More workshops booked for your creative studio.

It depends. Google’s guidelines say an ongoing class held at a location you don’t own or have the authority to represent isn’t eligible for a Business Profile, so a profile at a hired venue usually isn’t allowed. We’ll check what fits Google’s current guidelines for how you work, and where a profile isn’t possible we’ll focus on your website, events listings and directory listings so people can still find and book you.

Yes. Experience and gift platforms can bring useful bookings, but many people search for the studio itself once they’ve seen it. We build visibility for your own name, classes and parties, and make your website and booking page the easiest place to book, so more of the price stays with you.

The Authority plan includes multi-location strategy, giving each studio its own optimised profile and visibility in its own area. If you run one studio with a busy timetable of classes, courses and parties, Growth is usually the better fit.

Fixes to your Google profile and class listings can start paying off within a few weeks. Moving up the map for “pottery class near me” and getting named in AI suggestions is gradual, usually three to six months depending on how many studios and workshops are nearby.

Starting well before the autumn helps you make the most of Christmas voucher sales, January hobby courses and spring hen party bookings.

No. The studio pays monthly and can cancel ahead of any upcoming billing date. Your Google profile, listings and the links we’ve earned are left in place.

Usually not for a class or workshop on a specific date. The Consumer Contracts Regulations exempt leisure services provided on a specific date or within a specific period from the 14-day cancellation right. Your own terms still matter, so set out clearly what happens if someone cancels, misses a session or wants to move their date, and keep any cancellation charges fair and proportionate.

It depends on what they do and how often. Teaching or supervising children regularly — for example every week, or on more than three days in a 30-day period — is usually regulated activity, which makes the tutor eligible for an enhanced DBS check with a children’s barred list check. Occasional one-off workshops may not meet that test. Parents expect to see checks and a clear safeguarding policy either way, so explain your approach on your website.

Gift vouchers can be a big source of bookings, especially before Christmas and Mother’s Day. Put a clear expiry date, what the voucher covers and how to book on every voucher, send reminders before it runs out, and make redeeming it online simple. If you’re VAT-registered, ask your accountant how the VAT rules on vouchers apply to yours.

Weekday daytimes suit retired people, parents during school hours and shift workers, so a relaxed daytime course or a weekday taster at a slightly lower price can fill gaps. Team-building sessions for local employers, partnerships with care homes and wellbeing groups, and courses that run over several weeks also help balance a timetable that is busiest at weekends.