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How To Market Yourself as an Alternative Model Using Twitter

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How To Market Yourself as an Alternative Model Using Twitter

It seems like everyone is using Twitter these days and there is a good reason for that. Besides being an easy way to interact with others from all around the globe, it is also an invaluable resource to help you market yourself in your alternative modeling career.

 

Every person attempting to launch an alternative modeling career needs a portfolio to show the world what you’re all about. With social media such as Twitter, you’re able to reach a wealth of people in the industry that could possibly land you gigs and further your career. You can post your pictures right there in your Twitter account and allow your social network to do some of the work. Remember, networking is key in this business!

 

Through social media like Twitter, the world just keeps getting smaller all the time. You never know what friend of yours may know someone who knows someone who has a site where your alternative fetish modeling pictures might be perfect. Successful fetish models know that the most important thing when starting an alternative modeling career is exposure. No one can hire you if they don’t know you exist and what you have to offer. Social media like Twitter is an excellent way to get the word out, especially for someone hoping to start an alternative modeling career on a limited budget.

 

If you haven’t done so already, all you have to do to get started is to visit www.twitter.com and sign up for a free account. Get the word out to your friends that you are beginning your alternative modeling career and that they are welcome to share your Twitter info with anyone they think might be interested. You might be amazed at where it all leads.

How to Market Yourself as an Alternative Model Using Social Media Sites

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How to Market Yourself as an Alternative Model Using Social Media Sites

Whenever you are launching a new business, advertising your services is vital. This is even more true when beginning an alternative modeling career. Talk to fetish models and they will all tell you that fetish modeling always begins with getting the word out. When finances are limited, finding an agent can be difficult, if not impossible. But through social media such as Facebook, Myspace and Tumblr, someone interested in alternative modeling can find the playing field remarkably equal.

 

Through social media outlets, you can share what you are all about with others. Whether interested in tattoo modeling, fetish modeling, or just alt modeling in general, your alternative modeling career is only aided by getting the word out about yourself and your interests and sharing pictures from your portfolio.

 

When you find sites, businesses, and people you think might be interested in your alternative modeling work, all you have to do is share your social media links with them and half the work is done. You can find inexpensive business card sources online so you have something to hand to people you meet and share with local business. Use your imagination. Through marketing your alternative modeling career through social media, there is no limit to where it might take you. You’ll be surprised what a little word of mouth will do for your future career.

What Would Be Considered Alternative Modeling

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There are almost as many different kinds of modeling out there as there are models. One of the rapidly growing markets is alternative modeling. For many years modeling was very focused on a mainstream vision of what was beautiful and acceptable. Now with alternative modeling on the rise more and more men and women are finding work in an area that was before pretty limited.

 

Society has been making big shifts over the last few years in accepting different looks – this could be hair colors, piercings, tattoos, or other forms of body modification. Now with the growing number of people actually getting things done such as tattoos and piercings or dying their hair various unnatural colors, it’s obvious that society would want to see these same types of people represented in their media and work.

 

Most of the alt modeling out there has to do with particular niches or sub-cultures. Gigs may be focused on latex, leather, goth fashion, burlesque, or one of the numerous fetish niches out there. There are even publications all about tattoos and piercings and they want fetish models that have obviously dedicated part of their life to that lifestyle.

 

When it comes to alternative modeling, you can take what you’ve already done with your looks and use it as a jumping off point into an alt modeling career. Put those tattoos you spent your hard earned money on to good use! Those piercings your parents always said would hold you back at getting a job – prove them wrong! You have something to offer in alternative modeling and there’s always something new to try. So have an open mind and find your foot in the door to your new alternative modeling career!

Alternative Modeling Includes Plus Size Babes

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One of the great things about alternative modeling is how inclusive it is of all shapes and sizes. So listen up plus size beauties, there is definitely work for you in alt modeling! Just as the way it is in mainstream modeling, some work may be limited, but in alternative modeling there are many more doors open for you possibility wise. There are numerous venues from clean work to adult content that want gorgeous heavy set women to pose for them. Just because you’re not a size 2 doesn’t mean you won’t find work in modeling.

 

Of course there are the basic alternative modeling gigs such as tattoo modeling, clothing for alternative boutiques, plus size burlesque attire and so on. If you’re open for other forms of alternative modeling work outside of just clothing, then you are in luck!

 

Once again there’s numerous fetish markets that would love to get their hands on bigger women involved in alt fetish modeling. This could be anything from plus size latex clothing, plus size bondage or BDSM sites, or even sites similar to Suicide Girls where they want nothing more than stunning BBW babes and voluptuous fetish models showing off their gorgeous curves and alternative styles.

