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What I set up for ceramics studios

I build it myselfWe test it together
Amin

I'm Amin. I live in Amsterdam, I come from tech, and I build these tools myself. For over four years I have run my own language platform, DailyNata, and I built its sign-ups, payments and reports.

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  1. 1We go through it together, at your studio in Amsterdam or on a short call.
  2. 2You get a fixed price in writing before I build anything.
  3. 3I build it, we test it with real bookings, and every account stays in your name.

Workshops filling up

A company asks about a team workshop for twelve people. It takes five emails to settle a date and a price, and in between they book somewhere else.

People book and pay in a few clicks, and you see weeks ahead which workshops are filling.

  • Group and company requests get a ready reply with dates and prices, which you approve with one tap.
  • People book and pay online in a few clicks.
  • One screen shows bookings per workshop, weeks ahead.

What a person books example

9:41
Workshops

Book a workshop

Pick a date. Book and pay in a few clicks.

WorkshopHand-building
WhenSat 14 Nov, 10:00
Price€45 per person
Places5 left

Questions? Reply to this message and we answer within a day.

What you see example

New request, Monday 09:12 Ready reply

"Hi, we are a team of twelve and would like a workshop in November. Which dates are free, and what does it cost?"

Suggested replyThanks for asking. For twelve people we have Saturday 14 November and Saturday 21 November. The price for the group is €480. You can book here: [link]

Approve and sendEditAnswer myself

People coming back

Someone enjoys a workshop, says they want to do the course, and never hears from you again.

We turn one workshop into the next booking.

  • After a workshop, people hear about the course that fits, with a link to book.
  • Members and course students get a personal link to the next round before this one ends.
  • A short feedback form goes out after each workshop.

What a person gets after the workshop example

9:41
Your ceramics studio

Hi Sam,

Thanks for joining the hand-building workshop. This course fits you next.

CourseWheel throwing
WhenTuesday 19:00
Starts12 January
Length6 evenings
Price€210

Questions? Reply to this message and we answer within a day.

What you see example

After Saturday's workshop 10 messages sent
PersonStatus
SamBooked the course
NoorGave feedback
DaanOpened the link
LotteNot opened yet

Payments and numbers in one place

Membership payments, studio hours and kiln firings live in three places, and someone checks by hand who has paid.

I connect the tools you have, so the numbers come to you.

  • Membership payments and studio hours run themselves.
  • We work out what a workshop really costs, clay and firing included, so you can decide the price.
  • We plan the quiet months ahead of time.

What you open on Monday morning example

9:41
This month

Your studio

Updated today, 8:05.

38members
35paid
212studio hours
Payments35 of 38 paid
Studio hours used212 of 320

Payments from your bank, hours from your booking calendar. Nothing typed in by hand.

What a workshop really costs example

What a workshop costs, clay and firing included per person
Group sizeCost per personAt €45
6 people€60margin −€15
8 people€47.50margin −€2.50
10 people€40margin €5
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How it works

After we go through it, you get a proposal with a fixed price, before you decide anything. It depends on how much there is to build and on what you already have in place. I build it myself, we test it together as it takes shape, and I keep working until it runs the way we agreed.

A first step, for example: online booking and payment for your workshops, set up and tested with real bookings. Every account stays in your name, and afterwards you run it without me. If something breaks in the first month after handover, I fix it as part of the price. When it is finished, you get a short guide in plain words on how it works. If you prefer to be shown, I walk you and whoever helps you through it, in person or on a call.

We work in English, and what I build is in your language.

Ivan Pavon

Ivan Pavon

Founder, Extremos Salsa & Bachata

A Latin dance school in Amsterdam, teaching since 2000.

We sat down and Amin walked me through the ways we could automate our admin. He knows the technology well and answered all my questions.

Would you like to go through it together?

Reply to my email, or write to amin@onwardsteps.com. In Amsterdam I come by your studio, and anywhere else we talk on a short call. The first conversation costs nothing.

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Or book an hour on my calendar