About This Automation
Class booking and waitlist management at fitness studios involves manually checking rosters, confirming members, and promoting waitlisted participants. Manual processes create delays, errors, and lost bookings during busy periods.
Automation instantly checks class capacity, sends confirmations, and promotes waitlisted members without staff intervention. Members receive immediate notifications and the studio eliminates double-bookings and missed opportunities.
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How The Automation Works
The full workflow, from trigger to completion.
Member submits a class booking, email, or phone. The form or email is captured and parsed for member name, class name, date, and time.
The automation queries the class roster, counts available spots, and determines if the class is full or has capacity. the automation also checks for any recent cancellations.
The automation writes the member to the confirmed roster if spots are available, or to the waitlist if the class is full.
An instant confirmation email is sent to the member with class details, instructor name, and any relevant instructions. Waitlisted members receive a waitlist notification with their position.
The booking is automatically logged as a contact activity, updating the member's attendance history and class preferences.
When a cancellation is detected (via form, email, or manual entry), the automation removes the member from the roster and triggers waitlist promotion.
The first waitlisted member is automatically moved to the confirmed roster and sent an instant promotion email with class details.
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Google Sheets
Google Forms
Gmail
HubSpot
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