Having integrity and good intentions is the key! I would love to have more talks with male presenting cuddling pros who also have male cuddling clients.
I cuddle everyone, I’ve noticed expectations are different in everyone. Having a good conversation before hand is imperative to a great cuddle. I love how no two situations are the same. With 8 billion people in this world, there’s 8 billion ways to learn and love.
I'm new to this on the Pro side. How do you get your clientele up on here?
@TeamWill83 welcome. Read the other sticky topics on this board, starting with the first post in each case.
This is an interesting topic. Thanks for raising it. I was trained & certified. Now I am freelance and have had mostly male clients for 6 years. It's been a great experience! I charge $80 an hour. Most of my current male clients do 90 minutes for $120. Some are local to Chicago and some travel across state. My clients range from 20 years old to 70. In the beginning I cuddle with women as well.
What have your clients told you about why they hired a pro.* Interestingly many of my male clients are partnered. If married to a woman, they seek me out for male touch as a closeted gay man. If parnered to a man, they often seek me out because their partner is no longer physically affectionate or intimate.
There are also many clients dealing with stress, anxiety, loss, isolation. Some are just seeking the fun of cuddling which they don't get cuz they are single. Many try it out because of curiosity. I am gay and asian american and I tend to have more clients of diverse backgrounds. The national profile I've heard of cuddle clients is: white, straight, male, over 50, upper income.
Im ready. How do I apply !?
Cuddle Comfort has its own program to become a pro cuddler. Not sure they'll allow the link but its...https://www.cuddlecomfort.com/become-a-professional-cuddler [I was trained by Cuddlist.]
Requirements for pro with Cuddle Comfort:
You have a photo to attach. You can be affectionate to anyone. You are accepting of all races, ages, genders, and sexual orientations. You should be reliable with strong interpersonal and communication skills. You understand and agree to the Cuddler Contract.
@LivinLargeXXX - First thing is that you have to not be banned.
@Mike403 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@nurturingman As a female enthusiast, I can tell you saying things like, "little interest in what I have to offer" isn't encouraging. It makes you sound desperate and arrogant. Women book with pros out of hope of an increased sense of safety (although I'll never understand this because this site doesn't perform background checks of any kind). I get messages from "pros" reaching out not looking for payment- just cuddles, because women aren't interested in paying. I'm completely fine with that, but as soon as I tell them I'll never pay to be cuddled, they "ghost" me and I'm completely fine with that too. It comes off as a "bait and switch" attempt though, which is also off putting to pros, just in general. Mine's a female perspective and you didn't ask for it, but when posting on the public forums, you should probably address everyone(??) 🤷♀️
It says "be accepting" but can you "cancel a request" of what your not into meeting?
@CuddlingCoolOne can you elaborate?
If i want only women to cuddle and a man trys to book can i decline the appointment
If you apply to be a pro and get accepted, you can definitely decline men booking you. Mark, the owner of the site, has said that we are allowed to do that. But just know, most of the clientele you will receive as a male pro, will predominantly be men. I rarely get women booking me and from what I’ve heard from men that have applied and become male pros, it’s hard for them to receive bookings from women too. Good luck 👍🏻👍🏻
How do you get more business on here do you promote your Cuddle profile or it kinda just happens?
Honestly, as a male pro that only cuddles women, you won’t.
Essentially, you can’t.
There are dozens, at least, of threads in the pro section, and the pro section, detailing why, but it’s simply that women can get free cuddling from nearing anyone they know.
And it will always FEEL safer to cuddle someone you already know rather than an unknown, especially online.
The exceedingly rare, nearly mythical, professional male cuddler who has any appointments, repeat clients, and/or makes a profit at it are cuddling other men.
These are rough figures, but to give you a general idea:
Like I said, these are rough figures. Generalities. Some pro women occasionally cuddle for free. And I've heard from 2 or 3 female pros who will occasionally hire someone to cuddle them.
Came here to say everything that @CharlesGrove already said. Just not a market for professional male cuddlers who only cuddle women.
9% will cuddle for free
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@billiam Thanks for including US 9% Cuddle Enthusiasts. Hugs! 🫂😁
I concur with @billiam's analysis.
Hi, I decided to be a professional cuddler. I realize it’s not easy to get paid to offer these services as a male professional cuddler. I only am interested in offering my platonic cuddling services to women. You can read more details in my profile. Just wondering if anyone has tips for me in how to get started and to be successful at this. I was an “enthusiast” for the last 3 months and was encouraged by some of my cuddlers to try this out since I am a good cuddler and could use the extra income. I appreciate any feedback/advice and will consider it moving forward. Thanks in advance.
I decided to be a professional cuddler... I only am interested in offering my platonic cuddling services to women.
I get it... but that's against the rules.
Requirements: (from the site) • You are accepting of all races, ages, genders, and sexual orientations.
Thanks. I saw that statement before when I applied but I guess I didn’t understand it rightly. I’ve seen profiles of other professional cuddlers that put “Cuddles men” or “Cuddles women” so I thought it would be ok for me to put that for my profile. I do accept everyone, I just don’t prefer to cuddle everyone. I guess it depends on what is meant by the word “accept”. Not trying to discriminate in any way towards anyone. That’s just my preference for cuddling purposes.
This topic has been discussed ad nauseum on these forums, but yes, even as a male Pro, you should be able to pick and choose whom you accept as a client.
A cuddle Pro (man or woman) is an independent contractor, not an employee of CC. So you should be free to choose. Now, in reality, most Pros probably do choose (wink wink), they're just not explicit about their preferences on their profiles or in forum comments.
From what I've read on these forums, there isn't a huge potential female client base for male Pros simply because:
1) the number of men far exceeds the number of women on this site.
2) with so many men seeking to cuddle women, women don't really need to pay to cuddle anyone.
So, as it is, most of the potential clients for male Pros will be other males.
That said, male Pros should be allowed to limit their own earnings by only choosing women clients. (There probably are female Pros who only choose female clients, and male Pros who only choose male clients.)
Anyway, I don't know what the monthly fee for being a male Pro is, but I understand that you have to pay that fee regardless of whether you book any cuddle sessions or not. (Female Pros pay a percentage of their booked sessions.)
So you may find that it makes more financial sense to just be a cuddle enthusiast, like most men here, rather than a Pro.
Good luck to you, whatever you choose to do.
Thanks I appreciate your input on that. I will try it out for a while and see how it goes.
If anyone else has any tips for me to be successful in this endeavor I welcome your comments.
Is there even a market for men cuddles?
There are several threads about this in the Professional Cuddling forum.
Update: Other threads re male pros have been merged with this one.
There is but your clients wont be women since even the women most guys wouldnt pay for could simply list themselves for free or very cheap.
99.9% of people in the market to hire a guy to cuddle would be gay dudes.
Yes but you're going to severely limit yourself if you only cuddle women, and I'd suggest changing your pictures. Think "what photos would a masseuse have on their website?"
Think clear, well lit, smiling or neutral expression, professional clothing in at least one picture, etc.
Highlight what you're good at in your bio and what sets you apart from others.