Vanchica
So here's my plan:
I want to read cards and tea leaves for people in Vancouver, primarily. I could try to do it online but I find online marketing much more difficult than marketing locally and in person.
My plan is this:
- volunteer to do readings for charities and fund raisers in exchange for being able to give out cards and be mentioned in advertising. All reading fees ($minimum donation can be set by the charity but I was thinking $10-$20) go to the charity. Four card (career, love, health and (either spiritual or finances)) readings, should be quick, might use oracle cards as they are faster/deeper to read than tarot generally. And I give them a business card and little write up of their reading on business stationery to take away.
The business card offers readings for $35 and a 15% discount for groups of 3+ and the same for email readings. I'd rather do email readings, on my schedule.
(I know it's not common but I plan to follow up with people after their readings and see if they have additional questions. The additional questions are free, a mini reading (maybe 1-3 cards, call them clarifiers). But then their next reading is another fee.)
Hopefully these charity readings (and I might do them in coffee shops, too, for charitable donations, but still 4 cards and just to try and connect with/find people who want to work long term with a reader on a paid basis, not people just interested once) leads to word of mouth and follow-ups.
I'll also go around to hair and nail salons and offer free readings for whoever is there and leave cards for the staff and extra for their clients. I'll probably make the rounds every 2-3 months. I'm developing a list
Finally, I will pin business cards to notice boards at gyms, spas, community centres and such AND offer the local papers a free readings column- people send in a question and get a free reading. Or do Tarotscopes each week (writing a block of a month's worth each weekend for a few months)
Can you think of anything else I could do? I'd love to find a partner in Vancouver or the Pacific Northwest to do this with, too, if anyone is seriously interested.
I want to read cards and tea leaves for people in Vancouver, primarily. I could try to do it online but I find online marketing much more difficult than marketing locally and in person.
My plan is this:
- volunteer to do readings for charities and fund raisers in exchange for being able to give out cards and be mentioned in advertising. All reading fees ($minimum donation can be set by the charity but I was thinking $10-$20) go to the charity. Four card (career, love, health and (either spiritual or finances)) readings, should be quick, might use oracle cards as they are faster/deeper to read than tarot generally. And I give them a business card and little write up of their reading on business stationery to take away.
The business card offers readings for $35 and a 15% discount for groups of 3+ and the same for email readings. I'd rather do email readings, on my schedule.
(I know it's not common but I plan to follow up with people after their readings and see if they have additional questions. The additional questions are free, a mini reading (maybe 1-3 cards, call them clarifiers). But then their next reading is another fee.)
Hopefully these charity readings (and I might do them in coffee shops, too, for charitable donations, but still 4 cards and just to try and connect with/find people who want to work long term with a reader on a paid basis, not people just interested once) leads to word of mouth and follow-ups.
I'll also go around to hair and nail salons and offer free readings for whoever is there and leave cards for the staff and extra for their clients. I'll probably make the rounds every 2-3 months. I'm developing a list
Finally, I will pin business cards to notice boards at gyms, spas, community centres and such AND offer the local papers a free readings column- people send in a question and get a free reading. Or do Tarotscopes each week (writing a block of a month's worth each weekend for a few months)
Can you think of anything else I could do? I'd love to find a partner in Vancouver or the Pacific Northwest to do this with, too, if anyone is seriously interested.
I wish I could come up with more creative ways to market and reach "Moms" as they are a group I think I connect with really well, even though I don't have kids. Most moms are about my age (give or take) and seem to be really interested in readings. But I am stumped as to how to connect with them, without buying ads anyway
