woohoo alfies been offered a 3 yr modelling contract with Talent Management Agency.

The thing is there is a fee to pay to cover the admin > portfolios etc but it only works out £1 a week over the 3 yrs but theyve offered me 3 options:

1 year contract - £76
2 year contract - £97
3 year contract - £128

Im not sure wat to do. Whether to go for the year and see how he does and if he gets work etc.It is alot of money just before Xmas. I do have some money set aside for Alfie tho which I could use.

I know Lisa & Alfie said that they went through this agency and didnt get any work but i also know someone else whos child got work within the first few weeks?

Help??!!

Tough decision, I'd be wary because of what Lisa said! It's up to you though if you've had a good reccomendation then maybe i's worth it? It's a good opportunity for him but it is a lot of money if nothing comes from it, money that would be better in Alfie's bank account rather than some agency!

I'm no help am I lol

Hiya, i dont know anything about this personally but my brothers girlfriend is a full time model and she has always said that you should NEVER be asked to pay any money up front by a reputable agency x

I know thats what im thinking? She said he can earn anywhere from £90 to £2000 per job so if he gets at least 2 jobs in the 3 yrs it would cover it. Its a toughie!

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They have things on the news too that say any reputable modelling agency will NOT ask you for money up front... if they need fees it can come out of the work they get for you. I would be reluctant to do it hun.

I know it sounds like a good deal but if they think he's going to get work then tell them to take the money out of his first job

This website might help (havnt read it myself yet tho)
http://www.albamodelinformation.com/

Read the newsflash and the parents section x

yes well im waiting a phone call back from tghe woman who i was speaking to the other day. she had said that i can take money out of alfies fees so im hoping that she will agree to that x

Thanks for that link hun. Im gonna say when she rings me im not happy paying up front and will only agree if i can pay out of the fees x

Hoping she agrees to that for you hun x

as long as you don't pay upfront until he secures work, like i mentioned before scallywags is number one agency in the OK for babies and dont charge any fees at all

pinkyd wrote:

as long as you don't pay upfront until he secures work, like i mentioned before scallywags is number one agency in the OK for babies and dont charge any fees at all

Scallywags charge £175 to be put on their website x

Amandaplus2 wrote:

pinkyd wrote:

as long as you don't pay upfront until he secures work, like i mentioned before scallywags is number one agency in the OK for babies and dont charge any fees at all

Scallywags charge £175 to be put on their website x

do they? thats ridiculous, one of the girs at my baby group said it was free, obviosly wrong!

pinkyd wrote:

Amandaplus2 wrote:

pinkyd wrote:

as long as you don't pay upfront until he secures work, like i mentioned before scallywags is number one agency in the OK for babies and dont charge any fees at all

Scallywags charge £175 to be put on their website x

do they? thats ridiculous, one of the girs at my baby group said it was free, obviosly wrong!

They say its to cover audition fees if the child gets one.Shudnt have to pay x

did you hear back from them yet Amy

Hope they agree to take the money out of his fees! Working at such a young age he'll be able to look after mummy and daddy

This happened to my sister with her eldest Marissa. She was offered a modeling contract for her and they asked her to cough up quite a bit of money for her portfolio. I believe it was almost $600 CAD. She did, and never heard from them again. The only good that came from it was she got some beautiful pics from it. It's a toss of the dice. I agree with the ladies that say, if it were a reputable agency, they would never ask you for money, but would be paying Alfie(you) for the rights to take his pics and publish them.

Actually what is the portfolio like? Because £129 is quite good for pics if theres a couple! x

Was just thinking the same, you can always decide to take the fee as a payment for some nice pictures and the job as a bonus if need be

You don't get a photoshoot with them, you just add you own pics to the online portfolio. Unless it's changed since i did it anway x

No its like Lisa said you upload your own photos!! Havent heard back from them yet Jade - she said she was going to contact me on Monday. Any more he makes will go in his bank account for when hes older.

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Well if they dont do you a portfolio then tell em to poke off

Id have been expecting a few photo's too.

Why dont you check out other agencys or casting sessions near you, keep your options open. x

If they don't even do a portfolio then I can't see what the moneys for tbh x

well I hope they are legit and they let the money come out of any fees he makes. If not like the others said there must be other agencies out there

With caitlins modeling agency we don't pay them any thin only when she does photo shoots and they pay us they take 50 pound agency fee that's all we dnt pay to be part of the agency only if we get job if that makes sence x