Growing A Biz

Bit by bit, inch by inch (and sometimes with great leaps) we CAN make our entrepreneurial dreams come true. We ARE making those dreams come true.

Give the best service we can. Just keep working at it, trying different methods to create awareness and bring in the clients.

Here’s a quote from business blogger Seth Godin that came in my email today. He was talking about the usefulness, or not, of slogans.

“Not everything you do actually gets a response. In fact, most of it doesn’t. But each effort is a tiny brick in the wall of perception, even when it appears to be dumb and even senseless.”

All for now…Happy Sunday!

Paying it Forward – Part 2

Here’s my second video made on my BlackBerry 8520 phone. There’s a synching issue on this one between voice and video. I guess that could be a BlackBerry thing, as it was ok on the first one.

Or perhaps it’s because this one is much longer than the first video.

This is a mini-tutorial on mixing with Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 8 software. I’ll get a Flip video cam soon, but it’s good just to be able to share and maybe the tips might be useful to someone! I’ve certainly received much assistance – in all areas – from my voiceover pals. Here’s my tiny contribution to the community pool of knowledge.

BlackBerry Moments – Mixing with Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 8 from Stefania Lintonbon on Vimeo.

Cheers!

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Pay It Forward

BlackBerry Moment-Recording with Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio8 from Stefania Lintonbon on Vimeo.

I’ve learned so much from the various forums, my VoiceOver colleagues and my teachers. I’ve wondered what can I bring to the party.

Well, I’ve been experimenting with my little BlackBerry phone’s video function, and discovered that not only can I have fun making videos but they can be posted on the major sites like Vimeo or YouTube. So since I have a little knowledge about editing gained from my experience with gigs and auditions, I thought I’d pass this on for beginners to recording – be they voice artists, podcasters, small businesspeople, etc.

I hope it’s useful and answers a few simple questions for someone who might be in “scratch head” mode with their Sony software!

Read a brilliant post by blogger Seth Godin ( http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ )on how, and I quote,

“Self sufficiency appears to be a worthy goal, but it’s now impossible if you want to actually get anything done.

All our productivity, leverage and insight comes from being part of a community, not apart from it.

The goal, I think, is to figure out how to become more dependent, not less.”

I think it’s most important to choose your friends well. I’m very happy that I’ve met some wonderful friends in voiceover and other circles. Their help and encouragement has been invaluable. You can find many of their blogs and groups on the right hand side of my blog page.

The best of luck and blessings to all my wonderful “online” and “real world” friends!

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