Michigan Modeling Network
To Whom It May Concern:
I recently attended an open call interview at a hotel. The
company I met with is called:
Michigan Modeling Network
430 Leonard St.
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
(616) 233-0818
The owners of the company are Daniel Reynolds, Rachel
Bregg, and Mike Antor.
At the interview they were trying to convince me to
be model. They said I had potential. I think they might
tell that to everyone. None of them looked liked models.
They would not give me any references. They seemed
liked they were dodging my questions.
I was wondering if you have any information about this
company.
Please let me know if it is a big scam or if it is legit.
Thank You,
J.M.
J.,
No information or previous complaints, but if they dodge
your questions and refuse to give you references, how
can you trust them? And if you can't trust them, why
would you make any commitment or sign with them?
Do they seriously think you should make a commitment
based only on them saying, "You look like a model!" If
that is all they had to offer you, it's ridiculous.
I did not give you their website address. Michigan Modeling
Networks is www.mimodelnet.com.
It's nothing but a website. It is not an agency.
- Michigan Model Network Inc. is a company dedicated
to promoting Michigan’s beauty to the world of
modeling. We are not a modeling agency, we do not charge
finder’s fees, split commissions, or take percentages
on models that are booked with agencies or directly
with clients.
Finder's fees? It doesn't mean anything that they don't
charge finder's fees, because you are probably never
going to be found. It's a moot point.
Split commissions? Again, irrelevant, because your chances
of getting any work from being slapped on their website
are virtually nil.
Percentages? If they want to talk about percentages,
let's talk about the percentages of people on their website
who were booked, found representation, and actually got
paid. Is it 0%?
- We provide unrepresented aspiring models an economical
way to be seen by the agencies and clients, who drive
our industry worldwide, that otherwise would have no
chance to be discovered by them.
Economical? How about free? That's economical. Who is
going to see them on their website? People who "otherwise
would have no chance to be discovered by them." Anyone
on their site still has virtually no chance of being
discovered.
They have not claimed even one person was discovered,
and don't hold your breath, because as most people know,
published news reports have revealed, and the BBB says,
agencies do not scout online.
"Our company recruits models and promotes them
via our international website," they said.
"International website"!? Every website is
international! "We are dedicated to making your
images global and helping with furthering your career
as a model." Making your images global!? So what?
Is someone in Russia going to book one of the people
from Michigan on their site?
"How do we do this? After a model has been selected..."
"Selected"? Based on what?
- ... we build an internet composite card that can
be viewed by industry professionals, saving them hundreds
when compared to the cost of paper composite cards
that must be changed every time new pictures need to
be added or there [sic] style changes.
Wrong! This is not going to save anyone any money. It's
the same lame sales pitch as Trans
Continental Talent. If you are never found,
you will never get comp cards. If you never get comp
cards, you are not going to change your comp cards.
If agencies don't use digital comp cards, and they only
use paper comp cards, you're going to have to get paper
comp cards anyway. So you'll have to pay for that and
no money is saved. If anything, if this "network" costs
money, you'll lose money.
"This is the newest model network in Michigan."
There is another one?
"Michigan Model Network cannot guarantee work."
Nice disclaimer, and very obvious, but who has got work
through their site?
Schedule: "Our schedule is currently being updated...
Check back soon!"
Services: "Our services are currently being updated...
Check back soon!"
Don't check back soon. Find an agency.
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