How to write an astrologer profile bio and choose a photo clients trust

Key facts

Photo

A real, current photo of your own face, clear and well lit ¹

Photos not allowed on Kismo

Sunglasses, AI images, deities or logos

Display name

Need not be your legal name; the application behind it must be true ¹

Bio length

Short: a few sentences on practice, method, questions and languages

Never in a bio

Guarantees, unprovable titles, a phone number, UPI ID or social handle

Consumer law

Claiming an approval or affiliation you do not have is an unfair trade practice ²

What makes a profile photo that clients trust?

A profile photo clients trust shows your own face as you look today, clearly enough that they feel they know who will answer. It is the first proof that a real person is on the other side.

• Face the camera at eye level, from the shoulders up.
• Use daylight from a window in front of you, not behind you.
• Choose a plain, uncluttered background.
• Wear what you would wear to meet a client in person.
• Skip heavy filters and beauty apps, so the photo looks like you on any day.
• Replace the photo when your look changes a lot.

A friendly, calm expression works better than a dramatic pose. Clients bring worries, so a face that looks approachable matters more than one that looks powerful.

Which profile photos are not allowed?

Profile photos that are not a real, current photo of your own face are not allowed on Kismo. Its Astrologer Agreement asks for a clear, current photograph of your own face ¹.

The display name is more flexible. It need not be your legal name, so a short form of your name or the name you are known by works. The application behind it, including your real name and experience, must be true ¹.

What should an astrologer bio say?

An astrologer bio should say what you read, how you read it, which questions you are good at and in which languages. A client scanning a list wants to know in one breath whether you fit their problem.

1. Open with your practice and method: 'Vedic astrologer, reading birth charts with dashas and transits.'
2. Name the questions you take most, such as marriage timing, career or relationships.
3. Say how a session with you runs: 'I ask for your birth details and explain what I see in simple words.'
4. List your languages the way clients say them: Hindi, Hinglish, Bengali.
5. End with one line of honesty: 'I give guidance, not guarantees.'

Write the way you speak in a reading. If you read in Hinglish, a bio in stiff formal English makes clients expect someone else, and the mismatch shows in the first minute.

What should a bio never claim?

A bio should never claim results, titles or approvals you cannot prove. Under India's Consumer Protection Act, 2019, an advertisement is misleading if it falsely describes a service, gives a false guarantee or deliberately conceals important information ².

The same Act lists, as an unfair trade practice, representing that a seller or supplier has a sponsorship, approval or affiliation it does not have ². A gold medal, a 'certified by' line or a famous guru's name belongs in a bio only if it is true and you could show it.

• '100 percent results', 'guaranteed solution' or 'all problems solved'.
• Titles you did not earn, or institutes and awards that do not exist.
• Fear lines such as 'black magic removal' or 'dosha removal'.
• A phone number, UPI ID, website or social handle.
• What you earn or your share of a minute.

What does a good sample bio look like?

A good sample bio is short, specific and honest. The example below is made up for this page and describes no real astrologer.

Example: 'I read Vedic charts and tarot in Hindi, Hinglish and English, mostly for marriage timing, breakups and job changes. I look at your birth chart and current dasha, explain it in simple words and tell you which months matter. I give guidance, not guarantees, and I will tell you when a question needs a doctor or a lawyer instead.'

Notice what the example leaves out: no fear, no promise, no titles and no contact details. Each line answers a question the client already has.

How do your reviews and your bio work together?

Your reviews and your bio work together: the bio makes a promise about how you read, and every review tells the next client whether you kept it. A bio that says 'simple words' next to reviews that say 'confusing' costs more than a modest bio would.

Clients on Kismo rate every session with stars and an optional note, and you can read each review under Profile, Reviews. Explore, where clients browse, is ordered by those ratings, so the bio's job is to attract the clients you will serve well.

For what earns good ratings inside the session, read how to give a reading on chat and how to get repeat clients.

How does Kismo set up your photo, name and bio?

Your photo, display name and short bio make up the second of three application steps, after your details and before the chat reading. A person reads every application in full and decides within 2 days.

Practices, languages and years of experience are fixed once you submit, so write a bio that matches what you chose in step 1. A bio that promises a practice your profile does not list confuses clients from the first message.

You keep ownership of your photo and biography, and the agreement gives the app a licence to display them and promote your availability ¹. You may share your own profile link anywhere with the Share your profile button on the Profile tab, but nothing in your profile or sessions may point clients to a website, WhatsApp or another platform ¹.

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Where do these facts come from?

1. Astrologer Agreement (version 2026-09-17), sections 2, 3 and 7, Kismo (ParakeetAI d.o.o.). Accessed 2026-11-05.
2. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (No. 35 of 2019), sections 2(28) and 2(47), Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India. Accessed 2026-11-05.