How My Daughter Became One of the Top Voice Over Artists on Fiverr | Part 1
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- Опубліковано 26 тра 2021
- Today, I speak with my daughter, Mallory Handford, on how she works on Fiverr part-time. Her expertise and knowledge on the topic exceed mine, so I had to bring her on the channel to find out her secrets to success on the platform.
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I absolutely love the way Bill talks to his daughter. You can hear how proud he is of her and how happy he is to share the common interest they have. Thank you for this great conversation.
This is so valuable. I'm just about to start my VO journey and it's daunting to think that I'm so far behind but... Like anything, be good at what you do, be reliable, and be a good communicator. She's a gem. Thanks, Bill. I get so much from your videos. I just discovered you.
This was precious and very inspiring. It's amazing what a little professionalism mixed with common courtesy can accomplish. And thank goodness she clarified that she's a stay-at-home mom! I was beginning to wonder how someone so extremely young avoided child labor laws, but she's of age. lol
I signed up. I've been putting off my VO career for a couple of years now, but this summer is looking like a perfect time to get the ball rolling. I put my demo on fiverr last month and Im looking forward to hearing Mallory's insights into how to make this a profitable venture. I simply cannot continue droning-on at my 9-5 dayjob anymore. Looking forward to this class. Thanks for putting this together, Bill and Mallory.
So how’s the business for you currently ?
How is yrr v.o. carrer coming along. Now that its been a year?
Love to see dad and daughter together! 💓
Just wonderful hearing you and your daughter. I can tell and see in your face a happiness, that Dad's do on occasions like this. I think you should have more interviews with her. I like the way she is honest about her work and takes things as it comes. I think she still would go a long way. I wish you and your daughter a good health and happiness in years to come. Take care
Thank you both! I've watched less than a handful of your videos, Bill, and I'm enjoying learning about the area i'll be joining here shortly. I'm looking forward to Part 2, and learning more. Thanks for sharing!
Fascinating !! Can’t wait to get started on this
Mallory, you just made me give a BIG SIGH OF RELIEF! I am NOT an entrepreneur, and this really encourages a "come back" on my part (long story). Thanks!!
Love hearing success stories in the industry! Great interview!
I love the relationship that the two of you share on camera, Bill DeWees you rock and seeing that your children have joined you in the VO space in their own unique way is awesome and has me truly inspired to go full bore into the VO space. Thank you for this video!!!!!
You rock right back! Good on you for diving deep into voice over and thank you for watching :-)
Love this. Thank you ❤️🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Brilliant!! Mallory reminds me of myself. This was particularly encouraging and helpful to me. Thank you both so much!
I just signed up! Can't wait to start your course, Mallory!
I signed up for her class, and I'm excited! Thank you Bill and Mallory for the opportunity to keep learning and growing in our careers!
Our pleasure! Thanks for having faith in us. You won't be disappointed :-)
Great video you two, I will say fiverr is a little intimidating at first, ( stage fright if you will) but I got your VO training yesterday Mallory and it's helping me out a lot, now just being confident in myself to move forward , Thanks to both of you !!
Very much looking forward to this class. My Fiverr business has never gotten going, even after a few years now. I can relate to Mallory's position on not having the time for marketing, as my VO work is still very part time. I'm really hoping what I learn from this class will be the boost I've been looking for.
Looking forward to Part Il with Mallory about her class in June. I'm interested and the timing couldn't be better! Thanks, Bill!
You're very welcome! Part II will most likely be uploaded earlier next week. Stay tuned!
I would LOVE to make that much a year!!!! This makes me want to work a lot harder to get there. Thanks for the video. Great info.
amazing video brotha i am a new subscriber and hope to keep learning from you and your daughter also its awesome to see father and daughter God bless.
She has your eyes!!
This was truly inspiring. I’m so nervous. I launched my page and now am so scared someone is going to reach out to me. That’s crazy, right? I keep thinking, what if I’m not good enough? I’m considering the class. I really enjoyed the interview.
They are reaching out to you because they like your voice. That's the beauty of this work.
Well said.
Mica your comments are very helpful.
I just signed up for her course and I am so excited!! ♥️♥️♥️
Hi! Did you find VO success with guidance from the course?
Glad to hear success stories with Fiverr!
Looking forward to the webinar!
Looking forward to seeing you there! I'll be on the call too (taking lots of notes)...
Awesome 🙌🏽
ok... I just signed up for Mallory's class. It's what I've been waiting for. I've been looking at FIVERR but too scared to dip my toe in because of all the stuff I DON'T know... this will really help me a TON.
Exactly, Same here! I don’t know what I don’t know...
Great choice deciding to go with Mallory's course! I'm sure it'll give you the edge you need to tackle Fiverr head-on. You've got this!
Just do it. Get started. It’s easy.
