{"id":3662,"date":"2020-01-07T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/?p=3662"},"modified":"2025-11-21T08:18:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:18:55","slug":"how-do-you-review-your-vo-business-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/how-do-you-review-your-vo-business-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Review Your VO Business&#8217; Performance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since a new year came, it is a must to review your company\u2019s performance last year. Even when your voice over business is established and running well, you it is not good that you let things to continue as they are.The bigger your business gets, the bigger your responsibilities will get. As you business grows, it becomes crucial for you to review the progress of your business. If you are hoping to be big in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voiceover industry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you must check how you have been performing from time to time. Getting a good feedback from people outside your business should not be your only basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you have had a record breaking year, or career or financial goals weren\u2019t achieved, you would need to create a long-term strategic plan in order to continue your success or correct the issues you\u2019ve had the previous year. There are several factors that you need to reassess in order for you to know the rooms for improvement.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What are the things that you need to assess for your VO business to be better?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To assess your business and create a better business plan you may use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2017\/12\/20\/swot-analysis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SWOT analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tool and financial analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SWOT Analysis<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SWOT Analysis is a structured planning tool that helps you evaluate your business. It stands for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengths<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weaknesses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threats<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengths and weaknesses are factors that you have control over. The opportunities and threats are outside factors that you have to watch out for. It is important that you identify you business\u2019 SWOT in order for you to take proper actions. Simple right? But, very useful. After carefully determining the following, you would need to of course, do something about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You would need to:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build on your strengths<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimise or eliminate your weaknesses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seize more opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Counteract threats<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Financial Analysis<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial analysis sounds like a challenging task to do. But, if you know your business well, this will not be a problem. You could also hire a professional to these things for you. To conduct a financial analysis of your business, you need to analyse your current financial statements, including profit and loss, and cash flow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key actors to understand are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gross profit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Net profit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revenue and expenses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your current pricing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You would need to do a lot of research. You would also need to understand trends in your financial performance \u2013 compare your performance during different periods, quarters or seasons and find out what drives a positive or negative trend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You would also need to research how the rest of the industry is performing. Use this information to see how your performance is keeping up with your competitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>What can I do to check my VO business\u2019 performance quarterly?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/work-4057334_960_720.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3665 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/work-4057334_960_720-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/work-4057334_960_720-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/work-4057334_960_720-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/work-4057334_960_720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a responsible business owner, you should be checking your business, not only yearly, but also quarterly. A few modifications in your game plan can be helpful if what you have planned onset of the year is not working. Yes, it may be called a game plan, but running your business is not a game! You should be very careful in every move you make. Having a keen eye of your business\u2019 performance is a must.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can be any of the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of completed jobs at a certain value<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting gross profit targets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Client satisfaction score<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Client retention<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cash in bank after meeting current expenses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall net profitability for the business<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are factors that any business should keep track of regularly. A quick but regular review process should be completed quarterly so that you can analyze how your business has performed, and then formulate a strategic plan for success!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Is there a way to check my VO business\u2019 performance on a monthly basis?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-1015288_960_720.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3664 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-1015288_960_720-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-1015288_960_720-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-1015288_960_720-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-1015288_960_720-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-1015288_960_720-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-1015288_960_720.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a>The Triple R (review, reflect, respond) is also another method that you can do. It is simple and very doable. You can do a Triple R Session by yourself or with your voice over team (agent, manager, accountant, etc.), on a monthly basis because it does not require a lot of time to formulate. By doing this monthly, you will be able to keep track of things, and it will give you a pattern to help make your yearly review easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Review<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask the following three questions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What worked\/wins did I have?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at all the areas of your career and business where you have made progress, achieved certain outcomes or succeeded in fulfilling initial goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What was missing\/did not work?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a look at all the areas that caused you challenges, frustrations, or you felt that you had major inconveniences. What was missing that if it were present would have made a difference?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindsight is a wonderful thing and if you can take the learnings from your first quarter and be able to apply them as you set your plans for the coming months will help position yourself at an advantage in your future situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Reflect<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How did you perform as a voice over talent, as a business owner? How was your leadership within your team, among your peers, within the voice over industry? In all the roles you play in your business, how would you rate your performance and what opportunities do you have for improvement moving forward?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Respond<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After reflecting on your performance, of course, you have to respond to those shortcomings, do something about it. Looking forward to the rest of the year, how will you apply your learning to take a new or to do a different course of action, and make sure that your business is in an even better position in the next three, six, nine month\u2019s time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have done the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/reviewing-your-voice-over-business-and-planning-for-the-year-ahead\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game Plan Session<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the end or the start of the year, you already have the tools to use during your Triple R Session. If not, it would be the best time to go back to game planning and be more strategic in managing your voice over business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above, answers to two different needs of two different types of running a business, which are by default, and by design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Default is just going about your business and replay the same actions you have done the last year, or the last quarter, and hope that results will be better. Design is whereby you apply the learnings from the past months with increased awareness in designing your future for an even better outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You should grow alongside your growing business. If you want your business to be the best, of course you&#8217;d have to continuously exert effort. You should focus on lessening your weaknesses, and focus on being confident with the job that you do. Doing these can help your business in the long the run.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How did you your business performed last year? How can The Voice Realm help up your game?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since a new year came, it is a must to review your company\u2019s performance last year. 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