Found my best-paying gig through Backstage — here's how I filter listings

After 3 months on Backstage ($20/month), I've submitted to maybe 80 listings and booked 4 gigs. The best one was a corporate training video — $900/day for 2 days in midtown Manhattan. Found it by filtering for "paid" only and sorting by newest. My tip: skip anything that says "copy/credit/meals" — that's code for unpaid. Also skip anything that says "TBD" for compensation. The real paying gigs always list the rate upfront because they know that's what serious actors filter for. Backstage is worth the subscription if you're strategic about it.