6 Ways to Market Your Acting Career for Free
2022-12-20
In today’s world if you want to work as an actor you are going to have to market yourself. Here are 6 ways you can start marketing your acting career for FREE!Read More →
16 Best Facebook Groups for Actors to Connect, Meet Reps and Find Work
2022-12-20
Update: July 2022 – this list is shrinking I have actually booked work directly off of Facebook. It came from having a carefully crafted profile and building real, genuine connections with people. That is still valuable, but I’m finding the groups are a whole other story….. When I first wroteRead More →
Actor’s Basic Resume: What To Include, What To Avoid (plus a FREE template to download!)
2022-12-20
For an actor, your resume and your headshot are the two essential tools you need to get going and start looking for work in the business. These are basically what gets you in the door with casting directors to do that oh so important audition and maybe book the job. Read More →
What Kind of Content Should Actors Post on Social Media | No More Self Promotion
2022-12-20
Social Media: Say Good-bye to Self-Promotion, How and What to Share If you’re like most actors, you absolutely hate the term “self promotion”. Acting, sounds great! Telling people about your wins and successes – awesome! Doing a song and dance to “promote yourself” so you can book work or evenRead More →
How To Optimize Your Facebook Profile to Book More Work
2022-12-20
Facebook: love it or hate it, it’s here to stay, and yes, it can be an extremely valuable marketing tool for actors. Why? Because there are numerous acting communities on Facebook. Casting Directors, Agents and Managers all seem to love it. And there are dozens (if not hundreds) of groupsRead More →
How To Plan and Shoot Headshots That Will Get You Cast
2022-12-20
I can’t stress the importance of having great headshots! For actors they really are your calling card – this is the first step to getting you in front of the casting director and into the audition room, or setting up a meeting with an agent. Over the course of yourRead More →
What is an Actor’s Headshot and Why Do You Need One?: Essential FAQ Answered
2022-12-20
Note: This post was first published in March 2020 but has been completely rewritten and updated. Acting is an expensive profession to start out, and if you’re brand new to the biz, it can be tempting to try and save on headshots. iPhones take great pictures, right? So why spendRead More →
7 Ways to Get In Front of Casting Directors
2022-12-20
** This post was originally published in December 2019 but has been completely updated for January 2021 Audition: as actors we often wait, hope and pray for them. Auditions are our lifeblood. They mean getting in front of a casting director, which means getting a shot at a job, whichRead More →
What Should I Wear for Actors Headshots? Commercial vs Theatrical
2022-12-20
This post was originally published in March 2020 and has been rewritten and updated. In a previous post, What is an Actor’s Headshot and Why Do You Need One? I talked about the difference between “Commercial Headshots” and “Theatrical Headshots”. (*Please note: theatrical means photos you use for film andRead More →
Social Media for Actors: Why You Need It, and 5 Golden Rules to Ace Your Profiles and Book More Work
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2022-12-20
Let’s start with why actors need to be on social media….. It’s no longer a question of whether social media is important or not for actors – it is. Like it or not, it’s an essential marketing tool for your acting career. While it has been steadily growing in popularityRead More →
