TURN YOUR PASSION INTO YOUR PURPOSE.Start your spiritual career and become a professional pixie :)
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Do you see astrologers and other spiritual professionals and think, I'd love to do that - but how?
If you're stuck on the 'how' part, you're not alone - most of us who do this got stuck on that part! It's not like there's a set path to make this happen. You can Google how to become an astrologer and just get a lot of platitudes and information on studying astrology. But what about when you've done the studying and are actually ready to take the next step? Cue the crickets!
Much of what is out there is, frankly, outdated. It used to be a very different track that you had to go down to become an astrologer or spiritual entrepreneur. It was for a select few. Thanks to the internet and the rise of online businesses, things have changed! Becoming an astrologer is more accessible than ever.
BUT just because it's accessible doesn't mean it's easy. You can study how to start an online business, but that won't necessarily convert for a spiritual business. Some of it is the same, but some of it isn't. If you don't know what you're doing, you can languish for a long time. I've seen so many aspiring astrologers and spiritual entrepreneurs go into it with gusto, only to have it flutter and fade away and give up eventually.
Much of what is out there is, frankly, outdated. It used to be a very different track that you had to go down to become an astrologer or spiritual entrepreneur. It was for a select few. Thanks to the internet and the rise of online businesses, things have changed! Becoming an astrologer is more accessible than ever.
BUT just because it's accessible doesn't mean it's easy. You can study how to start an online business, but that won't necessarily convert for a spiritual business. Some of it is the same, but some of it isn't. If you don't know what you're doing, you can languish for a long time. I've seen so many aspiring astrologers and spiritual entrepreneurs go into it with gusto, only to have it flutter and fade away and give up eventually.
But if you can figure out what you're doing, it doesn't have to flutter and fade. You can do this too!
Wouldn't it be nice if:
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You could take this thing that you love to do in your free time anyway and make it something profitable. Fund a needed vacay, pay off those credit cards, or just provide some extra financial security? |
You could do something that you love and believe in, knowing that you're helping other people along their spiritual journey (and maybe helping yourself on yours and finding your own purpose too). |
You can take your passion and become an online astrologer or spiritual entrepreneur too! |
Don't I need to be certified first?Nope! You can get certified if you want (I always recommend the AFA or NCGR if you're in the U.S.; outside of the U.S., go for ISAR). It's about half-and-half (half the astrologers you see are certified and half aren't). Certifications sound nice, but they won't actually start your business. That's all on you.
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Don't I need tech skills to start an online business?I am a self-described tech idiot. I grew up dirt poor, so I didn't get a computer for the first time until I was 19. If I can do it, anyone can! There are so many options now to do everything that you no longer need to be really tech savvy.
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Doesn't it cost a lot of money to start a business?Starting a business can be expensive, that's true, but starting an online business generally requires a lot less from you to get started. Buying the domain ($20 or less/year) and the web host ($5+/month) is pretty much all it takes at first. It was a few years into The Dark Pixie Astrology before I paid for anything else!
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Do I need to know a professional already?I didn't know any astrologers in-person when I first started out. How did I meet astrologers? Online!
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The internet has opened up so much in the world (some good, some bad). There's been a spiritual explosion online now that everyone has access to all of this information. Join the growth!
Thanks to that, I started The Dark Pixie Astrology in 2011 (as Uranus was entering Aries).Being an astrologer is my actual day job! If you want to be a hobbyist astrologer or have this as a second job/side gig, that's great too and is the way to start (way better than getting a second job at McDonalds - though the free fries might be nice!). It could become full-time down the road. If you want to make this your full-time job, maybe you should learn from someone who actually has this as their full-time job #genius
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Me first thing in the morning with no makeup, no hairbrush, still in pajamas - yeah that's how I'm usually working too! #whoactuallyshowersbefore5pm
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I got into astrology because I loved it.
I discovered astrology at a crucial time in my life when I was a hot mess, and it helped me so much that I wanted to share that. Spread the word. See if it could help others too. If you're a spiritual pixie, you probably feel the same way.
Truth be told, I'm a Pisces Moon on the 5th house cusp with Neptune and Uranus in the 2nd house - I was never going to be able to handle a "normal" job! I needed something I loved (5th), that was a little unconventional (Uranus) and a little woo-woo (Neptune). It was a natural fit.
You probably feel that too. Otherwise you wouldn't have bothered coming to this page or reading all of this!
