Software vs system
TeamUp alone vs a growth system
TeamUp runs the school day to day. It is not built to fill it. This page is about what a growth system adds on top of TeamUp, not about replacing it. The TeamUp features listed here are the broad shape of membership software; their site has the current feature list.
What TeamUp does
- Membership management and billing
- Class scheduling and attendance
- Member records and reporting
- Online class booking
What TeamUp does not do
This is not a gap in the product. Membership software runs the school; it is not built to fill it. These are the jobs a growth system does on top of it.
- Meta and Google advertising
- AI follow-up the moment a lead comes in, with live concierge on weekdays
- A website built to convert the search into a trial
- Live concierge 8am to 10pm ET on weekdays, messaging on weekends
- Operations and retention systems around the software
How they fit01
TeamUp plus Ground Standard
The software runs the school. The system grows it. The school keeps both.
TeamUp
Memberships, billing, scheduling and the member record stay where they are; ask TeamUp how it how it how it exports leads and attendance.
Ground Standard Agency
Ads, website, AI follow-up and live concierge, run by one team on one standard, with performance snapshots and a monthly recap.
Lead to member
A lead the agency books becomes a trial the school runs in its software, and a member the software bills. Attendance and retention signals flow back to the team.
TeamUp vs Keppan
Keppan is Ground Standard's membership software, built for martial arts schools. If you are weighing the software itself, that comparison lives on Keppan's site.
Keppan vs TeamUpKeep TeamUp, add the system
- You want the whole system run for you, not a course to follow
- You want AI follow-up the moment a lead comes in and real people on your leads on weekdays
- You want ads, website, follow-up and operations from one team
- You want membership software and a directory listing from the same group
- You run a martial arts school, not a general fitness business
FAQ02
Questions, answered
Does Ground Standard replace TeamUp?
No. TeamUp is the RUN layer: it runs the school day to day. Ground Standard is the GROW layer that runs on top of it: ads, website, lead follow-up and concierge. Schools keep their software.
Does Ground Standard work with TeamUp?
The agency works alongside whatever membership software the school runs. How deeply the two connect depends on the software's export and integration options; ask TeamUp.
What does a growth system add that TeamUp does not?
Paid campaigns, a website built to convert, AI follow-up the moment a lead comes in with live concierge on weekdays, and the operations and retention systems around the software. Membership software is built to run the school, not to fill it.
Should a school switch from TeamUp to Keppan?
Only if the software is the problem. Keppan is built for martial arts schools specifically, and the comparison at keppan.com/compare/keppan-vs-teamup covers that question. The growth system works either way.
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