Jeannelee,
Welcome to the forum!
It has so much information it really can be a bit overwhelming. For that reason it has been broken down into sections. The New Members section has a bunch of 'sticky' threads that stay on top because they are a great read for beginners.
For you I'm going to suggest one article that can easily get you to the "next step." That step is to sign up for companies. The article is called, "Five Mystery Shopping Companies for Beginners." It is located on the Mystery Shopper Magazine page linked at the bottom of every forum page. Or you can access it from here, [
www.mysteryshoppermagazine.com]
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Happily shopping Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut