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Getting started with calendars

Written by David Brahka

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Blackbell calendars let you customize your resources and service availabilities, based on your operations. Your customers will see live availabilities when trying to book a resource or a service. 

We allow you to setup 2 types of calendars: 

  • Calendars with time slots (massage, delivery, activity...)

  • Calendars with day slots (room booking, equipment rental, multi-day event...)

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What it looks like

For your customer

For your team 

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How to setup a calendar and link it to a service

Here is the general logic: 

  • Create a calendar (Path: Manage > Calendars) and set it up

  • Create a service (Path: Manage > Services)

  • Under the Scheduling section of the Service setup, link the calendar you just created. And setup the service duration and availability.

You can read more about use cases below.

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Use cases 

Here are some use cases to help you properly setup your calendars:

Calendar with time slots

  • Room Service - Covering opening hours of the kitchen, minimum schedule notice to allow kitchen to prepare, blocking dates when kitchen is closed...

  • SPA Room - Covering the booking of 30min / 1h / 2h treatments, buffer time before and after event to prepare or clean room, minimum schedule notice to prevent last minute bookings...

  • Weekly event - Covering the scenario of a recurring weekly event with a maximum number of participants per event...

  • One-off event - Covering the scenario of a one-off event with a maximum number of participants per event...

  • Repair & maintenance services - Covering the scenario of maintenance services where technician offers 2 large booking slots per day  (8am-12pm / 2pm-6pm) and come back to customer a day before to give an exact timing

Calendar with day slots

  • Room booking - If you operate a B&B, a small guest house and you want to sell your rooms

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Need help to cover another scenario? Just get in touch! 

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