AARON MARCUS'

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From Richey, CT

I have an agent, however, I feel as if I am not getting as many auditions as I should. I was wondering if you can offer some advice.

Dear Richey:

There are many reasons why you might not be getting calls from your agent. The first thing I would suggest is that you call your agent and arrange a time to talk with him/her. Say that you have gotten very few calls, and ask if there is anything you can do to get more work happening. Maybe your agent is out of photos (assuming your agent does not use jpg’s exclusively). Maybe your shots are not selling you well and you need new head shots and or comp cards. Maybe there just is not much work for your category right now, or perhaps you are being submitted, but the clients are not requesting you. The most important thing is not to immediately blame your agent. Instead, communicate with your agent in an honest and trusting way. It will be extremely helpful to you in the short and long term.

Aaron Marcus

America's Premier Acting and Commercial Modeling Career Coach

Full-Time Actor/Commercial Model

Author of How to Become a Successful Commercial Model ( http://howtomodel.com/the_book/)

Founder of HowToModel.com - One of Google's Top Acting/Commercial Modeling Career Sites

Lecturer - Given over 400 acting/modeling workshops thorughout the U.S. Canada and Australia

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