Truth be told, I'm a Pisces Moon on the 5th house cusp with Neptune and Uranus in the 2nd house - I was never going to be able to handle a "normal" job! I needed something I loved (5th), that was a little unconventional (Uranus) and a little woo-woo (Neptune). It was a natural fit.
You probably feel that too. Otherwise you wouldn't have bothered coming to this page or reading all of this!
That doesn't mean it was easy though.
I've done SO MUCH professionally with astrology. I've worked as an astrologer performing readings (around 3,500 of them now!), and that was my main focus for a long time (until carpel tunnel took over). I've done freelance astrology writing, contributing around 100 astrology articles to various publications, ghostwriting 13 astrology books, and writing daily, weekly, and monthly horoscope columns.
I did 2 astrology blogs before The Dark Pixie Astrology. TDPA started as just a place for reading clients to easily pay for readings and to showcase some of my writing for potential freelance writing clients. It morphed and eventually took over! And through that, I've also created e-books, courses, and bootcamps to help people learn astrology for themselves when they want to venture beyond the cookbook learning pages.
I learned how to make the most of my client list, so even though I kept a small client list for a long time (under 100 people, usually 50-75), I still made at least $10,000/year just from them (and that was still undercharging! I could've made way more if I hadn't started so low).
Starting an email list 5 years ago was a game-changer, though not right away; when I got to about 5,000 subscribers is when it started to take off. Every time I'd open up for readings, I'd sell out 2-3 months in a week thanks to the email list. I was able to expand beyond readings and freelance writing to start selling my own products, which has become a saving grace now that I can't do readings like I used to. I'd heard business gurus spout the important of an email list for a long time - they were right!
So, it seems like it's time to take everything I've learned and pass it on. Come grasshopper pixies :)
I did 2 astrology blogs before The Dark Pixie Astrology. TDPA started as just a place for reading clients to easily pay for readings and to showcase some of my writing for potential freelance writing clients. It morphed and eventually took over! And through that, I've also created e-books, courses, and bootcamps to help people learn astrology for themselves when they want to venture beyond the cookbook learning pages.
I learned how to make the most of my client list, so even though I kept a small client list for a long time (under 100 people, usually 50-75), I still made at least $10,000/year just from them (and that was still undercharging! I could've made way more if I hadn't started so low).
Starting an email list 5 years ago was a game-changer, though not right away; when I got to about 5,000 subscribers is when it started to take off. Every time I'd open up for readings, I'd sell out 2-3 months in a week thanks to the email list. I was able to expand beyond readings and freelance writing to start selling my own products, which has become a saving grace now that I can't do readings like I used to. I'd heard business gurus spout the important of an email list for a long time - they were right!
So, it seems like it's time to take everything I've learned and pass it on. Come grasshopper pixies :)
Professional Pixie: Become an Online Astrologer is my professional brain dump! I've taken all of the knowledge I've acquired creating an online astrology business and put it together in a step-by-step course for you to follow to get your astrology or spiritual business started. Whether you haven't started yet or are still stuck in the beginning stage, this may be just what you need to get going!
Enrollment is closed!
In this course, you're going to:
CREATE YOUR ONLINE HOME (WEBSITE/BLOG) |
WORK ON GETTING TRAFFIC |
BUILD & MAXIMIZE A CLIENT LIST |
BUILD AN EMAIL LIST |
COME UP WITH OTHER PRODUCTS TO SELL |
MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR PASSION |
In each unit:
UNIT 1: CREATING YOUR ONLINE HOME
You'll start with the very foundation - your online home! You'll work on creating your website or blog. Creating a website or blog in Squarespace, Wix, and Weebly can be found here; these are super easy web hosts with drag-and-drop editors so you don't need to be tech savvy to use them. If you don't want to deal with them at all, website alternatives will also be discussed so you can create a social media profile to use as your "website", or use Etsy or Patreon. You will also focus on using Pinterest for generating traffic to your website/blog/website alternative.
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Intuitive empath Jocelyn Joy Thomas penned the Etsy lesson. She's made around 2,500 sales on her Etsy shop!
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Tarot reader and witch Michael Blackthorn penned the Patreon lesson. He provides tarot, astrology, reiki, and witch info on his growing Patreon!
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UNIT 2: GROWING A PROFITABLE CLIENT LIST
Next up comes growing a profitable client list. You need to start a client list and learn to maximize that client list! If you know what you're doing, your client list can be the backbone of your business, especially in the beginning. This unit includes the secret sauce to having a profitable client list. It's the shortest unit but probably has the potential to have the biggest impact the quickest!
