Earn more
Our top teachers each earn $200,000+ per year through us.
ClassBento is Australia's biggest audience for art, craft and culinary classes, with millions of website visitors each year.
Our best-in-class (no pun intended) website features enable you to present your experiences and/or products to their full potential, and makes it easy for anyone to request, book or gift.
Teach individuals and/or groups, in-person and/or virtually - it's up to you.
Save time
We automate all the admin work, so you can spend more time on what you love.
We'll take care of the entire customer journey, from automated transactional and reminder emails and SMS to collecting reviews, and everything in between.
It's easy to manage your classes, refund/reschedule, and much more. We can even manage bookings that come from your own website, via our widget.
Creating your listings on our platform only takes a few minutes. You can easily do it yourself; though if you need more assistance,
we'll be happy to provide you with phone and email support from one of our
Sydney-based growth partners.
If you have lots of listings already on another platform, in many cases we'll be able to sync those across automatically.
Do good
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing in our community.
Creative workshops are a great way to fight burnout, stress and dementia.
Our teachers make a real difference to people's lives, by helping them to achieve mindfulness, and to discover their creative spark.
We donate to Dementia Australia with every booking.
So far, we've collected over $130,000 for them.
We're partners
We only earn when you earn, at competitive rates - so there's no risk for you.
We take 20% of payments
for bookings from our website
- there are no other fees.
If you have a website, you can capture orders there with our widget, at a lower fee
of
3.9%.
+ $0.30.
Sign up now, and you'll lock in these rates (if we increase fees for new teachers in the future, your rates will remain unchanged).
Through this fee, you'll enjoy the benefits below:
Earn more
- We'll advertise your classes. Our team has 20+ years of senior experience in marketing, including at top eCommerce companies
- Our expert content writers will help optimise your listing to maximise conversion rates and SEO, whilst staying true to your brand
Save time
- Access our full suite of class management features and automations, including transactional emails and SMS, and use of our Bento AI
Do good
- We'll donate $1 per order from our website, to Dementia Australia
Enjoy peace of mind and support
- We'll absorb all payment processing fees including Afterpay and Zip
- We'll cover you with public liability insurance ($20 million)
- Get phone and email support from our local team in Australia
Our key features
star More and better reviews
So far, we've collected 98,599 reviews for our teachers, with an average rating of 4.9 out of 5.
We'll automatically collect reviews for you, with our optimised techniques.
You'll collect more and better reviews (with more detailed comments, and photos), faster.
On average, 30% of our orders leave reviews - far higher than the industry average.
Reviews are a critical consideration for most customers, so this will help you attract more bookings and build your brand.
flash_on Easy instant bookings
We help you to get more bookings via public (instant) dates.
Your listings will be enhanced with our smart waitlisting feature, which will automatically notify those on your waitlist when you add new dates.
We'll also help you to sell gift cards (which customers can redeem automatically later).
Rescheduling and cancellation is super easy - you can let customers DIY or handle it yourself. We'll automatically notify any affected customers.
If you capture bookings from multiple sources, you can easily add them to your ClassBento dashboard, to have all this info in one place.
event_available Attract group bookings
Make it clear to your audience that you offer bookings for custom times - e.g. group bookings like corporate events, birthdays, and other celebrations, or private 1 on 1 sessions.
Customers can easily request from your generally available hours. You'll get notified by SMS and email, and can accept, counter or decline each request with the click of a button, saving you time that you'd normally have to spend contacting them to get more info and secure the booking. No more phone tag!
Once you respond, they'll automatically get a unique link to book it in. Once booked, we can automatically block out that time so you don't get overbooked.
tune Win custom orders
Does a customer want a special event? No problem.
Easily invite customers to pay for any of your experiences or products, at any price, date, and place.
Customise as much as you need to capture the booking - e.g. take a deposit and automatically charge the remainder later, make your offer to book only valid for a certain time, and more.
