Why offer free Tarot readings?
There are several reasons why you would want to offer free Tarot readings. For beginners and amateurs, it is mostly about honing your Tarot reading skills. After you have done your homework and got to know each card and its meaning in your deck(s), it is time for you to leave the “closet” and do a real world reading for a person in this world. It is suggested to get comfortable doing a reading using only a few tarot spreads first, for example a 3 or 5 card tarot spread, or the Celtic Cross spread. Of course, the spread you want to use depends on the question the querent might ask. So don’t be shy to say no if you don’t feel comfortable doing a reading for a certain question or person. Also make sure that the person is willing to give you feedback after the reading. During the Tarot reading try to be as self conscious as possible. Take some notes if needed. After you finish your reading, ask for feedback. You should expect a few sentences about the experience and the accuracy of the Tarot reading. If it is good, it could be your first testimonial!
Even for professional tarot readers (who are usually paid to do readings), offering a free reading every now and then can be a good practice for experimenting with reading styles. It also helps you to expand your list of testimonials. You should make sure before the reading that you would like to receive some feedback and a testimonial and the permission to publish it. But be aware that offering free readings as a professional won’t necessarily help grow your Tarot reading business. People who ask for free readings most likely are not willing to pay for a reading.
To sum up, offering a free reading is a valuable experience and helps you improve your confidence. It is a safe space where you can express yourself and, if you have done a couple of readings before, a space to experiment with new reading techniques and styles.
How to offer free Tarot readings?
There are several possibilities to offer Tarot readings. Apart from in person readings and readings via telephone or voice chat services, written, asynchronous, one to one Tarot readings are becoming increasingly popular. Let’s look at written and asynchronous readings.
Today most of the asynchronous, one to one readings are done either via email, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. But there are some inconveniences to using these services, for both querents and readers alike.
Disadvantages for Tarot querents
You have finished the reading, manually created a PDF file and sent it to the querent by email. The querent did not receive the email because it went to the spam folder of the email program. Or the querent has issues opening the email attachment. A few messages back and forth are needed to resolve the issue. Additionally if the querent wants to consult the reading at a later point in time (and the attachment PDF file has not been saved), finding the Tarot reading email might be challenging due to the enormous amount of other non-related emails. The experience delivering readings using Facebook, Instagram or Twitter direct messages is even worse. These messaging services were just not conceived with Tarot readings in mind.
Disadvantages for Tarot readers
Tarot readers who use email or direct messages for sending Tarot readings might have a difficult time managing and keeping an overview with querents and related readings. Even if readers are using tarot software or apps for querent and reading management, the link between the messages sent to the querent (via email or direct messages) and the reading itself is not given. These Tarot software programs are usually installed locally on a PC or Mac or, in case of an app, on a mobile device. This means different pieces of information are stored in multiple locations.
Everything in one place
We are trying to fill this gap with TarotJournal.
As a Tarot reader you can record your readings, manage your querents and send Tarot readings directly from your web browser. You can access all readings you have done for each querent, and everything is stored in one place in the cloud. Since TarotJournal is a web app, there is no mobile app or software installation required.
As for Tarot querents, they find all their readings at the same place too, securely stored and password protected, accessible on any PC, Mac or mobile device, simply by using a web browser. Readings can be directly printed from the web browser.
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