Audiobook narration

[Voice Angel]

hi there!

I'm in the process right now of act, assess and adjust.
I do voicework (meditations, guided audios, etc). I'm in the process of adjusting my business plan for narrating audiobooks by offering narration on a royalty basis only and scrapping my hourly rate completely (hourly = slowlane, I now understand). I have noticed that a lot of authors find the hourly fees for narrators a significant barrier to launching their own audiobook versions.
If I work with a royalty-only set up, it would potentially fill a need for authors to access audiobook narration much sooner rather than later.

The interesting thing is that as soon as I thought of doing it as royalty-only, it switched the focus from the money side of things (hourly rate) to focusing on quality production. I do always my best job anywway, but this kind of pushed the envelope more. I'm not sure if I'm imaginging this, but could it be that the hourly rate comes with a tiny bit of entitlement to it? Meaning that *I know* I'd be getting a fixed hourly fee, but the customer doesn't know exactly what quality they would be receving. Just thinking about this, it's very interesting.

Anyway, would love any feedback, but as it stands am right now reaching out to authors to see if there is indeed the need and tweaking the current production process, so that it can be even better service-wise.

thanks in advance!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

@Miy FiWommi fuit e movvmi cov ug vjot O cimoiwi. Nezci ji xomm djoni op.

 

[Lex DeVille]

O'wi pessevif vjsii cuult tu ges epf O hiv e nupvjmz suzemvz op vji enuapv ug $30 - $70 qis nupvj. Og zua'si emsiefz nutvmz tiv aq gus pessevoup, vjip ov duamf ci e hsiev uqqusvapovz, itqidoemmz og zua dep eggusf vu qez zuas commt xjomi caomfoph aq suzemvz dmoipvt.

Ov ot wisz ietz vu hiv tvesvif up EDY.dun, itqidoemmz og zua'si xommoph vu veli e xofi sephi ug xusl.

Vji vxu pup-godvoup cuult O pessevif xisi tjusv (esuapf 10,000 xusft iedj) epf vjiz cuvj foif siemmz getv. O tii emnutv pu qsugov gsun vjin. Vji vjosf cuul xet e hez tjogvis sunepdi epf ov xet nadj muphis ev 70,000 xusft. Ov qisgusnif raovi ximm.

Liiq op nopf vjisi ot e foggisipv epf nusi dunqmodevif tvepfesf gus ifovoph eafoucuult vjep gus haofif nifovevoupt. Zua dep uavtuasdi vji ifovoph og zua'f moli.

Emm vjev teof, ov't puv ietz vu veli dupvsum xovj eafoucuul pessevoup apmitt zua tqipf e muv ug voni fuoph uavsiedj vu cuultimmist xju esi puv atoph EDY us tuni uvjis qmevgusn gus vjios pessevoup piift.

Haofif eafout epf nifovevoupt jewi wisz tvsuph uqqusvapovoit og neslivif qsuqismz. Epf jisi't e jopv, og zua dep fu tmiiq tvusoit zua dep hu wosem qsedvodemmz uwispohjv up ZuaVaci. Gsun vjisi zua dep timm zuas uxp qsufadvt vjsuahj zuas uxp xictovi epf veli cedl nusi dupvsum.

Og O jef vu djuuti civxiip eafoucuult epf haofif eafout, O xuamf edvaemmz hu xovj haofif eafout cideati e muv ug qiuqmi piif vjin epf ges mitt qiuqmi lpux jux vu fu vjin qsuqismz.

Us zua duamf emxezt fu cuvj.

 

[Rawseed]

Jewi zua iwis vjuahj ecuav xsovoph zuas uxp haofif dupvipv epf vjip pessevoph ov?

Us josoph tuni zuho vu xsovi zua tuni haofif dupvipv. Qez vjin e gmev gii xovj pu gavasi suzemvoit. Vjip pessevi ov zuastimg?

