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Setting Your Coaching Availability

Your Availability page is where you control when clients can book sessions with you. Set your weekly schedule, block out vacation time, and integrate with your calendar to prevent double-bookings.

Written by Kieran Leister
Updated over a week ago

Weekly Schedule

Setting Your Hours

For Each Day of the Week:

  1. Toggle day ON/OFF

  2. Add time blocks when you're available

  3. Set start and end times

  4. Add multiple blocks per day if needed

Example Schedule:

  • Monday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

  • Wednesday: OFF

  • Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Friday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Buffer Time Between Sessions

Purpose: Prevents back-to-back bookings, gives you breathing room

How to Set:

  1. Go to Availability Settings

  2. Set "Buffer Time Between Sessions"

  3. Recommended: 15-30 minutes

  4. Applied automatically after each session

Example:

  • Session 1: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  • Buffer: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

  • Available for next booking: 11:15 AM

Session Duration Default

  • Set your standard session length (typically 60 minutes)

  • Applies to all new bookings

  • Can be customized per offering

  • Affects available time slot calculations

Timezone Management

Setting Your Timezone

Why It Matters:

  • Clients see availability in THEIR timezone

  • Prevents confusion and missed sessions

  • Critical for international coaching

How to Update:

  1. Go to Availability page

  2. Find "Timezone" dropdown

  3. Select your timezone

  4. Save changes

Example: You're in New York (EST), client in London (GMT)

  • You set 2:00 PM availability

  • Client sees 7:00 PM in their calendar

  • Session happens at correct time for both

Blackout Dates

What Are Blackout Dates?

Dates when you're completely unavailable (vacations, conferences, personal time)

How to Add Blackout Dates

  1. Click Add Blackout Date

  2. Select date or date range

  3. Add optional note (for your reference)

  4. Save

What Happens:

  • No bookings possible on these dates

  • Existing sessions not affected (you must reschedule separately)

  • Clients see you as unavailable

  • Removed from search results for those dates

Managing Blackout Dates

  • View all upcoming blackout periods

  • Edit or delete as plans change

  • Add recurring blackouts (e.g., holidays)

Calendar Integration

Supported Calendars

  • Google Calendar

  • Apple Calendar (iCloud)

  • Outlook/Microsoft 365

Why Integrate?

Benefits:

  • Prevents double-bookings

  • Syncs Zant sessions to your calendar

  • Blocks off existing appointments

  • Two-way sync available

How to Connect

Google Calendar:

  1. Go to Settings > Integrations

  2. Click "Connect Google Calendar"

  3. Authorize Zant access

  4. Select which calendars to sync

  5. Choose sync direction (one-way or two-way)

Two-Way Sync:

  • Zant sessions appear in Google Calendar

  • Existing Google events block Zant availability

  • Updates sync automatically

One-Way Sync:

  • Only Zant sessions appear in your calendar

  • Existing events don't affect Zant availability

Best Practices

Setting Your Schedule

Be realistic: Don't overpack your day

Include breaks: Buffer time prevents burnout

Be consistent: Regular schedule helps clients plan

Update proactively: Block time off before you're fully booked

Don't: Book back-to-back without buffer

Don't: Forget to account for timezone when traveling

Don't: Set availability you can't maintain

Buffer Time Recommendations

  • New coaches: 30 minutes (time for notes, decompression)

  • Experienced coaches: 15-20 minutes (minimum)

  • Deep transformation work: 30+ minutes (emotional processing)

  • Quick check-ins: 10-15 minutes (adequate)

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