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frogcat · 06-14-2007, 12:05 AM

Having met quite a few people from the PUA community who "went pro" I would seriously question the lifestyle adjustments that you'd have to make.

First, there's no shortage of clients who have problems far deeper than a dating coach can address.

Second, it's hard to get a reliable, sustainable income stream from coaching. While the potential market size is huge, there's a huge amount of resistance to overcome to convince people to pay for dating advice.

There's the issue of building a reputation of being enough of an expert to charge money on a subject where there's no shortage of free advice. I mean seriously, everyone's telling the lovelorn what they should be doing.

Also, most single guys I know don't feel that they have enough of a problem to change their M.O. And those that are open to the idea of learning and improving, few will want to sign up for a class.

That means, you're pretty much restricted to online marketing on the various PU sites. And I bet that once you've done a couple workshops around SA, your market will have dried up.

Third, the impact on your lifestyle may be huge. Reactions from your friends, how it affects your own hunting grounds, how it affects your perceptions of the way you interact with people, the hours you work, etc etc.

Sorry to be such a pessimist, but like I said, I've known people who've gone pro, and I don't envy them.

06-14-2007, 12:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
frogcat Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 30	lifestyle? Having met quite a few people from the PUA community who "went pro" I would seriously question the lifestyle adjustments that you'd have to make. First, there's no shortage of clients who have problems far deeper than a dating coach can address. Second, it's hard to get a reliable, sustainable income stream from coaching. While the potential market size is huge, there's a huge amount of resistance to overcome to convince people to pay for dating advice. There's the issue of building a reputation of being enough of an expert to charge money on a subject where there's no shortage of free advice. I mean seriously, everyone's telling the lovelorn what they should be doing. Also, most single guys I know don't feel that they have enough of a problem to change their M.O. And those that are open to the idea of learning and improving, few will want to sign up for a class. That means, you're pretty much restricted to online marketing on the various PU sites. And I bet that once you've done a couple workshops around SA, your market will have dried up. Third, the impact on your lifestyle may be huge. Reactions from your friends, how it affects your own hunting grounds, how it affects your perceptions of the way you interact with people, the hours you work, etc etc. Sorry to be such a pessimist, but like I said, I've known people who've gone pro, and I don't envy them.