You can easily send invoices too if needed.
screen_share Capture bookings from your website
Have your own website? You can use our widget there to capture orders via our system.
Benefit from our automations and win more orders with our optimised user interface.
You can also easily manage vouchers, push email subscribers to our email marketing platform, integrate with Google Analytics and Facebook to track your marketing campaigns, and much more.
It takes just a few minutes to set up (all you need to do is to copy and paste a few short lines of code over - almost all our teachers have easily done this themselves). Learn more
web Host your website (for free)
We can host your entire website for free, if you capture bookings through our system.
It's super easy, and you can set it up in seconds.
You can use your own domain, or use a ClassBento subdomain.
sync Sync your listings, automagically
If you're already listing your experiences and selling lots on another platform, we can often pull this data over to ClassBento, automatically.
We can use this to set up your listings (including all their dates) and keep them synced regularly so that you don't oversell any of your sessions.
This means you can enjoy extra orders from our marketing, without extra admin work on your end.
Just contact us to see if you're eligible.
It's easy to get started
1
Create a profile, then list a class, experience or kit (or more). It will only take a few minutes, and you can even use our Bento AI to help you.
If you have lots of listings already on another website, in many cases we can automatically pull them over and keep them synced - just get in touch.
We'll review your submissions, and if they meet our quality standards, then we'll publish them on our website within 1 to 3 business days.
2
Once your listings are live, we'll also automatically advertise them on our website, and externally.
Customers will discover your listings and book them. We'll automatically collect reviews for you from these customers. These reviews will build trust and increase the number of bookings you'll get from us.
You can use our widget on your website and/or social media account to capture bookings too.
3
You'll be paid automatically, once your customer has experienced your service. Specifically: the next business day after each class or experience; 7 days after the order for pre-recorded videos; 14 days after the order, for kits or products which don't have an accompanying class with a date; and 7 days after each charge, for Subscriptions
We only earn when you earn. 20% of your listing price is all we take (you keep the other 80%). We'll take a lower commission rate of 3.9% + $0.30 for orders that come your website (through our widget). No other fees apply.
We use our commission to advertise and get you more orders, cover payment processing and donation costs, and more - see more info on what this commission is used for.
Join our community of 2,500+ teachers
Our teachers come from a variety of backgrounds. From large businesses like
Salt Meats Cheese and Eckersleys,
to local makers and artists, to individuals who enjoy their hobby as a side hustle, we're here to empower you.
Join our mission
Promoting better mental health: Creative classes are a great way to achieve mindfulness and improve mental wellbeing in today's "always-on" society We donate to Dementia Australia with every booking too.
Promoting the arts: Arts and crafts are a vital part of our cultures, and they should be fun to engage with, and accessible, not just locked up in galleries.
Helping local small businesses: We love empowering our local artists and makers, by streamlining their admin work, increasing their earnings and helping to connect them to their communities.
ClassBento, established in Australia in 2016, helps teachers across Australia, the US, UK and NZ.
We'd love to have you join our mission!
Hear from our teachers
I am an art workshop facilitator and I can’t recommend ClassBento highly enough! Richelle, my account manager, is an absolute gem. She takes care of all the admin tasks like sending invoices, and more, so I can focus on delivering amazing hARTFul classes.
With her support, I never have to stress about anything. Richelle is such a credit to Class Bento and her prompt service excellence and lovely ways, are so appreciated!
ClassBento is the perfect platform for hosting art classes, whether it’s for NDIS participants or other enthusiasts looking for engaging creative experiences! Very happy to report that my attendance is on the up and up since joining 6 months ago! Thank you Team ClassBento!
When I started my business most of my workshops were filled by family & friends and it was really challenging to connect with real customers. A key turning point for my business was when I partnered with Class Bento, most of my workshop bookings now come from them and now I have classes filled with the most wonderful strangers willing to learn and participate and keep arts and crafts alive. I love working with ClassBento, they feel like an extension of my business and they are so easy to work with and always willing to help. I chose to partner with ClassBento because they believe, like I do that engaging in creative activities helps keep you in the moment and promotes good mental health.