@@VoiceCoach-BillDeWees hi Bill, really enjoy all your content and efforts in VO … does one need to start a company or an llc to do voice over work ?
@@VoiceCoach-BillDeWees Hi Bill! I see the link is still active - if we buy this course now, does it just consist of the recordings from the summer course? (Which is fine!) Thanks!
I am sure you are an exception to the rule...You are blessed!!!
LOVE this video; have watched twice. :) Excellent content always, Bill!! Your girl is rockin’ it!! A friendly little request for anyone reading who puts out content: when you discuss hours per day, please clarify if that means M-F or 7 days a week! Or average weekly hours would work. Thanks!!
I am a homemaker/homeschooling mother of 4 children. I just created an account with acx, but still need to create my audio samples. Can wait to delve in to this!
I just bought your Fiverr For Voice Talent class with Mallory from your website, Bill. I'm really looking forward to more details and what opportunities I can find there. Thank you both for this interview and the class. :)
I'm up early this morning, working on installing or Auralex foam in my new recording space, binge-listening to Bill's UA-cam videos. I definitely needed, and can relate to, Mallory's point of view! Working full-time in a corporate job, and just joining the Blueprint program a few weeks ago, I feel a little better now, hearing Mallory's point of view. I am an introvert, and fairly methodical by nature. I'd like to know what I am doing, and get most of my questions answered, before, jumping into any endeavor. I hate the feeling of jumping in before I feel like I am ready, or not having enough information before starting, then having to go back and backtrack, and fix things that I could have done differently if I had done a little more research. Lol! Mallorys Fiverr class is next on my Blueprint study program for sure! Thanks Mallory! 👍🙏🎙️
Awesome
So great to see you both again. I may be one of a very small group of VO artists that have Mallory's voice on my Commercial Demo when she "dabbled". Seriously considering investing in the course, despite being a TRS on Fiverr. Always more room to learn.
Being a TRS on Fiverr is quite the achievement. Congrats! And absolutely, there's always more to room to learn. If the course speaks to you, we'd love to have you :-)
I need this. Was looking at the audio book via ACX course as well.. but am leaning fiverr
It really helps if you have a customer service background
Wow! Almost a resemblance of father-daughter. That's cool! Also, that's great she has her own business going from doing VO.
It certainly is! It wasn't something she planned on doing initially, but I'm really proud of her for sticking with it. She's crushing it right now!
Nice family video
Hi there, I clicked on the link to sign up for the training but it already started a couple weeks ago... plus, I really don't want to wait 4 weeks to learn everything (attending live). Is there a recorded version I can access that I can do at my own pace?
I loved watching this interview and all your great videos. Very inspiring and made me decide to move on from ACX doing audios to finally go for Fiverr. I feel exactly like Mallory I would love part time hours yet be comfortable. What projects besides IVR does she do to be able to do part time? Guessing not audiobooks? Would love her advice. Btw when you 1st worked from your closet did you add anything else besides having it filled with clothes? Thank you for your videos.
Loved the video...is the course still being offered? The page to sign up shows that this course already passed. Do you have recordings of it to sell?
Does Mallory’s course still exist? I’d like to sign up for it if so.
Hello thanks for the video! Is there a promo code for military vets?
Hello. I paid and registered for the course. I could not make it on live on the 8th, but I don’t see where I can access the learning portal for the replay. Only the next 3 sessions are showing up. Can anyone help please? I’ve checked my email throughly, I don’t have anything other than the link to join the webinar.
She killing it 😂😂😂
Will your daughter"s classes be offered again? I've read your book on starting a six figure VO business, I'm getting ready to get my start up studio equipment , sound treat a space, and put together my demo to get started. Fiver could potentially be my foot in the door and I'd like all the help I can get!
Hi Mallory and Bill. Great video, thanks!! I'm starting a VoiceOver business and I am interested in Mallory's course however, I intend to do only French Voice Overs and no English. Does the course also works for other languages or is it specially targeted at English speaking VoiceOver professionals? Same, for Bill's VO Bluepring, would it be suitable for a non English speaking Voice? Thanks. Keep up the good work :)
So here we are November 16, 2022 and now you have created a dilemma for me. I am coming back to voice work after a 5 year hiatus and a move to a small town in Fla. I need to make a starter studio, make a demo, take a class or take a different class to give me a leg up. The decision is do I take dads class or daughters class first. Where will I get the best head start. Can you give me some advice?
I don't see a link to Mallory's Fiverr page
I would love to check out Mallory' page on Fiverr but I had a pretty close look for her and could not find her in any of the first 7 or 8 pages for "American Female Voice Over" and she didn't show up to me. What is her link on Fiverr to check her profile?
I took the long course for voice over from Such A Voice, but have done nothing with it for various reasons. I'm wondering if this course would be beneficial.
