Some people may not realize it, but being an actor IS a full time job. Even when you're not on stage or going to casting calls, there are other things you can do to further your career.
The most common question that I get asked by actors I meet is "Why do I need a website?" The issue with this question is that it implies the "NEED", and any answer I can provide will not satisfy the question, because the truth is that there is NO FORMULA for what is needed to become a successful actor.