How long will it take before
I am making money as a model?

Days, Weeks, Months?

There are no guarantees at all. A good rule of thumb to follow is to understand that from the time you make the rounds to all the modeling agencies with your completed comp cards and portfolio - you are probably looking at a minimum of 6 months before you see any money from commercial modeling.

Promotional modeling jobs are often easier to get and pay anywhere from 30 days to 90 days after you do the job.

Either way - getting signed by a modeling agency is only half the battle. Once you are signed - it can often take awhile for an agency to start aggressively promoting you.

You need to stay in touch with them - call them at least once every two weeks - just to check in and remind them that you are anxious for work. If you don't - I guarantee that they will forget about you. Remember - after you meet with them and "get signed" another girl walks in their door 5 minutes later, and then another, and another... you get my point. They will forget about you if you let them.

Did you know? Most new models learn quickly that an agency will generally take 20% of your earnings as their fee for getting you the job. What many models don't figure out for a long time is that agencies also generally charge the client a "booking fee" for finding them the right model. Example: If the job pays $1,000. As the model your earnings will be $800.00 if the agency takes a 20% fee. The client however will actually pay $1,200 for the booking. This is not a scam - it is standard practice within the industry.