December 26th, 2010 by Bruce

When it comes to video marketing, there are several options for outsourcing.

You can hire a virtual assistant consultant to …

• Create videos using a script you provide.
• To take the recording of your own voice that you have supplied and make a slideshow.
• To do the entire project from start to finish.

You can also hire an actor to be you.

Looking for Actors.

Sometimes your area of expertise calls for a “talking head” or demonstrator, but for a number of reasons you don’t want to fill that role. Maybe you are extremely self-conscious about being on-camera (and I haven’t been able to convince you to just get over yourself yet). Maybe you don’t accurately represent your target market (for instance, if you make breastfeeding cover-ups for nursing mothers, and you’re a 40-year-old male). You might just be realistic and understand that somebody else would be far better at getting across your point than you are. For any number of reasons, finding an actor to represent your public facing persona could be the way forward for you, if you don’t want to do it yourself. The same kind of philosophy can be applied to virtual assistants as voiceover artists, as well.

These are some of the questions you might find that you need to answer when you are looking for an actor for a video project:

Where on earth do I find an actor? You never know, the best person to actually do this for you might be living under your own roof! Be realistic, and only take on a family member if this is going to be a comfortable experience for you both and you don’t find yourself having to repeat your instructions and do an endless number of takes to make it work.

Aspiring actors can also located online, through Craigslist.com or industry networking sites, as well as forums and websites dedicated to video marketing. Business colleagues or friends may have worked with somebody in the past and can recommend them to you, while you could always look at some YouTube videos to see if you can find somebody with the skill set you desire and then get in touch with them to see what they think. Seriously consider hiring a specialist virtual assistance actor for your intended purpose.

What should I charge? The fee you will pay can vary from free, to several hundreds or even thousands of dollars. What about trading your services instead of paying cash? Can you create a website or perform writing or editing in exchange for some on-screen work? Maybe they would work in return for a free copy of the product that you sell? This is a great way of padding your bottom line.

How do I know they’re any good? Professional actors should have portfolios of their work for you to review. Check out the references. For amateurs, you may have to just give it a go and see if they have what you need. Don’t hesitate to fire someone if they’re not coming across as you desire, and they’re unable or unwilling to make the changes needed to make the grade. This is, quite literally, the face of your business, and you can’t afford to put out sub-par work.

How do I work with them? The exact operations will depend on who you choose and where they are located. It will cost you much less if you take on the actual production of the video shoot and give the feedback right there and then, or you should set aside a lot more if you want somebody else to do this element for you as well.

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October 16th, 2009 by Bruce

Experts who are hired to offer opinions or professional and technical advice are often called consultants. Design consultants are just one of many different types, and they usually start their careers by obtaining a degree in product design.

Part of their job usually involves working with students at events and workshops, and demonstrating skills with computer-aided design software, such as CAD, as well as other aspects of product design.

design consultants
Of course, being a design consultant does not mean that you are limited in your choices. Design can relate to many fields and consultants services, including engineering consultants where the design of the building is the main focus. Or even engineering consultants where the design is more of a mechanical or technical focus; the possibilities are almost endless.

Design consultants will offer their expert opinions to local entrepreneurs and companies once they have been contacted to look over an idea that they have. Normally, they will check it out thoroughly and then assist in the development of the product or idea.

They have also been known to work with other individuals and independent consultants, who collectively discuss the different possibilities.

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A design consultant can help businesses in many different ways, including improving customer access and making their company compliant with things such as the Americans With Disability Act.

Often building consultants will work with a design consultant just for the purpose of complying with all of the regulations and figuring out how to make everything “fit” in an efficient, yet pleasing way.

They have also been called upon to work with the National Center on Accessibility to help them complete their agenda in the area of technical assistance to companies that need to upgrade their current accessible areas.

If you have an interest in the area of business consultants you are not alone. Some consider consulting the “greener pasture” dream job by many executives and technical whizzes who may feel trapped by their current job.

With the constant demand for experts, even in times of economic uncertainty, these independent professionals often receive the best jobs from multiple customers and their niche specific knowledge gives them prestige, which is often elusive to others.

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However, before you quit your job, set up your home office and have your business cards printed up, consider that professional design consultants are entirely responsible for selling their own services.

There is no support staff that handles making money while you sit down with mountains of networking solutions or number crunching work. A good rule of thumb to keep in mind is the “90/10″ rule, which states that a starting consultant spends 90% of their time selling themselves and 10% of their time doing their job.

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