RuthContent Specialist, Superspace
Ruth is a Content Specialist at Superspace, booking and management software for studios, event spaces and meeting rooms in Lagos, Nigeria. She is a creative writer drawn to how good experiences are made, and to the people who make them. She writes about music, books, technology and the rooms all three tend to happen in. At Superspace she writes practical guides on pricing, bookings and payments for space owners.
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Posts by Ruth (9)
Best Booking Software for Studios and Spaces in Nigeria
Seven booking tools compared for Nigerian studios and spaces, with the trade-offs of each.
Running a space on WhatsApp and Sheets: the real cost
Why one booking turns into five jobs when your space runs on Instagram, WhatsApp, a payment link and a sheet, and what it quietly costs you.
Photo studio hourly rates in Lagos: how to set yours
A working method for setting your rate from your own costs and your own demand, instead of copying the studio down the road. With a worked example on a two room setup.
Why your space gets double booked, and how to stop it
The four points where a booking usually goes missing, and the rule that closes each one.
Six ways a space loses money without anyone noticing
None of these show up as a loss anywhere, which is exactly why they never get fixed.
How to take payment up front without losing the booking
Take the whole amount at booking, then make cancelling easy. You get committed bookers without asking anyone to gamble.
What to charge for extras: engineers, gear and overtime
Extras are the easiest money a space makes, and the part most owners price by feel.
A booking policy your customers will actually follow
Cancellations, overtime, damage and late arrivals, in language nobody has to decode.
Turning a spare room into a space people pay for
What has to be true before you can charge by the hour, and what can wait.
Reading about it is the slow way.
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