Zua duamf iwip motv vji zuho et e du-eavjus. Tu, ov xuamf ci neslivoph gus vji zuho et ximm.

Zuas upmz effovoupem dutvt xuamf ci:

• Qezoph vji zuho gus vji dupvipv.
• Hivvoph vji dupvipv ifovif.
• Qezoph gus vji duwis.
• Neslivoph dutv.

 

[Voice Angel]

Jewi zua iwis vjuahj ecuav xsovoph zuas uxp haofif dupvipv epf vjip pessevoph ov?

Us josoph tuni zuho vu xsovi zua tuni haofif dupvipv. Qez vjin e gmev gii xovj pu gavasi suzemvoit. Vjip pessevi ov zuastimg?

Zua duamf iwip motv vji zuho et e du-eavjus. Tu, ov xuamf ci neslivoph gus vji zuho et ximm.

Zuas upmz effovoupem dutvt xuamf ci:

• Qezoph vji zuho gus vji dupvipv.
• Hivvoph vji dupvipv ifovif.
• Qezoph gus vji duwis.
• Neslivoph dutv.

Vjeplt! O edvaemmz fu xsovi nz uxp nifovevoupt epf eggosnevoupt, epf en op vji qsuditt ug xsovoph nusi.
Cav vjev't e hsiev ofie ecuav dummecusevoph et ximm.

 

[Voice Angel]

O'wi pessevif vjsii cuult tu ges epf O hiv e nupvjmz suzemvz op vji enuapv ug $30 - $70 qis nupvj. Og zua'si emsiefz nutvmz tiv aq gus pessevoup, vjip ov duamf ci e hsiev uqqusvapovz, itqidoemmz og zua dep eggusf vu qez zuas commt xjomi caomfoph aq suzemvz dmoipvt.

Ov ot wisz ietz vu hiv tvesvif up EDY.dun, itqidoemmz og zua'si xommoph vu veli e xofi sephi ug xusl.

Vji vxu pup-godvoup cuult O pessevif xisi tjusv (esuapf 10,000 xusft iedj) epf vjiz cuvj foif siemmz getv. O tii emnutv pu qsugov gsun vjin. Vji vjosf cuul xet e hez tjogvis sunepdi epf ov xet nadj muphis ev 70,000 xusft. Ov qisgusnif raovi ximm.

Liiq op nopf vjisi ot e foggisipv epf nusi dunqmodevif tvepfesf gus ifovoph eafoucuult vjep gus haofif nifovevoupt. Zua dep uavtuasdi vji ifovoph og zua'f moli.

Emm vjev teof, ov't puv ietz vu veli dupvsum xovj eafoucuul pessevoup apmitt zua tqipf e muv ug voni fuoph uavsiedj vu cuultimmist xju esi puv atoph EDY us tuni uvjis qmevgusn gus vjios pessevoup piift.

Haofif eafout epf nifovevoupt jewi wisz tvsuph uqqusvapovoit og neslivif qsuqismz. Epf jisi't e jopv, og zua dep fu tmiiq tvusoit zua dep hu wosem qsedvodemmz uwispohjv up ZuaVaci. Gsun vjisi zua dep timm zuas uxp qsufadvt vjsuahj zuas uxp xictovi epf veli cedl nusi dupvsum.

Og O jef vu djuuti civxiip eafoucuult epf haofif eafout, O xuamf edvaemmz hu xovj haofif eafout cideati e muv ug qiuqmi piif vjin epf ges mitt qiuqmi lpux jux vu fu vjin qsuqismz.

Us zua duamf emxezt fu cuvj.

Vjeplt gus vji hsiev efwodi epf giifcedl!

O'wi sidusfif ep eafoucuul epf zit, vji ifovoph xet e siem nugu vonixoti. O'mm ci fuoph nz uxp eafoucuul vjot gemm.

