#2744 - Q&A: “How to get started as an audiobook narrator?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In this episode, we explore how to transform a great voice into a side hustle in voice acting and audiobook narration. How can you get going, and where do you find your first gigs? Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week. Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com Email: [email protected] Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions Connect on Instagram: @193countries Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.substack.com If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How can you get started as an audiobook narrator? Do you listen to audio books? Do you wonder how those
0:14.8	narrators get the gigs? How do they find jobs, assignments, if it's not the author at
0:20.6	least? For my books I usually record my own narration but in the world
0:24.6	of fiction in particular there are a bunch of people who do audiobook narration as a
0:29.7	side hustle or sometimes as a full-time profession. So let's talk about it.
0:34.1	Welcome to another episode of Side Hustle School. We are all about exploring
0:37.5	creative ways to earn extra income without quitting your day job or as part of a
0:41.6	transition from a day job to self-employment, whatever it is the
0:45.0	you're up to, whatever you're interested in, if you're looking to turn a hobby into a revenue
0:48.6	stream or simply want to find some new opportunities.
0:51.8	That's what we're all about, new opportunities.
0:54.0	So let's dive into this world of voice acting
0:56.3	and audiobook narration.
0:58.2	We received a great question from a listener
0:59.9	who has been inspired by our show
1:01.8	to turn his vocal talents into a side hustle.
1:05.2	So this episode is for him and also for anybody else out there who might be curious.
1:09.6	All right, detailed question coming right up. Hi,
1:14.0	Hi, Hi Chris this is Jason from Chicago. I've been told I have a great voice and I'm
1:28.9	interested in voice acting and audio book narration. I've been following your podcast for a while and I've been inspired by the diverse
1:36.3	side hustles you feature.
1:38.8	How can I break into this industry as a side hustle and what equipment do I need to get started. Any tips on
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