so one crucial step to becoming a model is to get represented by a modeling agency and in order to
do that you have to submit to that modern agency to get represented one way to submit is to fill
out the online submission forms another way to do that is to email the agencies directly and
let them know that you're seeking representation however there are several crucial mistakes that a
lot of aspiring models make when emailing the modeling agencies i want to let you guys know
how to avoid those mistakes and actually get a response from the modeling agencies when you email
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all right so let's get into this video so the first mistake that a lot of aspiring models make
when emailing an agency is they're not applying to the right agencies as i've said in previous
videos you have to know what category of modeling you fit into and what category modeling you're
looking you're seeking representation for so if you're a high fashion model and you
meet the requirements you have the edgy look and everything then you can apply to your wilhelmina
your ford your next models elite models all of the top modeling agencies because you fit
exactly what they're looking for and that's in most cases that's exactly what they're looking for
however if you are more on the catalog or commercial print or maybe lifestyle modeling then
you want to look into agencies that specializes in those categories now don't get me wrong a lot
of these top agencies do have other divisions for instance wilhelmina has like a plus size division
so if you're a plus size model you can still apply to those agencies but specify in your
submission that you are a plus size model seeking representation in that area second mistake that a
lot of aspiring models make is sending pictures to the agencies that do not look like them
whether the pictures are old and dated whether they've been over retouched and it no longer
looks like you maybe you have a completely different hairstyle different hair color
or you know you lost some weight gain some weights whatever and maybe the pictures are no longer an
accurate representation of what you look like this is a big mistake because if the agencies decide
to interview you and they see that your look does not match the pictures that you submitted this is
going to be a red flag for them the next mistake that a lot of aspiring models make when sending
a submission email is not being concise agents are extremely busy they have tons of things to do and
the last thing they want to do is to read a long drawn out email from an aspiring model about why
they want to get represented right so as you guys are thinking about emailing these agencies make
sure that you keep your information short concise let them know hey my name is this um this is my
measurement uh this my age and this is what i'm looking for i'm looking for representation in this
area looking forward to your response thank you keep it short keep it sweet be concise as possible
and that way you would have a higher chance of the agents actually reading your email and responding
the fourth mistake that a lot of aspire models make and i see this one all the time is sounding
too desperate i've seen a lot of aspiring models write emails where they sound really desperate
like oh my gosh i really want to become a model it's been my lifelong dream i really want to get
represented i want to be the next best thing and you know just sending out this long passionate
email but it comes across as desperation you want to be mindful of your tone when emailing
these model agencies because you don't want to come across as desperate it's okay to be
passionate but there's a thin line between being passionate and sounding desperate so you want
to make sure that you're aware of those needs another mistake that a lot of aspiring models
make when emailing a modeling agency is including way too many attachments or attachments with large
file sizes right so you want to make sure that you keep it concise typically it's best
to only include maybe two to four images um a portrait a full body shots profile picture maybe
those are all that you need to submit but if you feel the need to include more pictures in
your submission maybe you have a portfolio website or something it's not a bad idea to
include a link to your website so that way you're not clogging up the email with a whole bunch of
file attachments another mistake that aspiring models make is not having a strong subject line
as i said before modeling ages are extremely busy they're communicating via email all through
the day even through the weekend it never stops right so you want to make sure you have a strong
subject line i've seen models put a subject line like hello or help me or help me become a model
or i want to model that's not a strong subject line you need something very strong and direct
so for instance you could say something like experience model seeking representation the last
mistake aspire models make is sending way too many emails so if you send an email to marlin agency
give them a couple of weeks maybe even some months to follow up sometimes aspiring models they're so
desperate and they send emails back to back to back to back where they're almost spamming the
modeling agents that's not a good look because you're going to get blocked you're going to get
flagged and your emails are not going to go through so give them some time if you really
want to follow up follow up after four weeks of sending your email and only send one follow-up
so if you send an email submission and you don't hear anything back it's okay to follow up like hey
just wanted to bring this to the top of your inbox i really want to get represented by your agency
and i would love to have a conversation about that looking forward to your response again keep it
short keep it simple and only send one follow-up if you don't hear back the second time most likely
means that they are not interested so you need to move on to the next agency and always guys
don't give up because an agency does not respond to you or you get rejected um again make sure
you're applying to the right agency um there are tons of models there i've made videos about this
on this channel there are tons of models that were rejected several times numerous times where they
should have given up but they kept going and now they're super models and you guys can be as well
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