Do's and Don'ts of Professional Models on Social Media and In-Person

Model etiquette in posting, self-image online and in person is important by Pimn standards.

What others don't care about...is up to them. What we instill is the very best professional self-image, online and in person. 

To do this, it takes evaluating and observing your own actions and being aware of what is not good to public eyes. 

WHAT PIMN MODELS FOLLOW 

●1.Don't mix personal images within a professional portfolio. You may mix pro images within a personal page. But not the other way around. 

●2.Don't post randomly your family or dog, cat, horse, vacations within a channel or page or site that is meant to present your pro images.

●3.Don't take phone up in hand selfie and especially don't have these in any portfolio or covering your face and only showing body. It projects you're trying to hide. 

●4.Don't slouch in chairs. Sit up straight on couches, while standing, stand up straight. Be aware of your posture. ESPECIALLY in photos.

●5.Dont open your mouth as you chew anything. Gum or food. Chew with mouth shut and don't have napkin on table as you eat, it's on your lap.

Wipe mouth after eating or if greasy foods, before taking a drink off glass or you'll look as if you're messy. 

●6.Don't have guy nails, guy hands. Pro models have long, manicured nailed that are clean. The paint on nails should match your lipstick unless French manicured.

●7.When walking, whether modeling or not, work on walking one foot in front of the other until it's a habit. Make it become your way to walk at all times, not just when modeling. 

●8.Dont curse around other people. Friends, family, other models, public. Etc. Pimn models are professional and act like women, not like construction workers or sailors.

Cursing in public or social media is actually a masculine trait. Keep it off your social media. If you can't, you don't care what it takes to be a pro model. Accidents happen.

We aren't talking about a broken nail quick curse. It's the habit of doing it online or in person that will or can offend and make you look bad. If you don't care...you don't have what it takes to be a Pimn pro model.

●9.Dont yell at others in public or argue or curse them in a verbal disagreement. More again of a masculine straight. Our focus isn't to work with any masculine female models. 

●10.Shave all. Make it a habit If it's not already. To not shave is another masculine trait. Are you a man or a woman?

We train only women, so if a Pimn model needs to model a bikini or lingerie after business attire, she isn't embarrassed by not having shaved. Bikini area included. Legs included, under arms included. Any slight mustache included. 

●11.Dont talk over others. Let them finish what they are saying. If you accidentally interrupt them, say excuse me Sir, go ahead. Or excuse ma'am, go ahead. And then stop until they finish.

If they are your age, Excuse me Jane or John, go ahead. You first. Smile. Being polite and respectful sets impressions for you to be noticed more for being wanted more as a model. 

●12.Never be late. If others are, let them be but worry about only yourself being early at least by 10 minutes ready early. As other untrained models are running behind on a shoot, causing others to wait.

Some I've heard, I don't care, let them wait. I was like, excuse me? No, I don't think so. Stop being rude and hurry it up. You got 1 minute. Or I'm rescheduling this shoot and replacing you. Your choice! Bad attitude and arrogance is not pro modeling. Be respectful of others time they give you. 

So always always always, provide yourself with extra time than normal to be ready. 

●13.Submit your content on time. Not 15min late, not an hour, not 4 hrs or more. If it's more than 5min submitted late, pick it up, start doing things faster or starting sooner. 

●14.Ive already covered using Sir and Ma'am. That means adding these, depending who you are talking to... at the beginning and or end of your statement, answer or question or at beginning AND end. If you truly want to set a GREAT impression, you'll add it like....

Sir, what time do want me to break on my modeling to change please? <--- adding such extra polite words or please Sir? Please Ma'am. 

By showing extra effort in your manners and politeness, you're showing an extra effort of respect to those whom are over you. Training you, mentoring you, managing you, shooting for you, assisting you in makeup, hair, wardrobe, etc.

Trust me when I say that others see that manners is you showing respectful appreciation to them for their help. 

Not nah, whatever ok yeah, huh, duh, bro, dude, yo, hey you, what's up, etc all slang is disrespect and comes off as rude. Nope. Maybe. Idk or I gotchya, etc. Keep away from slang words. 

●15.If you get a msg or call from a senior person, your schedule doesn't matter unless you submitted a request for a break. Even if you are on vacation.

 If you don't want a model manager to contact you about potential offers once trained, submit a video request. But pimn model schedules are not more important than your model trainer, mentor, manager.

If they msg you, answer them as if a boss on a job. Do not delay unless you inform them you are very sorry Sir or Ma'am, you're unable to answer right now. I'll get back to your left msg soon as possible.

