You can tell a client where Saturn will be next March, but can you tell me what you’ll earn next year?
This is the bootcamp that will completely upgrade your astrology business model for 2027, so that you can get paid well as an astrologer without being on the constant income rollercoaster.
Over three sessions, we’ll design your ultimate retainer package, price it and invite your clients into it before Christmas.
What’s a retainer?
A retainer is an ongoing arrangement where a client pays you regularly for your advice across the year, rather than booking one reading at a time.
In short: it’s the ‘secret’ business model used by 6-figure astrologers, and I know this because I’ve coached many of them.
If the idea of retainers excites you, but you’re not sure how to set one up, this bootcamp takes you from feeling inspired to having a retainer to offer your clients in less than a week.
You’re an amazing astrologer, and you need the business to match your skills
Your clients love you. They save your emails, they tell their friends, and they leave a reading saying it changed how they see their whole year.
The only problem? They leave.
In one of my workshops, an astrologer saw the monthly retainer examples and realised she was charging for a whole year what those examples charged for a month. She called it scary, and I understand why. It’s also what happens when nobody has ever shown you another model.
Right now, in year-ahead season, your clients are sitting across from you asking what comes next, and most astrologers have nothing to offer them except “see you next year”.
That is the moment this bootcamp is built around.
A client’s year with one-off readings
One reading, then eleven months on her own.
If you can’t face another year like this one, this is for you.
Maybe you’ve said it to yourself already: I can’t do another year of this much effort for this little return. Maybe it’s the back-to-back sessions, and the exhaustion you don’t quite want to call burnout. Maybe it’s the quieter worry about AI, and what happens to one-off chart readings when anyone can ask a machine what their Saturn return means.
Those fears make sense. I’d rather we looked at them than pretended they weren’t there.
Here’s the other side of it.
A machine can describe a chart. What it doesn’t have is your years of watching hundreds of clients live through the same transit, and seeing what actually helped them.
And it can’t do this. Your client logs in for her session, sees your face and smiles. You ask how her kids are, or check in on the difficult moment she’s been having with her partner. She feels at home. She feels safe and cared for. She knows someone has her back, someone who has been thinking about her and what she needs.
No machine can give her that.
The longer and deeper the relationship, the harder you are to replace. That’s what a retainer is: your skill, offered over time, to people who already trust you.
Why there’s never been a better time
When I started my astrology business
- Online tools were expensive and hard to learn
- People didn’t really understand how online products or services worked
Now we’re living in a different era
- We can build global online businesses for a fraction of the cost of brick-and-mortar ones
- Astrology has grown into one of the biggest and fastest-growing industries
- AI can help us get more done in less time and automate the parts of our business we hate
- We can speak directly to the specific people we serve
There’s never been a better time to grow your astrology business.
Now picture your 2027
Picture going on leave on the 18th of December 2026 knowing you have clients booked in for January and beyond.
Imagine opening your calendar when you return from leave on the 11th of January knowing that you don’t need to hustle your way through the start of 2027.
What if 80% of your February revenue goal was locked in before the year even begins?
And even better, how about if you could turn down the booking from a customer you know is not right for you, because you don’t need it.
All this and more is possible when you create a reason for your best clients to stay, and Year-ahead season is the best time to start. Your clients are already thinking about 2027, and so are you.
And because you designed it, you decide how many clients you hold, how you’re available and when you’re away. A retainer should give you more freedom, not a new set of handcuffs.
Before and after
Where you are now |
Where this takes you |
|---|---|
| Excited by the idea of a retainer, and unsure how to set one up | A retainer designed, priced and ready to offer |
| Every client relationship ends when the reading ends | A clear next step that keeps the right clients with you all year |
| February starts from zero, however good January was | Clients already booked in when the new year begins |
| Hoping that 2027 will be better but with no real plan to make it happen | A specific number, and a plan for how you’ll reach it |
| Second-guessing your prices and offers each time someone asks | A price you can say out loud without flinching |
| Knowing you should invite your clients back, and yet still not doing it | The words to invite them, in a way that feels like you |
| Wanting ongoing clients, yet also worried about being tied down | A retainer built around your limits, your calendar and your time off |
“I’ve moved completely away from ‘readings’. I don’t even use that word anymore.”
The Readings to Retainers Bootcamp: Three sessions to a launched retainer offer
Before we start: your year-ahead offer
Take a fresh look at your year-ahead offer: what’s included, what it costs, how long it runs and what it earned you in 2026. Notice which parts of your reading take the longest, and which clients come back to ask about. If you don’t have one, bring the reading you sell most often.
