Mandee |@santoshapilates

Portland, OR, United States

Oct 05 at 07:52 PM

I just did everything from the SEO module and have actually had way more people find me from Google, especially my courses.

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Oct 02 at 12:08 PM

Any tips for me on editing a video with limited software? I recorded a video in a vertical frame and upon uploading to Arketa realized I should have left it in side position. I usually donā€™t edit beyond Movie Clip on iPhone, so Iā€™m not sure how to flip it- if anyone has any ideas please let me know!! I donā€™t want to re record as I had a student here and it was a bit more of a production than usual. Thank you so much!

Oct 02 at 08:56 AM

It wonā€™t load for me either but I want to see it!

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Sep 28 at 02:17 PM

Yes Megan, true I use iPhone and air pods + lighting! I film it within the MoviePro app so I have less accidental disruptions from iPhone things going on during filming. I donā€™t use music though, I donā€™t record formats that use it which I just didnā€™t want to deal with music copyright stuff either. So I donā€™t have that issue. I think Lisa Buchmiller might have a hack for doing music right out of the phone with a speaker attached? But yes basically itā€™s an easy set up and I shoot I all in one go! I donā€™t make time for editing, just cut off the beginning and end inside the iPhone and edit any lighting or crop as needed right after filming right on my phone. I let it upload to the cloud and then shrink it in HandBrake, then upload to Arketa.

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Sep 25 at 10:00 AM

Hey Portland, Oregon friends! I want to plan a meet up for TFS Portland or nearby areas. Will you drop your email or email me separately so I can start planning this? It will be so amazing to connect together and get to know each other! I donā€™t know that I know about all of you in the membership that are local, so tag people if you do! Maria Higgins Kimberly Novosel Revereza Lisa Buchmiller

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Sep 10 at 11:56 PM

Haha! I didnā€™t really make an announcement, so youā€™re good! But the cat is out of the bag now! Thank you!!

Sep 10 at 09:52 PM

For me, they give me their personal info upon booking the session (name, DOB, address, agree to waiver). I use Arketa. It also has the capability to attach a form thatā€™s tracked within the dashboard but I prefer to send new clients a short form within my website (squarespace). It asks about injuries and history etc, pertinent to Pilates. This automatically emails me, and then I save it in their client Google doc which is where I keep client notes.

Aug 28 at 09:57 AM

Hi Katie! I just wanted to point out that monthly fee for momence is so much higher than Arketaā€™s $29/month + fees so for a home studio with one person like she is, itā€™s actually more affordable to go that route until one pulls in close to 10K months which of course could be happening (and great goal!) but when I was first starting out in my home studio, it made way more sense and cost less overall. The Momence $60 plan does not include on demand or many of the other features that Arketa does and I was quoted a much higher monthly fee for Momence for what I needed. If you hear otherwise please let me know but itā€™s sort of a math game at looking at what actually ends up costing more- the higher monthly fees or the 3%, based on the overall income, and for home studio itā€™s going to balance differently. I think for you, with a studio expansion etc, something else absolutely makes sense!!

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Thank you for this! I got invited to a mini two night yoga retreat for Instructors who facilitate retreats. Iā€™ll be able to see two venues at the coast and experience them as a participant but with a group of other Instructors and also see if I want to use these venues in the future for my retreats. Iā€™m so excited for this little fun (free) experience that is also ā€˜workā€™! In fact Iā€™m pinching myself :) I am also going to stay long on the last day and get a ton of work done on my computer in a serene setting- finish some automations and prep for my day retreat that is soon!

Aug 19 at 11:21 AM

Also, I'm just sitting here on a Monday morning in so much gratitude that as a solopreneur I can reach out to one of my business besties with a work tech question and they come through with the answer! How cool and best perks of the TFS!Ā