I feel so so so grateful, that I can't even put into words what I'm feeling right now, after realising that I have almost ran 50 workshops this year, in person, online, for Google, for carers in Victoria etc. I am honestly flooded in gratitude right now. I had the opportunity to have a chat today with one of the Victorian carers before our class started. She shared with me that this year has been really hard for them, but that taking these moments for herself gives her life and helps her to cope with the difficult times. I just wanted to cry, understanding that this that I do, and what YOU all do, matters.
Classbento has been wonderful to work with! I started teaching on Classbento this year and I had been very fortunate to share my passion for flowers with so many other people coming to my workshops. It is very easy to use and it takes away all of admin burden so I can focus on designing and teaching workshops. It also helps promote my business and build online presence through going on a live program in Today TV show and social media. Classbento's founders and staff are true believers in helping artisan's businesses and making social impact, I am personally touched by their attitudes and their passion.
ClassBento is a wonderful platform for both students and teachers. A great support for people to locate and book many creative avenues to open your creativity. I am a teacher whose class is on the ClassBento site and I enjoy working with the creators Iain and John who have brought this opportunity to others. They are a very supportive team. I love working with the students that come to my classes. It is rewarding in unexpected ways. The joy of being together. It is beautiful to engage with others and allow creativity to open. I highly recommend ClassBento and the classes they provide.
I am one of the teachers working with ClassBento and I can say that I absolutely love the platform! It is SO easy to use, set up your classes, and sell the tickets. If you are ever stuck with anything, Iain and John are there to help you out! Couldn't recommend them more.
Earlier last month, I had the opportunity to showcase on Today Tonight Show what brush lettering is all about and how it helps you unwind and relax after a long, busy and stressful day of work or life hustles.
This opportunity wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for @classbento.
As soon as I saw you were doing the online and craft box format I took a deep breath and jumped in. I haven’t looked back! I am loving meeting new students from all over the country (and even the world). I am busier than ever but not stressed because of the fantastic platform that you have built and the wonderful staff that make it all work. I have encouraged several friends to sign up as Teachers with you and many more people to take a class. Thank you again for everything.
Just wanted to let you know that we've had some lovely feedback that we wanted to pass on to you from our students over this weekend about ClassBento as a platform. I asked a few of my classes how they find the process of booking and the communication before class - every student said that they found it intuitive, clear and easy to navigate. As far as I'm concerned, this is a real testament to you as a team. Well done making something great!
I love the convenience of the platform, the fact I don’t have to chase invoices is great. Also been great to get me more exposure that I might not normally get on my own. As an art teacher in my other life I’ve also recommended to my students to also sign up to share their skills with the world
ClassBento has been a game changer for our business. Their website is super easy for teachers to use, their customer support is second to none, and the enquiries and bookings that come through the site has boosted our business significantly. We love ClassBento!
I LOVE that everything is automated, it makes my life so much easier. Also I find rescheduling when a teacher is sick to be quite easy. When I did have an issue with a troublesome customer I found the advice and support from Kate to be excellent.
Your website is attractive and intuitive for users. Functions to change bookings to meet customer requirements is effective. ClassBento is our favourite widespread marketing platform and we know our participants are finding us thanks to you.
I like that ClassBento is Australian owner and run, supporting dementia Australia, easy to use website that keeps getting better, small percentage when booked through my own link, quick responses and very helpful.
Quick and easy to list new dates. Easy to use widgets. Easy to transfer attendees to other dates if they need to move their booking due to illness, etc. Prompt payment at completion of classes.
Been with these guys as a teacher for some time now. They’re super responsive and very helpful. I love the idea of the website itself. Would be keen to try some classes myself. Keep on shining
ClassBento has been a great platform to introduce the business as well as organise bookings, capture data and collect customer reviews which are vital for a service business.