UNIT 3: GOING BEYOND READINGS
Finally, we'll go beyond readings, so when you're ready to expand your business, you can! You'll learn how to start and grow an email list, what products you can create and sell online in your business, and how to sell them. You can only perform so many readings, and at a certain point, you need to scale your business with products that can be made once and sold over and over again.
This is a 6 month course. Each unit will last for 2 months to give you time to make use of the information. There is a LOT of information!
You'll get access to the first unit right away when you sign up, and then the second unit 2 months later, and the third unit 2 months after that.
And bonuses!
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Bonus #1: Use the Woo-Woo in Your Business Class ($97 value)At the end of the 6 months, every student will get a bonus class focusing on using the woo-woo in your business! (because if you're going to have a spiritual business, you should use some woo-woo for yourself, right?) It'll go into using astrology, crystals, feng shui, LOA, and more.
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Bonus #2: Handpicked Pixie Partner
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Bonus #3: Private Facebook Group
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Limited-time Bonus #1: Mentorship Giveaway
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Limited-time Bonus #2: Professional Assessment ($350 value)Students who sign up in the first 24 hours will get a professional assessment by me! You give me info about what you've done so far, your goals and aspirations, and I'll take a look at your chart and come up with ideas or a plan for you. Assessments will be done in the second and third months of the course to allow for time for you to get started if you haven't yet. But this is a super limited-time bonus only for the first 24 hours!
Time's up on this bonus! |
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Pay-in-Full Bonus: Predictive Career Astrology Reading ($120 value)Those of you who pay-in-full rather than use the payment plan will get an extra bonus, a predictive career astrology reading! I'll take a look at what the planets have in store for you professionally and financially over the next year. Readings will be done in the second and third months of the course.
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Note: If you leave the course, you won't be eligible for the bonuses.
Professional Pixie: Become an Online Astrologer
Enrollment is closed!
This course is for you is you want to start your online astrology or spiritual career within the next 6 months, or you've started in the last year and are still in the beginning phase. Or if maybe you started a lot longer than a year ago but are still stuck in the beginning phase! |
This course is NOT for you if you want someone else to do the work for you, if you're not interested in working in the online sphere, or if you're looking to "get rich quick". |
Well what if I'm really, really nervous or don't think I'm ready?!
I'll be perfectly blunt - working with spiritual types for all of these years has taught me that the thing that stands in our way more than anything else is OURSELVES. I've heard so many reasons for why you can't/won't/shouldn't/couldn't/wouldn't. But most of the time, it's simply excuses. Sometimes they're legit, but most of the time, they're not.
If you're coming up with excuses why you can't/won't/shouldn't/couldn't/wouldn't, ask yourself this:
How many times have you held yourself back in your life?
How many times have you stopped yourself from doing something you wished you had done in hindsight?
Or the big one:
Do you feel you don't deserve what you want?
(that's usually a biggie)
Maybe you're a serial killer and that feeling is legitimate (hopefully not!). But odds are that feeling isn't close to reality!
If you've studied for years, performed a couple hundred readings already for everyone you know, and know your stuff - of course you're ready. Don't let fear control your life. That's coming from someone who used to have a very severe anxiety disorder and knows fear very well!
Sure, it may not work. But if you don't try, it definitely won't! You'll never know 'til you try. At the end of our lives, it's the things we didn't say and didn't do that we end up regretting most.
If you're coming up with excuses why you can't/won't/shouldn't/couldn't/wouldn't, ask yourself this:
How many times have you held yourself back in your life?
How many times have you stopped yourself from doing something you wished you had done in hindsight?
Or the big one:
Do you feel you don't deserve what you want?
(that's usually a biggie)
Maybe you're a serial killer and that feeling is legitimate (hopefully not!). But odds are that feeling isn't close to reality!
If you've studied for years, performed a couple hundred readings already for everyone you know, and know your stuff - of course you're ready. Don't let fear control your life. That's coming from someone who used to have a very severe anxiety disorder and knows fear very well!
Sure, it may not work. But if you don't try, it definitely won't! You'll never know 'til you try. At the end of our lives, it's the things we didn't say and didn't do that we end up regretting most.
