Organization is deathly hard if you're starting out in voice over.
Here's a few rules to live by.
1) Separate your jobs into Folders and NUMBER the folders with at least 3 digits. For example: your first job is File Setup, you may name that folder 001. File Setup
2) As you edit and render files. Find a filing system that works for you. For me, 01. File Setup Take One 01. File Setup Take Two, IF they give me a rewrite, I save as 02. File Setup Rewrite Take One
3) Create a file in your jobs folder called PAID. As your jobs get finished and payment is received, move the paid jobs into that folder and you may want to change the file name to end with PAID just to make sure you see it. It will be a godsend later.
4) Create an Invoices folder. As you work with jobs that are not voices, you will be making lots of invoices. Start a template and use that for the rest.
5) Create an Auditions folder. Don't get rid of your auditions, keep them around. You never know when an actual client will want the actual auditions. This has happened to me.
6) Figure a System that works for you. This works for me and I honed it a little but if you have a simpler way, DO IT! It's trial and error and there will be error.
Til Next time, take care!!
Oh here's another gem of a vo I did a while back.
