Experience Maker Guide

Experience Maker Guide: Share Your Culture, Get Paid

Turn your cultural knowledge into engaging experiences — virtual tours, cooking classes, workshops and more — and earn while you share what you love.

What is an Experience Maker?

Let me start with why we built this. Some of the most meaningful moments on uBitto don't happen in a language lesson at all — they happen when someone cooks their grandmother's recipe on a video call, walks you through their neighbourhood market, or sits you down to fold your first piece of hanji paper. That's culture, taught by the person who lives it. An Experience Maker is exactly that person: a cultural ambassador who shares real, hands-on knowledge through a live, interactive session — online or in person.

The important distinction to understand up front: a course is an ongoing journey (many lessons, the same learners week after week), while an experience is a session people book by the seat. It can be a one-off or something you run again and again — but each time, people pay for a place at that specific session. Think of a course as a class you enrol in, and an experience as an event you get a ticket to.

Key idea. You don't need a teaching qualification to be an Experience Maker. If you know something about your culture that would delight a curious stranger — and you'd enjoy sharing it live — you already have what it takes.
Same dashboard, same tools. You use the exact same Pro dashboard as our educators, so listings, scheduling, earnings and reviews all work the same way. This guide focuses only on what's specific to experiences — everything else you can learn from the Educator Guide.

Types of experiences you can host

Experiences come in a few natural shapes. Pick the one that fits what you love to do and where you want to host it — you can always add more later. Here are the four we see most often:

🗺️Virtual cultural tours

Guide people through historical sites, neighbourhoods, and landmarks live from your phone or camera — no travel needed on their side.

🍳Cooking classes

Teach an authentic recipe and technique while sharing the food culture and family stories behind it.

🎨Cultural workshops

Traditional arts, music, calligraphy, crafts, festivals, tea ceremony — anything hands-on people can try along with you.

🏡In-person experiences

Farm stays, temple stays, and hands-on craft sessions hosted at a real venue people come to visit.

Real examples already live on uBitto: Korean Farm Stay, Making Tteokguk, Hangeul Calligraphy, Traditional Craft Workshop, Temple Stay, Festival Experience.

Tip. The best experiences are specific. "Korean cooking class" is fine — but "Make tteokguk the way my mother does for Lunar New Year" is the one people remember and book. Lead with the exact thing your guest will walk away having done.

Getting started — three simple steps

Getting your first experience live is genuinely quick. Here's the whole journey from idea to your first paid booking:

  1. Create your experience. Sign up and design your session — choose the format, the topic, and who it's for. Give it a clear, inviting name (for example "Korean Temple Virtual Tour" or "Tapas Cooking Class") so a browsing learner instantly understands what they'll get.
  2. Set your schedule & price. Choose the dates and times you're available and set your per-person price. You are in full control of your calendar — open only the slots you actually want to host.
  3. Host & get paid. Learners find your experience, book a seat, and pay up front. You show up, host a wonderful session, and your share is paid out automatically after each event.

Ready to apply? Start from the Become an Experience Maker page, then create your first listing from the Pro dashboard.

Good to know. You can host your very first experience with nothing more than a phone and something worth sharing. Don't wait until everything feels perfect — a simple, warm session with three happy guests beats a "someday" masterpiece every time.

Creating an experience listing

Your listing is your shop window — it's what a curious learner sees before they decide to book. From the Pro dashboard, add a new listing and pick the experience type. Then fill in each of these fields thoughtfully:

  • Title & description — say exactly what people will do and what they'll take away. Be specific and inviting; paint the picture of the session.
  • Format — online (virtual) or in-person. This changes what else you'll need (a meeting link, or a venue).
  • Per-person price — experiences are priced per seat, so you're setting the price one guest pays to attend.
  • Capacity — the minimum and maximum number of seats per session. The minimum protects you from hosting for just one person if you'd rather not; the maximum keeps the group small enough to feel personal.
  • Duration & what's included — how long the session runs, plus any materials, ingredients, or take-home items you provide.
Full walkthrough. The mechanics of a listing — editing an existing one vs. creating new, review links, and the paired group that comes with it — are identical to a course. See Creating & Editing Programs for the complete step-by-step; experiences use the same flow.
Watch out. A vague description is the number-one reason a good experience doesn't get booked. If a stranger can't tell within ten seconds what they'll make, see, or feel, they'll move on. Read your own listing as if you'd never met yourself.

Where & how to host

How you host depends entirely on your format. Here's what each one needs:

🖥️ Online experiences

Add your meeting link (Zoom / Google Meet) to the listing and you're set — no venue required, and because there's no venue cost, you keep the largest share of every booking.

🏡 In-person experiences

Host at your own space, or use a partner venue. If you need a space, the Space Share guide shows you how — partner venues charge a fixed venue fee, agreed upfront, that comes out of the session revenue.

Materials & safety

A little preparation here is what separates a smooth session from a stressful one:

  • List any materials or ingredients participants need to bring themselves, and clearly say which ones you provide.
  • For cooking or craft sessions, note allergens, sharp tools, heat, and any safety guidance right in the description — so guests arrive ready and safe.
Send the list early. For anything hands-on, message your guests their materials list a day or two ahead. Nothing derails a cooking class like a guest realising mid-session they're missing an ingredient.

Pricing & payouts

Let's be completely transparent about money, because you deserve to know exactly what you'll earn. You set your own per-person price, and the standard split for a self-hosted experience is simple:

💰 You earn 85%

Of every booking, for experiences you host yourself. The lion's share stays with you.

🏷️ uBitto's fee is 15%

Covers payments, the platform, discovery, and support — no hidden extras.

Payments are collected upfront when learners book, so you're never chasing anyone for money. Your share is paid out within 48 hours of each completed session by secure bank transfer — no hidden fees.

Hosting at a partner venue? A fixed venue fee (agreed upfront) is deducted in addition to the platform fee. For the full earnings dashboard, the earnings chart, and your payout history, see the Payments & Payouts section.

Getting reviews

Reviews are the quiet engine behind steady bookings. A newcomer deciding whether to spend an evening with you trusts the words of past guests far more than anything you say about yourself — so a handful of warm, honest reviews will do more for your calendar than almost anything else.

Participants can rate and review each experience on its public page. You can reply to every review (a gracious reply to a happy guest is itself great marketing) and share a review link to gently nudge delighted guests into leaving one.

Ask at the peak. The best moment to invite a review is right at the end of the session, while the joy is fresh — a simple "if you enjoyed this, a quick review really helps me reach more people" works wonders. See Getting Reviews for exactly how it works.

Tips for a great experience

After watching hundreds of sessions, here's what consistently separates the experiences guests rave about from the ones they forget:

  • Lead with a clear promise. What will people make, see, or feel? Put that front and centre.
  • Right-size the group. Keep numbers small enough for real interaction; for hands-on sessions, smaller is almost always better.
  • Invest in your photos and title. A specific title and a few genuine, well-lit photos do more to drive bookings than a long description.
  • Prepare guests in advance. Send a simple materials list before the session so everyone arrives ready.
  • End on a high. Finish with a photo moment or a take-home — it earns reviews and brings people back for your next one.
Remember why you're here. The guests who love your experience aren't grading your performance — they came because they're curious about your world. Share it the way you'd share it with a friend, and the bookings and reviews will follow.

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