Hey Bill. This is awesome. I would love to sign up but I'm not sure I could make live classes. Are there replays? Recordings? How long would they be available?
Hi Tia! Glad you enjoyed it. We will have all the recordings in the learning portal we've set up for the course as they are created. Once you have the course the recordings are yours forever. :-)
My question is, how do you succeed when you are just starting out? On Fiverr and even on acx, you are competing with people who have been doing voice overs for years! As someone just starting out, how do you make good money when you're being overshadowed? Can you talk about some new age ways to gain an edge off the competition? How do you make your own space in the voice over world that gets you those clients?
And there in lies the truth, Destiny. You just asked probably the most relevant question… And it wasn’t answered. For a reason lol. And I’m not being a downer but the only reason I make money on fiverr is because I joined right after they got popular. I’m not making anywhere neaeeer 75K like his daughter and I only get work on there because I do specific voices. But yes, it’s a VERY crowded marketplace.
Yes, Bill! I chose the smallest room of my house to build a DJ/voice-over room studio, but even as I write this and after soundproofing the two windows, I hear planes fly overhead from the nearby airport or neighbors mowing when I didn't think would! lol OMG I wish I had the flight schedule so I could record in-between! Working on an audio-book narration currently. Does Whisper room fit into a small room or is it THEE room? do they have a website? Thanks again from one former veteran radio DJ to another!
I don't own one myself, but I believe a WhisperRoom is in general intended to be used as a "room within a room."
I can't find her services on Fiverr. Is Mallory no longer on Fiverr?
I live in England, is this an issue for the courses?
Hey Bill, obviously missed the boat here by a couple months but would still be interested to learn more from mallory on this topic. What's the best way to get in contact?
Id really like to do this course but I have no actual coaching or paid VO experience. Is this still a good opportunity for someone like me?
Good to know that a VO artist can actually earn that kind of compensation on Fiverr. I always thought Fiverr offered very low earnings for voice over. I'm in the process of moving and looking forward to first setting up a recording studio. Right now I don't have an extra closet or room to turn into a studio. Would love to get some pointers on how to be successful on Fiverr. Mallory, do you have a website where artists can keep track on any upcoming training classes? Unfortunately, I can't join the June, 2021 class. Thanks.
When Fiverr first started it was primarily known for its $5 jobs, but it's a whole new ball game now! Unfortunately, we don't currently have an all-purpose training site for announcements . . . but we're definitely thinking about putting something like that together in the future.
Also, all of the recordings for the class will be uploaded after they're created, so if you ever decided to join in the future, you'll have immediate access to all of the material :-)
Good luck with your move!
Fiverr isn't the one "offering very low earnings" because they're not your employer. Fiverr is a freelancing platform. What you charge for your voiceovers is purely up to you. If you charge peanuts, then you'll make peanuts, it's that simple.
I live in S.E.Asia, so the timings of the live classes are not going to work for me, or anyone else on this side of the planet. If I sign up, will I have access to the content on-demand instead of live?
Absolutely! When you sign up, you'll gain access to our custom learning portal where all the recordings will be uploaded as soon as they're created.
Will this course teach someone how to market themselves? I already have a profile on 5err. I work full time at another job and would love to quit to do this full time.
Nice set of cans Mallory! Did you steal those off a B-17 pilot?
And yeah, it feels a little weird telling a woman she has nice "cans". At least in public!!
Thanks to you and Bill for this short series of vids highlighting your experience with Fiverr. I especially appreciate your candor about your income success. Other vids/websites seem reluctant to use actual numbers. But starting out in this biz, actual numbers mean a lot.
So, thanks again! I'm sorry I missed your class in June. I sincerely hope that you will offer it again!!
What the fees for voiceover coaches and do you or your daughter still provide these services
Watched the video on Fiverr last spring when I took Bill's course. Has Mallory's course been updated since then? If so, I'm interested in the new course. Thanks!
Since there has been no reply I'm assuming that it's the same info repackaged.
@@johntinnin1 Actually, Mallory got back to me via email and informed me about how the course has been updated and expanded. I'm enrolled and very much looking forward to it!
@@michaelazevedo174 HI! Just curious if you followed through with the course and found success in VO?
Will it be possible to purchase this course if I can’t watch live?
Yes, absolutely! All of the recordings will be available in our learning portal (customerhub). Hope that helps! :-)
Man I swear that I’ve met you before! Buy any chance did you work part time at Home Depot in Evanston back in the early 2000’s probably not but I don’t forget a face.
On another note is there a way to talk to you directly about beginning a career as voice over actor etc… ?
Right now I'm confused that it is both On-Demand and also a live, once-per-week class. On-Demand implies I don't have to attend the stream at a specific time.
