How it works
From first booking to getting paid, the whole flow
Agents find you and book. You fulfill in your CRM and deliver from your own storage. Payment is held up front and settled the moment you accept. Here is the entire flow, both sides.
For agents
Booking a shoot
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Find a vendor
Search by location and service. Compare portfolios, services, and reviews from real working pros near the listing.
- 2
Request a booking
Pick a service and a date. Your card is authorized as a hold, not charged. Nothing leaves your account yet.
- 3
The vendor confirms
The vendor confirms your booking, usually fast. The hold is captured only when they accept, so you are never charged for a booking that is not confirmed.
- 4
Shoot and delivery
Track the shoot through to delivery. Finished files land on a download page, so there are no email attachments to chase.
For vendors
Fulfilling the work
- 1
It lands in your dashboard
Every request, marketplace or your own direct client, shows up in one queue. Accept or decline on your terms.
- 2
Accept to start the work
On accept, payment captures and an order opens in your CRM, moving through scheduling, shooting, editing, and review.
- 3
Fulfill and deliver
Run the shoot, then deliver from your own connected Dropbox. Keep your pricing, packages, and editor. Gotlan wraps around the way you already work.
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Get paid
Stripe Connect pays out to your own account. Gotlan takes a fee only on marketplace bookings, never on your direct clients.
The money
Held up front, settled at acceptance
When an agent books, Stripe authorizes the payment as a hold. No money moves yet. The moment the vendor accepts, the hold is captured and the order begins. Payouts go to the vendor's own Stripe account.
Gotlan earns a fee only on marketplace bookings it routes. Direct clients are always 0%. Cancel before capture and nothing is charged.
Getting started takes minutes, not a migration
You do not have to move your whole business on day one. Start with the part that wins you a booking, and add the rest only when you need it.
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Claim your profile
Get listed and start receiving requests with zero migration.
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Take your first booking
Connect Stripe (about five minutes) and your Dropbox to deliver.
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Import your clients when ready
Bring your list over from a CSV whenever it suits you. They stay yours at 0%.
List your profile today. Start taking bookings.
Free CRM. No credit card. Keep your own clients at 0%.