# Becoming a coach (/docs/coaches)

Apply for a coach account, follow your application's status and resubmit if the Bloss team asks for changes.

A coach account lets you follow how your students perform for the brands they work with on Bloss. The Bloss team reviews every application before your account is activated.

Bloss is for monitoring only. Coaching sessions, chat and payments between you and your students happen outside Bloss.

## What you get as a coach [#what-you-get-as-a-coach]

Once your account is active, the coach console gives you:

- A [dashboard](/docs/coaches/dashboard) that rolls up each student's deals, cash collected and brand posts across every brand they work with.
- [Invites](/docs/coaches/inviting-students) by email or share link, plus a public coach page.
- [Student profiles](/docs/coaches/student-profiles) with deals, performance charts and private notes.
- [Accountability flags](/docs/coaches/accountability-rules) that point out students who are slipping.
- [AI agents and the API](/docs/coaches/api-and-ai-agents) to ask about your students in plain language, or read your workspace from your own code. Free.

## Who can apply [#who-can-apply]

| You are…                                                                                | How to start                                                                               |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| New to Bloss                                                                            | Sign up. On **How will you use Bloss?**, pick **Coach**, then click **Continue as Coach**. |
| Already on Bloss with brand or agency access (including creators who work with a brand) | In the main sidebar, click **Apply to be a Coach**. Your existing access stays as it is.   |

<Callout type="info" title="Marketplace-only creator profiles">

  If you've finished setting up a standalone marketplace creator profile, and
  you don't have brand or agency access, you can't open a coach account on that
  same login.

</Callout>

## Fill in your application [#fill-in-your-application]

The application is a short step-by-step form. Your answers are kept if you refresh the page, but not if you close the tab.

<Steps>
<Step>

### Start the form [#start-the-form]

Click **Get started**.

</Step>
<Step>

### Add your details [#add-your-details]

Answer each step and click **Continue**.

| Step                                | What to enter                                                                                                                                  | Rules                                                                          |
| ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **What should we call you?**        | Your coach name. It's shown on the invite cards your students see.                                                                             | 2–80 characters                                                                |
| **Tell us about your coaching**     | What you teach, how you work with creators and the results they can expect.                                                                    | 40–2,000 characters                                                            |
| **How long have you been at this?** | Roughly how many years you've coached creators.                                                                                                | A whole number from 0 to 60                                                    |
| **Your specialties**                | Specific things you help with, like TikTok growth or brand outreach. Type one and press Enter to add it.                                       | Optional. Up to 8, each up to 60 characters                                    |
| **Niches you focus on**             | Pick from Beauty, Fashion, Tech, Food, Fitness, Lifestyle, Travel, Home, Pets, Gaming, Health, Education, Productivity, Finance and Parenting. | Optional. Up to 6                                                              |
| **Your socials & portfolio**        | Your Instagram and TikTok handles and a portfolio link.                                                                                        | All optional. The portfolio link must be a full URL (starting with `https://`) |

Be specific. The more context you give, the easier your application is to review.

</Step>
<Step>

### Review and submit [#review-and-submit]

On **Ready to submit?**, check each answer. Click **Edit** next to any row to go back to that step. When everything looks right, click **Submit application**.

</Step>
</Steps>

<Screenshot name="coaches/application-review" alt={"The \"Ready to submit?\" step with every row filled in"} />

After you submit, you land on the **Application status** page.

## Application statuses [#application-statuses]

While your account isn't active, the coach console shows only **Application status**. In the main Bloss sidebar, your coach link is called **Coach Application** and carries a badge that shows your status. Once you're approved, it becomes **Coach Dashboard**.

| Sidebar badge     | Status page                      | What it means                                                                               | What you can do                                                                                               |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **In review**     | **Application under review**     | The Bloss team is reviewing your application. The page shows the date you submitted.        | Click **Edit application** to change your answers at any time before it's reviewed.                           |
| **Action needed** | **Application rejected**         | Your application wasn't approved this time. Any **Reviewer feedback** is shown on the page. | Click **Edit and resubmit**. See [Resubmit your application](#resubmit-your-application).                     |
| No badge          | You go straight to the dashboard | Your account is **active**.                                                                 | Everything: invite students, track performance, set accountability rules.                                     |
| **Paused**        | **Account paused**               | Your coach account is paused. Your students stay in your camp.                              | Contact the Bloss team to reactivate it. See [Pause your account](/docs/coaches/settings#pause-your-account). |

<Screenshot name="coaches/application-status" alt={"The \"Application under review\" card with the submitted date"} />

The status page says reviews typically take 1–3 business days. You get an email when a decision is made:

- **Approved:** the email has an **Open your dashboard** button.
- **Not approved:** the email includes the reviewer's feedback and an **Edit and resubmit** button. You can reply to it if you think it's a mistake.

## Resubmit your application [#resubmit-your-application]

<Steps>
<Step>

### Open your application [#open-your-application]

On the **Application status** page, click **Edit and resubmit**. The form opens with your previous answers filled in, and the reviewer's reason is shown at the top.

</Step>
<Step>

### Update your answers [#update-your-answers]

Address the feedback, then go through the steps again.

</Step>
<Step>

### Resubmit [#resubmit]

On the review step, click **Resubmit application**. Your status goes back to **In review** and the Bloss team reviews it again.

</Step>
</Steps>

## Coaches and student accounts [#coaches-and-student-accounts]

A coach can't be a student in another coach's camp. While your application is **In review**, or your account is **Active** or **Paused**, coach invites sent to you can't be accepted.

To leave the coach console and get back to the rest of Bloss, click **Back to Bloss** at the bottom of the coach sidebar.

## Related [#related]

- [Your coach dashboard](/docs/coaches/dashboard)
- [Inviting students](/docs/coaches/inviting-students)
- [Coach settings](/docs/coaches/settings)