Mediumship carries a weight most professions don't. The messages in your inbox aren't casual — they're grief. "My mom passed in March, can you tell me if she's okay?" arrives daily when your content reaches people, and every one deserves compassion. But you cannot sit for hundreds of people for free, and trying to answer even a fraction of those DMs unpaid is a fast road to burnout. A boundary is not a betrayal of the work; it's what makes the work sustainable.
The marketplace platforms create their own problems: heavy commissions on deeply personal sessions, and client expectations set by the platform's marketing rather than by you. Serious mediums also know that a sitting works best when both people arrive prepared — which makes no-shows on self-managed bookings especially costly. You've readied yourself for an emotionally demanding hour, and the client simply doesn't appear.
What mediums sell on Cheddify
Booked private sittings
Your core offering: scheduled 30- or 45-minute sittings, paid up front at booking. Prepayment does two quiet, important things — it ends no-shows, and it filters for sitters who are genuinely ready, rather than curious and impulsive. You control your calendar entirely.
Per-minute live connections
When you feel open to shorter work, toggle yourself available. A follower taps your link, pays as a guest in the browser, and connects live, with the meter running per minute. Shorter connections suit some sitters and some days; you decide when that door is open, and you set a minimum duration so a session is never rushed.
Paid DMs as a respectful filter
A DM price is the kindest boundary you can set. It lets people reach you directly — and it ensures the people who do are serious. You can use paid DMs for pre-session questions, brief written impressions where appropriate, or simply screening before booking a full sitting.
None of this changes how you work. You still open and close the session your way, still set expectations honestly, still decline sittings that don't feel right. Cheddify only changes the logistics around the work: payment settles before you connect, the video call is built in, and the accounting is handled — so your attention stays where it belongs, on the sitting itself.
What should mediums charge?
Evidential mediumship commands higher rates than general readings, and sellers in this niche commonly charge $3 to $9 per minute, with experienced mediums frequently around $5. A 40-minute sitting at $5 per minute is $200 — squarely in the range reputable mediums charge off-platform. Price with self-respect: underpricing this work attracts sitters who treat it casually, which serves no one.
A worked example
You charge $5 per minute and hold a 20-minute sitting: the sitter pays $100, plus about 3% card processing billed to them on top. Cheddify takes 20% + $2 per call, so you keep 80% of $100 ($80) minus $2 — a payout of $78, deposited via Stripe. The same session through a high-commission marketplace could leave you $50 or less. Full fee breakdown on the pricing page.
The honest part: Cheddify brings you zero clients
Cheddify is a tool, not a marketplace — no directory, no browsing, no strangers discovering you. Every sitter comes from your own audience: the people who found your content on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube and came to trust you. If you have that community, Cheddify converts their trust into sittings while keeping about 80% with you. If you're still building an audience, a marketplace that supplies sitters is the more practical starting point — see Keen alternatives and California Psychics alternatives, or read about developing a professional practice. Many mediums keep both doors open and route their own community through their Cheddify link. Claiming it is free — see how it works.