That's correct. Although the class is live (and definitely built to be experienced that way) all of the classes will be recorded and uploaded to our learning portal upon completion which you will have access to immediately after signing up. So, if you can't attend the classes at a specific time . . . no worries!
@@VoiceCoach-BillDeWees Thanks Bill.
Any tips on how to start as a child voiceover artist? I’m an adult but I sound like a child.
Wow! I am currently doing Fiverr part time and only make around $400 a month. I wonder what her trick was to bring it to the next level
Same here, wonder what she does to get that much.
what if you go out of town/traveling. can you make yourself unavailable?
Be honest.
How crazy is it to want to do narration, anime/cartoon/videogames voice acting, advertising and singing with the voice I have?
I want to get in it with the fiverr and creating my beginners demo I’m serious get back to me I’m ready today .
I can't make it at that time for the live classes. How are we able to access the videos later?
No worries. We have our own learning portal that you'll gain access to when you sign up for the course where we'll upload all the recordings for the class as they're created.
I have a page that's been there for years, but I've found setting up pricing pretty confusing so I still haven't gone live. I may be overthinking it.
You aren't alone. I could have written your post word-for-word.
I'd recommend looking at successful VO people on Fiverr and just emulate and reiterate on what they're doing. Because you're not established I'd go with lower price points because the people that want to "hire" you are in a way taking a risk.
Great video guys! Please can you share Mallory's Fiverr profile name? Sorry if I missed it somewhere. Thanks.
Sure thing! It's mhandford on Fiverr. Here's the link to her page: www.fiverr.com/mhandford/record-a-professional-american-female-voice-over
@@VoiceCoach-BillDeWees Thank you so much!
She looks just like you.
That's what I thought, too. :)
Ok, I have to admit... Nice promotion of your product..15min of nothing informative about anything, but a total flaunting of Mallory's background of how great she is on what she's doing! Omg! I'm so convinced, I will definitely join! I wanna earn that kind of money too! It's so easy! One-two seminars and I'm right there! 10k per month here I come!
Instead of being bitter and jealous, get off your lazy derierre and do something about it. Smdh
"I only made $35k in the first year."
Only?! $35k from this is my entire goal! Lol
cool story but most folks don't have 12 years of exposure to make them feel like they can relate to this situation, or the connections that you mentioned having.
It was easy to tell that B was the more expensive Mic.
Bill: "How long have you been on the platform now?"
Mallory: "Two and a half years. I started in January of 2019".
*Fiverr profile says: Member since Jul 2016. I HATE PEOPLE WHO LIE !!!*
This may or may not be the case, dear! That was when she started the profile as a buyer, perhaps? Or, she started the profile in 2016 but never had a look at it, this is exactly my case.
@@jondriscoll-celebrityvoice1592 *Read Bill's question again.*
I signed up for Fiverr well over a year before I even attempted doing anything on it at all, and even then it was extremely sporadic. And then there was the time when I began actually working at it. So it would've been something like 2.5 years before I actually did any meaningful work on Fiverr.
Whoa... geez... name calling? I signed up for fiverr in 2018 and still havent done anything on it. If six months someone asks me how long Ive been on there i will say 6 months.... not a lie.
@@jacqueecohen *Bill's specific question was: "How long have you been on the platform now?"*
*The correct answer would be: "Since 2016" !!! BTW, the statement, "people who lie" is not "name-calling". Name-calling would be calling her a "lying mother-effer" !!!*
And I’m starting from nothing I want to be great I’m willing to work at it I know Rome wasn’t built in a day .
Sorry, I am not convinced. If you are reallyy making all that cash, you would neither have time, nor be inclined, to make senseless self-promoting videos boasting of your talent and success - you would either be making more money or out spending it. Moreover, I do not find your advice valuable or helpful. Telling me I need to be "good" and "engaging" and "interesting" is so dag blamed obvious. MT
Hi, JR. I didn't take their discussion as boasting, but rather as sharing what may be possible. Bill has tons of helpful videos and I don't think it takes up much of his time to make these, which are especially helpful for those of us just starting out. Hopefully you can find a coach or other UA-cam creator that will be helpful to you. For me, I've found a lot of value in Bill's videos. Wishing you all the best if your voice over career! :)
@@BethBurns68 Good reply Bill. It is good it works for you and I appreciate your polite and measured reply.
Parenthetically, I was a long term professional public speaker and public advocate, and independent consultant, beta tester, audio product reviewer, and consultant to audio software producers and multiple online retail vendors. I was also a college level instructor on public speaking and advocacy, advising students, lawyers, judges, and commercial audio engineers ... so I have a substantial real life professional experience in "da business." Thank you for the nice reply. MT
What’s your daughters email would like to contact about fiverr
Just discovered your wonderful and helpful videos! Thank you.. If you are a member of the union (SAG) can you work on these platforms? Like ACX and Fiverr?