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Iāve been trying to hire a new Voice Over Artist for a few days and itās taking a lot longer than I expected.
I have a new channel where I was doing the voiceover for it. But I just donāt have time to edit. So Iām outsourcing it.
I havenāt hired a VO guy in a while, and my ārustā is showing.
I tried ElevenLabs.io, but there is a big problem with it that I want to talk about right hereā¦
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If you are not familiar, ElevenLabs is the ground breaking AI that does a decent job at voices, especially with their newest voice model.
But either Iām not doing it right, or the finished product just isnāt there yet. ā
The amount of time it takes me to synthesize a voice with the right inflection and sounding natural just takes waaaay too long.
Especially when I can pay a voice actor $20 and have it done in 24 hours.
So Iām going old school to get a voice actor.
I just found a guy on Fiverr that sounds great that I will likely give the job to.
For some training, (and something I talk about in my Private Community), the goal of a voice over artist is to convey emotion through words in a clear and HUMAN way.
Not every voice-over artist is a good fit for the type of content you may want to create. The same guy who can do a commercial for Ford Motors may not fit a documentary-style voiceover that may require a more even speech pattern.
Here is the script Iāve been using on Upwork and Fiverr to find one:
Hey!
I'm looking for a long term voice artist for my channel.
Here are some examples that I like:
(list videos here that are on YouTube youād like them to emulate")
The length of the videos will be around 10 - 18 minutes each for about 1800 to 2500 words.
If you have the read the middle of this job description, please type your favorite animal at the beginning or end of your proposal.
Ideal candidates will ideally have a professional recording setup and can speak English in a clear manner with an American accent.
To be considered, please submit the following:
1) Examples of your work
2) Your Rate
3)Typical turn-around time for a 10-18 minutes video
4) Able to work within the deadline (24 hours)
I pay $15 to $20 per script
The key is when you start to get proposals back is to see if they read the middle sentenceā¦ Did you miss it?
āIf you have read the middle of this job description, please type your favorite animal at the beginning or ending of your proposal. ā
If someone didnāt see that, I IMMEDIATELY ignore the proposal and move on. That shows a lack of thoroughness and attention to detail, which would cause issues down the line when it comes to fine-tuning the voice-over.
Steal it if youād like, or you can even mix and match it for when you hire an editor, thumbnail guy, or animator.
Chat soon,
Chris Myles
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