Session 1: Decide your 2027 number
We set a specific income goal for 2027, then work out what it would take to reach it in one-off readings versus what it would take with a clear path to retainers. For most astrologers, seeing those two paths side by side changes the conversation – not to mention the impact it has on their calendar! You’ll also see how few retained clients your number may take. You don’t need all your clients to want this, only the right few.
So we work out who they are: the past and current clients you’d love to keep working with, and the kind of new year-ahead client you want to invite in this season.
You leave with: your 2027 number, how many retained clients it takes, and a clear picture of who you’ll invite.
Session 2: Design your retainer
You don’t become the advisor. You remember you were always advising.
How do you set it up, and what should be included? We turn your year-ahead reading into ongoing advisory: what your client receives, when you meet, and how your astrology carries her through the year.
Your own chart shows us the ongoing guidance you’re built to give. Then we set your limits: how many clients you can hold, how long the retainer runs and how your time off works.
Finally, we look at what your year-ahead reading is carrying that belongs in the retainer. Your reading stays complete, she gets the guidance when she actually needs it, and she has a real reason to stay.
You leave with: your retainer, designed around how you already work.
Your homework before Session 3: draft your retainer
You’ll write a first draft of your retainer on one page, so you bring something real to price in the final session. It doesn’t need to be perfect.
Session 3: Price & Invite Your Clients
How do you price it, and how do you offer it to your clients? Are you inviting them to the next step, or waiting to be asked?
We set your 2027 prices, pricing your retainer for the transformation it creates rather than the hours it takes, which is often the biggest leap of all. If you’ve just realised your prices have been far too low, we’ll work through that too, one step at a time and without shame.
Then we write the invitation to your past and current clients, and the words for offering it to new year-ahead clients when they book, so you can ask without feeling pushy.
At the end of this 90-minute session, I’ll also tell you about the AstroBiz Mastermind, for anyone who wants ongoing direction from there.
You leave with: a price you can stand behind, and an invitation ready to send.
After Session 3: bring past clients back before Christmas
This is where it becomes real. You’ll send your invitation at the exact time people are thinking about their year ahead.
What it asks of you
- Before Session 1: a short review of your year-ahead offer, in your own time
- Live sessions: 90 minutes each, four and a half hours in total
- Build Hour: one more hour after each session, if your ticket includes it
- Between Sessions 2 and 3: one short piece of homework
- Can’t attend live? Every ticket includes recordings. Details are in the ticket table below.
We finish before US Thanksgiving, so this won’t run into your holiday week.
| Session | US Pacific | US Eastern | Adelaide | Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 18 Nov, 2:30pm | Wed 18 Nov, 5:30pm | Thu 19 Nov, 9am | Thu 19 Nov, 9:30am |
| 2 | Thu 19 Nov, 2:30pm | Thu 19 Nov, 5:30pm | Fri 20 Nov, 9am | Fri 20 Nov, 9:30am |
| 3 | Mon 23 Nov, 2:30pm | Mon 23 Nov, 5:30pm | Tue 24 Nov, 9am | Tue 24 Nov, 9:30am |
Session 1
US Pacific
Wed 18 Nov, 2:30pm
US Eastern
Wed 18 Nov, 5:30pm
Adelaide
Thu 19 Nov, 9am
Sydney
Thu 19 Nov, 9:30am
Session 2
US Pacific
Thu 19 Nov, 2:30pm
US Eastern
Thu 19 Nov, 5:30pm
Adelaide
Fri 20 Nov, 9am
Sydney
Fri 20 Nov, 9:30am
Session 3
US Pacific
Mon 23 Nov, 2:30pm
US Eastern
Mon 23 Nov, 5:30pm
Adelaide
Tue 24 Nov, 9am
Sydney
Tue 24 Nov, 9:30am
Choose your ticket
All prices are in US dollars. Your ticket is credited in full if you go on to join the AstroBiz Mastermind by 17 December.
