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Fitness studio, New York: automating booking, billing and retention in 3 weeks

April 2, 2025·7 min read·fitness gyms

A 4-trainer studio was losing $3,500/month to unclosed renewals and manual client chasing. Three simple automations changed that within a month.

Renewal losses

−$3,500/мес

Manual admin work

−8 ч/нед

Retention rate

61% → 74%

Context

The studio sells session packs: 8, 16, and 32 classes. When a pack ran out, the manager was supposed to message the client and offer a renewal. In practice they wrote when they had time, and some clients just disappeared.

$3,500

ежемесячно

Потери на renewal

~8 ч

в неделю

Admin-задачи вручную

61%

Retention rate

Three automations

1. Pack expiry flow

When a client has 2 sessions left, an automatic message goes out with a renewal offer and a 10% discount if they renew within 48 hours. When the pack expires, a follow-up on day 3.

2. No-show recovery

Client misses a session: 2 hours later an automatic "everything OK?" message, 24 hours later a reschedule offer. Simple trigger logic through Make + Telegram/SMS.

3. Billing reminders

Automatic reminders 5 and 1 day before charge. If payment fails, an immediate Telegram notification to the manager + a message to the client with instructions.

The entire project took 19 days. Stack: Make (core automations) + Google Sheets (data before migrating to a full CRM) + Telegram bot for team notifications.

Results after 60 days

BEFORE

Pack expiry: manager writes when they have time

AFTER

Automated flow with 10% early-bird discount

BEFORE

No-show: slot lost, client doesn't come back

AFTER

62% of no-shows convert to rescheduled sessions

BEFORE

Billing failures discovered after a week

AFTER

Immediate alert, recovery rate 78%

74%

+13 п.п.

Retention rate

+$2,900

мес

Доп. выручка

3 ч/нед

−62%

Admin-время

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