Hi Sherman.

First, for a "producer's" side of things, see the thread:

Here

Second, since this is a Vegas forum (not a voice-over forum) I'll attempt to keep my response geared to people who use Vegas. The subject has been discussed in depth in the Yahoo groups voiceovers forum:




Voice123's biggest problem right now is their success... There are thousands of voiceover people who have paid their $200.00 for their membership - the ratio of v.o. types to available gigs is way out of whack - which might be an advantage producers looking for "low cost" vo talent.

I have gotten some work from voice123 - I've talked to directors who have used the service -- their biggest problem is the sheer numbers of responses "many who are not very good". Most of the time, when I've received an inquiry, the producers are not willing to pay the minimum fee that a professional v.o. talent needs to stay in business. (there are some exceptions.)

However, if you are new and inexperienced, services like this provide a way to "break-in" - and a great source of practice material. Most of the scripts there are not very good - the best practice material I could imagine - along with a great incentive to practice - you might just get the job.

Good luck.