Skyler Ricketts
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April Fools Day Phone Prank
In the spirit of April Fools Day, which landed perfectly on my Storytime posting day, I decided to share the story of the fun prank calls I did in some of my character voices.IT was a great practice as adlibbing characters is, and despite it all being for good fun, I would actually call this a practice session of sorts.
By Skyler Ricketts3 years ago in Confessions
Voice Acting Review: Konker VS Fiverr (Part 1: Fiverr)
What is Fiverr? Fiverr is an online marketplace for hiring freelancers. What is Konker? Konker is also an online marketplace for hiring freelancers. But what are the differences between them, and which one is better? Let’s start with Fiverr.
By Skyler Ricketts3 years ago in 01
Top 10 Tricks To Becoming Successful On Fiverr
Welcome! Today we delve into the freelance market place called Fiverr! Fiverr is a Unique site, it has a large group of buyers and it’s based around doing a small easy task for someone for a small amount of cash. Fiverr was created so people didn’t have to micromanage a project on their own. With this in mind, there are a lot of things that can be done to help raise your ranking on Fiverr, and keep people interested in your product. So what are the top ten tips for keeping ahead of the competition? Well, read to find out!
By Skyler Ricketts3 years ago in Journal
Voice Acting Storytime: What Recording In An Airbnb Closet Taught Me
Since this is my first proper post, I thought I’d share another first: my first recording. I admit it was nothing too exciting, but I think it's an important memory. I mean how else am I supposed to know if I’ve gotten better? The whole point of this blog is to track my growth, and help others learn from my experiences after all, so why not start at the beginning?
By Skyler Ricketts3 years ago in Journal
How To Deal With Negitive Review On Fiverr
I thought this would pair well with the upcoming Advice post this month, and so, this will be the story of my first unhappy customer (and how they caused me to stop voice acting for a while). While I regret the situation, I think there was a lot to learn from it. With that said, let’s get into the story.
By Skyler Ricketts3 years ago in Journal
Voice Acting Advice: Reading NSFW Scripts
In Voice Acting, there will be a lot of jobs over the course of your career. From audiobooks, to advertisements, and video narrations. To family cards and NSFW (Not Safe For Work/Wife) voice overs. It’s that last one that I’ll be going over today. The amount of cheap NSFW requests I get over the course of a year is unbelievable. This year alone I ended up with 13. I’m not usually a NSFW voice over, but I’ve dipped into it. I occasionally do some for a quick chuckle, and the $8 isn’t a bad bonus. Like I said, these people are CHEAP.
By Skyler Ricketts3 years ago in Filthy