Options Talent Complaints

The following is a summary of complaints about and allegations against Options Talent by former scouts, people who worked for Options Talent, Options Talent members, aspiring models, parents, and industry watchers.

Misrepresentation/False Advertising/Misleading Information

» Options Talent says it is a talent agency but writes it is not a talent agency

» Options Talent uses misleading and unsubstantiated statistics for advertising

Lack of Basic Information

» Options Talent does not say how many or what percentage of its members get work through Options Talent (quantity)

» Options Talent does not say what kind of work its members get work through Options Talent, nor how much the jobs are worth (quality)

Scouts

» Options Talent did not pay scouts

» Options Talent has a high turnover rate of new recruiters ("scouts") and is well aware of it

» Options Talent recruiters say virtually everyone has "the look"

» Options Talent preys on the dreams of girls and women

» Options Talent gouges girls and women who want to fulfill modeling dreams

Experience

» Options Talent founders had no modeling industry experience

» Options Talent has a lack of modeling industry experience

» Options Talent recruiters are not trained by modeling industry experts

» Options Talent's recruiter training program is too short

Guarantee

» Options Talent doesn't offer a money-back guarantee

» Options Talent has a lame service guarantee

Pricing

» Options Talent is not up front about their prices

» Options Talent prices are too high

» Options Talent charges high fees up front without making a money-back guarantee

» Options Talent charges high fees up front and requires $20/month extra even if its post sign up service is not used

» Options Talent hung up when a member tried to cancel membership

» Options Talent doesn't use the industry standard commission-based payment system

Sales

» Options Talent engages in high-pressure sales

» Options Talent sets a one-interview-per-year rule as a form for high-pressure sales manipulation

» Options Talent used emotional manipulation to close sales

Photos

» Options Talent does not post high quality modeling photos in its album (database)

General

» Options Talent is evasive when asked direct, basic, and explicit performance questions, changing the subject, or failing to answer

» The name change from emodel.com to Options Talent was made to avoid emodel's reputation for fraud, high-pressure sales, false advertising, etc.