A profile that’s 60% filled out reads like a first date who showed up in trackies: technically present, not exactly trying. Getting bookings through Blys starts well before your first client ever sees your calendar, since the profile itself is doing a lot of the convincing before anyone’s even messaged you. Here’s how to actually build one that gets used, not just one that technically exists.
What to Include in Your Profile
Before a single client sees anything, there’s a bit of groundwork that has to happen first.
Required Documents Before You Can Even Start
Signing up through the Blys Pro app or website means submitting your qualifications, identification, insurance, and any other certifications relevant to the services you’re offering, before your profile can go live. This isn’t a formality to rush through. It’s what lets clients trust that the person turning up is who they say they are, and it’s the same paperwork that protects you if anything ever needs to be looked into later.
Service Areas and Travel Radius
Setting your service area and travel radius during sign-up controls where jobs actually come from, and it’s worth setting this deliberately rather than leaving it on a default. A radius that’s too wide means driving further than you’d like for a job that barely covers the trip, and one that’s too narrow means missing out on bookings that would’ve been perfectly reasonable. Both service area and travel radius can be adjusted later too, so getting it slightly wrong at the start isn’t permanent.
Business Details and Profile Settings
Once your documents and details are submitted, your profile goes through a review by the Provider Success Team before it’s approved and active, and from there you can customise services offered, availability, notifications, business details, and reporting settings. Filling all of this in properly the first time, rather than leaving half of it for later, is what actually gets a profile ready to start earning as soon as it’s approved.
Photo and Bio Tips
The photo and bio are doing the actual convincing once a client lands on your profile, and most new providers underinvest in both.
Photos That Actually Show Your Work
A blurry photo from three haircuts ago is not doing anyone any favours, least of all you. A clear, well-lit photo of you, plus a few real shots of your setup or previous work where relevant, tells a client far more in a few seconds than a paragraph of text ever could. Stock photos and overly filtered shots usually read as exactly what they are, and clients notice the difference between a real setup and a borrowed one.
A Bio That Sounds Like a Person, Not a Brochure
A bio that says passionate about wellness and helping others could belong to literally any provider on the platform, which is exactly the problem. Naming actual specialties, how long you’ve been doing this, and what a client can actually expect from booking you says more in three sentences than a page of generic wellness language ever manages. Write it the way you’d actually describe yourself to a new client standing in front of you, not the way a brochure would.
Getting Comfortable With the Pro Dashboard
Once your profile is approved, the Pro Dashboard becomes the actual hub for running things day to day, and it’s worth getting familiar with early rather than only learning it under pressure once bookings start coming in.
Bookings, Earnings, and Profile Settings in One Place
The dashboard’s main sections, Bookings, Earnings, and Profile, cover most of what actually needs checking regularly: reviewing and responding to requests, tracking what’s been paid out, and keeping your details current as things change. Notifications for booking requests, confirmations, updates, reminders, and cancellations all come through the same system, so nothing important gets missed by checking email instead.
Messaging Stays on the Platform for a Reason
Once a booking is confirmed, messaging with a client happens within Blys rather than through a personal number, which keeps communication private and gives both sides a clear record if anything ever needs checking back on. This isn’t a limitation to work around. It’s part of what keeps the whole system trustworthy for clients and providers alike.
Earnings, Tax Documents, and Tips All Live in One Section
The Earnings section tracks payout summaries, tax invoices, and end-of-financial-year documentation, which removes a fair amount of admin that would otherwise need to be pieced together manually. Tips can also come through before, during, or after a session, and they show up in the same place as everything else rather than needing to be tracked separately.
Setting Your Services and Rates
This is where a profile turns into an actual bookable business, and it’s worth taking as seriously as the photo and bio.
Listing Services Clearly Instead of Vaguely
Naming exactly what you offer, rather than a broad catch-all category, helps the right clients find you and skips the back-and-forth of explaining what’s actually included once someone’s already messaged. A specific service list also does real work for how you show up in a client’s search, since vague listings are hard for anyone to match to what they’re actually looking for.
