More bookings for your studio. No commission.
Studio.Guide is a directory of photo studios, sound stages, podcast rooms and event spaces for rent. Pay one flat fee a year, and everyone who wants to book goes straight to your own booking page.
- From $79 a year
- No commission
- Cancel any time
Booking platforms take a cut of every booking
Marketplaces can bring in clients, but they charge for it on every booking, and they stand between you and the people who book you.
A commission on every booking
Booking marketplaces take a percentage of each booking, from you, your client or both. The more you are booked, the more you pay.
One more calendar to keep in sync
Every platform has its own calendar. Miss an update and you risk a double booking.
Fees in your prices
To cover the commission, your rates go up on the platform or your margin goes down. Either way, the fee comes out of the booking.
Clients who aren't yours
The platform handles the conversation and the client’s details, so repeat clients tend to book through it again, fees and all.
One flat yearly fee. No commission. No middleman.
Studio.Guide is a directory, not a booking platform. People find your studio here, then book with you directly: on your booking page, by email, by phone or on your website. We never take bookings or payments, so we never take a cut.
One flat yearly fee
$79 a year for Annual Listing, or $149 for Annual Featured Listing. That is the whole cost, however many bookings you get. At a typical marketplace commission, it can be less than the fee on a single booking.
Your own booking page
The Check availability button on your profile opens the booking page you already use, on your website or your booking platform. No second calendar and no conflicting bookings.
Better margins
With no commission, you keep the full rate on every booking, so you can stay competitively priced.
Book and Call
On phones they stay at the bottom of the screen. Book opens your booking page.
Every button goes to you
Check availability
Opens your booking page, on your website or booking platform.
Email the studio
Starts an email to your address.
Call
Calls your number from a phone.
Visit website
Goes to your website.
What you get with a Studio.Guide listing
More bookings, nothing new to manage
Clients reach you through your own booking page, email, phone and website. There is no new calendar, inbox or payout schedule to keep up with.
Found on search engines
Your studio gets its own search-friendly page, with a clear title and description and structured data that tells search engines what and where your studio is.
In front of people comparing studios
Your studio appears in search results, on the map, on its city page and on studio type pages, where photographers, filmmakers, podcasters and event planners look for space.
Promoted by Studio.Guide
New studios appear under Recently added on the homepage, and we feature studios from the guide in our city guides, articles and social posts.
A verified badge
Every paid listing shows a verified check next to its name, so clients know the details come from the studio.
Page view stats
See how many people view your studio page, and which sites, countries and devices they come from.
Built for every kind of creative space
Studio.Guide lists spaces for photo shoots, film and video, podcasts, music and events. A studio can be listed under more than one type, so it shows up in every search that fits.
Get more bookings with a studio profile
Your profile is a full page for your studio, with everything a client needs to choose it and get in touch. Here is what is on it, from top to bottom.
The top of the page
Cover photo
A full-width photo of your space.
Logo
Shown here, on your card in search results and on your map pin.
Name and verified badge
Paid listings show the verified check.
Tagline
A short line about what your space is.
City and size
Where you are and your largest space.
Contact button
Jumps to your contact details.
Studio menu
Links to each section of your profile.
About the studio
Description
Your studio in your words: the spaces, what is included and your hours.
Promo video
A tour or reel of your space.
Photo gallery
Photos of every space.
In the studio
Specs
Largest space, ceiling height, capacity and minimum booking.
Spaces
Each stage or room, with its own size, ceiling height and cyc.
Features
Cyclorama, natural light, blackout, parking and more. Clients filter searches by these.
Location
Map
Your studio on a map of the area.
Directions
Opens directions to your address in Google Maps.
What you can add
- Cover photo
- Logo
- Tagline
- Description
- Photo gallery
- Promo video
- Spec sheet or floor plan
- Studio types
- Features
- Square footage
- Ceiling height
- Capacity
- Minimum booking
- Spaces: each stage or room
- Booking link
- Website
- Phone
- Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn and X
- Address and map
Built to be found, on search engines and on Studio.Guide
Search-friendly pages
Every profile has its own address, title and description, plus structured data (schema.org) that tells search engines it is a local business, where it is and how to reach it.
Everywhere people browse
Search results, the map, city pages, studio type pages and Recently added on the homepage.
Promoted by us
We feature studios from the guide in our city guides, articles and social posts.
Featured star
Featured studios come first and carry a star.
Verified badge
Shown on every paid listing.
Map
Every studio is pinned on the map beside the results.
Monitor your listing's traffic
Every listing comes with a stats page. See how many people viewed your studio page, how that changes over time and where your visitors came from. We track page views only, and the numbers update every hour.
Views over time
Views at a glance
Page views in the last 24 hours, 7 days and 30 days, and unique visitors over 30 days.
Choose the period
Chart your views over 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days or 12 months.
Point at a bar
See the views and unique visitors for that day.
Where visitors came from
Referring sites
The sites that sent people to your page, such as Google, Instagram or Studio.Guide itself.
Countries
Where your visitors are.
Devices
How many visited on a phone and how many on a computer.
Add your studio in six steps
Most studios are ready to submit in one sitting. Here is each step, then a closer look at the screens you will use.
Choose a plan
Annual Listing ($79 a year) or Annual Featured Listing ($149 a year).
