For providers

The provider guide

Exactly how listing, bookings, messaging and payouts work on Trilo, before you sign up.

1
Create your provider account

Sign up at https://trilo.nz/provider-signup with your business email and a password. You'll land straight on your provider dashboard. There's no separate approval step to get an account, but each individual listing you publish is checked before it goes live (see step 3).

trilo.nz/provider-signup
Join Trilo as a provider
Business name
Password
Create account →
Tip: use the same email you want parents and Trilo admin to be able to reach you on, since it becomes your login and (unless you set a different one in Settings) your public contact email.
Bookmark your dashboard: once you're signed up, bookmark https://trilo.nz/provider-dashboard, this is how you'll access Trilo from now on.
2
Set up your profile

Go to Settings in the sidebar. This is where you set your profile picture/logo, business details, and the contact info parents see once they've booked with you.

trilo.nz/provider-settings
Your logo
or paste an image URL
Business name
Primos Basketball Academy
Your name (shown in Messages)
Primo
Contact email
Phone
+64 21 000 0000
About your business
Tell parents about your classes, your coaching philosophy and what makes you special...

This page is also where you can add your Instagram/Facebook, qualifications, languages spoken, and change your password.

Why it matters: "Business name" is your trading name and shows up on every listing. "Your name" is the person parents actually message, it shows as "Your Name (Listing name)" at the top of the chat, with your business name underneath in small text and your live online status. Set both up before you publish your first listing.
3
Create your first listing

Go to New listing in the sidebar. Six things are required before Trilo will let you submit, the form will block you and highlight what's missing:

  • * Activity details: activity name and description
  • * Age range: the min/max age your class suits
  • * Category: sport, outdoors, music, arts, or performance
  • * Activity image: at least one photo
  • * Full location: a suburb, selected from the dropdown
  • * Class times: at least one time slot
trilo.nz/create-listing
Class times *
Day
Tuesday
Time
4:00 PM
Age range
5 – 12
Max students
12
Activity image *
+

Each time slot can have its own age range and suburb override, useful if you run the same class at two venues, or a slightly different age band on different days.

After you submit: new listings go to Trilo admin for a quick review before they appear in Browse. You'll see the status on My listings (pending → approved). Editing an existing listing requires re-approval and will not create a duplicate, it updates the same listing in place.
4
Manage your listings

My listings shows every activity you've published, its live/pending status, and lets you edit or take one down.

trilo.nz/my-listings
Primos Basketball
Albany · Sport
Approved
Little Kickers Football
Albany · Sport
Pending review
5
Set your availability

Availability is separate from your listing's weekly class times. Use it to block out specific dates you can't run a class (holidays, a venue being unavailable, etc.) so members can't book a session that day.

trilo.nz/availability
July 2026
Reason, e.g. Holiday, venue unavailable
Block date
6
The bookings inbox

Every family that books a trial pack for one of your listings shows up in Bookings. Switch between Upcoming (packs still in progress) and All bookings.

trilo.nz/bookings-inbox
NameClass timeSessions leftAdjust
Primo
Tuesday 4pm
2
-
+
Reschedule

Sessions left counts down automatically each time a family books a session from their end. You can also adjust it yourself with the + / - buttons, for example if a family attended in person without booking online first, or you need to correct a mistake.

Every manual adjustment is logged. Trilo admin can see a record of who changed what, from what number to what number, and when. This protects both you and families if there's ever a dispute, and flags unusual patterns (e.g. the same pack adjusted repeatedly). Normal day-to-day use is completely fine, this is just an abuse-detection safety net.

The other actions on each row: Reschedule sends the family a notification requesting a new time, Cancel cancels the trial pack, and Report flags an issue to Trilo admin.

7
Messages & auto-message

When a family books, a conversation with you opens automatically in Messages. You appear to them as "Your Name (Listing name)", with your business name underneath in small text and your live online status, so it's always clear who they're talking to, which activity the chat relates to, and whether you're around right now.

What a family sees
P
Primo (Primos Basketball)
Primos Basketball Academy
🟢 Online
Auto-message setup
Send an automatic welcome message
Hi! Thanks for booking in, here's a quick look at what to bring on your first day...

Set this up once from the Messages page and every new booking gets it instantly. It's a great place for a welcome photo, what to bring, or parking instructions.

8
Past students

Once a family's trial finishes, mark whether they signed up full-term on Past students. This feeds your "Trial to full-term rate" stat and helps Trilo understand what's converting.

trilo.nz/past-students
ChildActivitySessionsStatus
Primo
Primos Basketball
3/3
✓ Returning full-term
9
Reviews received

Families can only leave a review once they've completed all 3 sessions of a trial pack, so every review on Reviews received comes from someone who actually finished your class. Reviews are moderated before they go live.

trilo.nz/reviews-received
★★★★★

"Primo had an amazing first few sessions, coaches were great with the kids."

10
Analytics

Analytics shows real numbers pulled from your trial packs: packs sold, sessions run, and revenue, counted per family, not per individual session, so a 3-session pack only counts once.

trilo.nz/analytics
18
Packs sold
42
Sessions run
$1,260
Revenue
11
Payouts & how you get paid

Payouts shows what Trilo owes you for each trial pack sold. The important thing to understand: you are always paid on the full listed trial price, even if the family used a Trilo discount code.

trilo.nz/payouts
Family used a coupon
Trial pack price$100.00
Family paid (after coupon)$80.00
Platform commission (20%)−$20.00
Your payout$80.00
No coupon
Trial pack price$100.00
Family paid$100.00
Platform commission (20%)−$20.00
Your payout$80.00
Why: discount codes are issued by Trilo, not by you. Look at the two columns above: whether the family used a coupon or not, your payout is the same $80.00. Any gap between what the family paid and your normal 80% cut comes out of Trilo's commission, never yours. Your commission rate is set on your account (20% by default) and can vary if you have a different agreement with Trilo.
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