Who this is for: studio operators (admin panel) · Product: Podyx V2
Base services are the main thing clients book, usually the rental of the space itself. Think of how an airline works: the base service is the ticket from A to B. It is deliberately simple and often priced lean to look attractive, because the real margin and flexibility come from the add-ons stacked on top.
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🔧 Where to find it
Admin Panel → Base Services. Services appear in a list with name, base price and status.
🧱 Break your production into sellable parts
Before you build anything, take your production process apart and look for every piece that can be separated and priced on its own: editing, clips, producer time, extra cameras, distribution, behind-the-scenes photos. Keep the base service clean and simple, and turn the rest into add-ons. That is how you compete on headline price without giving away margin.
🛠 What a base service includes
Name and short description. Exactly what appears on the booking card.
Highlight or featured label. Turn it on to add a branded frame and a marketing nudge, like "Bestseller" or "Best value."
A longer description. Use an included versus not included structure, which makes similar services far easier to compare.
Duration and price, plus an optional discounted price.
Price visibility. You control whether the price shows on the booking page at all.
Upgrades. Add-ons tied to this service that appear the moment a client selects it.
🃏 How services appear to clients
Base services display as cards, and you can choose the layout, for example three or four cards per row. Those same cards can be embedded on your own website, so people can start a booking without ever leaving your site.
🎯 Connect it to a setup, or it stays hidden
A base service must be tied to at least one setup to appear on your booking page. If it is not linked, it will not show up whatever its price or availability. You link services to setups from the setup editor, not from the service itself.
⚠️ If a service is not showing to clients, a missing setup link is almost always the reason, or it is set to inactive.
🛡 Edit freely, your history is protected
Editing a service creates a new version rather than overwriting the old one. Existing bookings and invoices stay tied to the version that was live when they were made, so a price change never rewrites the past. An old invoice always shows what the client actually paid.
🗂 Order, show, hide and archive
Reorder services and lead with your best seller.
Active or inactive hides a service from clients without deleting it.
Archive retires it while keeping its history, and you can restore it anytime.
🧠 Why base services matter
They guide clients to the right session with a clear starting point.
They let you compete on headline price while add-ons protect your margin.
They standardize pricing, duration and planning.
They create the upsell moment at the exact point of decision.
✅ Summary
Base services are the ticket clients buy first. Break your production into parts, keep the base clean and attractively priced, write descriptions that make comparison easy, link each service to a setup, and let add-ons carry the margin. Start with one or two and expand as you grow.
Related: Additional Services · Setups · Rooms · Embed