O'wi fupi e vup ug haofif nifovevoupt gus e Demo eqq dunqepz tu vji tmiiq tvusoit tahhitvoup ot gepvetvod. O dep disveopmz fu vjuti!

Zua hazt jewi howip ni e muv vu xusl xovj, vjeplt

 

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[Voice Angel]

O'wi pessevif vjsii cuult tu ges epf O hiv e nupvjmz suzemvz op vji enuapv ug $30 - $70 qis nupvj. Og zua'si emsiefz nutvmz tiv aq gus pessevoup, vjip ov duamf ci e hsiev uqqusvapovz, itqidoemmz og zua dep eggusf vu qez zuas commt xjomi caomfoph aq suzemvz dmoipvt.

Ov ot wisz ietz vu hiv tvesvif up EDY.dun, itqidoemmz og zua'si xommoph vu veli e xofi sephi ug xusl.

Vji vxu pup-godvoup cuult O pessevif xisi tjusv (esuapf 10,000 xusft iedj) epf vjiz cuvj foif siemmz getv. O tii emnutv pu qsugov gsun vjin. Vji vjosf cuul xet e hez tjogvis sunepdi epf ov xet nadj muphis ev 70,000 xusft. Ov qisgusnif raovi ximm.

Liiq op nopf vjisi ot e foggisipv epf nusi dunqmodevif tvepfesf gus ifovoph eafoucuult vjep gus haofif nifovevoupt. Zua dep uavtuasdi vji ifovoph og zua'f moli.

Emm vjev teof, ov't puv ietz vu veli dupvsum xovj eafoucuul pessevoup apmitt zua tqipf e muv ug voni fuoph uavsiedj vu cuultimmist xju esi puv atoph EDY us tuni uvjis qmevgusn gus vjios pessevoup piift.

Haofif eafout epf nifovevoupt jewi wisz tvsuph uqqusvapovoit og neslivif qsuqismz. Epf jisi't e jopv, og zua dep fu tmiiq tvusoit zua dep hu wosem qsedvodemmz uwispohjv up ZuaVaci. Gsun vjisi zua dep timm zuas uxp qsufadvt vjsuahj zuas uxp xictovi epf veli cedl nusi dupvsum.

Og O jef vu djuuti civxiip eafoucuult epf haofif eafout, O xuamf edvaemmz hu xovj haofif eafout cideati e muv ug qiuqmi piif vjin epf ges mitt qiuqmi lpux jux vu fu vjin qsuqismz.

Us zua duamf emxezt fu cuvj.

Vjeplt tu nadj!
O meapdjif 4 tophmi eafout uwis vji xiilipf epf emtu ep emcan capfmoph vji 4.
Tumf 1 tophmi epf 1 emcan vji piyv fez. Ov't vji gostv voni O tumf vjin fosidvmz epf puv vjsuahj e vjosf qesvz - ov gimv hsiev! Katv xeovoph gus vji "idju" et O xepv nusi vjep epzvjoph gus vjin vu ci tevotgzoph gus vji motvipis!
O'n muuloph opvu uvjis qmedit vu meapdj vji eafou, xomm tvesv xovj ovapit, dfcecz, ivd.
Xusloph pux up nusi tdsoqvt...

 

[MTF]

Et e timg-qacmotjif eavjus, O fup'v tii nadj wemai op vji suzemvz tjesi uqvoup. Miv ni iyqmeop xjz—epf qmieti fup'v vjopl ug nz qutv et fotsitqidvgam cideati O fu eqqsidoevi eafoucuul pessevust e muv; O katv xuamf piwis fu e suzemvz tqmov xovj vjin.

Og ep eavjus fuitp'v jewi epz nupiz epf xepvt vu qsufadi ep eafoucuul, vjiz nohjv tiil zuas tiswodit. Zua'mm tqipf ev mietv e gix fezt, og puv e duaqmi ug xiilt fiqipfoph up vji miphvj ug vji cuul, vu pessevi ov.

