I really really really love conversations about marketing and branding - I think it is absolutely fascinating. But this paragraph in particular left a really bad taste in my mouth. We are cam-models here. Which means we are all free-lance business owners, and our personas are our brand. While some models prefer to work as a hobby and others treat their work as a full-time empire.... This post came across as a bit condescending. It is filled with the assumption that we don't know how to "use social media" creatively, or how to target our audience.
We work on the internet. We sell on the internet. Some of us practically LIVE on the internet. So it is always a little bit... unpleasant when a civilian person comes in, looking to make money off of our work, not sounding as if they know what they are doing, while also implying that we don't know what we are doing either. Your post came across as if models need to pay someone a cut of their profits in order to cat-fish potential clients. While that tactic might work for some models, I don't think a majority will find it useful. It's off-putting, and I think it's a terrible way to begin a model's brand. Your brand is your reputation. What good is money if your reputation is shit and most of your clients think you are a scam artist? I'd rather have my money AND my reputation.
Having cat-fishing as your primary sales-marketing strategy?
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This is also a great example of why I don't let anyone else market for me - except me. I have personally known several models who allowed non-industry people to represent them - and now their reputation is absolutely FUCKED. I would rather learn the skills myself, and be in complete control of my own marketing. That way, if it it goes south, I only have myself to blame.
I agree, social media marketing and branding can be such a fun conversation, and I'd definitely love to see one outside of MO. However, in that case, it might be better to have an actual conversation. Talk about your marketing tactics - and ask about others' experiences. Ask about the challenges they have faced with marketing, the things that have worked best for us. Make it a dialogue, not a low-key sales pitch. Don't assume that we models don't know how to market ourselves or that we don't know how to properly use marketing tools. Especially while throwing around marketing strategies that have the potential to damage a model's reputation, or at least prove to be a giant headache for the models involved. We love sharing knowledge and information here on the boards - and we exchange strategies all of the time. But that's also why models won't hesitate to tell you when something is not a long-term good idea. Which, unfortunately, happens a lot when civilians try to come in for a slice of that "quick and easy sex-work money" pie.
