Youre right, there are no specific rules for becoming a professional you just have to trade your way and follow your own rules, however the help of an expert is always good as it can clear up certain doubts and warn you of probable errors that you are committing in the market, For this reason you should often use the forums that exist on the internet as there are multiple experts who can guide you with what you need and it is an easy and sure way to get these opinions without much effort.
Agreed. But i'd emphasize some points. First of all choose reliable trading platform, create your own trading platform, follow trading charts of reputable resources(personally i follow charts of Monfex)and try to make your own and use technical analysis.I use RSI and MACD.