How to Market Your Plus-Size Shape to a Modelling Agency

Aspiring plus-size models must effectively market their body shapes if they desire to work with top modelling agencies. If you want to be discovered and placed with reputable model management agencies, you must approach your career aspirations with a passion and must be prepared to be patient and determined.

Many model hopefuls register with organisations that generally scout for models from all over the world. If you are going to work with model scouts, choose those that work with the top modelling agencies anywhere in the world.

With today’s advanced technology, it is easy to market your plus-size shape once you’ve created the perfect portfolio. Now, unlike how it was in the past, you don’t need to carry a heavy portfolio of photographs and resumes all over the place.

For a reach beyond the local scene, you can now build a professional-looking portfolio online that can be viewed by prospective clients; the world’s top photographers, modelling agencies, plus-size fashion industry stalwarts, fashion magazine editors, and the fashion industry.

Model scouts abound online, and you can get scouted faster and easier by the top modelling agents, photographers, and industry professionals, both nationally and internationally.

How to Market Your Shape Online

  1. Build a virtual portfolio using great photo shots of yourself. Your pictures must be clear and uncluttered.
  2. Include a couple of photographs showing your full face and shoulders.
  3. Include a few photos showing your shapely silhouette.
  4. About 6 to 8 shots are enough to create an e-portfolio.
  5. You don’t need to employ the services of professional photographers to get a collection of good pictures, but you can if you wish.
  6. Create a sheet that has details of your statistics. It must include your height, weight, and body measurements like bust, waist, and hips.
  7. Include detailed contact information so that modelling agencies and prospective clients can contact you directly.
  8. Include a free or professionally drawn-up online Comp Card that can be mailed to modelling agencies electronically. They don’t only display your body dimensions and pictures, but also the number of your followers on social media.
  9. If you have a presence on the internet, include links to your blog or website

The people you intend to work for as a career plus-size model are more interested in photography portfolios than they are in resumes. For instance, if you’ve always wanted to become an actor, you’ll need to have a resume, but as an aspiring model, photographs are enough to send the first message to your prospective clients.

Additional Information Prospective Clients Want to Know

Don’t forget to include your real name and it must be your full name and not pen names or aliases. Prospective clients want to know who you really are because they may need to call you in for an audition or possibly book you for one, after viewing your online collection.

Your contact information must be as detailed as possible and if you have an agent, then ensure you include their own information as well.

State any and every work experience you’ve had. It is good to include absolutely everything you’ve done. If you don’t have any experience, state it too. If you can drive and have a driver’s license, include that information too.

Include your educational background, your hobbies, and the things you love, like music, dancing, acting, crafting, or sailing. Don’t forget to include any other special skills you may have acquired, like martial arts, sports, playing musical instruments, or singing. If you can speak any foreign languages like French, Chinese, or Hindi, let it be stated in your online portfolio too.

Finally, be honest about whatever information you divulge or the photographs you send.

To market your plus-size shape to numerous prospects is easy if you can build a good e-portfolio based on all these tips.

A comprehensive marketing strategy will open doors for you but always remember that the most important aspect of ever getting an audition as a plus-size model is your looks, your body curves, and your height.

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