The Start Booking journal

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Thoughtful, practical advice for running a service business—starting with a schedule that works for you and your customers.

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Webhooks and Zapier for online booking

At Start Booking, we are constantly striving to improve our platform and provide our users with the most efficient and seamless booking experience possible. We understand the importance of streamlining processes and connecting with the tools you rely on. That’s why we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new feature, Webhooks, along with […]

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Introducing Booking Confirmations

As a business owner, you know that booking appointments with your customers can be time-consuming and sometimes confusing. That’s why we’re excited to announce the launch of a new feature that will greatly enhance your booking experience – Booking Confirmations! With Booking Confirmations, you and your customers can have peace of mind knowing that the […]

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Fall 2021 – What’s coming

It’s been a busy summer for the Start Booking team. We’ve spent a lot of time reflecting and discussing how we can improve your scheduling and online booking experience. After a lot of back and forth, we’re excited to announce our next two major releases being the Start Booking mobile app (iPhone & Android) and […]

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Roadmap Input

We believe in being a customer first, and product led company. Because of that, we’d love to know where you think we should focus next. Below is a list of backlog ideas that we’ve discussed. Select your top 3 features you feel we should invest in. It’s worth noting, we have a big update coming […]

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Introducing upsells for online booking

We are excited to announce the release of upsells for online booking. Over the last 6 months we’ve had many customers request the ability to offer additional services or products during the booking and it’s finally here. Why Upsells Upsells are a vital part of running a business these days. If you think about it, […]

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What’s new for June

The last month has been incredibly busy for the team as we’ve been heads down working hard on some big updates coming your way. As you know, last month we completely rebuilt the interface for the classes booking flow. And for June, we continue on that success by investing even further in the classes experience. […]

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Classes V2 Upgrade Guide

We are very excited to announce Classes version 2. This update will provide your customers with a better user experience and give you more control over the look and feel of your booking flow. The expected release of version 2.6 is Monday, May 11th at 8am MST. This guide will help you if you are […]

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A new year and a new calendar

Welcome to 2020 and another new year. If you are anything like us, we are excited for what lies ahead. As the title of the article suggests, we have been working hard over the last few months to kickoff the new year with a beautiful new calendar.

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