Tarot card reading is in and out of favor with the public on a regular basis. When it’s hot, you can earn a lot of money, maybe even enough to live on. When reading isn’t in style, as with any freelance career, you’ll need to keep your day job.

Either way, if you’re good at:

1. reading the cards

2. relate to people

3. Promote yourself

you can be sure of earning money.

How to be a popular card reader

The first thing to remember about professional letter reading is that your client can tell if you are sincere or not. You have to be honest. You have to really want the best for your client.

Second, you should always reassure your client that what goes on the cards is not set in stone. Tell her that only she determines her own destiny. Remind him that the cards simply reflect patterns. They do not dictate what will happen to her.

If you receive a “bad” card, for example, don’t tell the customer the “bad news.” Tell him that now is his chance to get over a problem. Frame your interpretations of your cards in a way that encourages you to find solutions to the problems in your life. You want to energize your client, fill her with hope and ambition, no matter what cards come up. Check out the Psychic Tea Shoppe’s Tarot section – all readings, even the “reversed” cards, are hopeful.

get a job

You can go at this from many angles.

1. Get hired by a company over the phone or online. The company captures customers and forwards them to them.

When you work for a phone-based company, you must have a dedicated phone line with no add-ons as call waiting. Log on to the company computer when you want to work, and sit by the phone with your cards for as long as you’re online.

two. Go independent. Like any professional, you’ll need business cards and a website. You can place ads in local newspapers if you are going to read for people face to face. If your customers will be coming to you over the phone or over the Internet, you might consider Internet advertising.

3. Join a networking group, either a local in-person group or an Internet group.

Tarot card reading opportunities for freelancers include:

• reading at parties

• Rent a booth at “psychic” or “new age” conventions and do readings and promotions from there.

• Hosting a table at a restaurant or bookstore, sometimes paying the establishment a percentage of your profits and other times letting the bookstore use your services to attract more customers to the store

• Setting up an Internet reading site (requires obtaining a business credit card account and Paypal)

• Setting up your own Tarot reading business over the phone (again, you must get a credit card/Paypal account)

• Reading the Tarot cards in person from a shop window. You can arrange for your storefront to be part of an existing store and pay the rent. (For safety reasons, don’t read to clients outside your home, and don’t go to anyone else’s house, unless it’s for a large party.)

legalities

There are many laws, ordinances, restrictions, and city rules on the books, no matter where you read your Tarot cards. If you’re reading for money, you should do some legal research first.

Keep records and pay taxes. I would suggest a computer based accounting program. And make backups every night! Keep backups offsite in case of fire or theft, or buy storage space online.

You’re in an unconventional business, and without excellent record-keeping and impeccable tax returns, you’re going to create problems for yourself.

And finally, I would suggest purchasing a financial liability policy.

people reading

Being a professional Tarot card reader is a great opportunity to observe others, get out of your own problems and needs, and make your clients feel good about themselves. Watch them come in, sit down, talk a little. Don’t be afraid to ask questions or let them talk about a problem. Get their attention, make a connection. You will get better card reading.

The other side of the coin is this: don’t let yourself be taken advantage of. When people start talking, they often can’t stop. Set a timer when the customer sits down. You are going to have many types of people as clients. Some will have big problems. Don’t take it personally if someone gets mad at you. And kick the customer out if he is rude or disrespectful.

Be good at reading letters. Be intuitive with people. You will be a fabulous Tarot reader.