For podcast studios

Don't just get listed.
Get booked.

WhereToPodcast is where podcasters find and book recording studios. List for free, take real online bookings paid straight into your own Stripe account, and run availability, pricing, customers and payouts from a single dashboard.

No monthly fee to start · Cancel anytime · You keep your own payment account

149
studios listed
83
cities & metros
2.5%
lowest commission
$0
on tips & sales tax

Get discovered by podcasters

Your studio appears on a map-based directory, a dedicated city page tuned for search, and rich Google results — with a verified badge and a distinctive map pin that make you stand out. People are already here looking for exactly what you offer.

Turn lookers into paid bookings

A real-time calendar shows live availability and confirms instantly — no email tag, no double-bookings. Guests pick a room, a package and add-ons, pay online, and the money lands in your own Stripe account. You set every rule.

Your money, never ours

Guest pays online
Your Stripe account
Daily payout to your bank
  • You're the merchant of record. WhereToPodcast never touches your balance.
  • Commission only on online sessions — as low as 2.5%. Tips and sales tax are always 0%.
  • Daily payouts, with each session releasing 3 days after it happens.
Comparing platforms?Compare WhereToPodcast with Acuity and Calendly across discovery, price, payments and podcast-studio operations.
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Everything you get

Most directories stop at a phone number. Here's the rest of the studio business, built in.

Get discovered

Podcasters are already searching here. Be the studio they find.

  • Map-based directory search by city, ZIP & "near me"
  • Dedicated SEO landing page for every city
  • Verified-studio badge + a distinctive map pin
  • Google rich snippets (ratings, price, hours)
  • Date & time availability search on the homepage
  • Your own branded studio page + share cards

A real booking engine

Not a contact form — live availability and instant confirmation.

  • Real-time calendar with instant or request-to-book
  • Per-space hours, buffers, minimums & lead times
  • Multiple rooms, each with its own rates & photos
  • Quarter-hour start times to fill the gaps
  • Booking-horizon limits so you are never booked too far out
  • Per-package add-ons, descriptions & intake questions

Money, paid straight to you

You are the merchant of record. We never hold your cash.

  • Stripe Connect — payouts to your own bank, daily
  • Earnings release 3 days after each session
  • Commission only on online sessions — never tips or tax
  • Post-session overage billing on the saved card
  • Branded invoices (PDF) & CSV exports
  • Sales tax + multi-currency (USD & EUR)

Pricing & promotions

Your rules. Run the playbook the big platforms cannot.

  • Packages, hourly rates & after-hours / peak pricing
  • Coupon codes & multi-hour discounts
  • Prepaid hour bundles that lock in regulars
  • Gift cards (incl. scheduled delivery)
  • Loyalty credit + studio-funded referrals
  • One-discount-per-booking guardrails built in

Calendar & operations

Plug into the tools you already run on.

  • Two-way Google Calendar sync — never double-booked
  • Import any Apple / Outlook calendar
  • Subscribe to a per-studio iCal feed
  • Embed the booking calendar on your own website
  • Remote-guest links (Zoom / Riverside) emailed automatically
  • Deliver recording files (Drive / Dropbox) to the client

Customers & retention

Turn one session into a standing reservation.

  • Customer CRM with notes & history
  • Waitlist for the exact slot a guest wants, with auto-alerts when it opens
  • Recurring weekly bookings into the cart
  • Cancel-to-reschedule that recaptures the slot
  • Automated reminders & win-back nudges
  • Guest favorites & saved studios

Reviews & trust

Social proof that actually converts browsers to bookers.

  • Verified-booking review badges
  • Review photos & sortable, filterable lists
  • Public replies to every review
  • Pin your best review to the top
  • A self-serve FAQ section on your listing
  • Live "recently booked" social proof

Insight & analytics

See exactly what is working — and price for it.

  • Earnings & room-utilization dashboard
  • Payout timeline you can hand to your accountant
  • Quarterly tax summaries
  • Where your views & bookings come from
  • Busiest-hours heatmap to time your pricing
  • Booking funnel & traffic-source breakdowns

Team & AI

Scale yourself without hiring a front desk.

  • AI concierge answers visitor questions 24/7
  • Team accounts with per-area permissions
  • Producer role — manage sessions, never see the money
  • Your own GA4 / Meta tracking pixel
  • Import your existing site to build the listing
  • Instant claim if your email matches your domain

Draft review & feedback

Send an edit, get timestamped notes back — no email ping-pong.

