Model Directory

Create a Successful, High Demand, Amateur and Professional Model Directory Site

The Internet has made it very easy to create directories of models, photographers and agencies. However there are still not many good modeling sites providing services for these professionals. The bulk of them are not providing authentic contacts for models or clients. Neither are most of those sites a one-stop solution for everyone in the industry. Countless numbers of people would be thrilled to find a professional and bona fide model portal. Create a site that provides vital information and numerous networking opportunities to folks in the modeling business and you will soon have a thriving membership website.

Models

Probably the single largest group of people you will attract will be amateur models hoping to get a break. Many people dream of modeling and either do not know how to get started or fear they will find themselves in a shady situation. While you cannot realistically offer a one hundred percent guarantee that crooked characters won�t be signed on, the registration and password process will allow for some screening; and you can easily ban those whose intentions are questionable. Smart girls and guys will feel much more comfortable uploading photos of themselves to a legitimate protected database allowing only others in the industry to log in and view their photos.

The model hopefuls can use your message board to network with one another, compare stories, and offer advice to each other. People who share a common dream will be bolstered by the support system they find amongst themselves. Working models can act as mentors to those just starting out. Your portal would be an indispensable resource for every level of model. Everyone in this business could use the pep talks and ongoing support made possible by your password protected model profile site.

Agencies

Agents should be able to upload the composites of their existing models and seek out new, undiscovered talent on your site. With the extras you can offer agents on your member protected site, yours could be a vital portal that they use again and again.

If a client calls to hire a model, the agent can use your database to search out just the right model for the job. As an added bonus, you should enable agents to schedule models� jobs right on your site. Like so: The client calls, �I need a young fellow about college age with blond spiky hair to pose with a ketchup spill on my stain resistant pants for a magazine ad.� The agent logs on to your database, searches his models (or others�) to track down the right guy. Mr. Agent sends the client links to his picks for the job. (If the client is not already a member of your site, a streamlined signup will get him as a member too!) The client makes his selection then messages the agent through your system. Finally, the agent contacts the model and schedules the date. The model shows up at the shoot and puts some ketchup on his lap for the camera. In the end, the model is happy, the agent is happy, and the client with the stain resistant pants is happy. That client will remember to use that agent again thanks to the efficiency of the process made possible by your professional, streamlined, database-driven portal.

Photographers

Many would appreciate the opportunity to showcase their photographic portfolios in a professional database. Having their work displayed on your website gives photographers the prospect of being hired for more work. By logging on to your site, models, agents and advertisers alike could seek out new talent to handle their photography needs. Of course, models need new composites on a regular basis, so having a choice of photographers at the same site where they host their own work samples would be a valuable service and build loyalty and repeat visits among your members.

Photographers, too, can share their experiences and give advice on your message boards. Which model is great to work with? Which agent is seeking new help? How do beginners break in? The networking opportunities available to everyone via your portal are incredible and will draw many new members.

Makeup Artists, Hair Stylists, and Wardrobe Stylists

Others who would find your site a great resource are folks who handle makeup, hair, and wardrobe. They too would sign up for membership, upload their portfolios and network with the other members of your site. Easy access to the services offered by these folks via your website will keep members on your site for every industry need.

Advertisers

Advertisers may prefer to seek out their own models through your database rather than initially going through an agent. Once they find the model they want for the job, they can then contact that model�s agent, or the model herself, if an agent doesn�t currently represent her. Advertisers seeking a particular photographic style can also browse photographers� portfolios. They may even browse the makeup and hair portfolios for ideas. An advertiser who knows what he seeks can log in to your site, conduct his search and easily contact the right people.

Your site can bring together a variety of people in all areas of the modeling industry � virtually and 24 hours a day. That kind of access is a wonderful convenience to your members and a huge selling point for prospective members. Offer message boards for everyone as networking with industry workers will be your greatest selling point. Add more value to your site by making it simple for your users to schedule appointments with other members. If everything a person in the business needs to find is available on your password protected site, your members will soon come to rely on you as the number one source for connections in the industry. That truly is a formula for success.

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