Free doesn’t necessarily mean bad or worthless. Sometimes it’s a great preview for paid services. In this case, I’m talking about me, but I’ve learned that sometimes free has its drawbacks.
When I was a young tarot thug, I had a geocities website. I offered free tarot readings via e-mail. I saw it as win/win. People could get a free reading, and I could hone my tarot skills with the practice.
Interestingly enough, I barely had any takers. In this deal, I was doing three, maybe four readings via e-mail A YEAR.
Why was that? I never understood it. My thoughts ran to the following: Who wouldn’t want a free tarot reading?
From my work over the past six months, I realized that the majority of people think “free” means “not worth it.” A throwaway. So now that I value that my time is worth it and I shouldn’t be giving away the farm, guess what? I read for more people via e-mail this past weekend than I had in the entire year I was offering readings for free. How cool is that?
However, I will always offer something free in my treasure trove of online presences.
Here’s the rundown:
Twitter: @hsparry—Short card of the day interpretations + links to new blog posts by me + my snark. I do post quite a bit about tarot here, but be prepared also for random Family Guy quotes, inane pop culture discussion, and A LOT of references to Star Wars.
Facebook: facebook.com/tarotbyhilary—Extended card of the day interpretations + postings about events + links to new blog posts by me. Fairly snark-free. Or as little as I can be capable of.
Blog: www.tarotbyhilary.com/blog/—New address, same great blog posts, new content every Wednesday unless otherwise noted.
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