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marybell:
Hi all
I got out of line, waiting for abundant visions.  I lost my patience and the will to live having to wait so long. lol
Cookie did not take my call. She blocked me even though I have never spoken to her before. I have never left negative feedback for anyone, so this is curious to me.  Has anyone had a reading with Liz Browne - love coach?  She has some nice feedback , I am thinking of calling her.

In the meantime, I was thinking about what I look for before I call I psychic. I was curious what others look for as well.   I have found a few great psychics this way. And a few not so good. But I have never felt any of them to be scam artists. 


1.  I will never ever call any psychic regardless of how much they are recommended if they say they are 99% accurate. To me that is a red flag that they are not truthful.  If they say they are  99% accurate sometimes - then that would be okay.. lol

2.  If they claim they can reunite lovers - no thanks. Gimme a break.  Another red flag. Scammmm

3   If they say they do accurate time frames  and the feedback does not support that claim - no thanks.  For a claim like that I will read at least 5 pages of feedback to make sure their " buddies" aren't helping out on the front pages of their feedback

4  . If they say that they do not do timing questions , I find that interesting and truthful.     It's  truthful if an adviser claims to be able to guide you and their feedback supports that ability

5   I read the feedback at least 3 pages to see if that adviser dazzles people  and and how and in what way. If the majority of comments are thanks and other one word compliments, I feel the adviser is probably fine but not great.

6    I am distrustful of any feedback that gives too much information away.   If it looks like an advertisement, it probably is.   Usually I will google that costumers name to see who else they have called and if they have left too much information for them as well.  If they do that to others, than it's probably truthful.

7. A line up is interesting, but I have found not necessary indicative of someone who is good for me. I feel feedback is better than a line up as an indication. 

8  I check to see if they offer free minutes to new costumers.  They must be very confident if they do.

9  And of course, I look for recommendations on this forum!

What about you? What do you look for?

Truth:
i agree with a lot of things you said. here are some of my red flags:

- a reader is online all day long. that, to me, doesn't seem like a gift. it seems like someone has a work from home job, trying to make money. maybe not always the case, but i would say it's most likely. also, i'm not disagreeing with being a professional psychic. but most people that are legit have their own site and don't just sit on Keen all day long.

- a really expensive per minute rate. anything over $5 is ridiculous. i feel like this is set in place as a deterrent for people sitting on the phone for 30 mins - 1 hour just talking to the reader. i also know, and am aware, that keen takes a portion of profit with calls, so i get that people have to adjust their rate where they actually earn money from readings. however, people that are charging 8, 9, 20 dollars - come on. that is insane.

- i agree with the comment about feedback that is really short like "thanks" or "very nice" isn't letting me know how accurate the reader is.

- also agree with the "99-100% accurate" comment. false.

- i usually avoid most people that come up on the "Featured Listing". not always the case. i have found a couple that are good through this. however, a lot of these are the ones just sitting around waiting for calls. i know readers need to do this sometimes to get a following, but eventually you should get some sort of following. well, hopefully anyways.

- obviously someone that has a lot of negative ratings, or when people say things like - "judged me" or "was rude" or "sounded sleepy". i read with a Astrologer once on Keen and he literally sounded like i woke him up. i asked a question and it would just go silent for a long period of time and he was so groggy and barely spitting out answers. it was such a weird call. so, with this, i have some personal experience and would like to avoid these types of people that aren't prepared to take calls.

i think that's it for me..

marybell:
Hi Truth
I totally agree with you about the price. The higher the cost, the quicker and more detailed I would expect of the reading.  Those 8.00/min plus readers, in my opinion, should be able to tell me what time my neighbor will be taking out their garbage.   I am exaggerating of course, but they would really have to prove themselves. Even at 5.00+ they would need to be so quick and accurate.
About the psychics who work all day – someone else on this forum mentioned that to be a big negative.  I am not sure I understand why that would be.  I guess because I read the  feedback so carefully, I  don’t really care how long they work, as long as they are gifted.
Oh and yes for sure - feedback comments such as "judged me" "rude" , I agree, is also a red flag for me, particularly if shows up more than once.

marybell:
It would be really great if anyone wanted to share their process on how they choose a psychic .

allbitenobark:
I use many of the guidelines you all have shared here so not sure what I can add.

1. I generally avoid "featured" readers.

2. I always read their lowest ratings first to a) see how many bad reviews they have vs. good reviews and b) see if the bad reviews seem genuine or are just disgruntled reviewers that weren't told what they wanted to hear.

3. I usually avoid readers that are over $3/min. I think it's ridiculous to charge more per minute than a professional therapist but I have read with a few readers over this rate based on recommendations.

4. Word of mouth. Through forum reviews and friends I have found some good people. This is obviously not fail proof considering not everyone connects with certain readers but I think it's a good place to start.

5. With the exception of a few, I have considered avoiding readers on network sites and only go to independent readers with their own sites. I think the likeliness of them sharing info is much lower and I've been concerned about this for a while. That being said, I also worry if the independent readers have time to Google me ahead of time since the appointments are made in advance. I guess it's all a risk. I'm not singling out KEEN either, I think it's possible that many of the other networks have readers that do this and it's not all readers that engage in this activity. Just a precaution I'm considering taking with my time and money.

6. The 99% accuracy claim and reuniting claim are also red flags for me.

7. Being available day and night is also a red flag for a few reasons: if they are real then why aren't they taking time to recharge between readings? If they are that good they shouldn't need to be on 24/7.

8. If they are "famous", read for the stars, or any other master claim. No.

9. If they go by different names on the different network sites.

10. When all of their good reviews echo how great of a friend they are and how great their advice is. With the exception of one or two that I read with that I actually want their guidance in a situation, for the most part I'm not looking for a friend I pay per min. I want a psychic not "advice". Advice to me = personal opinion. No thanks.

Anyway, those are a some of the things I look out for.

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