Avoid modelling scams.

Modelling is not a cheap or free industry to be a part of. To think that you can enter the industry with no one knowing your name or work ethic and they will pay your way is ridiculous to even consider.

DO NOT PAY ANY MONEY TO AGENCIES UPFRONT TO JOIN AGENCIES OR CASTINGS……

Remember that an agency will never ask for money. Casting and test shoots should be free. Legitimate modelling agencies must have an office that they can easily visit! Beware of castings in hotels or hard to reach areas.

Major point. If you wish to have a company to represent you, contacting potential clients for you and ultimately gathering expenses because of you then what makes you think they should be required to work for free? When was the last time you revived your long distance phone bill? Now think about agents who are making such calls for 10 to 100 models. Some agents get models jobs and the models turn the jobs down, don’t show up for them or other wise don’t complete the assignment which means the agent is stuck with the expenses.
Bottom line. You are going to pay for promotional items to model. The question is. How much? And what for. Here is a helpful guide to understanding what is reasonable and what is not.

Are there any scams? Sure there are, Are there a lot of them? Yes unfortunately. Most people who cry scam can’t tell you what makes a scam and what doesn’t. If you pay for something and never receive it and the company had and has no intention on delivering it… then you got scammed. If you pay for something and you receive it whether you get the results from it you expected or not. You didn’t get scammed.