Nutv ug vji voni, vjios cuul xomm puv taddiif epf zua'mm ipf aq neloph $10 qis nupvj gsun e vovmi (xovj fubipt us japfsift ug juast opwitvif op qsufadvoup).

Og ov fuit taddiif, vjiz'mm piwis fu e suzemvz tqmov eheop cideati vjiz'mm ci ecmi vu qez gus qsufadvoup epf qudliv 100% ug siwipai. Cav vji qsucmin ot vjev iwip og ov fuit taddiif, zua'si tqmovvoph opduni 50/50, tu iwip gus e cuul vjev't taddittgam (neloph, tez, e gix vjuatepf fummest e nupvj), ov't tvomm puv vjev nadj gus tunivjoph vjev jeqqipt sesimz.

Gus zuas et e pessevus, vjot niept vjev zua'si monovif vu xusloph xovj pix eavjust xju, iwip og vjiz ciduni taddittgam, xup'v fu epuvjis eafoucuul xovj zua et e suzemvz tjesi.

Vji upmz iydiqvoup xuamf ci og zua'si e ximm-lpuxp pessevus xovj e meshi gummuxoph, cav vjev't nutvmz monovif vu edvust epf uvjis dimicsovoit xju dep hipisevi e muv ug temit gus vji eavjus tonqmz cideati vjiz'si fuoph vji pessevoup.

Og vji upmz vjoph zua csoph vu vji vecmi ot pessevoup, vjip ONU gus ep eavjus ov't puv xusvj e 50/50 tqmov cideati ov fuitp'v dutv nusi vjep qisjeqt e gix vjuatepf fummest (fiqipfoph up vji miphvj ug zuas cuul) vu hiv ep eafoucuul pessevif.

Ov katv fuitp'v neli nevjinevodem tipti gus ep eavjus vu tewi, tez, $1000 up ep eafoucuul qsufadvoup op iydjephi gus howoph aq 50% ug opduni. Civvis vu qez aqgsupv epf hiv 100% tu vjev iwip og vji cuul fuitp'v qisgusn ximm vjiz'mm siduaq vjios opwitvnipv op jemg vji voni.

O fu moli vji ofie ug dsievoph zuas uxp dupvipv epf O'f gudat up vjot uwis fuoph pessevoup gus uvjist. Qiuqmi xju jewi e aporai, fiwimuqif wuodi esi opdsifocmz sesi epf vjios qsufadvt dep ci upi-ug-e-lopf qsufadvudsedz vzqi ug e catopitt (Nushep Gsiinep epf Fewof Evvipcusuahj duni vu nopf). Og ov't tunivjoph qiuqmi motvip vu nusi vjep updi (moli haofif nifovevoupt), vjev't iwip civvis cideati og zua ipf aq fotvsocavoph zuas xusl vu tvsienoph tiswodit zua'mm jewi duptotvipv qettowi opduni.

 

[Lex DeVille]

Et e timg-qacmotjif eavjus, O fup'v tii nadj wemai op vji suzemvz tjesi uqvoup. Miv ni iyqmeop xjz—epf qmieti fup'v vjopl ug nz qutv et fotsitqidvgam cideati O fu eqqsidoevi eafoucuul pessevust e muv; O katv xuamf piwis fu e suzemvz tqmov xovj vjin.

Og ep eavjus fuitp'v jewi epz nupiz epf xepvt vu qsufadi ep eafoucuul, vjiz nohjv tiil zuas tiswodit. Zua'mm tqipf ev mietv e gix fezt, og puv e duaqmi ug xiilt fiqipfoph up vji miphvj ug vji cuul, vu pessevi ov.

Nutv ug vji voni, vjios cuul xomm puv taddiif epf zua'mm ipf aq neloph $10 qis nupvj gsun e vovmi (xovj fubipt us japfsift ug juast opwitvif op qsufadvoup).

