Co-listing with studios

If a studio teaches classes that you are part of (whether as their main teacher, a guest, or a substitute), they can invite you to "co-list" the class. Co-listing means the class appears on both their profile and yours. This article covers the mechanics and the decision.

What co-listing means

A class on MoveMentors has a creator (the account that made it) and optionally a co-owner (a second account credited on the class).

When a studio creates a class and invites you as co-owner:

• The class lives on the studio's account (they are the creator).
• After you accept, the class appears on YOUR profile as well, in your "Classes I am part of" section.
• The class shows your name as the teacher, the studio as the venue.
• Bookings go through the studio's payment routing. The studio receives the money. (How the studio pays you is between you and the studio; the platform does not adjudicate.)
• Reviews left on the class count toward the studio's average, not yours. Some studios encourage students to also leave you a review on your own profile.

The reverse is also possible: you create a class, you invite a studio as co-owner. In that case the class lives on YOUR account, payments come to you, and the studio appears as the venue.

Why co-listing exists

The platform models two real-world patterns:

1. A studio hires guest teachers. The studio runs the brand, books the class, takes the money. The guest teacher gets credit and exposure. Co-listing reflects this.

2. A mentor uses a studio's space. The mentor's class, the studio's venue. The mentor takes the money; the studio gets exposure for hosting. Reverse co-listing reflects this.

Both are common; the platform supports either direction.

How invitations work

The studio invites you

You receive:

• An in-app notification in your bell icon.
• An email from support@movementors.com saying "<Studio name> invited you to co-list <Class title>".

The email and notification have an "Accept" / "Decline" link.

Clicking Accept:

• The class is now on your profile.
• The invitation moves to APPROVED status.
• The studio gets a confirmation email.

Clicking Decline:

• The class stays only on the studio's profile.
• The invitation moves to REJECTED.
• The studio gets a notification.

What you can see before accepting

The invitation includes a preview of the class:

• Title.
• Schedule (dates and times).
• Capacity and price.
• The studio's payment routing (so you know who is taking the money).
• A link to the studio's profile.

Read carefully. Especially: is the class accurately described as one YOU teach? Is the price something you would charge? Is the schedule something you can actually commit to?

When to accept

Most cases. Specifically:

• You teach regularly at the studio and they are formalising it on the platform.
• It is a guest spot that has been agreed off-platform.
• The studio has booked you for a workshop.

Practical benefits to you:

• Visibility on the studio's profile (which may have more traffic than yours).
• Reviews and bookings on co-listed classes do not vanish into the studio; you get credit on your profile.
• One less class for you to manage (the studio handles bookings, schedule, payment).

When to decline

• The schedule is wrong (the studio listed a date you cannot make).
• The price is wrong (much lower or higher than what you and the studio agreed).
• It is not a class you actually teach (mistaken invitation).
• The studio has a reputation issue you want to distance from.
• You prefer to host the same class yourself (not common, but valid).

Decline is not rude. Studios know that invitations are negotiable; they expect a portion to come back as declines.

What to negotiate before accepting

Things to confirm with the studio off-platform:

• Pay split. The booking money goes to the studio; how do they pay you out? Standard splits range from 50/50 to 80/20 (in favour of the studio) depending on whose audience drives bookings. Get this in writing (even if just in a chat).
• Schedule commitment. Are you locked in for the whole recurring schedule or can you skip weeks?
• Cancellation by you. What happens if you need to cancel a session?
• Equipment and prep. Who provides mats, music, etc?
• Marketing. Will the studio promote the class on Instagram with you tagged?

The platform does not enforce any of this; it is your business arrangement with the studio.

After accepting

Practical things:

• The class appears on your profile in the "Co-taught with <Studio name>" section.
• On the class detail page, you and the studio are both linked.
• You can view (but not edit) the class details. Edit requests go to the studio.
• You can see bookings on the class (the booker, the session, the status) but cannot modify them.
• You do NOT get the booking notification emails directly; the studio does. If you want to know when someone books, watch your dashboard or ask the studio to forward.

Withdrawing from a co-listed class

If you accepted but want to back out (a recurring class is not working for you, etc):

1. Open the class on your dashboard.
2. Click "Withdraw from this class".
3. The class moves back to being studio-only on the platform.

Future sessions are unaffected operationally (the studio still runs them, just without your name attached). The studio gets a notification. Past sessions remain in the historical record with your name.

You cannot withdraw from a session that has already happened.

Reverse: inviting a studio

If you create a class and want to invite a studio as co-owner (e.g. you are using the studio's space and want to credit them):

1. Create the class normally.
2. On the class wizard's "Co-owner" step, search for the studio by name.
3. Pick from the dropdown of platform studios.
4. The studio receives an invitation; they accept or decline.

If they decline, the class stays solo on your profile.

Custom mentors vs platform mentors

A studio can ALSO credit teachers who are not on the platform as "custom mentors". This is different from co-listing:

• Custom mentor: just a name and photo credit on the class. No platform account, no booking access, no profile, no review collection.
• Platform mentor: a real account holder with their own profile and the full co-owner workflow.

If you are a platform mentor and a studio adds you as a custom mentor instead of inviting you to co-list, that is them probably not realising you are on the platform. Reach out, ask them to redo the class with a co-owner invite. The studio just clicks a different button and the class becomes a proper co-listed one.

Common questions

Can I be a co-owner on multiple classes from the same studio? Yes. Each class is its own invitation. You can have 10 co-listed classes with the same studio.

Can a class have multiple co-owners? No. One creator + at most one co-owner. Maximum two parties per class. We considered multi-party for workshops with multiple teachers but the workflow complexity is not worth it.

Will reviews on a co-listed class show on my profile? No. Reviews go to the studio (the creator). You only see them via the studio's profile. Some students leave a separate review on your mentor profile mentioning the co-listed class; that does show on your profile.

Will the studio see my private notes about clients who booked the class? No. CRM notes are per-mentor. Bookings on a class created by the studio belong to the studio's CRM, not yours.

Next steps

• Creating a class covers regular (solo) class creation.
• Inviting platform mentors (studio side) is the reverse perspective.