 

Don’t look at mainstream modeling and think there’s no home for you. Alternative modeling welcomes all large ladies! If you have a distinct look and an interest in fetish modeling or alt modeling, then you should definitely get yourself started on the path to a lifestyle in front of the camera. Don’t hide what you’ve got, get ready to flaunt it!

Halloween Gigs Mean Big Business In Alternative Modeling

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It may sound silly, but one great way to get into alternative modeling is by looking for gigs when people are shooting Halloween material. Halloween is of course known for playing dress up and people getting to be something they’re not for one night out of the year. For those in alternative modeling, what better way to get your name out there than at a time when people are wanting to actually dress up and look like you when perhaps in their normal day to day they can’t.

 

The market here is HUGE! Companies need photos for everything – costumes, props, advertising gigs, and so on. You’ll find everyone from mainstream costume shops to fetish sites looking to bank in on this holiday. If you’re with an alternative modeling agency, expect possible gigs to be on the rise.

 

Places could hire any model they want for their stuff, but they’re more likely to hire fetish models for this kind of work because they already have the certain looks they’re going for. Why go for a model that they have to put a wig on and fake tattoos when you already have cascading pink and teal hair and a sleeve of colorful artwork? With as big as the alternative modeling field is getting, there’s no reason to waste time and money on making over mainstream models for something fetish models can already offer. As an alt model, it’s all about using what you have and knowing when it will benefit you most.

 

Plenty of fetish models find themselves getting more work for various adult sites, fetish clothing sites, and other such places a few months before Halloween gets here. These sites want to bulk up on their material so once October is here they can start rolling out as much of the material as possible. Everyone in the business is out to make money and that includes you! Halloween is only one example of when alternative modeling finds itself as a front runner in gigs. There are plenty of other cases this rings true as well.

 

Alternative modeling is about playing dress up just like Halloween. What better way to add to your alternative modeling portfolio than by having the opportunity to dress up as a latex clad Alice from Alice in Wonderland. Halloween is just one of many opportunities in alternative modeling where you have the pleasure of getting to dress up as something out of the ordinary and getting paid to do so.

Examples of Fetish Work in Alternative Modeling

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One of the most prevalent kinds of alternative modeling is fetish modeling. Fetish modeling often is based on a sexual fetish which is a realm probably much bigger than you’d ever expect. Just about anything can be or is a fetish.

 

Often in society people hear the word ‘fetish’ and think it takes on some kind of negative meaning. This is such a poor way to look at not only the word but the work as well. Fetish models are no different than any other model out there, it’s just that the alternative modeling work they do is very focused. The fact that there is a layer of sexuality added to it starts people on the path to thinking that it’s wrong.

 

Take Playboy or Penthouse shooting decades worth of nude women. Go one step further and think of Juggs magazine. Juggs is a fetish magazine about women with big breasts. Is there something wrong and dirty with having a fetish for big boobs? This breast fetish is one that’s very mainstream and isn’t frowned upon.

 

So why give the term ‘fetish’ a negative connotation to begin with? It’s time to rid alternative modeling of the stigma that comes with fetish models. Alt fetish modeling has such a copious amount of topics that the work would be seemingly never ending as long as you were open to many things.

 

You may also be surprised by some of the examples of alternative modeling in the fetish world. Here is a brief list of some fetish modeling possibilities:

 

* foot fetish (bare feet, flip flops, socks, high heels)

* balloons

* getting messy with food

* modeling latex or leather clothing

* bondage

* shibari (artful rope binding)

* military attire

 

The beauty of fetish work in alternative modeling is that it can be about so many different topics, there just needs to be a market for it. Also, don’t think that just because it’s fetish work that it means you’re going to be doing something naked or that sex is directly involved. There are plenty of non nude fetish sites out there that hire fetish models. That’s the beauty of alternative modeling – even when something is adult or risque in a sense, it can still be clean.

Turning Cosplay Into Alternative Modeling Choices

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Have you ever looked at cosplay photos online and thought it would be really fun to dress up as your favorite characters? Did you know that with alternative modeling you could actually turn that into a career choice?

For those not familiar with the term, cosplay is short for costume play. It’s when fans of particular characters from movies, TV shows, cartoons, comics, dress up and sometimes act like them at conventions and other gatherings. It may seem a bit silly or weird to some people but for others it’s just plain fun. In alternative modeling though, there are possibilities to take cosplay and actually turn it into a paycheck.