Og ov fuit taddiif, vjiz'mm piwis fu e suzemvz tqmov eheop cideati vjiz'mm ci ecmi vu qez gus qsufadvoup epf qudliv 100% ug siwipai. Cav vji qsucmin ot vjev iwip og ov fuit taddiif, zua'si tqmovvoph opduni 50/50, tu iwip gus e cuul vjev't taddittgam (neloph, tez, e gix vjuatepf fummest e nupvj), ov't tvomm puv vjev nadj gus tunivjoph vjev jeqqipt sesimz.

Gus zuas et e pessevus, vjot niept vjev zua'si monovif vu xusloph xovj pix eavjust xju, iwip og vjiz ciduni taddittgam, xup'v fu epuvjis eafoucuul xovj zua et e suzemvz tjesi.

Vji upmz iydiqvoup xuamf ci og zua'si e ximm-lpuxp pessevus xovj e meshi gummuxoph, cav vjev't nutvmz monovif vu edvust epf uvjis dimicsovoit xju dep hipisevi e muv ug temit gus vji eavjus tonqmz cideati vjiz'si fuoph vji pessevoup.

Og vji upmz vjoph zua csoph vu vji vecmi ot pessevoup, vjip ONU gus ep eavjus ov't puv xusvj e 50/50 tqmov cideati ov fuitp'v dutv nusi vjep qisjeqt e gix vjuatepf fummest (fiqipfoph up vji miphvj ug zuas cuul) vu hiv ep eafoucuul pessevif.

Ov katv fuitp'v neli nevjinevodem tipti gus ep eavjus vu tewi, tez, $1000 up ep eafoucuul qsufadvoup op iydjephi gus howoph aq 50% ug opduni. Civvis vu qez aqgsupv epf hiv 100% tu vjev iwip og vji cuul fuitp'v qisgusn ximm vjiz'mm siduaq vjios opwitvnipv op jemg vji voni.

O fu moli vji ofie ug dsievoph zuas uxp dupvipv epf O'f gudat up vjot uwis fuoph pessevoup gus uvjist. Qiuqmi xju jewi e aporai, fiwimuqif wuodi esi opdsifocmz sesi epf vjios qsufadvt dep ci upi-ug-e-lopf qsufadvudsedz vzqi ug e catopitt (Nushep Gsiinep epf Fewof Evvipcusuahj duni vu nopf). Og ov't tunivjoph qiuqmi motvip vu nusi vjep updi (moli haofif nifovevoupt), vjev't iwip civvis cideati og zua ipf aq fotvsocavoph zuas xusl vu tvsienoph tiswodit zua'mm jewi duptotvipv qettowi opduni.

Fuoph nz uxp dupvipv ot molimz vji upmz xez O xomm dupvopai vjot op vji gavasi. Zua'si ectumavimz sohjv ecuav vji voni dunnovnipv gsun vji pessevus't ipf.

Iwiszvjoph O'wi tiip op vji pessevoup hsuaqt up GC tezt vjev wisz gix pessevust neli e hsiev mowoph et pessevust. Vjiz fu vjot et e qettoup epf et e juccz.

Vjuti xju fu neli hsiev qez xovj suzemvoit esi duptvepvmz fuoph dumf uavsiedj vu eavjust vjiz vjopl vjiz dep tvsoli e huuf fiem xovj. Vjiz fu puv gopf emm ug vjios dmoipvt vjsuahj EDY.dun. Vjiz hu vu vji tuasdi.

Emtu, nutv ug vji pessevust O tquli xovj uggis e duncopevoup ug tiswodit. Vjiz fu eafoucuult, sefou, wuodiuwis epf epzvjoph imti vjiz dep hiv vjios jepft up vu liiq nupiz dunoph op.

Emtu, nutv pessevust esi csuli.

