How to use social media for modeling

Are you tired of all the social networks that keep popping up? People seem compelled to tell you their every move on Twitter. This could be because you are using them incorrectly. Social media is great business tools and, if used correctly, can help you get discovered.

Ning, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn are just some of the popular groups. These don’t even include industry specific ones like One Models Place and Model Mayhem as far as the modeling industry is concerned. You can even create your own personal community through Ning.

Every day it seems that a new social network appears. There are so many of them now that I can’t even count. They don’t seem to be going anywhere and are actually growing in popularity. I remember when I first heard about Twitter, Shaquille O’Neal was using it. Since then everyone is in it and not just celebrities. I joined and met several aspiring and professional models there who use it to network with other models.

The name of the game now is real estate. If you have a business or are thinking of starting one, you should seriously go to all the sites mentioned above and open an account for consistency across the board to build your brand.

Don’t stop there, make sure you go to YouTube and create your own channel too. If you look at most websites now, you’ll notice that they all have links that take you directly to their social media communities.

While I think social media is great, you still miss the component of face-to-face communication. When was the last time you received a real letter in the mail?

All of the websites mentioned above are great tools to help you build your online presence and then you can make your personal connections.

Social media is a great way if you are interested in becoming a Video Vixen. Many of the popular sluts started out by doing their own self-promotion on these various sites. It is very easy to create a calendar of your own and then market it to the masses on these sites. Connect with PayPal and then you can sell it directly from your own site. This will give you a lot of visibility, which is important if you want to get into the Video Vixen market.

I’ve also noticed lately that a lot of companies are running modeling contests online. This requires participants to go online, register and post their photos. The entrant then needs to tell friends and family about it and invite them to go online and vote for them. You can usually only vote once a day. If you think about it, companies are saving a lot of money on advertising by doing this directly on their website. Participants can make things easier for themselves by being members of various social communities. Think about it, with a couple of clicks you can let everyone know what you’re doing and ask them to vote for you.

To date, my favorite dating site is Talent House. This is a great place to find legitimate modeling contests online. I also think SayNow is a great tool too.

Don’t delay join as many social networks as soon as possible.