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Guides for launching a better booking page

Step-by-step guidance for owners who want a professional booking experience before they invite real clients.

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How to Set Up a Business Service in Elas Booking

A practical walkthrough for creating a bookable service, choosing booking type, pricing, advanced rules, add-ons, and testing the client booking flow.

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At a glance

Use this for
Planning the first live version of a business booking system.
Setup order
Offer, availability, payments, branding, testing, then public launch.
Outcome
A clear client journey with fewer questions and fewer missed bookings.

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Guide 1: Prepare your booking offer

Start by deciding what clients should be able to book. A clean service list helps clients choose faster and reduces questions before the appointment.

  • Group services into categories such as Cleaning, Consultation, Classes, or Treatments
  • Use clear prices and durations
  • Add descriptions that explain what is included and what is not
  • Use deposits for high-value or high-risk bookings
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Guide 2: Configure availability

Availability is where many booking systems become confusing. Keep it simple first, then add special rules after the basic week works.

  • Set normal working days and hours
  • Add staff availability only where it differs from business hours
  • Use buffers for travel, setup, cleanup, and breaks
  • Test short and long services to confirm slots appear correctly
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Guide 3: Make payments clear

Clients should always know what they are paying, when they are paying it, and whether the payment is a deposit or full amount.

  • Use Stripe Connect for card payments when possible
  • Add bank transfer or external payment instructions only if you can reconcile them reliably
  • Explain cancellation and refund rules in confirmation text
  • Keep deposit rules consistent across similar services
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Guide 4: Add trust and branding

Branding should make the booking flow feel familiar without hurting readability. Use strong contrast and a simple layout.

  • Upload a logo
  • Choose a readable text color and button color
  • Use a background color first, then add a background image only if it stays clean
  • Send yourself test emails before inviting customers
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Guide 5: Test before sharing

Before sharing your link, run one full test as a client and one full test as the business owner. Testing catches missing services, confusing confirmation copy, and availability gaps before real clients see them.

  • Create a test booking
  • Confirm the dashboard shows it correctly
  • Check the client confirmation email
  • Review your public page on mobile
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Guide 6: Launch and monitor

When the booking page is ready, share it through your website, social profiles, email signature, and customer messages. Review the first bookings closely so you can tighten services, reminders, and payment instructions.

  • Add the booking link to your website and social profiles
  • Watch the first client bookings for confusing steps
  • Adjust service descriptions and payment notes after real feedback
  • Keep a manual fallback for urgent customer requests during launch

Ready to move forward?

Create a live booking page in minutes with no card required, then adjust services, branding, domains, and payments as the business grows.

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