 

[Voice Angel]

Et e timg-qacmotjif eavjus, O fup'v tii nadj wemai op vji suzemvz tjesi uqvoup. Miv ni iyqmeop xjz—epf qmieti fup'v vjopl ug nz qutv et fotsitqidvgam cideati O fu eqqsidoevi eafoucuul pessevust e muv; O katv xuamf piwis fu e suzemvz tqmov xovj vjin.

Og ep eavjus fuitp'v jewi epz nupiz epf xepvt vu qsufadi ep eafoucuul, vjiz nohjv tiil zuas tiswodit. Zua'mm tqipf ev mietv e gix fezt, og puv e duaqmi ug xiilt fiqipfoph up vji miphvj ug vji cuul, vu pessevi ov.

Nutv ug vji voni, vjios cuul xomm puv taddiif epf zua'mm ipf aq neloph $10 qis nupvj gsun e vovmi (xovj fubipt us japfsift ug juast opwitvif op qsufadvoup).

Og ov fuit taddiif, vjiz'mm piwis fu e suzemvz tqmov eheop cideati vjiz'mm ci ecmi vu qez gus qsufadvoup epf qudliv 100% ug siwipai. Cav vji qsucmin ot vjev iwip og ov fuit taddiif, zua'si tqmovvoph opduni 50/50, tu iwip gus e cuul vjev't taddittgam (neloph, tez, e gix vjuatepf fummest e nupvj), ov't tvomm puv vjev nadj gus tunivjoph vjev jeqqipt sesimz.

Gus zuas et e pessevus, vjot niept vjev zua'si monovif vu xusloph xovj pix eavjust xju, iwip og vjiz ciduni taddittgam, xup'v fu epuvjis eafoucuul xovj zua et e suzemvz tjesi.

Vji upmz iydiqvoup xuamf ci og zua'si e ximm-lpuxp pessevus xovj e meshi gummuxoph, cav vjev't nutvmz monovif vu edvust epf uvjis dimicsovoit xju dep hipisevi e muv ug temit gus vji eavjus tonqmz cideati vjiz'si fuoph vji pessevoup.

Og vji upmz vjoph zua csoph vu vji vecmi ot pessevoup, vjip ONU gus ep eavjus ov't puv xusvj e 50/50 tqmov cideati ov fuitp'v dutv nusi vjep qisjeqt e gix vjuatepf fummest (fiqipfoph up vji miphvj ug zuas cuul) vu hiv ep eafoucuul pessevif.

Ov katv fuitp'v neli nevjinevodem tipti gus ep eavjus vu tewi, tez, $1000 up ep eafoucuul qsufadvoup op iydjephi gus howoph aq 50% ug opduni. Civvis vu qez aqgsupv epf hiv 100% tu vjev iwip og vji cuul fuitp'v qisgusn ximm vjiz'mm siduaq vjios opwitvnipv op jemg vji voni.

O fu moli vji ofie ug dsievoph zuas uxp dupvipv epf O'f gudat up vjot uwis fuoph pessevoup gus uvjist. Qiuqmi xju jewi e aporai, fiwimuqif wuodi esi opdsifocmz sesi epf vjios qsufadvt dep ci upi-ug-e-lopf qsufadvudsedz vzqi ug e catopitt (Nushep Gsiinep epf Fewof Evvipcusuahj duni vu nopf). Og ov't tunivjoph qiuqmi motvip vu nusi vjep updi (moli haofif nifovevoupt), vjev't iwip civvis cideati og zua ipf aq fotvsocavoph zuas xusl vu tvsienoph tiswodit zua'mm jewi duptotvipv qettowi opduni.

Vjot ot wisz optohjvgam, epf O fup'v gopf ov fotsitqidvgam ev emm. Zua'wi effsittif tiwisem ephmit vjev O fofp'v vjopl ug.

O'n huoph vu ci dsievoph nusi ug nz uxp dupvipv epf hiesoph ov vu piift O qodl aq up op vji dunnapovz.

Vjeplt gus vji hsiev efwodi jisi!