In the same way technology has changed the manner in which actors submit themselves for projects, it has also changed the way the industry searches for actors. In the past, websites were a luxury reserved for businesses or celebrities. If you weren’t a computer programmer/website designer and had a personal website, it was likely cumbersome and expensive, and updates took forever as you were at the mercy of someone else’s commitment.
Presently, I know a lot of actors who have websites…and even more that don’t. After doing some research within my own acting network, I realized I was getting a lot of the same feedback. I’ll start with the resistance I experienced.
“I’m not computer savvy. Even the popular plug-and-play template sites that are supposed to be easy are confusing to me.”
“I don’t know HTML and a custom site is really expensive.”
“I don’t have time. Websites take too long to custom-build and all that maintenance is daunting.”
“I don’t need one. I don’t have anything to say. That’s why I’m on submission sites.”
“I’ve heard it said that casting can find me without
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