Hello Healing-Hands,
I do not currently work in this business but often think about what I would do if I started my own little business. Perhaps you could suggest that from now on you can't do it for free anymore but as you are just starting out, you'd like to offer a "pay for one session, get one free" deal which might make people realize you are serious about your business. You may lose some (friends/aquaintances) over it but then you will certainly start attracting more business to you the more you do.
I am in canada but the dollar is almost the same now, I would think that if you start off asking $25.00 then you could increase it once you get established. I'm sure others already doing this work will have a better suggestion.
I admire your courage. Good luck!!
Animallover28
