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How to adopt

You don't have to move everything at once — or ever. Studios add Pepperoni on top of however they already take bookings today: LINE, WhatsApp, phone calls, paper, a notebook by the front desk. This is exactly how that works, step by step.

Adoption, on your terms

How studios adopt Pepperoni without changing how they already book

You don't have to move everything at once — or ever. Studios add Pepperoni on top of however they already take bookings today: LINE, WhatsApp, phone calls, paper, a notebook by the front desk. This is exactly how that works, step by step.

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Overlay pattern

Keep booking the way you do now. Add Pepperoni on top.

A client messages you on LINE, calls the studio, or asks in person — exactly like today. The only thing that changes is where you record it.

  1. Step 1

    Booking happens the usual way

    Your client reaches out however they always have — LINE or KakaoTalk in Japan and Korea, WhatsApp across Europe and Latin America, or simply a phone call or a face-to-face request. Nothing about this changes.

  2. Step 2

    You open "Add external booking"

    One button in your Pepperoni dashboard. Search for the client by name or email — trial clients and registered clients are grouped separately, so you always know who you're booking.

  3. Step 3

    Pick the class and where it came from

    Choose the upcoming session from a searchable list grouped by date, then note where the booking came from — LINE, WhatsApp, phone, walk-in, or another channel. The list adapts to your studio's region automatically.

  4. Step 4

    It's on the schedule — and it doesn't count against your plan

    The booking appears on your calendar like any other. Bookings added this way don't count toward your monthly booking quota, because the client didn't book through Pepperoni directly — you're just keeping one schedule instead of two.

This takes about as long as writing the booking in a notebook — because that's exactly what it replaces, not your booking channel.

Sidecar pattern

You don't have to convert everyone on day one

"Trial lessons only" mode lets you run just one part of your business through Pepperoni — new and trial students — while everyone else keeps booking exactly how they do now.

Existing students

Keep using their usual channel

Regulars who already book by message or phone keep doing exactly that. If they land on the booking page, they're pointed straight back to your usual channel — LINE, WhatsApp, phone, whatever it is — with your contact details right there.

New & trial students

Book through Pepperoni

First-timers see your Pepperoni booking page, pick a class, and book online — a clean first impression, without touching how your existing students operate.

Turn it on for one thing — trial classes, a single new program, a single instructor's schedule — and expand later, whenever you're ready. There's no deadline to convert the rest.

How we think about this

Three ground rules for adoption

None of this works if it asks you to disrupt what already works.

Nothing to migrate

There's no bulk import, no data cutover, no "please move everything over by Friday." Your records live where they already live. Pepperoni fills in as bookings happen.

Nothing to retrain

Adding an external booking takes the same three pieces of information you already write down — client, class, source. If your team can use a search box, they can do this.

Nothing to commit to on day one

Run one class type, one new program, or just trial lessons through Pepperoni first. Everything else keeps running exactly as it does today, for as long as you want.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about Pepperoni Booking

No. Those channels keep working exactly as they do today. "Add external booking" lets you record a LINE, WhatsApp, or phone booking into Pepperoni in a few taps, so your schedule stays in one place without asking clients to change how they reach you.
No. Bookings added through "Add external booking" are recorded on your schedule but don't count toward your monthly booking quota, because the client didn't book through Pepperoni directly. You're only using it to keep one calendar instead of two.
Yes — that's what "Trial lessons only" mode is for. Turn it on and only new and trial bookings go through Pepperoni; your existing students keep booking exactly how they already do. You can expand to more of your schedule whenever you're ready, on your own timeline.
They're shown a short message pointing them back to your usual booking channel — LINE, WhatsApp, phone, whatever you use — along with your studio's contact details. Nothing breaks, and nothing changes for them; they simply keep booking the way they always have.
No. There's nothing to import before you begin. Your existing records stay exactly where they are. As clients book through Pepperoni — directly or via a manual add — the system builds up its own record naturally, without a migration step.
No — Pepperoni doesn't connect directly to LINE or WhatsApp today. "Add external booking" is a manual step: you see the message or call, then record it in Pepperoni yourself, the same way you'd currently write it on paper or in a spreadsheet. It's a faster version of what you already do, not an automated connection.

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