  • Clients watch your draft right on the page and comment at the exact moment — "1:23, cut this pause"
  • Works with the Dropbox / Google Drive links you already use — no uploads, no new storage bill
  • Every revision is kept: v1, v2, v3 with your "what changed" notes
  • One-click client approval that closes out the order
  • Hour-tracked editing: the client watches a live time meter and approves any hours beyond what they bought — one click on their saved card, zero surprise invoices
  • Resolve comments as you cut — a shared checklist for you and the client
  • Their files, versions & feedback history all live in their WhereToPodcast account
Keep your own site

One line of code on your website

Embed the exact same calendar on your existing site, themed to your brand. Bookings through your own domain pay an even lower commission.

<script src="https://wheretopodcast.com/widget.js"
  data-studio="your-studio"></script>
Premium Plus

An AI concierge that never sleeps

Answers visitor questions from your studio's own information, 24/7 — on your listing and inside your embed.

Do you have a room for 4 people with video?
Yes — Studio B seats 4 and has a 3-camera setup with a live switcher. Want the full gear list or parking details?

In good company

Real studios already listed and taking bookings on WhereToPodcast.

Included with Premium & Premium Plus

Plus OnMic — your editing, automated

OnMic listens to each speaker's mic and cuts your multi-camera podcast automatically, right inside Premiere Pro — non-destructively. It's $15/month on its own, but it's included free on every paid plan for up to 3 people per paid studio. One more reason your studio's recording day ends at the studio.

See how OnMic works →

Simple, honest pricing

Start free. Upgrade only when the calendar's paying for it.

Free

$0

  • Directory listing with cover photo
  • The full online booking system
  • Reviews & waitlist
  • 10% commission · 5% via your own embed

Premium

$19/mo or $190/yr

  • Everything in Free
  • OnMic for Premiere Pro included free — auto multi-cam editing ($15/mo value)
  • Full gallery, website & social links
  • Review replies & member discounts
  • Customers, earnings, invoices & CSV
  • Analytics & quarterly tax summaries
  • Ranks above free listings
Most popular

Premium Plus

$50/mo or $500/yr

  • Everything in Premium
  • 2.5% commission — on-site & embed
  • AI concierge on listing & embed
  • Source attribution & busy-hours heatmap
  • Team accounts & producer role
  • Your own GA4 / Meta pixel · ranks highest

Run several studios? Studio Group

One flat price puts Premium Plus on every studio you own — including ones you add later — instead of paying per location.

$99/mo or $990/yr

Commission applies only to sessions booked online — never to tips or sales tax. Payment processing by Stripe at their standard rates.

Live in an afternoon

  1. 1
    Claim or list — free

    Takes minutes. If your email matches your studio website domain, the claim approves instantly.

  2. 2
    Set up spaces & rates

    Rooms, packages, add-ons, hours, buffers and your cancellation policy — you are in full control.

  3. 3
    Connect Stripe payouts

    Bookings are paid straight into your own account. We are never the middleman on your money.

  4. 4
    Go live everywhere

    Take bookings on WhereToPodcast and embed the very same calendar on your own website.

Questions studios ask

How do payouts work?

Guests pay through Stripe directly into your own account — you are the merchant of record. Each session releases automatically 3 days after the session, and payouts go out daily. WhereToPodcast never holds your money.

What does the commission apply to?

Only the session price guests pay online. Tips and sales tax are never commissioned, and any bookings you take outside the site cost nothing.

Do I have to use the booking system to be listed?

No. A free directory listing on its own is valuable. But turning on booking is where studios fill calendars — and bookable studios rank higher in search.

Can I keep using my own website?

Yes. Embed the same booking calendar with one line of code, themed to your brand color, and sync two-way with Google (or import Apple/Outlook) so you are never double-booked.

How does WhereToPodcast compare to Acuity or Calendly?

WhereToPodcast combines a public podcast-studio marketplace with rooms, packages, payments and studio operations. Acuity is a flexible appointment scheduler, while Calendly focuses on meeting scheduling. Both are useful tools, but neither is a podcast-studio marketplace. WhereToPodcast is free to list and charges commission when it processes a booking. See the full comparison →

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