I got my 5-year badge a while ago, and only recently reached High Demand. I won't lie, it didn't feel like a big win. It felt more like "only now?
The money has been small and irregular the whole time, and after five years I've lost some of the enjoyment I had at the beginning. Every slow month feels like another sign that I'm not good at this.
I know money matters. It's the reason a lot of us are here. But I keep wondering if it's the only way to tell whether a model is doing well.
So I want to ask the members: when you look at a model, what makes them successful in your eyes? Do the level badges mean anything to you, or is it something else that makes you stay and come back?
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