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MOVE TOUCH INSPIRE: The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative Pros Who Want to Grow Their Business

MTI: Local (Part 2)


Move Touch Inspire

The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative Pros
February 12, 2026

An Idea To Move You

Continuing on last week's theme of local work (which seemed to strike a chord), local does not mean smalltime.

What's local and blazé to you is out of market and exciting for someone else.

Local often does mean a competitive advantage. My local clients like working with me in no small part because I can come into a local studio and work with them directly. Getting in the actual, physical, IRL room with people and working together live and face-to-face is a big deal.

It accelerates collaboration and trust.

A Thought to Touch You*

Nearly everything you think you think about finding local VO work is dead wrong and if you buy into the myths, you’re condemning yourself to a life of lowball side gigs, burnout, and what-ifs.

A Quote to Inspire You

The great Mark Twain on the trouble with some certainty...

“It’s not what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”

*This Week's Thought...

...is from 5 Myths About Local Voice Over Jobs and What Actually Works. Think you need Hollywood connections for voiceover success? Think again! Local VO work is thriving.

In this eye-opening video, I bust the 5 biggest myths about local voice over jobs, showing you how to land high-paying gigs, build client relationships, and turn your VO passion into a full-time career without leaving your hometown.

With actionable strategies and mindset shifts, you’ll learn why everything you’ve been told about making it in VO is probably wrong and how to fix it.

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Plus, get your FREE Local Gig Kickstart Toolkit: https://welcome.vopro.pro/local-gig-kickstart-toolkit


And One More Thing...

The February Special.


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MOVE TOUCH INSPIRE: The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative Pros Who Want to Grow Their Business

Every Thursday, the latest issue is sent to voice actors and other creative pros like you. Each message includes an idea to move you, a thought to touch you, and a quote to inspire you, as well as what I’m writing about that week on YouTube, on The VO Pro Podcast, and in The Pro Blog.

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