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 · Mar 15, 2019
Instagram Integration Now Available

Better late than never!We've been meaning to enable this integration for THE LONGEST, and each time we got closer to it, we saw an issue of some sort with the way that Instagram sends or collects information.

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From the blog · Mar 13, 2019
30 day Insta-Challenge

 Instagram integration for Web For Actors is now imminent. You can already give it a shot if you'd like but I will have a walk through video available in two days, so come back to check it out then.Also, also...

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From the blog · Mar 8, 2019
6 Tips for Actor Demo Reels

Acting reels, demo reels, sizzle reels... call them what you will. Right after your headshot it's the second most important thing you need to convince a stranger you are a perfect choice for their film.

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From the blog · Mar 6, 2019
Lets talk about Voice Acting

There are quite a few things in the oven right now, but I wanted to take a quick look at Voice Acting community and with that introduce a new blog tag so starting forward anybody who's...

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From the blog · Mar 1, 2019
7 More Tips for Actor's YouTube Channel

First of all, if you don't have a YouTube channel yet, or you haven't stylized it yet, check out Part 1 to this blog: Free Banner & YouTube in 12 Easy Steps - otherwise you should be good to go to start applying these tips to your YouTube channel and to the way you advertise it.

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From the blog · Feb 27, 2019
Actor Website Slideshows and Special Page

For the past 5 years we've been ranting about sub-par designs of WIX and Weebly yet from time to time I find a Squarespace template that just looks really good.

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From the blog · Feb 22, 2019
MailChimp Integration Now Available

Last week we launched the SoundCloud integration, which is awesome news for voice actors, musicians and composers, but just to show you that we haven't forgotten all you NETWORKERS out there, today's update is just for you.Do you wish to interact with the visitors of your website?

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From the blog · Feb 20, 2019
You Need to Get YouTube!

I have previously spoken about starting a YouTube channel, but to this day I get questions from actors saying "I don't have YouTube, how do I upload videos directly to Web For Actors?" Well...

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From the blog · Feb 15, 2019
SoundCloud Integration Now Available

Great news for Voice Actors, Composers, Musicians and other Web For Actor members who are using Web For Actors services.

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From the blog · Feb 8, 2019
Actor's Daily Routine Matters

Over the past few years I've been trying to come up with a perfect to-do list for actors online, making sure that if at some point they feel like there isn't much else they can do, they can take a glance at the list and get an idea of what else they might do.After all, being an actor is not a part-time gig.

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From the blog · Feb 1, 2019
Actors, do you have a Passport?

I often hear actors say: "okay, I have some extra cash now, what should I get a website?".

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From the blog · Jan 24, 2019
Submitting for Auditions

It's not a secret that it's better to be submitted for roles by your agent or manager than to submityourself for a role.