| Bootcamp, $97 | RecommendedBuild With Me, $197 | VIP Review, $297 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best if | You want the method and will run with it yourself | You want to bring your real offer and build it with me live | You want my eyes on your finished retainer |
| Three 90-minute live sessions | |||
| Workbook | |||
| Build Hour after each session | |||
| Retainer Client Kit | |||
| Recordings | Main sessions only, until 48 hours after Session 3 | All recordings, ongoing | All recordings, ongoing |
| 20-minute Retainer Review with me | |||
| Places | Unlimited | Unlimited | 8 |
| Start with the Bootcamp | Join Build With Me | Reserve a VIP Review place |
Bootcamp, $97
Best if you want the method and will run with it yourself
- Three 90-minute live sessions
- Workbook
- Main session recordings, until 48 hours after Session 3
- Not included: Build Hour after each session
- Not included: Retainer Client Kit
- Not included: 20-minute Retainer Review with me
- Unlimited places
Recommended
Build With Me, $197
Best if you want to bring your real offer and build it with me live
- Three 90-minute live sessions
- Workbook
- All recordings, ongoing
- Build Hour after each session
- Retainer Client Kit
- Not included: 20-minute Retainer Review with me
- Unlimited places
VIP Review, $297
Best if you want my eyes on your finished retainer
- Three 90-minute live sessions
- Workbook
- All recordings, ongoing
- Build Hour after each session
- Retainer Client Kit
- 20-minute Retainer Review with me
- 8 places only
Bootcamp or Build With Me? If you already know you tend to learn something and then not use it, choose Build With Me. Bringing your real offer into the room is how it stops being one more good idea.
Not sure which ticket is right for you? Email us at admin@kathrynhocking.com and we’ll help you decide.
What’s in the Retainer Client Kit
Every ticket’s workbook includes the retainer design worksheet, pricing guide and a core invitation script. The kit is for what comes next, once you’re selling and delivering your retainer.
Astrology techniques for retainers
Which techniques suit an ongoing rhythm, such as lunar returns, monthly transits, solar returns and electional timing, and how to use them
Example retainer library
More structures, for different niches and client types
Follow-up scripts
What to say when a client says “let me think about it” or “that’s a lot”
Year-ahead booking script
The words for offering your retainer when a new year-ahead client books
First 90 days of a retained client
What happens when, so your first client gets a clear experience
Welcome and renewal emails
So your first retained client gets a clear start, and an easy way to continue
What happens in the Build Hour
When the 90-minute session ends, the Build With Me and VIP Review tickets stay on with me for another hour. You get protected time to work on your own offer with me in the room, and feedback on what you’re building. Then we move to hot seat coaching: one person at a time brings their real example from their own business, and I coach them through it. Everyone else learns from watching it happen, because her sticking point is often yours too.
If the phrase “hot seat” makes your stomach drop, you’re not alone. You choose what you share, and the coaching is practical and kind.
Your 20-minute Retainer Review (VIP Review only – limited to 8 places)
Send me your retainer overview, and I’ll review it before we meet. On our call, I’ll give you strategic advice on that offer: what to include, how to price it, and what I’d change. It’s short, and it’s focused entirely on getting your retainer right.
Calls run on Sun 29 and Mon 30 November in the US evening (Mon 30 November and Tue 1 December in Adelaide). Please send your overview at least 24 hours before your call. With Thanksgiving that week, it’s worth starting early.
There are 8 VIP Review places because each one includes my time and attention.
What this looks like for real astrologers
Barbara now offers a retainer at $1,500 a month, and one of her retained clients has been with her for 18 months.
“Kathryn never forces you into a generic model. She helps you see the structure, soul, and commercial potential of the work already trying to emerge.”
One of Julia’s clients has already asked about her Concierge Retainer.
Who this is for
This is for you if:
- You’re a practising astrologer, or you weave astrology into your client work, and people already pay you
- Your clients love your work, and your income still doesn’t reflect that
- You want to earn a good living from this, and you’re willing to say so out loud
- Once you know what to do, you get in and do the work
- You’re ready to go deep with ongoing clients rather than high-volume one-off readings
This probably isn’t for you if:
- You’re still learning astrology and don’t yet have paying clients
- You want a template you can fill in without making any decisions
- You’re not willing to contact past clients and tell them about your amazing new offer
Why learn this from me
I came to astrology from a business coaching career, and I built a busy one-off readings practice. People booked and my calendar was full. I still couldn’t reliably pay myself a salary.
I nearly went back to a corporate strategy job. Instead, I realised the entrepreneurial bug was inside me, and I had to find a way to make this work. So I changed the model.
Since then I’ve formally trained more than 100 astrologers in business astrology across more than 30 countries, coached hundreds of astrologers to build their businesses, published the Business Astrology Oracle Deck with Hay House, and founded the Business Astrology Academy.
I’ve even made this mistake a second time. I built my Mastermind around a set live curriculum. It worked well the first time I ran it, but it meant I had to keep finding new clients every six months. So I redesigned it so its value wasn’t tied to one-off content, and some clients have now stayed for a few years.
I know both sides of this work: the reverence for the craft, and what it takes to get paid properly for it.
Got questions? Here are Your Answers
Tickets and logistics
What’s the difference between Build With Me and VIP Review?
