How do I get started in Voiceovers - part 2

I had another person ask me how to get started in voiceovers. Here is what I posted back:

I've sent my "how I got started" story to a few people, this is basically what I tell them:
I've always liked doing voices and acting and the like. My dream as a kid was to be in a cartoon.
I never really followed up on that dream as the years went by.
I saw an ad in a local community newspaper for a night class that was all about using your voice to make money, and it definitely peaked my interest. So I went out for it - it was 2 hours, $35 and it course was interesting. I could definitely see myself doing that. So I signed up with the instructor for one on one lessons, did 5 hours of voice training course over the next few months, recorded my demo, went to a marketing seminar, and got myself some business cards, made myself a website and CD labels. I also joined every single Yahoo and Google group and forum I could find that had to do with voiceovers and voice acting. I trolled Craigslist looking for vo jobs, and was able to get a few paying gigs over the years that followed. I also bugged personal friends (like the guy who started Gaslimit.com - high school buddy), acquaintances and family members, some of which materialized into paying gigs. Darker Projects and Dream Realm help me keep in practice and confident behind the mic. SO there it is - CHASE YOUR DREAM!!

Also, I sent them this Q&A I had with a friend overseas:

Q:i would imagine geographic locations to not be relevant in the international marketplace. am i wrong? can't the stuff be done anywhere to anywhere digitally transmitted?

A- You're right - for the most part. But Voiceovers is a business just like any other, and there are plenty of clients who will only do things in person and face to face. But you can indeed do a lot from the comfort of your own home or private studio. It's also the best way to keep in practice.
But the other downside to doing it "anywhere" is to make sure you don't end up with background noise, humming or buzzing in your finished audio, or just lousy audio due to using equipment that is inferior to what you might get in a professional studio. As long as you are conscious of quality, you can accomplish a lot, and make money... from those who are willing to pay and are accomodating of this system.
If you are knowlegeable, flexible, reachable and professional, you can pretty much do it all. But it also takes a lot of time to be/become all of those things.