You may explain why if you wish but not obligated to. They are dedicated to helping you. Value THEIR TIME as much as you value your own time.

●16.To not submit a video request for a break and explain for how long, start and stop times, you're not showing respect or value to their time.

Models are not over trainers, mentors, manager's. Or you'll quickly be told what your issue is and they will cease caring to help you. 

Rudeness and disrespectful attitudes are not professional and not acceptable in Pimn. If that's too strict for you as a model, Pimn pro International Modeling Network is NOT for you.

●17.Do not belch in public or release other than acceptable sounds audibly and if slipped up, excuse yourself.

Using a napkin to cover mouth and doing so silently and release a loud belch and going back to chewing gum, smacking it while on your phone cursing about your x to another model.

Extremely masculine actions. Yet, Pimn has witnessed this very thing with some models. Absolutely, no manners. Loud, rude, obnoxious. Laughably almost.

Yet not. If in a business setting, it definitely is not laughable. Sets a very bad impression to everyone around her. Especially, those pros she works for if on a paid, extra shoot. 

In Pimn, outside paid offers to model are not even needed if you're doing great training, scoring well, doing video reviews, promoting and getting other women interested enough to enroll so you can sponsor them! 

●18.Dont ever ask to leave a shoot early, that you have somewhere to go. Or that you need to leave early to pick up your doggie or cat at grandma's. Saying, you need to leave early as possible. 

No. No. No. This shows them that this shoot isn't really that important to you. You just want to do minimal work and get home soon as possible! 

Arrive early, stay latest if a Pimn model and never complain about anyone after the shoot except to your manager. Especially on line where rumors can spread.

Especially over something that can be resolved. Don't go venting it to the world. That's immature. Not professional modeling. 

Don't vent any frustrations to family, girlfriends or other models, other pros. No gossiping of others that upset you.

Take it to your Pimn trainer, mentor, manager. Only. If a Pimn model. Never complain at the shoot. If anything, talk it out with only your model mentor, manager. 

But you don't have one? That's because you're likely not in Pimn. 

Never post on public media venting about this or that jerk of a photograoher kept telling me to do this or do that.

It's for your manager to take it up with the shoot manager for them to address the other bad acting person. If they don't fox it, that Pimn model will not return. Period. 

●19.Be prepared for critique and do not take critique personally. Either fix it or it will continue. Even if that critique hurts hearing, be mature, be confident, accept it in professional way. 

Such as : Thank you Sir, I'll fix that. I Appreciate your feedback Sir / Ma'am. Depending If male or female. Right now, we recently let go of a female model manager for her being late repeatedly. Not serious enough for Pimn. So, currently male only is available. 

Pimn is open to accepting other female model trainers, mentors, managers.  However, pay is based off enrollment commissions. Not up front pay. 

●20. Don't be going public for critique or discussing what training Pimn does. It's only between Pimn and Pimn models. Going public for modeling critique is amateur and not pro level. It presents you as a beginner. 

You won't know what level skill public strangers offer of feedback or who is right VA who is wrong. Causing only confusion. 

●21. Last tip for this post. More coming.  Learn to read more. Many models Pimn Director has met, not all, but too many.... couldn't read past a 5th grade level focus. Sounds mean? Maybe so. But that's not the intention. It's simply a fact of the majority.

Pimn models READ. STUDY. LEARN. DIGEST INFO. RETAIN IT. TAKE NOTES. APPLY IT. ARE SMART. The smartest, best models Pimn has trained were GREAT readers! 

The quickest out the door? ...If more than a paragraph, they didn't want to read it and without that focus, what model can learn anything? Model trainer told...that's just too much to read! I don't want to read all this. She obviously ( without mention of names ) was not a serious model. 

If you struggle focusing, read a bit every few minutes... going back to it. Train yourself to read more, focus more, retain more.

You CAN do it....if you train yourself how to do it. It's vital In Pimn modeling. 

That last tip isn't quite etiquette but...in a way, it could be considered as such if you're being asked to read any documents. The amateur will later say, sorry, I was busy, didn't get to it yet. Don't do that.

Read it soon as possible and all of it, digest it and retain it and apply it to answer it. Do not give an impression you have an elementary grade reading comprehension level.

We have dropped models that were 10s that gave poor excuses to not want to read much. This projects laziness. 

That's not the type of model Pimn pro models are. It's either yes or no. No invetween maybe when it comes to Pimn training. 

THE ABOVE IS WHY WE LOOK FOR QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. 

More etiquette tips coming. 

Pimn Director