Get ready for your first online appointments
Gather your service list, prices, durations, staff hours, business contact details and cancellation terms before you begin. Work through the same booking route your customers will use, and resolve any missing information before publishing it.
1. Add your business and services
Check your business name, contact details, address and opening hours. Create each service with a clear description, duration and price. Add preparation information where needed. Review the public page so customers can tell what they are booking and where to attend.
2. Set staff and appointment availability
Add the people who provide your services, assign the services they can deliver and set their working hours. Add breaks and planned leave. Check several dates and service/staff combinations so customers only see the appointment choices you intend to offer.
3. Complete Stripe setup and explain your policy
Complete the merchant Stripe connection required for card-on-file bookings. Every appointment booking is secured with a card saved via Stripe. No payment is taken when the booking is made. On the day of the appointment, charge the card on file or record payment in cash. Configure your cancellation notice period and fees, then review the wording customers accept before confirmation. Keep ordinary appointment settlement and cancellation charges clearly separate.
4. Check confirmations and reminders
Review the business and appointment information customers receive. Check email addresses and phone numbers in the booking journey. If you use SMS, enable the required reminder types and add sufficient prepaid credits. Email and SMS have separate requirements; enabling one does not automatically enable the other.
5. Preview, publish and monitor
Review the booking journey on mobile and desktop, including service selection, staff availability, account creation, card-saving information and appointment changes. Use a supported test environment for end-to-end tests where one is available. Check your link or widget on its actual destination page before sharing it widely. After launch, review new bookings and enquiries for setup issues.