How to Become a Male Model

College students who want to become male models can get their careers started by using their status as Campus Men to gather supporters and create a "buzz" for themselves. By becoming Campus Men, aspiring male models can promote themselves by gathering Fans. Gathering a list of Fans who support your career allows you to take control of your career now - instead of waiting for something to happen!

When you build a base of Fans, you begin to get noticed. (By girls on your campus as well as modeling professionals).

Fans are often girls who admire them, follow their career advancements and support them in various ways during their modeling career. (Too numerous to list here)

Building a Fanbase offers its own rewards. Once you register as a Campus Man and gather at least 10 Fans, you can begin to call yourself a "male model." This is good because you probably simply want that hot girl at Target who you want to meet to know you are a model. People (especially girls) like to be connected to guys who are going places and doing something impressive.

Going From a "Nobody" to a Model Who Has Fans

It is competitive out there. To get started in any field these days, you need publicity. Musicians and singers all know they need to promote themselves and get Fans to succeed in their field. Motivated people understand the value of doing the work to promote themselves. Male Models have Fans, too. The more, the better.

It is all about self-marketing because succeeding as a male model is so much more competitive. Gathering Fans is a way to beat your competition. Any publicity you can get on your own will benefit you. Being a Campus Man is a tool in your arsenal to get noticed. "Half of the challenge for students is to get modeling professionals to notice them above all the other guys," said Vicky Phipps.

When male models gather Fans, they promote themselves, gain exposure and build name recognition. The goal is to become known among important professionals who hire models and eventually receive modeling jobs direct - without a modeling agent. Having Fans makes them more marketable to professionals who see that you come with a base of Fans who can support any marketing effort. Showing that you have a list of Fans goes a long way in "selling you." Don't leave out any asset that you have. Professionals will not know you have fans if you do not tell them! Once guys gather a list of Fans on CampusMen.com, they should mention how many Fans they have to professionals who hire male models.

New male models need promotional tools, but you do not need to pay for them! The best promotional tools are free and only require your effort to use them - and promote yourself. CampusMen.com is free and only involves you making an effort to get people to sign up as your Fan.

Having Fans Helps New Male Models

Your Fanbase can provide real support as well as for word-of-mouth advertising. Here are some ways having Fans can help you...

• Establish a following of people who like your skills, art, athletics, writing, ideas or looks.
• Being a Campus Man also allows you to highlight your skills. People will not know what you are doing or what skills you have until you tell them.
• Having a fanbase is one way to quantify your successes. Its a way of keeping score. A large fan base is evidence of your hard work and success.
• Potential future employers, friends, organizations all will view your fan base as proof of your leadership skills.
• Having a fan base makes you more marketable. You can show pros in your field that you have a "following." You bring with you a list of people who are ready to support you. Other guys do not have this promotional asset.
  
• Experimentation. Building a fan base is a great way to test your marketing skills. You learn what works and what does not work. It is a measure of your creativity and hard work. Learn what makes Fans tell others about you. This is called word-of-mouth advertising.
• A fan base today could be a stable of future customers in the future. They can buy anything you might sell later.

No Need to Wait to Begin Your Male Model Career!

Becoming a Male Model takes time, patience and gathering supporters and "Fans" right away. Since you are probably not going to hit the big time right away, your first hurdle is to start gathering Fans. Guys who want to become male models should register as Campus Men and begin building a Fan base. Building Fans is something you can do immediately.

You can't drop out of school or leave your job until at least the summer, so you might as well spend your time working to propel yourself to notoriety and stardom by gathering Fans and followers. Then when you reach a date when you can head off to a Big City, you will have the power of a base of Fans who will follow your every move.

A Professional Image Allows modeling industry pros to see as a Real Male Model

Once you register as a Campus Man and gather at least 10 Fans, you can begin to call yourself a "male model." Any loser can have a generic page on social network, but you can use your status as a Campus Man to develop a professional image. By using Fanbase for your career promotion, you can keep your Facebook or Myspace page private. Your face-to-face friends are on Facebook, but you keep track of and motivate your modeling Fans on Campusmen.com

Building a professional image can be a good investment of your time. You will be taken seriously by stylists, creative staff at chain store headquarters, advertising agency executives and top photographers. They will be able to see all the hard work you have done in developing a fanbase. If they like what they see, they may decide to use the model for their next ad campaign.

Male Models Build on a Few Fans to Get More and More Fans

While it's true that some male models "hit it big" instantly, the reality is that establishing a male modeling career usually takes time and patience. Building a Fan base starts off small. A typical Campus Man gets his girlfriend, roommates and maybe even his mom to go to CampusMen.com and sign up as his Fans. Shortly after registering, you obtain 10 Fans and then soon get 20, and then 30 Fans. Over time, you keep adding to your Fanbase, until you have hundreds of Fans!

Students gather Fans over time. A student may begin gathering Fans as a sophomore or Freshman, and develop a sizable Fan base by his senior year. The secret is to persevere and be prepared to give effort on your own to achieve long-term goals.

Male Models Must Keep Their Fans Interested

Regularly add new photos and a video once per month. (Yes, videos are important now.) Don't just stop when you obtain your first photo. Keep adding photos to keep your CampusMen.com pages fresh. This keeps existing Fans interested in returning to your page and entices new Fans to request to become your Fan.

Here's the bottom line for Guys Who Want to Become Male Models!

The reality is that becoming a male model seldom happens fast. For most guys, it takes time to build a "Fanbase." Most of today's most famous models began with a few supporters and built that small number to thousands of Fans who follow their efforts and support them. They achieved fame by taking a lot of little steps over a long period of time.

Steps You Need to Do to Become a Male Model:

1. Begin your career by Becoming a Campus Man.

2. Get a few friends to register as your Fan - your roommates, girlfriend (and her friends).

3. After you get a hand full of Fans, you will be accepted as a "Campus Man." Complete your profile and add yourself into the "Male Model" category.

4. Follow our instructions on how to shoot three pro poses. Then upload these pro photos to your Campusmen.com pages. (You can do this on your own, without a pro photographer.)

5. After you upload your photos, create a buzz for yourself by following our instructions on how to contact influential bloggers.

6. Then, over time, continue encouraging people you know to register as your Fans.

7. Keep adding photos of yourself every month - to keep existing Fans interested and attract new Fans. Don't overlook the power of uploading a simple, short video of yourself.

Then, wait to see what opportunities develop from your hard work and "buzz" you developed. You never know what can happen!