JMI_Tarot
You could be kind of cagey about it and turn their rudeness to your advantage.
I understand your reticence at charging since you aren't super confident yet, but it sounds like if people are hitting you up like this, you're probably better at it than you think.
Here's what I would do.
Thank them for their confidence in you. Then tell them you've been doing free readings for a while as training, and they have been so helpful to you up till now by letting you practice on them and now your ready to go professional.
Then hand them your card and let them know how they can book a reading with you.
If you don't have that in place, tell them you're working on setting that up and you'll send them the deets asap.
The idea here is to be a bit charming. Offer them a "special deal". They may turn into good customers. And better still, may send you referrals.
Handling them this way, they feel part of something, they are insiders of a sort. Have a go at developing your wiles, your mystique!
Don't forget, getting customers is a skill too!
I understand your reticence at charging since you aren't super confident yet, but it sounds like if people are hitting you up like this, you're probably better at it than you think.
Here's what I would do.
Thank them for their confidence in you. Then tell them you've been doing free readings for a while as training, and they have been so helpful to you up till now by letting you practice on them and now your ready to go professional.
Then hand them your card and let them know how they can book a reading with you.
If you don't have that in place, tell them you're working on setting that up and you'll send them the deets asap.
The idea here is to be a bit charming. Offer them a "special deal". They may turn into good customers. And better still, may send you referrals.
Handling them this way, they feel part of something, they are insiders of a sort. Have a go at developing your wiles, your mystique!
Don't forget, getting customers is a skill too!