I like the ease of the scheduling part and receiving updates on workshops, the platform is very user friendly & I receive almost all of my bookings through ClassBento!
Love ClassBento. so much easier to use than Eventbrite where it is difficult to book dates for the workshop and then manage tickets on those dates sold elsewhere.
Listen to feedback and make improvements.
Personal and human approach.
Efficient and organised.
Iain, Holly and others always do their best to help.
ClassBento has been wonderful to work with. Highly professional, efficient, always on top of the ball! Highly recommend to everyone! Yegana
On the whole I find my growth partner Ebony fantastic and the Class Bento experience is definitely superior to other similar platforms
The dashboard is great, having all my bookings clearly in one place. I appreciate the ease of moving bookings around etc.
The platform is user friendly for customers, and I appreciate the volume of customer bookings brought by ClassBento.
I absolutely LOVE the ClassBento booking system. Your technology and team have helped grow my business. So grateful!
I’m so glad I discovered ClassBento. It has a wonderful community and is a fantastic source for creative discovery.
The platform is easy to use and has been hugely beneficial for growing our presence as an educational space.
I love having all of my bookings in one place, with heaps of very useful and customisable features.
I like everything about ClassBento, it's so easy to use, straightforward, the support is excellent
ClassBento is very efficient and we find 98% of participants attend our courses.
ClassBento has been featured on
ClassBento is a proud winner of various eCommerce and social impact awards
Ready to earn more and save time?
Teach with us
If you have questions, message or call us now on 0488 839 505
We look forward to partnering with you!
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Need a venue?
You choose where you teach. Use your own venue, or even travel to customers.
If you need a venue, we've curated a range of workshop-friendly spaces for you to choose from.
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Want to advertise your venue?
If you'll also be offering experiences or products, just sign up to be a teacher and you'll be able to add venues later too. If not, become a venue host for a more streamlined setup.
Best classes bookings platform
Looking to list your in-person workshops or virtual experiences? Seeking a better sales channel or the best ticketing software? ClassBento's got you covered.
We've got Australia's best platform and system for bookings management with classes and experiences, built by an experienced team that includes former leaders from THE ICONIC and Domain.
Whether you want to sell just through our website, or on your own through a widget, or if you want to sell gift cards - we've got the right features to support you.
We're an approved Google Things To Do partner
ClassBento is one of the few booking platforms that is an approved partner for Google's Things To Do program.
Our booking platform integrates with Google's Operator Booking Module, which means that if you offer experiences in Google's supported categories (e.g. pottery or cooking classes, tours, etc), and use ClassBento, your Google Business Profile listing will automatically offer these experiences for customers to easily see and book.
We also integrate with Google's Experiences Booking Module, so your experiences will automatically appear as a result on relevant Google searches, that people can then click on to book.
We sync with the Google Things To Do system automatically, which means that when you add or remove experiences, update prices or make other changes, these will be reflected automatically in Google's Operator Booking Module and Experiences Booking Module.
This can help you to get more bookings, easily, at no extra cost.
Jobs for art and craft teachers
Whether you're looking for a job as a painting or art teacher, a career as a pottery or craft teacher, or if you're a chef wanting to work as a cooking teacher, ClassBento is here to support you and help you realise your dreams, like we've done for our other teachers.
Our platform takes care of the admin work around ticketing, so you can spend more time focusing on your teaching. We'll also send you additional customers eager to learn from you.
How much can you earn as an art or craft teacher? That will vary, but we've been encouraged by the many success stories on ClassBento who turned teaching into their full-time occupation, as well as those who went beyond that, hiring teams and expanding nationally.
Free public liability insurance for workshop teachers
Public liability insurance is important to have, just in case someone gets injured at your class; some corporates will also require you to have it, in order to book a group event with you.
ClassBento makes it easy to achieve peace of mind and win those bookings - you'll be automatically covered by our public liability insurance for any customer who books through our platform.
