Hi there, folks. I got a call from Voice America and yesterday I spoke with a lovely lady, who was very up-front about the costs–now it's up to $7,500 for the pilot of 13 weeks! Plus a 30K annual investment. I had a great conversation (did not feel it's a scam; I know that radio shows do cost something, though no idea how much), and have been contemplating whether I really want to do this or not. I am about to fill out the proposal form, so this evening I decided to research reviews of VA–and I have to say I'm really disappointed to read all the bad reviews here! I mean, I really thought this would be a great platform, and since VA also promotes the shows and there's an opportunity to sell my products and services through my show, that sounds like a much better reach than I can get on my own. I'm also disappointed that there are no comments here from people who are actually show hosts with Voice America. And yes, it must be working since they are still in business in 2018. Oh, and I saw zero complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau.

The other option I considered is being trained to be a host and having a podcast through eWomen Network–and that investment is also high, at $6,865. And that is for 12 months. I had declined that due to the cost–and winced when I heard the cost for VA. However, I also believe that if one of these is right for me to do, I'll manifest the money necessary to invest.

So I am now cautious, though not completely ready to say NO to VoiceAmerica. And I shall also be checking out the BlogTalk Radio and TalkShoe links. Thanks for sharing.