Locations

Every class on MoveMentors needs a location. Mentor accounts have one anchor location set at onboarding and can attach additional locations to specific classes. This article covers how that works in practice.

The anchor location

Set during onboarding step 5. This is your "default" venue. It shows on your profile header so students browsing your profile know where you primarily teach.

To edit:

1. Go to /mentor/settings/locations.
2. The anchor is the first row, marked with a "Primary" pill.
3. Edit the address, name, or notes.

If you move studios or your home address, update the anchor here. The change propagates to your profile, the city directory you appear in, and any classes that are currently attached to the anchor.

Adding additional locations

If you teach at multiple venues, add each as a separate location.

1. 1

   Click 'Add location'

   On the locations settings page.

2. 2

   Fill in the fields

   • Name (required): how you and students refer to it. "Riverside Studio", "Garden park", "My home", etc.
   • Address (required): use the place-search to autocomplete. We geocode it.
   • Parking notes (optional): "Free street parking after 6pm" or "Garage $5 nearby".
   • Accessibility (optional): elevator, wheelchair access, accessible bathrooms.
   • Type (optional): studio, home, park, gym, outdoor, beach.
3. 3

   Save

   The location is now available to attach to new classes.

Attaching a location to a class

When you create a class, the class wizard asks which location. You pick from the dropdown of your existing locations. If you teach at a brand new venue, you can also add a new location inline from within the class wizard.

If you change a location on a class with existing bookings, we email those bookers with the new location and update their .ics calendar events. Be careful with last-minute changes; a venue change 24 hours before class is a courtesy issue even if it is logistically necessary.

How locations affect search and directory placement

A location is more than a label on a class. It drives:

• Which city directory you appear in. Your profile shows up in /<city> for any city where you have at least one location.
• Distance filters. When a student filters by "within 10 km of X", we use the location's geocoded coordinates.
• The map view. Class pins on the directory map come from location coordinates.
• JSON-LD schema. Each class page emits structured data with the location's address, which search engines use for local SEO.

So locations need to be geographically accurate. The place-search autocomplete usually gets this right; if you typed a free-form address that does not exist on a map, the pin will be wrong.

Outdoor / non-permanent venues

For pop-up classes in parks, on beaches, etc, you have two options:

Use the venue address. "Central Park, Sheep Meadow" or "Bondi Beach near Icebergs Pool". Geocode is approximate but works.

Use a meet-up point. "Outside Starbucks at 5th Ave and 60th". Then describe the actual class location in the class detail page. Students meet at the easy-to-find pin and walk together to the secluded clearing.

The second pattern is common for hike-and-yoga classes in remote areas.

Studios where you teach as a guest

If you teach at a studio's venue but the studio has its own MoveMentors profile, two options:

Option A: Co-list with the studio. The studio creates the class and invites you as co-owner. The class appears on both your profile and theirs. The studio's location is used. The studio receives the payment. Best for: regular guest-teacher arrangements where the studio's brand drives the booking.

Option B: List the studio address under your own location. Create a class on your profile with the studio's address as the location. You set the price, you receive the payment. Best for: rented space arrangements where you keep the revenue.

The two approaches are not mutually exclusive; some mentors do both depending on the relationship.

See co-listing with studios for the full mechanics.

Multiple cities

Mentors who teach across multiple cities (e.g. a retreat leader who runs workshops in Lisbon, Berlin, and Bali) can add locations in all three cities. Each city directory will show your profile.

Caveats:

• Your profile's anchor city is single. Pick the one you spend most time in or the one that drives most bookings.
• The "city" tag on the profile header reflects only the anchor city. The other cities only appear via the locations list.
• If you move cities permanently, change the anchor (and ideally delete the old city's locations if they are no longer active).

Removing a location

You can delete a location only if no upcoming class is attached to it. If classes are still attached, either reassign them to a different location or cancel them first.

Deleting an old location is fine if you have moved on. Past bookings keep the historical location for record-keeping (the original location does not disappear from completed booking records).

Common questions

Can I have a "TBD" location for a class where the venue is still being arranged? Not really. Every class needs a real address. As a workaround, use your anchor address and put "Venue confirmation coming soon, watch your email" in the class description. We do not love this pattern but understand it for some workshop scheduling.

Can my home address be a location? Yes, common for many mentors. Two considerations:

1. The address is public on the class page. If you do not want your home address indexed, do not use it.
2. Consider liability insurance. Hosting clients in your home is a different risk profile than hosting at a commercial studio.

Can I attach more than one location to a class? No. One location per class. If a class moves between venues (e.g. a 4-week course at four different parks), create four classes, one per week, each with its own location. Or use a single location and put the schedule in the class description.

Will my location auto-update if Google Places updates the address record? No. Locations are snapshots at the time you saved them. If a venue rebrands or the building gets renumbered, you have to manually update.

Next steps

• Ready to make classes? Creating a class.
• Teaching at a studio's venue? See Co-listing with studios.