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	<title>The Complete And Utter History of My Life In Voiceover</title>
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		<title>Withholding Woes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Obligatory Disclaimer: I am not an accountant. The information in this article is general and based on my experience. Please seek the advice of a qualified accountant when making important decisions about your taxes.] You had great year. A few of those bookings really paid off – residuals, holding fees, plus more session pay for &#8230; <a href="http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/04/01/withholding-woes/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Taxes For Voice Actors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Obligatory Disclaimer: I am not an accountant. The information in this article is general and based on my experience. Please seek the advice of a qualified accountant when preparing your taxes.] As an actor – voice or on-camera – you may be able to take certain deductions against your business expenses. These can include expenses &#8230; <a href="http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/03/07/taxes-for-voice-actors/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/03/07/taxes-for-voice-actors/</link>
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		<title>Voiceover Advice &#8211; The Workout Group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in the previous post The 10 Keys To Voiceover Success, one of the best – and fortunately cheapest &#8211; things you can do for your voiceover career is to get in a voiceover workout group. I recommend this to all my students, anytime I speak at a class, and to anyone who &#8230; <a href="http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/02/25/voiceover-advice-the-workout-group/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Voice Over Legends – Paul Frees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Listen to this: Recognize the voice? That’s legendary actor Paul Frees (1920-1986), whose IMDb page is so long they had to make the internet bigger to get it to fit. He’s also one of the first voice actors whose name I new as a kid, thanks to my father being in the business and working &#8230; <a href="http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/02/15/voice-over-legends-%e2%80%93-paul-frees/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/02/15/voice-over-legends-%e2%80%93-paul-frees/</link>
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		<title>Getting Work – Do I Need An Agent?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I see this question frequently in voiceover blogs and discussion groups, and one of my own students just asked me the same, so I thought I’d say a few quick words on the matter. What you “need” depends on what you want. So strictly speaking, you don’t NEED an agent to get voiceover work. I &#8230; <a href="http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/02/07/getting-work-%e2%80%93-do-i-need-an-agent/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/02/07/getting-work-%e2%80%93-do-i-need-an-agent/</link>
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		<title>Getting Work &#8211; Voice Over Jobs on Voice123</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Voice123.com is one of the most popular online voiceover casting sites, and has become a significant source of jobs for voice talent. All types of voice over jobs are cast using the service, from IVR phone prompts to national television commercials. Here’s a spot for ESPN and Under Armour that I booked recently using the &#8230; <a href="http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/01/28/getting-work-voice-over-jobs-on-voice123/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/01/28/getting-work-voice-over-jobs-on-voice123/</link>
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		<title>Advertising Music &#8211; Adtunes.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnMatthewVO) has received over 6,000 upload views in it’s first year – pretty cool! But a good part of that is thanks to just one spot. About 4 months ago, a YouTube user posted a comment on one of my Toyota commercials, wanting to know the name of the song. Here is &#8230; <a href="http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/01/21/advertising-music-adtunes-com-2/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/01/21/advertising-music-adtunes-com-2/</link>
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		<title>Voiceover Marketing &#8211; Voiceover Demo Tips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. Keep it brief: a little on the short side is better than too long. These days 60-90 seconds is about right. Knock ‘em dead and leave ‘em wanting more (there are a few exceptions, audiobook demos for example). 2. “A” material only: we want to know what you can do well, not just OK. &#8230; <a href="http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/01/10/voiceover-marketing-voiceover-demo-tips/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/01/10/voiceover-marketing-voiceover-demo-tips/</link>
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		<title>Voiceover Marketing – Building Relationships With Clients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Voice actress Melissa Lawson (http://melissalawsonvo.com/) asks: “… what is your take on building relationships as a VO talent? Do you cultivate relationships that keep you getting hired back by the same orgs?” Great question, Melissa. The business of client relationships, and marketing in general, is of course very complex – just go to Amazon and &#8230; <a href="http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/01/07/voiceover-marketing-%e2%80%93-building-relationships-with-clients/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/01/07/voiceover-marketing-%e2%80%93-building-relationships-with-clients/</link>
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		<title>The 10 Keys To Voiceover Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Success in voiceover is of course a complex topic. There are many elements to success – including your definition of it &#8211; and any one could be the subject of many blog posts. As far as I’m concerned, success in voiceover means booking a lot of good jobs! So to that end, I’ve compiled this &#8230; <a href="http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/01/03/the-10-keys-to-voiceover-success/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.johnmatthew.com/blog/2011/01/03/the-10-keys-to-voiceover-success/</link>
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