When comic-cons start springing up, a lot of the groups involved need what are known as ‘booth babes’ or ‘promotional models’. These are models in alternative modeling that are paid to dress up and hang out at particular booths or exhibits and try and attract visitors. They want women with a particular look and that sex appeal that they know will bring focus to them. Depending on what the clients are involved in, you could be dressing up like anything from Princess Peach from the Mario Brothers games to a sexed up version of Harley Quinn of DC comics fame. The alternative modeling possibilities here are truly endless.

As with everything out there, there’s always an adult version available. Alternative modeling is a great way to get acquainted with the companies out there that take these same cosplay ideas and turn them into nude modeling sites. Because as you might have guessed, men that like comics and video games often also love porn – so what better way than to sandwich the two together!

Whether you’re looking to get paid to act like someone else for the enjoyment of others or just want to strip it all off, there’s plenty of agencies looking to hire sexy, geeky women in alternative modeling. There really is something for everyone out there, you just have to find what you find to be most interesting.

Ways to Build Your Alternative Modeling Portfolio

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The important things you will need for your alternative modeling career is a portfolio. If you’re just starting off, it is understood that you won’t have too much in there, if anything at all. If this is the case, there are a few ways that you can add to it and begin its growth.

One of the best suggestions here is to make friends in one of the many facets of alt modeling. This could be a make up artist, photographer, fashion designer, rigger, even an event coordinator. There are so many different positions out there were these people could hire you themselves or suggest you for work. These are little gigs that will get your name out there and photos taken of you that you can slip into your alternative modeling portfolio.

This means that even if you’re modeling out of the goodness of your heart for your friend – having you out there all made up and in her burlesque costumes is definitely going to be a nod in the right direction. There will be alternative modeling photographers at the event snapping photos for websites, catalog for the clothing, even the photographers own portfolio. Request copies of these photos so you can add them to your own portfolio.

Search for photographers looking for models interested in alternative modeling. There are various places where you can find photographers looking to build their own fetish modeling portfolios and need to find models. Even photography students have assignments where they need models and place ads looking for them.

In a situation like this, it is VERY important that you talk a bit, meet in public, and get to know who you’re doing your alternative modeling for. You don’t want to put yourself in danger. If you ever get the feeling that something is not right, follow your gut instinct and don’t go through with the meeting or shoot.

One of the most obvious things you can do is hire a photographer yourself. If you’re serious about getting your alternative modeling career off the ground, there’s nothing wrong with putting money into it. Look at it as an investment into your fetish modeling or alt modeling career. Everything you invest now is towards making your alternative modeling career better.

Without a portfolio, there’s a pretty good chance it will be hard to get alternative fetish modeling jobs with a lot of bigger places. It’s best to start building your alternative modeling portfolio now so you can be ahead of all the other alternative models looking to make it in the industry.

Flaunt Your Tattoo Work in Alternative Modeling

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It can be a real pain when in this day and age places still have you choosing between how you look and a job. Be glad that a career in alternative modeling is becoming a booming choice! One of the most common forms of body modification is tattoo work. Think of the many adults in your life and how many of them have at least one tattoo? It would probably be easier to tally up those who don’t have one! Even with as common as they are, there are still modeling companies that don’t want girls to have any ink work done. With alternative modeling you’re able to put those work worries away and express yourself in your looks any way you want

 

 Various places have their reasons as to why tattooed models aren’t hired. Some are specifically looking for clean cut, ‘innocent’ looking models and perhaps their demographic isn’t interested in girls into tattoo modeling. It’s best to not approach these places. Mainly, it’s a waste of your time. No reason to go to try and be signed at a place that isn’t interested in fetish models (and yes, those into tattoo modeling and alternative modeling would be considered fetish models). They’re going to tell you ‘no thanks’. Save yourself the trouble. Along with time, some places that do mainstream modeling simply aren’t able to get the kind of jobs in the alternative modeling field as agencies specifically tailored for this kind of niche would be able to.

 

It’s in your best interest to research the numerous modeling agencies and companies out there and see if they have specific types of models they want. If you’re serious about tattoo modeling and alt modeling, there are plenty of places that will want fetish models like you! Don’t let some people in the industry lead you to believe you’ll be working for no-name, make nothing companies either. The rise of fetish models and the consumers that want these hot alterna-babes in their work makes the call for hiring such models on high demand.

 

If you love expressing your true self through tattoo work, piercings, dyed hair, any of the above, and want to be a model – it’s in your best interest to look for alternative modeling agencies. Deal with someone that knows the industry, knows what is actively being sought after and how to get your name and image out there. By being familiar with things in the industry you can avoid wasting time and get busy starting (or furthering) your career in alternative modeling.