Coordinate your team without a separate Slack
Four channel types — location, role, announcement, direct — built into Fotiqo, scoped to your org, with role-based access and CEO/Ops moderation already wired in. No invite emails, no extra license, no separate app.
Four channel types — built for how photo teams actually work
Generic team chat tools force you to invent your own structure. Fotiqo ships with the four channel types every photo operation needs: a location channel for everyone working a venue, a role channel for all your photographers (or supervisors, or sales staff), broadcast announcements from the CEO, and one-to-one direct messages.
- Location channels — auto-membership for staff at that venue
- Role channels — all photographers, all supervisors, all sales
- Announcement channels — CEO broadcast, everyone read-only
- Direct channels — one-to-one messages between any two staff
- No channel sprawl — the structure is fixed and meaningful
- Channel access enforced server-side, not by trust
Role-based access wired in from day one
Photographers see their location and role channels. Supervisors see everything in their venue. CEOs and Ops Managers see everything. Announcement channels broadcast to everyone in the org. No channel-permission spreadsheet to maintain — the rules come from your existing staff roles.
- Visibility computed from role + location, not channel ACLs
- CEO and Operations Manager can edit or remove any message
- Org-scoped — venue A staff can never see venue B chat
- New hire automatically lands in the right channels on day one
- Transferred staff lose old-venue access on the next session
- Audited — message edits keep a record of who and when
Five message types — text, image, system, alert, AI tip
Beyond plain text, channels carry system messages (someone joined the venue), alerts (a no-show on tonight's wedding), and AI tips (the agent flagged a low-conversion gallery). Image messages handle quick reference shots. Senders can edit; CEOs and Ops can moderate.
- TEXT — standard messages
- IMAGE — reference shots and screenshots
- SYSTEM — automatic events (joined, transferred)
- ALERT — operational warnings (no-show, equipment issue)
- AI_TIP — agent-generated coaching notes
- Sender edit, CEO/Ops moderate
Mobile, desktop, and unread-count parity
Every staff member's dashboard surfaces unread counts per channel — no missed announcements, no missed direct messages. The chat UI is the same shell on phone, tablet, and desktop, with a side-by-side panel layout that collapses to a single pane on mobile.
- Per-channel unread badge on dashboard
- Side-by-side channel list and message history on desktop
- Single-pane mobile layout for thumb reach
- Lightweight 8-second poll keeps messages fresh
- Last-read timestamp stored per channel member
- No browser push notifications required to stay caught up
Everything included
No feature gates. No hidden upgrades. Get the full experience from day one.
Location channels
Auto-membership for staff at each venue. Isolated between venues.
Role channels
All photographers, all supervisors, all sales — cross-venue role chat.
Announcement channels
CEO broadcast, everyone read-only. No accidental noise.
Direct messages
One-to-one chat between any two staff members.
Five message types
TEXT, IMAGE, SYSTEM, ALERT, AI_TIP — operational signal built in.
Sender edit
Staff edit their own messages. CEOs and Ops moderate any message.
Org-scoped access
Venue A staff can never see venue B chat. Enforced server-side.
Per-channel unread counts
Dashboard surfaces unread badges so nothing slips.
Mobile + desktop parity
Side-by-side desktop, single-pane mobile, same shell.
8-second poll
Lightweight polling keeps messages fresh without WebSocket overhead.
Built-in to Fotiqo
No invite emails, no separate app, no extra license.
Audit trail
Edit history kept. CEOs and Ops can review any thread.
Who it's for
Single-venue venue ops
The CEO posts the day's bookings in the location channel. Photographers reply with on-arrival check-ins. Supervisors send mid-shift coaching tips. Direct messages handle 'can you cover for me' — all without anyone leaving Fotiqo.
Multi-venue companies
Each venue has its own location channel, isolated from the others. Role channels (all photographers, all sales) span every venue when a memo applies platform-wide. Announcement channels let HQ broadcast a policy change to everyone.
Studios with rotating freelancers
New freelancer joins for the weekend? They land in the right channels automatically based on their assigned location and role. When the gig ends and you mark them inactive, channel access stops.
CEOs who need an audit trail
Every edit is auditable. CEOs and Ops can moderate inappropriate messages. Direct messages between staff are visible to senior roles for compliance — there's no off-platform Slack DM where a complaint can disappear.
Full feature list
Slack charges per seat per month. Microsoft Teams requires a Microsoft 365 license. Fotiqo team chat is included on every plan, scoped to your org, with role-based access wired in. For coordinating photo teams it's not 'lighter Slack' — it's the right shape for the job.
Compare plans“Fotiqo has everything I need in one place. I stopped paying for four separate tools and my workflow is so much simpler now.”
Ready to get started?
Free to start. No credit card. No monthly fees on the Starter plan.
See your team chat