Build a voice actor website that leads with your demos

The listen-first layout

A producer looking for a warm, older narrator for an e-learning course doesn't want your animation reel. They want the right demo within two clicks. That's why voice sites are organised by category rather than by chronology, with the most-booked category first.

1. Commercial: TV, radio and online ads, usually around a minute of short spots.
2. Narration: corporate, explainer and documentary reads, longer and steadier.
3. E-learning: clear, patient delivery, often the steadiest paid work.
4. Character and animation: range and invention; include only if you're booked for it.
5. Audiobook: a longer excerpt in one voice plus a short dialogue passage.
6. Video games: efforts, barks and short lines, if that's a market you're pursuing.

Under each, a sentence on the reads it contains and who it's for. Name the brands only if the spots aired and you're allowed to say so.

Where your audio lives

Here's the honest part. Anticode's media handling covers photos and videos, not audio files, and published pages contain no scripts, so a SoundCloud or similar embedded player won't run on the page. Host each demo where it can be linked directly (SoundCloud, a cloud folder, or a voice-casting marketplace profile) and give every category a clear "Listen" button that opens it. Many casting sites ask for a direct link to an MP3 in any case, so a stable public link per demo is worth having whatever builds your site.

Studio and turnaround

Most voice work is now recorded remotely, so clients want to know what you can deliver before they book. A short, factual block does it: your microphone and interface, the room treatment, the file formats you supply, whether you can be directed live over a remote session tool, and your usual turnaround for a short script. Skip the gear photos unless they show a properly treated booth.

An enquiry form that gathers the job

A voice job has particular variables: the word count or finished length, the usage (online, broadcast, internal), the territory and term, the deadline and whether a live-directed session is needed. These drive your quote.

On a page laid out by Anticode's design engine, the built-in contact form's fields are fixed: name, email and a message. No form takes file uploads, so clients can't attach a script. Three ways to work with that:

Prompt the message

List the questions above the form (length, usage, territory, deadline, directed or not) so the first message carries them. Simple, and it fits most solo voice actors.

Use a custom form

A custom form tied to a site function can carry up to 30 plain-text fields (length, usage, territory, deadline), and its thank-you page can show your own message, such as when you'll reply with a quote.

Build the form as an app

An Anticode app can have the exact fields you want, such as a usage drop-down and a word-count box. Its submissions reach you through the same form pipeline, so they're saved and can go to a connector. File uploads still aren't possible; ask for a script link instead.

Either way, each enquiry is saved in your dashboard, can be emailed to you, and can be sent to a Google Sheet or Notion through a form connector if you track jobs there.

Building it

Start with a sentence like "a voice actor site for a British narrator with commercial, e-learning and audiobook demos, studio details and a job enquiry form". The Architect plans the sections and asks where the answer changes the build. Editorial (Geist) or Swiss (Inter Tight) keeps a listen-first page quiet and readable. Paste your demo links into the request, or add them later with a change request in a sentence, then click each one in the preview.

Where this falls short

• No audio player on the page. Demos are links to wherever they're hosted.
• No script uploads through the form; ask for a link.
• No rate calculator for usage. If you want one, build it as a separate quote calculator app and treat its output as an estimate.
• No payments on the page. Invoice as you do now, or send a payment link from your own provider.

Questions people ask

How many demos should a voice actor website have?

One per category you're actively booked in, each short. Three strong categories beat seven thin ones.

Can I upload my demos to Anticode?

Not as audio. Photos and videos can be added to a build; audio should be hosted elsewhere and linked.

Should I put my rates on the site?

Many voice actors don't, because usage changes the price. If you do, give a starting point for one clear case and say what changes it.