I have a template I saved that I send AFTER I accept students that's similar. I think, if you can do it on a light-hearted way that isn't too long (don't want to scare anyone off), it can be a help.

Would you feel comfortable posting what you wrote up here?

How much of it can you put in your mentor description? For a one on one class, I think checking for compatibility is important.

Adriana - Blarg. Mine probably isn't light hearted lol. I was taught to write in a super formal manner and something about a word processing program being opened clicks that part of my brain on. It's also pretty lengthy. I'll message it over to you cause it's a work in progress and I don't want to broadcast it. At least not until I'm totally happy with it.

Silverdrop - The little profile only allows for a small word count. You can't fit very much in there.

I think everyone could benefit from being mentored under you. I love your very thorough and detailed reviews. I finally just set an alert to tell me when you have a review up because I always enjoy reading them and I have missed several in there and think to myself where did that come from? I have a lot of reading to do to catch up with all of yours but one day I'm going to have them all read.

My very first message is one I write up explaining everything about how it works and so on, but I have started to type one in word that way I can just copy it and paste it, because I am currently re typing for every student. What a pain that is! I am going to finish my just calling it my guide for class.

I have a set message I send that details my expectations, but I send it after I accept. I base my acceptance on their initial message, if they seem sincere and truly interested. I don't worry if they cancel since having an opening has rarely been an issue for me. I can't think of one student that has canceled, although I have canceled some myself.

I have sent before and after depending on my initial feeling. It is nothing set in stone, it is just something on a whim that just says (in a nut shell) that I expect them to take this seriously, if they are not going to be around for a long period of time to let me know, (I will do the same for them if I am away on vacation or whatever), and that i am here to help no matter the question.

I check the student's profile out prior to accepting them and will accept them depending on the message I receive with their application. I have found, myself, that a lot of the students are very uncertain about the program, are not aware of the details and are jumping into it to get graduated vs. to better their reviews. I have a letter I give them upon acceptance detailing in a short, fun way that I look forward to helping them learn to navigate the site, write detailed reviews and will be here for them if they have any questions. I have had a few deadbeats, but most of them seem to do really good. There are the exeptions, I have had four who have done an amazing job and are really dedicated. Those ones make the work worthwhile!!!

Thanks everyone for the input! For those that have little letters or something that they regularly say - do you mind posting it or messaging it to me? I think mine is too formal and wordy. I'd like to get a better idea of something more casual and less like it's a college course. lol

I used to send messages explaining the program and my expectations after I accepted students, but I have started doing it before I accept them, due to the number of students I've had that never finished the class.

Well, I thought I'd share this. I just posted it on a review that I edited for a brand new EF member. I write each of these individually and try to point folks towards the mentor program if I see they are new to Eden and only have one or two reviews.

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Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama

Hi! I was the editor/proofreader for your review and I wanted to take a moment and share some information with you since I see that you are new to the site.

I'm assuming that you would like to become an advanced reviewer so that you can request free products to review. If that is the case, there are two ways you can become an advanced reviewer.

a. Write two or more reviews and then put yourself up for a vote from the community members to become an advanced reviewer. This sounds like the quickest way and it is fairly fast.

b. Work with a mentor and submit reviews to them. Once you submit two reviews, they have the option of graduating you and you automatically become an advanced member that way. Sometimes they may recommend that you do an additional review or two with them to get a better feel for the program and they will often ask you to use the extended format.

Why work with a mentor when you can become an advanced reviewer fairly quickly? Well, I have found that when I worked with mentors (and I worked with two different mentors at various times), my votes on reviews from other members became higher and this meant that I was able to request higher priced items to review because my personal ratings were higher. You see, my mentors were able to help me understand what goes into a review to make it better.

For instance, if I was your mentor, I would recommend for this review that you give the following information to make your review better:

a. the length and girth of the dildo along with more information like what material it was made of and how to clean it

b. the measurement of what size hips this item will fit (the product page says up to 52" hips but many people don't want to keep going back and forth between the product page and your review to get that information)

c. How do you clean this? Spot clean it? Have you ever tossed it in the washer? What are the straps made of - do they itch?

Do you see how having a mentor helps?

If you are interested in the mentor program - you can find out more here which also includes a list of mentors.

Thanks for your review and I hope you enjoy yourself on the site. Please feel free to contact me if you ever have any questions and I'll be glad to help you or find someone who can help you.

Ooh! These are great! I'm gonna go tweak mine some. Thanks so much!

Wonderful reference links, too.