The Web For Actors blog

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

A control dial turned toward the word Success
From the blog · Apr 22, 2016
Tools for Actors from Web For Actors

Last week's blog post came from none other but social media guru, Heidi Dean. If you haven't visited her website yet, make sure you do.

A grid of headshots of different actors
From the blog · Apr 15, 2016
How to 'Get Discovered' as an Actor

TRUE STORY: Last week my friend needed to hire a female singer for a concert that paid thousands of dollars.

A person holding a tablet surrounded by drawn blog and social icons
From the blog · Apr 9, 2016
To blog or not to blog

Okay, I have a bone to pick with WIX websites (what else is new?) - but my main frustration is their forcing of blogs onto some pages that shouldn't have one.

A grid of colored panels offering a free headshot session, business cards, website and webinar
From the blog · Apr 1, 2016
Become "The Face" of Our Company

Yes, we know it's April 1st, but this is NOT a prank! IADB is looking for someone who's ready to take their career to the next level.

The hashtag MYGIVE4 in white on black
From the blog · Mar 25, 2016
Please & Thank You

If you read my last week's blog you'll see that I've been researching Kickstarter and trying to figure out how it all works and how it can be done right.

A vending machine stocked with film posters
From the blog · Mar 18, 2016
Your Project on Kickstarter

Over the past few weeks I've been observing a lot of film projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo and reading many articles about the best practices of crowdfunding.

The silhouette of a soldier against a bright sun
From the blog · Mar 11, 2016
Veterans in Film & TV Industry

What do you think of when you hear the word "veteran"? Do you have a specific image in mind? Is it an elderly man in a wheelchair?

A graphic reading IADB.CO at SXSW and I love Tech.Co
From the blog · Mar 4, 2016
IADB at SXSW

As you might have noticed on our social media, we've been asking our followers to vote IADB for Tech.co's Startup of the Year title.

A person raising a fist on a hilltop in black and white
From the blog · Feb 26, 2016
Movie Posters

Just because I've dealt with web design all my adult life, all of these things seem common sense to me, but I've recently realized that this is not the case for everybody else.

A packed theater audience seen from the stage
From the blog · Feb 19, 2016
Film Festival Mania

We're getting a lot more filmmakers and producers on the IADB platform, but don't assume that this blog post is for them. It's for everyone in the indie film business, including actors.

The Mention logo, a white star in a circle on blue
From the blog · Feb 12, 2016
Is somebody talking about you?

Right off the bat, you see that I used the mention.com logo in my blog. Let me just clear this up from the start.

The words Google It written in colored chalk on a blackboard
From the blog · Feb 5, 2016
LMGTFY

I don't know how many times I've said this in my whole life, but I know that I've said this at least a dozen of times over the past few months.