How to take Payments from Clients as a Professional Tarot Reader!
Dax Carlisle
11/25/2025
There was a great question from The Gretch Witch on our Tarot Guild Facebook group... I decided to create this informational blog post from my response/comment...
Her original post question: "Hey Readers, energy workers, psychics and mediums ✨️🔮🥳 How do you accept payment? Do you work online?" ...You can see her original post and comment on it yourself at:
Great Question The Gretch Witch ...Thanks for that! ...Back in the day, I used PayPal a lot. In recent years, I have used Stripe and Square, if I was sending folks to my Page - www.tarotbiz.com/dax on the Tarot Guild website for payment. (Members receive their own custom payment page.)
In person, I used to use a "credit card slider", through PayPal, and then switched to Square. But these days, you don't even need a card slider. You can open, say, your Square App, and tap the customer's card to the top of your phone to take a payment!
If they have something like Apple Pay, you can just put your phones near each other! ...Ah, technology!
Square is my favorite processor, although Stripe is good too. With Square, you get a business checking account and a Debit Card! And you can have your business name on it and even a signature! It looks very professional. (See image on the banner above)...
In areas that have it, like for U.S.-based clients, I have simply taken payments through (Facebook) Messenger. It's quick and convenient, and most importantly, NO Fees!
I have also used Apps such as Venmo, Zelle, and Ca$h App. People like convenience -- in today's high-tech era, it's important to have a variety of payment options and let clients decide how they will send you funds.
It's also important to check "the fine print"... What are their processing fees? Other fees and charges? You may decide based on those what payment options to use and what ones not to use...
Many Professional Readers use appointment calendars, like Calendly and TidyCal. Depending on the app, they usually have a few payment processors they work with, typically PayPal and Stripe.
Calendar app appointment setting is terrific, and works well for many Readers. I personally don't use them for a couple of reasons...
One is that I like to be able to give my clients a choice of payment options, and often steer them towards just using Messenger, if they are U.S.-based, and avoid processing fees.
In addition, for payments through my Page, I prefer to use Square, and many calendar apps don't allow you to use that processor. So I just have Square payment buttons on my Page.
Lastly, I just like to schedule sessions directly; it's more personal. Plus, my schedule changes a lot, so I can't "block out" the same times and days every week for the calendar app...
If you are a Member of The Guild and don't have your Page on www.TarotBiz.com set up yet, contact me, and we will get that set up for you, and we can install payment buttons, links, and/or embed your calendar app right on your Page!
If you are not a Member, you can book a session with me for just $67 (Fall Sale) on my page: www.tarotbiz.com/dax ...or Join The Tarot Guild! www.tarotbiz.com/#join
If you need help with your website or need a website built, remember, there are discounted rates for Tarot Guild Members! ...And even if you are not a member, my rates are very reasonable!
If anyone has questions or needs assistance with payment gateways, apps, calendars, websites/web development, or other tech, contact me... The fastest way is to message me through FB Messenger, or email me at: dax@tarotbiz.com
Join Us for a YouTube Live and Zoom Call on This!
Please NOTE: You need to be a member of the Group. If you haven't joined, our group is located at: www.facebook.com/groups/tarotguild
Sunday, December 7th, we will be discussing taking payments as a professional Tarot Reader on our YouTube Live Show and Zoom Call, "Psychic Cafe". Come join us in the Chat 💬 on YouTube, and you can ask questions in real time!
11 am Los Angeles / 12 pm Denver / 1 pm Amarillo / 2 pm New York / 7 pm London
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