And who is the dark pixie? (should be renamed turning-white-haired pixie)I am Nic Gaudette, the creator of The Dark Pixie Astrology, and your tour guide on this wild ride :) My astrology business is where I put most of my energy (baking, the Yankees, writing, and political-binges get the rest). I first started giving readings almost 15 years ago (oh I feel old), and have had The Dark Pixie Astrology for 8 years. I have no idea what I would be doing if it wasn't this. It's the only job I've had in my adult life! I'm probably not qualified for anything else (LOL!).
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This is around the age I was when I first started giving readings! My hair was so much darker . . .
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And you'll have a 30 day refund period, so if you don't feel it's right for you, you can opt out and get your money back.
You'll have a full month to get started and see if this is right for you. If you show that you used the information provided and didn't get anything out of it, you can request a refund and be removed from the course. I doubt you will though!
Note this isn't a no questions asked refund policy. You will need to outline what you did and show your results. So ya know!
Got q's? Some a's:
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I'm worried about the tech stuff. Will you help me?
The course has outlines of how to set up a website using Wix, Weebly, and Squarespace, which are pretty much the simplest ways to create a website. It also has info on how to use Etsy, Patreon, and social media, so you don't even have to do that if you don't want to! You can join the Facebook group and ask questions. Each web host also has pretty thorough help centers. And Youtube is a treasure trove of helpful info! I already have a day job/kids to take care of/a very needy spouse. How will I make the time for this? The reason why I'm giving 2 months for each unit is to allow you to have enough time to actually do everything. Most courses only give 1 week or 1 month per section. But if you have a day job, kids, or needy spouse, that's not usually enough time! I'm a caregiver myself, so I totally understand only having so much time for anything outside of that. So you don't need to spend hours and hours every day to get started. A few hours a week is probably enough. What if I've already set up a website? Woo for you! You can still use the info in the first unit for creating a website to make sure you have all of the pages and content that you need to have. You can also make use of the info about using Pinterest for getting eyeballs. Unless you already have a ton of traffic - then what are you doing here??? Do I have to "compete" with other astrologers and spiritual entrepreneurs? Of course not! Every one of us has our own style, our own viewpoint, our own experiences that we bring to the table, and not every client fits with every astrologer/spiritual entrepreneur. There's enough room for everyone :) How many readings should I have performed already before I start charging? I recommend 200-300. Some people may need more, but I find that this is the bare minimum. You should do these for free and not at a reduced rate. If you're not at that many yet, you can still join the course and try to do as many readings as you can while you're starting your website, working on traffic, and building everything up. I may be able to get guinea pigs for you too! I suck at selling myself! How do I do that? Most of us spiritual types suck at this! But you don't have to be like a used car salesman or a salesy infomercial to do this at all. |
I've taken other business courses. Will this be the same?
Most business courses are created by people who are not really spiritually connected, nor have much experience with us spiritual types. That's why a lot of spiritual entrepreneurs (myself included) have taken these courses and experienced some success, had some results, but ultimately didn't make that much progress. Better to go to someone right in the same niche! How long do I have access to the content in the course? For as long as it's up! I won't say forever because duh, zombie apocalypse is going to come at some point and wipe us out (hopefully not soon). And I could get hit by a bus in 6 months and then everything goes away (also hopefully not something that happens). So let's just say indefinitely. (I can say I've done courses over the last few years and everyone still has access to them) What format is the course content delivered in? I'm a writer at heart and known for it, so everything is written out (it's my jam!). Screenshots (pictures) are also included, and screencasts (videos) are sprinkled throughout to show how to do some of the tech stuff. There is no audio for anything; there are some PDF files you can download (requires free Adobe Reader or Google Drive to view; most computers and smart phones already come equipped to view PDF files). The course is hosted onTeachable (so you do have to contact them for technical problems). Do I have to buy a bunch of stuff? If you opt to create your own website or blog, you will need to buy a domain ($20/year or less) and pay for the web host ($5+/month). If you decide to use a website alternative, you don't have to pay those things though. If you create an email list, you will have to pay for a newsletter service provider, but that's an "eventually" cost (you can start with many providers for free and don't pay until you reach a certain number of subscribers; that is outlined in unit 3). For accepting payments, that requires no money up-front when using Paypal or Stripe; they take their fee per transaction, so when someone buys from you, they take their cut and you don't have to pay anything extra. So pretty much all you have to pay for is the domain and web host if you create a website/blog. And that's basically it for a while! How do I pay? You can use a credit card or Paypal, and you can choose between a payment plan (6 payments of $97) or pay in full and save (1 payment of $497, saves $85). |
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