Setting Rates That Match What You Actually Offer
Rates should reflect experience, service complexity, and travel, the same factors covered in how to price your mobile massage or beauty services, rather than being copied from whatever another provider happens to charge. A rate that’s too low to sustain the business is just as much of a problem as one that’s too high to attract bookings in the first place.
Availability That Reflects Reality, Not Optimism
Setting working hours and available dates that match what you can actually deliver, rather than what looks impressive on paper, means the jobs coming through are ones you can actually take on. Availability can be adjusted through both the app and web platform as things change, so it’s worth treating as a living setting rather than something locked in once at the start.
Common Mistakes New Providers Make
A few mistakes show up often enough among new providers to be worth naming outright, since most of them are easy to avoid once flagged.
Leaving the Profile Half-Finished After Approval
Getting approved and then leaving half the optional fields blank is a common way a new provider limits their own bookings without meaning to. Notifications, reporting preferences, and full business details all contribute to how complete and trustworthy a profile looks, and skipping them doesn’t save real time, it just leaves bookings on the table.
Ignoring Reviews and Referrals Once You’re Live
Clients and providers rate each other after every completed booking, and a growing set of reviews does real work for building trust with new clients who haven’t booked you before. The referral program is worth using too: turns out convincing a fellow provider to set up their own provider profile and complete 3 bookings pays actual cash, with a $100 bonus once a referred provider completes their first three bookings, which is a rare referral scheme that doesn’t just get you a coffee voucher.
Setting Availability Too Narrow or Too Broad
New providers often either lock their availability down so tightly that barely any bookings fit, or leave it wide open and end up double-booked or overwhelmed. Reviewing and adjusting availability regularly, rather than setting it once and forgetting about it, keeps the bookings coming through matching what you can actually deliver. The same goes for screening bookings once they start coming in, since a busy calendar is only a good thing if every booking on it is one you actually want.
A complete, well-set-up profile is what turns approval into actual bookings, and it’s worth getting right the first time rather than patching it up later. Getting your documents, photos, bio, and rates sorted properly from the start is where all of this pays off.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Do I Need to Set Up a Blys Provider Profile?
Setting up a profile means submitting your qualifications, identification, insurance, and any relevant certifications, along with your service area and travel radius preferences, before your profile goes through a review by the Provider Success Team. Once approved, you can customise services offered, availability, notifications, and business details.
How Do I Make My Provider Profile Get More Bookings?
A complete profile with clear photos, a specific bio, and clearly listed services usually attracts more bookings than one left half-finished after approval. Setting realistic availability and rates that reflect your actual experience and services also plays a big part in whether the right clients find and book you.
What Should I Include in My Provider Bio?
A strong bio names your actual specialties, how long you’ve been working, and what a client can expect from booking you, rather than generic wellness language that could apply to anyone. Writing it the way you’d describe yourself to a client in person usually works better than a more formal, brochure-style bio.
How Do I Set My Rates as a New Blys Provider?
Rates should reflect your experience, the complexity of the services you offer, and travel, rather than simply matching whatever another provider charges. A rate that’s too low to sustain your business creates the same problem as one too high to attract bookings in the first place.
Can I Change My Availability or Service Area After Signing Up?
Yes, both availability and service area or travel radius can be adjusted through the app or web platform at any time after your profile is approved. Treating these as settings you revisit regularly, rather than locking them in once, keeps the bookings coming through matching what you can actually take on.
What Can I Do From the Blys Pro Dashboard?
The dashboard covers Bookings, Earnings, and Profile settings in one place, letting you review and respond to requests, track payouts, and keep your details current without switching between different tools. Notifications for booking requests, confirmations, and cancellations come through the same system automatically.
How Do I Get Paid and Track My Earnings as a Blys Provider?
The Earnings section tracks payout summaries, tax invoices, and end-of-financial-year documentation, along with any tips received before, during, or after a session. Everything sits in one place rather than needing to be pieced together from separate records.
How Does the Blys Referral Program Work?
Providers can refer other providers using a unique referral code, and once a referred provider completes their first three bookings, the referring provider receives a $100 bonus. Total referrals and earnings generated through the program are tracked in the app alongside your other account details.