Create your account
A username, email address and password.
Pay with Stripe
Secure checkout. Have an invite code? Enter it on the payment page.
Add your studio details
Five short steps. Save a draft any time and finish later.
We review your listing
We check every new listing before it goes live, and may tidy its description, studio types or features.
Manage it from My studios
Edit your details, see your stats and manage billing.
Choose a plan
Both plans renew once a year, and you can cancel any time. They are also at the bottom of this page.
Create your account
Already have an account? Log in instead.
The basics
The first of five short steps: General, Space & specs, Photos & video, Contact and Location.
Studio name
As clients know it.
Tagline
A short line about what your space is.
Description
Your spaces, what is included and your hours.
Studio type
Photography, film and video, podcasting and more.
Features
Cyclorama, natural light, parking and the rest.
Photos and video
Show every space. Photos are what clients look at first.
Gallery
Upload photos of every space.
Video URL
A link to your tour or reel.
Spec sheet or floor plan
A file clients can download.
Contact details
Each detail you add becomes a button on your profile.
Booking link
Where Check availability and Book send clients: your own booking page.
Manage it from My studios
After we review and publish your listing, everything about it is in one place.
Status
Published, in review or draft.
Plan
Annual Listing or Annual Featured Listing.
Views
Page views in the last 30 days.
Actions
Edit, View, Stats and Billing.
Top placement for $149 a year
Annual Featured Listing includes everything in Annual Listing, and puts your studio in front of more people.
- Everything in Annual Listing
- First in search results, on the map and on city pages
- A featured star on your studio's card
- An editor-written article on the Studio.Guide blog, with a link to your studio
- A post highlighting your studio on Studio.Guide's Instagram
- The verified check next to your studio's name, as in both plans
Featured star
Marks featured studios wherever their card appears.
Verified badge
Included in both plans.
A curated guide
Studio.Guide is curated, so it stays useful for the people who book studios. We reserve the right to decline any listing.
Every listing is reviewed
We check each listing before it is published. Not every listing is approved.
Incomplete listings wait
We may hold a listing until it is complete, for example until it has photos and contact details.
Our editors may make changes
We may edit descriptions, studio types and features, so your studio shows up in the searches that match it.
Working for your visibility
While you are a member, we work to increase your studio’s visibility in every way we can.
Your studio may already be on Studio.Guide
To make the guide useful from the start, we have added many studios ourselves. Their pages say they were curated by Studio.Guide.
Something wrong on your page? Email [email protected] with your studio’s name and what you would like changed.
Want to manage it yourself? Use Claim this profile on your studio’s page and choose an annual plan. You get the verified badge and stats, and you can edit every detail.
Claim this profile
On every page we maintain. It explains your options, then takes you to the plans.
Questions studio owners ask
How much does it cost?
Annual Listing is $79 a year and Annual Featured Listing is $149 a year. There is no setup fee and no commission on bookings.
Do you take a commission or a booking fee?
No. We don’t take bookings or payments, so there is nothing to take a cut of. Clients book and pay you directly.
How do clients book my studio?
From your profile. Check availability opens your booking page, and clients can also email you, call you or visit your website. Each button appears when you add that detail.
What if I don't have an online booking page?
You don’t need one. Without a booking link, clients reach you by email, phone or your website.
Can I list more than one studio or location?
Each plan covers one studio listing, so add a plan for each location. Several stages or rooms at the same address can go on one listing as Spaces.
When does my listing go live?
After we review it. We publish a listing once it is complete and meets our standards, and you can follow its status under My studios.
Can I edit my listing later?
Yes. Changes to a live studio are reviewed before they appear, and your current listing stays up in the meantime.
How does billing work?
Your plan renews once a year, on the date you signed up, until you cancel. Each renewal is charged to the card you paid with.
Can I cancel?
Yes. Turn off renewal any time from your order under Orders. Your studio stays listed until the end of the year you have paid for.
Can I switch to Featured later?
Yes. Use Change plan on My studios, and Stripe charges or credits the difference for the rest of your year.
What does the verified badge mean?
It marks a listing that belongs to a paying member, who keeps its details up to date. Both plans include it.
What do the stats track?
Page views only: views of your studio page in the last 24 hours, 7 days and 30 days, unique visitors, a chart of views over time, and the sites, countries and devices your visitors came from. Clicks on your buttons are not counted.
Do you list studios outside the US?
Yes. Studio.Guide is worldwide, though most studios listed today are in the US.
My studio is already on Studio.Guide. What should I do?
Open its page and use Claim this profile to manage it yourself with an annual plan. To fix something on a page we created, email [email protected] with your studio’s name and what you would like changed.
Choose your plan
One flat yearly fee. No commission on bookings. Cancel any time.
The essential foundation. Get your space discovered by local producers, photographers, and podcasters.
- Renews yearly, cancel any time
- Studio page with photos, video and spec sheets
- Map and search placement
- Website, contact and social links
- Verified studio badge
Annual listing with maximum visibility and top priority placement on city guide and map search.
- Everything in Annual Listing
- Top placement in search, maps and city guides
- Editor-written article with a link to your studio
- Instagram post highlight
Have an invite code? Enter it on the payment page.
Already on Studio.Guide? Find your studio and use Claim this profile on its page instead of adding it again.