Moving to Vietnam as a Full-Time English Voice Actor: A Reality Check
I see the same email cross my desk every single week. A talented foreign voice actor wants to pack their bags. They want to move to Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi. They plan to make a full-time living recording English voiceovers exclusively for Vietnamese clients. It sounds like an incredible plan. You get the low cost of living. You get the amazing food. You get to live in one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia. But you need to hear the truth before you buy that plane ticket. Can you survive as a full-time English voice actor targeting only the local Vietnamese market? No. You absolutely cannot. The math fails entirely. Let me break down exactly why this specific business model collapses, and what you should do instead if you want to live here. The Illusion of a Massive Local Market Foreigners look at Vietnam’s GDP growth and… Read More