Even though he didn’t know it, Bob Souer reminded me of something today in his blog post.

I had asked for any bloggers who wanted a link on my blog and who were not already listed to ping me and I’d add them to my voice over blog roll on this site. You may see it better if you scroll down a bit in the columns on to the right of this post.

I also asked for a reciprocal link which I hope those I link to will put on their blogs but I don’t have the time to check on each and every one of them. HEY, but YOU might have the time, so if you see a voice over blog that doesn’t link to mine, ping me and there will be a major cash reward…not from me as I don’t HAVE any money).

Bob’s post noted that John Florian on VoiceOver Xtra had a blog link page which, sadly, I didn’t realize until just now, even though he gave this blog a link on his page. BUT since John’s news service now accepts comments on stories, that enters it into blog territory so John now has a link on voxmarketising. Thank you John, for all you do for your fellow voice over professionals – it is appreciated and valued.

Also added to the voice over blog roll now are blogs from George Whittam, Michael Stuber, William Spears, Nikki Saco, Jason Bishop, Scott Brick, Lance Blair (whose link was already there but is now updated to its new address), Cartoon Brew, Mahmoud Taji, Mairead Curran and Matt Colrick.

An IMPORTANT point: some blogs I found recently were NOT added as they had not posted in over a year. While its not my place to tell people how often they want to write, I gauge the credibility of a blog by the frequency of its posts. I get that blogging isn’t for everyone and I am not judging. I am committed to providing information on all current voice over blogs. If this is you and you increase your post frequency, please let me know and I’ll pop you right up there.

And for goodness sakes folks, how can anyone have a blog WITHOUT an RSS button or link. It’s one of the main ways people SUBSCRIBE to a blog. If a blog post is uploaded to the internet and nobody reads it, does the blog really exist? And yet I saw a bunch of them today; it’s a darn shame no one can easily read them regularly. Oh well.

Thanks.

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Back in the early 1950’s 😉 when I started out blogging about voice overs (and marketing and advertising), there were like…5 of us. Now there’s a double-decker London bus full of voice over bloggers.

While I think I have them all listed here and subscribe to them all, I know that the playing field changes fast and frequently. That coupled with the fact that some bloggers fall of the face of the earth or get bored with blogging means my list needs updating. If you’d rather not watch paint dry, you can always sift through a listing of voice over bloggers to see who is still actively publishing…the effect is the same but voice over blog list actually feels more tortuous.

Example: one blog I THOUGHT I was subscribed to and had listed here was Paul Strikwerda’s blog called Double Dutch. Very good blog and you should subscribe.

Today I realized this omission and fixed it. But it reminded me to ask you if you have a voice over blog and are not listed with a link on voxmarketising.com to:

1. Please let me know this and I will correct the error
2. If you haven’t already, please link back from your blog to this blog (audio’connell’s voxmarketising – is the proper name and the address is http://www.voxmarketising.com) So simple, even a caveman can do it.
3. If you have ceased blogging and are on my list, just ping me and I’ll pull you off the list.

Thanks.

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Male Voice Talent Bob Souer

Of course that’s nothing more than a humorous title because anyone who has had the pleasure of knowing Bob Souer knows he rarely shows any emotion close to ranting.

Bob is so laid back (how laid back is he?) he’s almost horizontal (ba-dum-bump, thanks folks, I’ll be here all week, please tip your waitress).

Bob’s posts are very often brief posts with informative links to other sites (he generously shares news and offers credit magnanimously which is one of the reasons he’s so beloved in the voice over industry).

Today of special note on Bob’s blog is his insight about the support we all receive within our careers.

When I write many paragraphs on this blog, you get eye strain (like on every post). But when Bob starts typing, you need to stop and read.

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Hi Folks!

It’s been a while at least since I put out a call to make sure I have your blog listed on my blog roll here at voxmarketising. And I seem to be in tidy up mode today (office/studio looking spiffy and all cleaned up).

Well, here’s your invite.

Please let me know your voice over blog’s web address (if I don’t have it already in the column on the right) and we’ll get ‘er posted.

You also may have changed your web address and not let me know (now would be the time to double-check).

You also may know of a blog that has bit the dust on my blog roll recently that I hadn’t heard about…ping me on that tidbit if you have it.

If you would like to link back to here or to audio’connell Voice Over Talent, well we’d see that as a great kindness but not a requirement.

That’s all, thanks.

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In spite of the supposed holiday weekend the emails were humming so as I watch the sun rise this morning, here are some of them I thought worthy to pass along as part of your morning (afternoon or evening) reading.

* Voice talent Paul Strikwerda wrote to share the news of a link to the Voice Over Entrance Exam in his recent blog post on boosting web site traffic. I appreciate the link and in fact it made me start to think about creating a fan page for the Voice Over Entrance Exam.

* Long time client Monica Moshenko Wharton, who has tirelessly advocated for people with disabilities, pinged me to advise that she is a finalist in Subway’s “Refresh Your Life” essay contest and needs your vote. Please visit this link by September 15, 2009 and give her your support.

* Voice talent Ed Victor sent me a LinkedIn message letting me know that he has a voice over related baseball cap promotion going on right now. When purchasing the caps, which sport a Voice Work logo, a portion of the proceeds will fund The Children’s Health Fund.

Thanks for the updates, folks!

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NOTE: this was supposed to publish two days ago and I thought it had. Obviously this is WordPress’ fault because I NEVER make mistakes! Stupid WordPress!

The nicest man (and one of the most talented) in voice over has updated his brand.

Bob Souer has unveiled his new web site and blog (likely the most widely read in the business) which now boldly proclaims him to be a “Professional Story Teller”. A more accurate description couldn’t have been created by Shakespeare himself.

Please stop by and have a look around. Now doubt he’ll be adding new pieces in the days and weeks to come but no one deserves the kudos more than Bob. Great job!

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