The Web For Actors blog

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

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From the blog · Feb 20, 2019
You Need to Get YouTube!

I have previously spoken about starting a YouTube channel, but to this day I get questions from actors saying "I don't have YouTube, how do I upload videos directly to Web For Actors?" Well...

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From the blog · Feb 15, 2019
SoundCloud Integration Now Available

Great news for Voice Actors, Composers, Musicians and other Web For Actor members who are using Web For Actors services.

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From the blog · Feb 8, 2019
Actor's Daily Routine Matters

Over the past few years I've been trying to come up with a perfect to-do list for actors online, making sure that if at some point they feel like there isn't much else they can do, they can take a glance at the list and get an idea of what else they might do.After all, being an actor is not a part-time gig.

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From the blog · Feb 1, 2019
Actors, do you have a Passport?

I often hear actors say: "okay, I have some extra cash now, what should I get a website?".

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From the blog · Jan 24, 2019
Submitting for Auditions

It's not a secret that it's better to be submitted for roles by your agent or manager than to submityourself for a role.

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From the blog · Jan 17, 2019
All actors who use Social Media SHOULD have this!

Awesome news for actors on social media - we have just launched PHASE 1 of link.actor - a micro website for your social media.

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From the blog · Dec 28, 2018
New Payment Plans - $29 / year!

For the past 5 years I've helped over a thousand actors get their website and get their online presence on the up and up.

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From the blog · Dec 21, 2018
2018 - A Year In Review

Alright, it's time to wrap-up on... 2018! What? How did that happen?The biggest undertaking of 2018 for us was switching our online presence from IADB to Web For Actors.

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From the blog · Dec 14, 2018
FREEBIE: Grow Your Instagram Following Right Now

Let me preface this blog post by giving credit where credit's due. I am in Heidi Dean's Facebook Group - Social Media Savvy Actors, and she constantly creates a new post asking people to...

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From the blog · Dec 12, 2018
Instagram Addons Coming Soon

That's right, you've read that correctly, we will allow free accounts to connect with Instagram soon.

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From the blog · Dec 7, 2018
Even More Books on Acting

I've been trying to post about books on acting and filmmaking almost every 2 weeks for the last few years, and I am certainly not running out just yet, but we've been developing a lot of...

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From the blog · Nov 30, 2018
Audition Versus Workshops

I've been trying to get a nice collection of audition tips going for the past few years, and you've probably already seen them all on the Audition Tips blog, but today I wanted to bring up something that takes a bit more effort to explain than just a quick sentence, the difference between workshops and auditions.