Every in-person class on MoveMentors needs a location. Online classes don't need one. There's no separate locations page: you add a location when you create or edit a class, and MoveMentors saves the place so you can pick it again for your next class.
Your city
Your profile has a city, which you choose when you set up your profile. It shows students where you're based, and you appear in the mentors directory for that city.
To change it, go to your profile editor at /mentor/profile/edit and search for your new city. If you move, update the location of any class that moves with you too.
Adding a location to a class
In the class form, the Location section asks where the class takes place.
Pick a saved place or a new venue
Under Choose a location, pick one of your saved places, or choose A different venue to search for a new one.
Search for the place
Type the name or address of the studio, park, gym or venue, and pick it from the results. A place picked from the results comes with an accurate address.
Choose the location type
Studio, Outdoor or Gym.
Add a location note (optional)
One short line shown on the class page next to the address: an entrance hint, parking, or what to look for.
Once you've used a place, it's saved and appears under Choose a location the next time you create a class.
Changing a class's location
Edit the class from My classes and pick a different place in the Location section. Students who have already booked aren't notified automatically, so tell them yourself, with as much notice as you can. A venue change the day before class is a courtesy issue even when it can't be helped.
How locations affect where you appear
- The mentors directory. You appear under your profile city and under the city of each of your class locations.
- The classes directory. Students can filter classes by city, and each class appears under the city of its location.
- The class page. Students see the address and your location note.
So make sure each location is accurate. A wrong address sends students to the wrong place.
Outdoor and pop-up venues
For classes in parks, on beaches and so on, you have two options:
Search for the venue itself. A park or a beach usually shows up in the search. The address may be approximate, but it works.
Use a meeting point. Pick an easy-to-find place nearby, and use the location note or the class description to explain where the class actually happens. Students meet at the easy spot and walk over together.
The second option works well for hike-and-yoga classes in remote spots.
Teaching at a studio
If you teach at a studio that's on MoveMentors, pick the setup that matches your arrangement:
- You teach the studio's classes and the studio collects payment. The studio adds you to its instructor roster as an employee, and its classes use the studio's own rooms. See Your instructor roster.
- You run your own classes in the studio's space and your students pay you. Create the class on your profile with the studio's address as its location. If the studio rents out its rooms on MoveMentors, see Renting studio space.
- You want the studio credited on your own class. Use the co-list option when you create the class. See Co-listing with studios.
Teaching in more than one city
If you teach in several cities (for example workshops in Lisbon and Berlin), give each class its real location. You'll appear in the mentors directory for each of those cities, as well as your profile city.
Your profile has one city, so pick the one where you teach most.
Common questions
Can I use "TBD" as the location while the venue is still being arranged? No. An in-person class needs a real place from the search. If the venue isn't confirmed yet, wait to create the class, or pick the closest confirmed place and explain in the description that the exact venue will follow.
Can my home address be a location? You can search for your own address, but think about two things first:
- The address shows on the class page, so it's public.
- Hosting clients at home is a different risk from hosting at a studio, so check your liability insurance.
Can I attach more than one location to a class? No. One location per class. If a course moves between venues (for example four weeks in four different parks), create a separate class for each venue, or pick one place and list the venues in the description.
Do online classes need a location? No. Online classes run on Google Meet or Zoom and don't need an address. See Online classes.
Will my location update itself if the venue's address changes? No. A location is saved as it was when you picked it. If a venue moves or is renamed, edit the class and pick the place again.
Next steps
- Ready to make classes? Creating a class.
- Teaching at a studio? See Renting studio space and Co-listing with studios.