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To Tony,
I have to say this is the best acting site i have EVER been to. I'm sure you have helped many people begin their dream! I've helped in advertising your site to over 38 of my aspiring actor friends. You are doing an amazing thing by helping these people. I wish you the best in your acting career so that you may be a role model for all those who look up to your sucess.

-Rachael W., actress, Canada

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Anthony,
Happy New year to you. I really enjoy your e-mails and your website. As someone who has just started the journey of becoming an actor I enjoy your site which is full of wonderful insights and answers to questions I have had, and it's funny but it seems as though every time you update your site, it answers a question I have been struggling with at that point.

Thank you for your website, you have helped me a lot as I know you have helped numerous others.

Have a wonderful 2008 and may you break a leg in everything you do this year as an actor.

Sam T Kelly, actor, Los Angeles, CA

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Tony,
I did what you said and…I got two interviews with two agents! Thank you! Sorry but can I ask you…how do I prepare to go meet the agent? What do I have to do?
Marsha P., New York, NY, USA

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Tony,
I just wanted to let you know that I copied a quote of your's and I'm putting it on my refrigerator when I move to L.A. this next week. Thanks for the continued encouragement to all of us trying to achieve our goals. Keep up the good work.

Best,
Kyle S., actor

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How To Find Available Acting Jobs

Finding Available Acting Jobs & Hosting Jobs Made Easier

As I am very interested in television hosting as part of my performing arts career, I had the pleasure of taking a teleprompter class with one of the most experienced hosts I know. Pat Murphy has extensive hosting and acting experience. When I met her, I began to get an even better understanding for the way actors and performers can market themselves. She explained to us in the class how we can get the casting directors, agents and production companies to notice us. She is a master at marketing herself and thus she works continuously. Let us learn from her example. Her tips for mailing out your materials (headshots, résumés, acting cover letters and post cards) are summarized below in an article she was kind enough to make available for the visitors to ActingCareerStartUp.com.

Here are some great tips from a great teacher to help you find hosting jobs and available acting jobs.

"Get MIC'd" : 10 Best Tips for Marketing Mailings by Pat Murphy

#1. Postcards are your best bet. Make it easy for prospective clients. No envelopes to open. Less expensive postage for you.

#2. Your photo on one side, your latest bookings and training announcements on the other. Sweet, neat and simple.

#3. Have your email address, website (if you have one and hopefully you do), name and contact number printed clearly on either side.

#4. Make use of labels. Handwritten notes and addresses look unprofessional.

#5. Load Avery Label Pro onto your computer if you don't already have it. Every kind of label template you can imagine and corresponding labels available at your local business supply stores like Staples & Office Depot.

#6. Select a label that is 1/2 - 3/4 the size of the back of the left side of your postcard. The right side is for the address label and postage stamp. Create a template for this label and type in your latest information. Print out 100-500 of these labels depending on the size of your mailing and peel and stick your info onto the back of your postcard.

#7. It's ok if you only have one or two new things to report. You just need to keep your name and face out there and let people know you are actively working and/or training.

#8. Order 1000-2000 postcards to have on hand. Monthly mailings can range from 100-500 pieces depending on who you are targeting during a particular month.

#9. Due this each and every month.

#10. Be prepared to follow up with demo tapes, 8 x 10's & resumes, bios' and cover letters when potential clients contact you for additional information. Also be sure that your website is up to date if you have one for them to check out.

© 2005-08 Media Image Coach. All Rights Reserved

Notice how Pat talks about "monthly mailings"? If you want a long-term strategy to finding available acting jobs, you have to persist and create a method for yourself. If you follow it it will work! Pat does it. I do it. Many successful actors do it too. There's no reason why you can't either!

Visit Pat’s website (www.mediaimagecoach.com) for more tips and to sign up for her newsletter and hosting casting notices.

You will also want to be aware of the fact that you could use Pat's 10 Tip Guide to try and get at least 21 different types of available acting jobs!

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