How do I get my studio ready to take online bookings?
Work through the checklist below in order, then make one test booking with your own details before you share your link. Most studios finish in an hour or two.
All of these pages live under Settings in the top bar. Click Settings, then pick a page, or type its name in Search settings (Cmd+K on a Mac, Ctrl+K on Windows).
The checklist
- Your location and time zone. Go to Settings › Locations and check your address, phone and Timezone. See How do I set up my location, address and time zone?
- Working hours. Set each person's hours in Settings › Team hours. Clients can only book inside them. See How do I set my opening hours and each person's working hours?
- Your team. Add everyone who takes appointments in Settings › Team. See How do I add a team member and choose which services they do?
- Your services. Add your menu in Services, and make sure each one you want online has Online bookable ticked. See How do I add or change a service?
- Forms and waivers. Build and publish them, then decide how clients get the link. See How do I create my waiver or intake form?
- Confirmations and reminders. Turn on the texts and emails you want in Settings › Confirmations. See Which texts and emails do my clients get, and when?
- Payments. Connect Stripe in Settings › Payments so you can take cards. See How do I connect Stripe so I can take card payments?
- Deposits (optional). Turn them on in Settings › Deposits & no-shows. See How do deposits and no-show fees work?
- Turn on online booking. In Settings › Booking page, open your location and switch Online booking on. See How do I turn on online booking and find my booking page link?
- Make a test booking. Open your booking page link in a private browser window and book something with your own name and mobile number. Check that your confirmation arrives.
- Cancel the test. Open it on the Calendar, choose More › Cancel. If you paid a deposit, click Refund on the Deposit line first.
- Share your link. Only now, swap the Book buttons on your website and socials. See How do I add a Book Now button to my website, Instagram or Google profile?
Tips
- Do the test booking before you change your website links. It's the easiest way to catch a missing service or empty hours.
- Moving from another booking system? We import your clients and appointments for you. Turn off your old system's reminders so clients don't get two, and keep it read-only for 2 weeks. See Can you bring over my clients and appointments from my old booking system?
Related articles
- How do I turn on online booking and find my booking page link?
- Can you bring over my clients and appointments from my old booking system?
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