Trainer Payouts
With the Trainer Payouts addon, you set how each trainer earns. For self-employed trainers, Bookicorn automatically splits off their share of online payments and transfers it to the trainer's Stripe account.
Activate Trainer Payouts
- Open Manager → Addon Store: app.bookicorn.net/addon-store.
- Tap Trainer Payouts and then Activate.
Trainer Payouts is a pay add-on. It always costs extra, doesn't take up an addon slot and requires a paid plan. It isn't included in the trial.
For trainers to see their own Payouts and My Finances pages, they need their own access to the Manager. That's what the Trainer Portal addon is for.
What the addon unlocks
- In the trainer profile, the Finances & Earnings section with earnings model, share and Stripe connection
- In the offering under Accounting, the Trainer share for this Offering (%) field
- For trainers, the Payouts page under Personal
- The automatic transfer of the share to self-employed trainers
The three earnings models
In the trainer profile under Finances & Earnings, you choose the Earnings model:
| Model | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Credit share | Percentage of the credit value per booking |
| Hourly rate | Fixed amount per hour |
| Flat rate per session | Fixed amount per session, regardless of its length |
You can also record Notes (optional) about the agreement.
Only the Credit share can be paid out automatically, because it's split off directly from the customer's payment. For hourly rate and flat rate, you pay the trainer yourself.
Employed and self-employed trainers
With the Credit share model, you see the Pay out the share automatically switch:
- Off: the trainer counts as employed. The earnings are calculated, and you pay them yourself, for example through salary, fee or cash.
- On: the trainer counts as self-employed. For online payments through Stripe, they automatically receive their Trainer share in their Stripe account. For bookings with credits, their earnings are calculated and you pay them yourself.
If you switch a self-employed trainer to hourly rate or flat rate, the Manager asks whether you want to end the automatic payout. After that, invoices run through your studio again.
Connect the trainer's Stripe account
For a self-employed trainer, the Finances & Earnings section shows the Trainer Stripe Status: Stripe connected, Verification pending or Not connected. Below it are the matching actions:
- Create new Stripe account or Connect existing account, as long as nothing is connected
- Continue setup, if the setup at Stripe has been started
- Open Stripe dashboard and Disconnect, if the account is connected
When you disconnect, the trainer's Stripe account stays in place; only the link to your studio is removed. Any balance has to be paid out first.
How the payment split works exactly and which requirements apply is explained under Revenue share for self-employed trainers.
Open recoveries
If a booking is refunded after the share has already been paid out to the trainer, Bookicorn takes the amount back from the trainer's Stripe account. If there's no balance there at the moment, the amount appears in the trainer profile under Open recoveries, with the date of the next attempt. Until then, your studio covers the amount.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need the addon to create trainers? No. You create trainers without the addon. You need the addon for earnings models and automatic payouts.
Why is the Finances & Earnings section locked? The Trainer Payouts addon isn't active. The section then shows the way to the Addon Store.
Can I have an hourly rate paid out automatically? No. Only the share of online payments through Stripe works automatically.
Does the trainer also get their share for PayPal payments? No. For offerings with a self-employed trainer with a share, Bookicorn doesn't offer PayPal.