Bringing colours to life: Your simple guide to inclusive branding and website design
Colour brings your brand and website to life, but we need to make sure everyone has the same access to see your designs in their full beautiful glory!
Three Voiceover Studio Bugbears
I’ve visited lots of voiceover studios and helped troubleshoot hundreds more remotely. Here are a few things that still make me inwardly groan.
How people perceive us: a chat with Andre Refig
Two years after working with Helen, André talks about his experience of branding his voiceover business and working out ‘who he is’.
Izotope RX10 For Voiceovers – Do You Need It?
Izotope RX10 – many forums say this is an essential purchase for voiceovers. Let’s looks at what RX10 does and if you need it.
Why every voice artist should get a Google Business Profile
What is a Google Business Profile and do voiceovers need one? Quick answer is yes – and I’ll show you how…
How to tell if you need to rebrand
There are lots of reasons why people want to get a rebrand. It can feel expensive, difficult, out of reach or overwhelming. Here are some questions to help you decide if and when to rebrand.
What is compression and do voiceovers need it?
Compression is a topic that confuses many and strikes fear into the hearts of many. Yet people like me insist on banging on about how important it is, and insisting that voice overs should at least try to get their heads around the topic. So in this first blog of 2, I’m going to explain what compression is and why it’s so important.
6 pages you need for a successful voiceover website
To help you get found online by clients – here are 6 essential pages and content tips every voice over website should have
How to choose great fonts for your brand part 3
Looking at how to test-drive fonts before parting with your cash, where to find inspiration and a few font suggestions from me. Third in a series of 3 posts.
How to choose great fonts for your brand part 2
Looks do matter with type. Helen looks at why it’s important to pick fonts that best represent you and brand values.
Noise floors – what are they and how to reduce them
Taking a look at noise floors; starting with what a noise floor is, how it affects your recording and production, and how to make it better.
How to choose great fonts for your brand part 1
There are hundreds of thousands of fonts out there. The choice is huge and overwhelming. The first of 2 blogs about type where I guide you through some dos and don’ts, resources and practical considerations when choosing fonts for your brand or logo.
In their words – Stephanie Matard’s new branding and logo
Read about what prompted Stephanie to start her branding project and her experience of working with Helen
What makes a great logo?
How do you know if you’ve got a great logo? What goes into making one and what should you look for when you’re about to start your own project?
Copyright – nothing is ever free – a voice artists guide
Working in a creative industry we often need to engage with creatives from other fields and use their work. This makes the dread word copyright raise it’s head. So what are we allowed to do? And more importantly what aren’t we allowed to do?
10 things that make a great voiceover website
Make sure your website is client-friendly, built to land you that new booking and gives and SEO boost at the same time
OneVoice 2021 – the hybrid conference
Earlier in the year were very excited to be asked to be a sponsor of the One Voice Conference in London again, and then later on we were both asked to do talks and lead workshops at the event.
How to prepare for showreel recording
Your showreels are probably the most important marketing tool you have, so it’s really important to get them right. I thought it may be helpful to write a blog about the things you need to think about as you prepare yourself for getting demo-ready. There is a sales-y bit at the end, but it’s the […]
Beginners guide to SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) for voiceovers
What is SEO and why should you you care? Helen looks into the basics and gives some simple tips to improve your website raking.
Normalisation for voiceovers
I want to take a look at an audio production process that is commonly used, but often misunderstood. It’s something that I get asked about fairly regularly and there is definitely a best-practice that can be applied to this process which is often sadly lacking. That process is normalisation (or normalization if you’re American).
Studio Tickling Tours in the COVID Age
As we come out of what has been a strange year it’s time to have a think about how Studio Tickling Tours might work in future.
A voice artist’s guide to great photography
Helen give tips and things to think about to ensure you always have great images to use on your website and in your social feeds.
Technical Audio Production Tips for Voiceovers Part 1
This month sees the first in an occasional series where we look at some technical terms and things you need to know as a studio owning voiceover. Today, audio resolution, levels and phantom power.
March Meet the Maker – an Instagram challenge
Knowing what to post on social media is a constant problem for most businesses. This Instagram challenge has prompt ideas any voice artist can use for any social platform.