Both stay on for the Build Hour and receive the Retainer Client Kit and ongoing recordings. VIP Review adds one thing: a private 20-minute call where I review your retainer overview and give you strategic advice on it. In the build hour you’ll get working time and feedback, and you may be coached. With VIP Review, you’re guaranteed my eyes reviewing your full offer in a private session.
What if I can’t attend live?
Every ticket includes recordings. With the Bootcamp ticket, you can watch the main sessions until 48 hours after Session 3. With Build With Me and VIP Review, you keep all the recordings, including the Build Hours. If you want a turn in the hot seat, you’ll need to be there live.
How does the credit work?
If you’re accepted into the AstroBiz Mastermind and make your first payment by 11:59pm Pacific on Thursday 17 December, the full price of your bootcamp ticket comes off your Mastermind fee. The Mastermind price also rises on that date.
Can I upgrade my ticket later?
Upgrades aren’t available once you’ve booked, so please choose the ticket that suits you best at checkout. If you’re unsure which one fits, email us before you book and we’ll help you decide.
What’s your refund policy?
Because the bootcamp is delivered live over a short time and places are limited, we don’t offer refunds, except as required under Australian Consumer Law. If you’re unsure whether this is right for you, please email us before you book.
Is this for me?
Is this just a sales pitch for the Mastermind?
No. You’ll leave with your number, your retainer, your price and your invitation, whether or not you ever work with me again. I will invite you to apply for the Mastermind at the end of Session 3, and I’m telling you that now so you can decide with all the information.
How is this different from my free workshop, Beyond One-Off Readings?
The free workshop shows you what a retainer could do for your business, and why the model is the problem. The bootcamp takes you from inspired to ready: how to set up your retainer, what to include, how to price it and how to offer it, using your own numbers.
What if I don’t sell year-ahead readings?
You can still do this. Any reading or session you already offer can become the starting point. Year-ahead season is simply a seasonal moment to invite people into something longer.
I know I won’t be able to do this before Christmas. Can it work at other times of year?
Absolutely. I’ve timed this bootcamp to suit that new year, new you energy, when your clients are already thinking about what’s ahead. But what you’ll learn can be applied at any time of year, so you can send your invitation when you’re ready.
What if I don’t have many past clients?
You’ll still design and price your retainer, and you can use the invitation with your current clients and your wider network. You do need to be working with paying clients for this to be useful.
What if my numbers feel small or embarrassing?
Your pre-work is for your eyes only, and nobody sees your figures unless you choose to share them. Wherever your numbers are now, they’re simply where we start.
How retainers work
What if a retainer isn’t quite right for my clients?
That’s what the design session is for. A retainer can be shaped in many ways, and you’ll build one around how you and your clients actually work.
Will a retainer tie me down?
Only if it’s designed that way. You set how many clients you take, when you’re available and how long the arrangement runs. It doesn’t have to be a year, either. One astrologer I work with sells no more than six months at a time. We build your limits and time off in from the start.
How many retainer clients can I take on?
That depends on your energy, your other work and what your retainer includes, so there’s no single right number. In the bootcamp, you’ll work out how many your 2027 number requires and how many you can hold well. If those two don’t match, we look at the design.
Why would a client choose this over simply booking sessions when she needs them?
Because it gives her something occasional sessions can’t. A session helps with what’s in front of her that day. A retainer holds the space between sessions: regular check-ins, support when a decision comes up, and ongoing guidance as her year unfolds. If yours doesn’t offer that clear difference, she probably will just book sessions when she needs them, so that’s what we design for in Session 2.
What if my clients don’t want a retainer?
You don’t need all of them to. Start by looking at who already comes back, asks follow-up questions, or gets in touch months later about timing. You’ll offer it to those people first, and their response will tell you what to adjust.
Still have a question? Email us at admin@kathrynhocking.com
Three ways to begin
You’ve seen what a retainer could do for your business. This is where you build one. There will never be a perfect time, just the best available time. For your 2027, that’s now, while your clients are asking what comes next.
Bootcamp, $97
Three 90-minute live sessions, with the workbook and short-term recordings
Start with the BootcampBuild With Me, $197 (Recommended)
Everything in Bootcamp, plus the Build Hours, the Retainer Client Kit and ongoing recordings
Join Build With MeVIP 1:1 Review, $297
Everything in Build With Me, plus your 20-minute 1:1 Retainer Review. 8 places only.
Reserve a VIP Review placeDisclaimer: examples and income references are illustrative, not promises. Results vary based on your experience, effort, timing and market conditions.