No you don't. You can sign up with all the companies you find in the list on the forum, none will charge you a fee. I personally paid a small fee to get a silver shopper certificate when I first started out 10 years ago, but I don't believe it ever qualified me for any shop that I wouldn't have gotten anyway if I applied. Honestly you can learn everything you need by just reading this forum, asking questions, following the guidelines you assigned to, and just getting some experience.
edit for clarity. Yes, you do have to pay a fee for the certificate, I don't think it's necessary to be successful.
proudly shopping in the D.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/19/2017 02:53AM by PaulinMI.