Run Your Own Business: The Holy Grail Temp Job
What if I told you that there was a job out there that trumped all others as a temp job for actors… but almost no one is doing it? What if I told you there was a way for you to earn literally unlimited income; three, four even ten times the amount you will earn…
Read MoreIs Office Temping A Good Job For Actors?
Office Temping & Reception work is a very popular choice for lots of actors as a Temp Job, particularly for women it seems. Despite the fact that I might as well be permanently plugged in to the Matrix as well as get actual pleasure out of organising and managing an office environment (yes I am…
Read MoreWorldwide Exclusive: Luxury Retail Temp Job Review
Imagine that regular retail work and promo / experiential events had a baby… and they built its crib out of solid gold. That’s what working in luxury retail is like. In today’s entry in The Best Temp Jobs For Actors we dive into the various pro’s and cons of the world of Harrods and Selfridges…
Read MoreSing For Your Supper: Events Entertainment Temp Job Review
Entertainment Events ranks very highly in both popularity and on the scale of the Best Temp Job For Actors. I have done a lot of entertainment events over the years, a LOT. I have worked for some great companies and some not so great ones but generally speaking I can see why it is such…
Read MoreFront Of House: Free Your Time Or Make You Poor?
The Out Of Work Actors Go-To If Bartending & Waiting is the temp work of the masses then Front Of House is where most actors stereotypically congregate. Sounds pretty good from the outside: you get to see a show loads of times for free, get to be around like minded people, in the same boat…
Read MoreBartending & Waiting: A Good Temp Job For Actors?
The Bread And Butter Of Resting Actors Bartending, Barista-ing, and Waiting tables is the staple temp work of the masses. It’s just so easy to pick up and drop. With hundreds and hundreds of restaurants around you couldn’t spit in London without hitting a “staff wanted” sign. I paid my way through Drama School working…
Read MoreIs Teaching a Good Temp Job For Actors?
A Walk In The Park Stagecoach, Razzamataz, Perform and a hundred other small, independent and chains of stage schools have thousands of young performers across the country taking acting, singing and dance classes every week… And they all need teachers to teach them. Is it any wonder that Teaching Jobs Rank #1 In The Most…
Read MoreVersatility: The Enemy Of Your Acting Success
The Medicine Bottle Your eyeballs feel like they are about to pop right out of their sockets. Your temples are literally throbbing. You can actually hear the relentless thumping of blood between your ears. It hurts, like, really hurts. A pain that is so intense it actually blinds you. You need to find something to…
Read MoreHow To Get More Responses From Your Letters
Ignored, disrespected, invisible: that’s how you feel right? You send out 10’s, 100’s of letters and emails even and barely hear so much as a squeak. It’s really disheartening, I understand. When I was at drama school I sent out 90 letters in one week to invite Agents and Casting Directors to my showcase. I…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Invitation System
Inviting industry creatives to come and see your show is brutal work. It’s one of the most thankless tasks that any actor ever has to do. It takes an awful lot of time and often a bit of money too. After you’ve spend hours painstakingly pulling together a list of people you would like to…
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