TOP 10 WAYS TO CREATE AN ACTING CAREER: THE SOCIAL MEDIA WAY-PART II

Here are the last few social media best practices that coincide with building an acting career. I hope you’re coming up with new ways for yourself as you’ve been reading. What works for one person, may not work for the next.

6. HIGHLIGHT SPECIFIC JOBS- I’ve always felt that the people who are in decision making positions in this industry, lack imagination. So you have to show people and tell people what specifically you can do. People stop listening when you say you can do it all… “If I gain 30lbs. and you put a gray wig on me I could play a grandma.” Why bother imagining something like that when there are thousands of people in this town who fit that same description, that can be here in twenty minutes to audition? Be specific and stick to your specific highlights.

7. VISUALLY STIMULATE- This is the number one way to stand out. Seek the best pictures. Spend the money and get the best. If you put forth half efforts into your company, you will achieve maybe half of your goals. Also, seek the best quality for your reel. This is your shot to prove you belong in front of the camera.

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8. BOOST YOUR RANKINGS- The Internet Movie Database is a prime example for boosting your rankings. The more people who view your profile on this site, the lower your starmeter is. To put this into perspective, Emma Watson’s starmeter is 1. This means she has a high level of public awareness or interest and more people are clicking her profile than any other celebrity. My starmeter is 49,449…huge difference in click traffic!

9. PREPARE TO CHANGE- Social media is evolving so quickly and most people aren’t even sure what will really stick. Try out many different sites so you can be everywhere, no matter which site gets stale.

10. PROMOTION- Let people know where you are on these social networking sites. Add it on your resume, your website, and email messages. Promoting doesn’t end once you’ve created a profile. It never ends.

If you take on each of these best practices it would take a tremendous amount of courage and risk. Literally putting yourself out there in such an exposed way is challenging and scary, so do it. Put yourself out there as if today was your first day you decided you wanted a career as an actor.

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