So you are a new professional? Welcome to Cuddle Comfort!
You HAVE gone to the bottom of the Homepage, clicked on Become a Professional and gone through the process, right? Good, because the site is very smart at catching unregistered professionals.
There is heaps of useful information and advice in these forums, but it's somewhat scattered. This thread is an attempt to provide something of a central reference point. The suggestions below are relevant to all professionals, whatever your location, gender or approach.
History teaches us that this site, and the cuddling community generally, rewards
- Patience
- REspect
- Self-awareness
- Effort
- Thoughtfulness
In other words, if you practice those virtues your success is PRESET. (Sorry, sorry, sorry, I know, I know, I'm just trying to make it memorable.)
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Start with the Frequently Asked Questions sticky on the General board. Read all of @respectful's excellent section at the beginning thoroughly (at least twice), then skip through the rest of the thread.
Also, glance through the site's Terms and Conditions found at the bottom of the Homepage. While you are at it, explore the whole site thoroughly. It isn't huge.
Then look carefully at ALL of the other sticky threads on all four boards. You don't need to read every post, just get a sense of what is there. It's a big deal for a thread to be a sticky on this forum, it's given very careful thought.
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Now, for a change of scene, use the site's Search function to look at your potential clients. And the other professionals in your area.
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Next, have a look over the Professional Cuddling board. In idle moments go back many pages and see what catches your eye. This is where all that help and advice is scattered around. You're not looking for needles in haystacks ... more like rubies in a huge cardboard box of polystyrene packaging chips.
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Here are some of the more useful threads, in case you miss them. They contain ..... well, basically everything you need to know to get started. Pay particular attention to the first one: you don't have to do a training course to be a successful, serious cuddle professional, but for most people it will really help.
These first threads are the most important (other than the stickies, obviously)
This lot are less urgent
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This is all far too much to take in in one go. It will take you days, weeks or months depending on your circumstances. Worth it though, because it's decades-worth of knowledge, experience, skill and things you wouldn't think of yourself .... just lying around waiting for you to pick it up. It's an incredibly valuable resource.
Good luck, and happy cuddling!