If you are an actor something you need to know is that you are in charge of getting yourself off of the ground and soaring into your career. Your agent and manager are only able to get you so far after you are in the room the rest is up to you and your skill set as an actor and entertainer!
1) You can create a great first impression
2) You have control over what people know about you from your site, including your biography and resume
3) Websites are always open, 24/7, no matter what. Your agents and managers work office hours
4) Your competition has websites
5) People are already looking you up online, you might as well give them what they are looking for
6) You are more able to shape your reputation
7) Growing your social media becomes far easier
8) Because it is an investment in yourself as an actor
9) Get the exposure you need—on your own terms
10) Make yourself known as quickly as possible
11) A website is something that basically every major actor has
12) You’ll be running yourself like a business, and you are a business when you think about it
13) You can get jobs because of having a website (just check out our testimonials page)
14) So that you can market yourself to anyone and everyone you meet in the industry
15) Make it easier for people to find you
16) When you have a meeting you will be able to promote yourself before you even walk into the room
17) Let the agents and managers reach out to you through your website
18) A website gives you the ability to build your own fan base
19) It gives you a place to put everything together so that someone can see what all of your social media accounts are, iMDB, reels, and everything else from one place
20) You can “brand” yourself so that no agent ever has to think, “what am I going to do with you…”
21) Because thousands and thousands of industry professionals can’t be wrong… You NEED your own website.
Alright so that wasn’t quite a million reasons, but I think that those are some pretty solid ones that you need to be thinking about when wondering if you should get a website or not. Remember that you CAN take control of your acting career in a few simple moves… one of the biggest ways to be in control is to have your own website where you can put all of your information in one place and make it easily accessible for anyone who is trying to learn more about you, cast you, or become a fan of yours!