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PLAGIARISM STATEMENT - CYBERSTALKING
With so many misconceptions in
the modeling industry and a lot of motivation for people to become models,
the business is one of the best known for scams, misrepresentation, and fraud.
Many people get in the business to make money off of the ignorance of others,
or have shady motives such as using the modeling industry as a way to meet
pretty girls. Some do it for the ego.
So, what exactly is a scam? Here is Webster's definition of a scam:
SCAM:
That's a great definition, but did you also know that pretension is a scam,
as being pretentious is misleading? There are many in the industry who misrepresent
who they are, their qualifications, and who they have worked for. Dropping
the names of well-known professionals is a great way of a con artist to make
themselves seem more important and legitimate, simply because you are who
you associate with.
Ok, we have established what a scam is. We're sure that everyone knows that
being the victim of a scam costs time and money. So, how does one avoid model
scams?
It's not that difficult. Professional models avoid scams by studying up on
the patterns of what they do, simply because everyone is defined by what they
do. By knowing what to look for, scams can be identified quickly and safely
most of the time. For those times when a scam is not so easy to see, models
use a technique that we have developed here at Independent Modeling. Simply
put, they CLARIFY and VERIFY.
If you're ever in doubt about anyone, you owe it to yourself to investigate
them before you work with them. In practice, it is wise to check out everyone
before you meet and work with them. Look out for any dishonesty or any hint
of deception, and look deeper if you find it. If they do not respect you and
their own professionalism enough to be honest and lie to you, there is no
telling just how far they will take it. If they lie to you, they will just
as easily rip you off.
Many professional models who we know CLARIFY and VERIFY each and every time
they prepare to get involved in business with anyone who they are not familiar
with. It's being a smart model, and it is taking professional responsibility.
CLARIFY who they are and what they do. If they want you to work with them,
get everything in writing and have them sign off on it. You need to know who
you are working with before you work with them, not after you've been harmed,
exploited, or ripped off.
VERIFY their references! Talk comes cheap and many people drop names and give
references that are false mainly because they are banking on the fact that
few will check them.
Again, many models check out people before they work with them each and every
time. That's smart. If you feel that you don't have that much time to spend
checking people, at least do it every time you feel uneasy or suspicious about
them. It's always best to check out people before you make initial contact,
too, as they won't know who you are if you never contact them. With the Internet
in use by virtually everyone and many people in the industry being sloppy
(and, it could be said, unprofessional) by posting their business contacts
where everyone can see them, checking them out is not difficult at all. For
those professionals who are smart enough to avoid publically listing their
business contacts, they can be checked out by using techniques described in
our next section, Finding A Photographer.
NEXT TUTORIAL: Finding A Photographer.
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