Some days, a 33-year-old voiceover artist earns an average of $20,910 a month, working only 4 hours.

Victoria Carroll always dreamed of being an actor.

After studying acting in London and New York, she struggled to make it in L.A. for three years and couldn't afford rent. Eventually, she moved to the Czech Republic in October 2015, where a friend had recently relocated and there were plenty of opportunities for English-speaking actors.

In Prague, she got cast in a play and a voice actor in a video game called "Kingdom Come: Deliverance" approached her with an audition for the lead role of Theresa. Although she had never considered voiceover work, she decided to give it a try and ended up booking the role, which covered her rent. This experience made her realize that voiceover work could be a lucrative career.

Since becoming a freelance voiceover actor, Carroll has established a successful career and has worked with numerous well-known companies such as Google, Apple, Nike, National Geographic, Adidas, Pepsi, and Coke.

In 2023, she earned over $251,000 through her work, with a significant portion of her income coming from Fiverr.

Carroll, now residing in L.A. with her family, has successfully grown her business.

She worked '18-hour days' and 'seven days a week'

In 2018, following the conclusion of her part-time video game job, Carroll contemplated exploring ways to increase her voiceover work to generate additional income, "simply to see if I could make some extra money."

She discovered Fiverr through a Google search and established a profile showcasing both American and British voiceovers. Her gigs encompass a broad range of content, including "video games, commercials, telephone lines, and YouTube videos," as she explains.

She also upgraded her equipment.

She initially recorded on a snowball microphone, which costs around $50, but later bought a Shure SM7 for professional gigs, which now costs around $400.

Demand for Carroll's skills picked up quickly.

She made around $2,000 a month after six months, rarely saying no to clients and sometimes working 18-hour days and seven days a week. By the end of 2018, she realized she was making enough money to move back to L.A. and did so.

In my first year on Fiverr, I made $60,000, and for me, it felt like being a multi-millionaire. This realization made me question whether I needed to continue pursuing acting.

""She believes she has become a voiceover artist and considers it her job," she stated."

'Minimum every day I'm working four hours'

Fiverr has been the platform for Carroll to earn nearly $1 million through her work. She has increased her prices, become more selective with the projects she takes on, and reduced the amount of work she does. Her gigs now cost $30 for 50 words, $60 for 100 words, $300 for 500 words, and so on.

Carroll works for at least four hours every day, and a long day would be eight hours. She has a voiceover agent who has helped her find gigs, though most of her work still comes from Fiverr, she says.

She works on "dozens of projects a day" in her closet or home studio, setting her own hours and records.

Carroll attributes her success to her prompt email responses, customer satisfaction, and her acting background.

"She emphasizes that even if the project is a product, ad, or a medical video, the client still wants to convey a story and infuse it with emotion and passion."

'99.9% of the voiceover actors I know record in the closet'

The gig is not without its challenges.

Voiceover work can be isolating, as Carroll explains, with 99.9% of the voiceover actors she knows recording in a closet-like studio that's soundproofed, oxygen-deprived, and has shining lights. This has left her feeling burned out.

As a longtime struggling actress, Carroll never imagined she'd reach the kind of success she has. "In my head, I'm always this broke person trying to pay her rent," she says.

She has been able to fund and produce a documentary, "She is a Shaman," which will be released in November. Despite her success, the idea of making such large sums of money still feels surreal to her.

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