| This being the 21st century, businesses have moved | | | | to understand that when you add your information |
| onto the internet. The entertainment industry is no | | | | to the internet, it can be viewed by anyone, casting |
| different. That being said, actors must follow suit and | | | | directors and creeps alike. That is why it is best to |
| set up their own piece of internet real estate. | | | | have an e-mail address as your main contact point. |
| While there are many sites out there that allow you | | | | You can better screen people wanting your |
| to create free websites, the support they offer their | | | | information and also have a non-invasive way for |
| client base is rather lacking as you get what you pay | | | | them to contact you. |
| for. These free hosts can take down your site for | | | | Once you are done creating your site, it is a good |
| no reason and keep it down indefinitely. Social | | | | idea to submit your url to the major search engines. |
| networking sites like Facebook or MySpace seem | | | | What this will do is tell these search engines to |
| rather unprofessional and you cannot really control | | | | "crawl" your site. That way, when anyone types in |
| their layout. They are good ancillary pages, but should | | | | your name into an engine, your site will be one of the |
| not be your main contact point. That being said, it | | | | returned results. Just go to any search engine and |
| would be wise to purchase a domain and website. | | | | type the words 'url submission.' The returned results |
| Since you are paying for the internet space, you | | | | will have a link to a page where you can then submit |
| control the content. The best, easiest, and cheapest | | | | your site. Do not pay to have your site submitted as |
| hosting package is Yahoo. It has a site builder that | | | | you can do it for free. |
| takes all the stress out of creating your site. It is | | | | Finally, it would be a good idea to place a couple ads |
| simply a drag and drop interface. That is how this site | | | | on your site. Because it is your piece of internet real |
| was created. A straight forward name for your site, | | | | estate, it would be nice to have some of the start |
| i.e. will be the best domain name. However, check | | | | up costs of setting up your site to be returned. Not |
| with the SAG rosters to make sure that your name | | | | only will the traffic that you drive to your site help |
| (legal or professional) is not already taken. | | | | you get work but it can also put a little money in |
| When making your acting website, you need to | | | | your pocket. The AdSense program by Google is the |
| strike a balance between providing a site rich in your | | | | easiest to set up. Even if it does not generate that |
| content, but lacking in too much personal information. | | | | much cash, it is an easy way to track visitors to |
| While it is important to have your name, photos, | | | | your page. |
| reels, voice-over demos and resumes, you also need | | | | |