How to Become Sugar Baby: Step-By-Step Guide + Tips

There are millions and probably tens of millions of potential sugar babies in the US. However, the absolute majority of them never go past the first step of their sugar baby journey, and, in most cases, it’s simply because that’s how this industry works and because there are too many sugar babies and not enough sugar daddies in it. It’s very easy to join this world, but succeeding is a much more complex task. If you want to be more successful than most sugar babies, read our guide. We’ll tell you everything you want to know here.

Short Step-by-Step Guide on How to Become a Sugar Baby

Choose a trusted sugar dating app with a good reputation. That’s literally the most important thing to do because finding a real sugar daddy on a website that can’t be trusted is almost impossible—instead of meeting a sugar daddy, you’ll meet hundreds of bots, fake profiles, and “salt daddies” who want a sugar baby but can’t afford to have one.
Create a profile. Use a real email but not your main one—even on the best dating sites, there’s no guarantee that your email address won’t be leaked. Some sugar dating apps offer a free premium to sugar babies who use their student emails, but it’s up to you to decide if it’s a good idea.
Upload your best photos. You may need a photographer for your profile. Don’t get us wrong; it’s usually enough for a conventionally attractive person to upload a few face selfies and mirror selfies, but only on standard, “vanilla” dating websites. When we’re talking about the sugar dating apps, the competition is much higher, and the crowd you’ll need to stand out from is much larger. A perfect profile photo will attract more sugar daddies; therefore, you’ll be able to choose among several options—and trust us, it’s quite a rare situation on sugar dating platforms. Typically, the sugar daddies choose among potential partners there, not vice versa, but with a great profile picture, who knows?
Complete your profile. Answer all the questions, fill in the fields, and tell the potential sugar daddies everything about your personality and what exactly you’re looking for. Most sugar babies’ profiles are pretty empty, so a full, complete profile always looks favorably on such a background.
Start talking to sugar daddies. It’s not like on “vanilla” dating sites where women get lots of messages from men every single day. Sugar daddies typically don’t text babies first, so you’ll need to take the first step.
Discuss your first date (meet and greet). It must be a public place, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be a “full date.” You are not required to have sex on the first date, and a sugar daddy, in turn, is not required to pay you for the very first date. However, from our experience, many of them pay (still, it’s usually more like a small gift, not a full-sized PPM allowance).
Meet in person to discuss the allowance and all the details. Discuss everything—the boundaries, your expectations, the number of dates per month, the payment type (Pay Per Meeting or monthly allowance), additional features, etc.

How to Be a Sugar Baby and Is It a Good Idea?

You probably know that sugar dating is becoming more and more popular every month, and it looks like in the near future, everyone will be aware of it. Why? Well, because it looks great at first sight: you date a nice, experienced man, you have fun with him, and you also get paid for it. Sounds like a perfect life, right?

But is it really that good?

Well, in short, yes. The whole idea of sugar dating relationships is great: you date a mature man who knows what he wants, there’s no drama, you discuss everything in advance, and you get the best gifts for it. And it’s actually possible.

There are some ifs and buts, but in general, if you find a mature and successful sugar daddy, you’ll feel all those advantages. Sugar daddies don’t just pay per meeting; they usually offer a lot of extras like trips and gifts, share their priceless experiences, and so on. So, for you as a sugar baby, this experience will most likely be incredibly interesting and advantageous. Well, of course, only if you’re ok with the whole concept of being in a transactional relationship.

How to Be a Sugar Baby Online

It’s rare to find a sugar daddy who wants an exclusively online arrangement, but it can happen if you stand out. Focus on your profile—it should highlight your unique personality, interests, and what makes you a great companion. Start conversations that show genuine curiosity about his life, and keep the exchange fun and engaging. Suggest creative ways to connect, like video dates.

But that’s not all you need to know.

How to Be a Good Sugar Baby: Tips for Beginners

First, you need to understand what we’ve just said: this game is not that easy to master. Let’s talk about how to become a good and successful sugar baby.

You must look perfect 24/7. Yes, it’s not only about appearance, but let’s be honest here: for the absolute majority of daddies, appearance is one of the main factors when it comes to choosing a sugar partner.
However, just looking great isn’t enough. You also need to be an interesting person to talk to—in most cases, sugar daddies are not looking for a girl who would only sleep with them for money; if they were, they would have a lot of simpler options. What they need is an interesting partner who is a good listener and can maintain a conversation on any topic. To a certain extent, of course, no one expects a sugar baby to be a Stanford MBA graduate.
Respect their boundaries. Sugar relationships have a lot of unique features, and the opportunity to establish the boundaries in advance is one of them. It may feel a bit strange if it’s your first time, but then, you’ll realize it’s useful—when you know which boundaries you should not cross, planning a sugar relationship becomes easier. When we say “boundaries” or “limits,” we mean all of them, from the question of intimacy on the first date and the question of commitment to things like emotional connection, emotional support expected from a partner, safe practices, etc.
Be respectful. Almost all sugar daddies expect their sugar babies not to intervene in their personal lives, that’s a 100% red flag for them. A perfect sugar baby is a person who is completely respectful towards her sugar daddy’s privacy—do not become a stalker, do not share your photos on Facebook or Instagram (if your daddy doesn’t want it), do not intervene in his personal life or career, etc.

The main problem, as we already mentioned, is the ratio: there are too many sugar babies and girls who want to be sugar babies, and the ratio is somewhere around 4 or 5 babies to 1 sugar daddy, so standing out from competitors is definitely not that simple.

How to Feel Safe with a Sugar Daddy: Sugar Baby Rules for Beginners

Choose only the best dating apps. If a dating site has ID verification, it’s great, and if it also has income verification, it’s just perfect. In this case, you can be 100% sure that you are not only talking to a real person but that this person is also successful and not a salty/Splenda daddy.
The first date must be in a public place. If a sugar daddy wants you to come to his place for a meet-and-greet, something is not right, and you should probably decline his offer, especially if he offers you too much “sugar.”
Be careful when it comes to your dating profile. Yes, your profile must be complete to attract daddies, but you still have to follow basic online safety rules—don’t show your address, tell your real workplace, etc.
Pay attention to red flags. Does he argue about the allowance trying to lower it? Well, it’s probably not a sugar daddy (but not necessarily; some of them are not that generous, unfortunately). Does he want your nudes after a few messages? It’s clearly not a sugar daddy. Does he offer to send you $5,000, but only after you send him $20 to prove that you’re a real person? It’s definitely not a sugar daddy but a scammer who wants to steal your money.

Conclusion

You see, there’s nothing difficult here to be a sugar baby. Yes, you’ll need to spend some time finding a good sugar app and setting your profile, and learning how to be a perfect sugar baby isn’t the easiest task either. But the good news is that it’s certainly worth it—so don’t waste time, sign up on a sugar dating app and join this new world. Just follow safety rules, and you will never be disappointed.