Getting started with BusySeat

1. Tell us about your salon

The very first thing BusySeat asks for is your salon's name and a little about what you do. This is what your clients see when they land on your booking page, so use the name they already know you by — not a formal company title buried on an invoice.

Don't worry about getting every detail perfect. You can edit your name, description and contact details at any time from Settings. The goal right now is momentum, not polish.

2. Add your services

Services are the heart of your booking page. Each one needs three things: a name, how long it takes, and what it costs. Start with the treatments you do most often — a balayage, a gel manicure, a 60-minute facial — and add the rest later.

Be honest about timings. If a full colour really takes two hours once you factor in the consultation and the rinse, set it to two hours. Accurate durations are what keep your day from quietly falling apart by mid-afternoon.

A simple rule: it's better to start with five services you do brilliantly than twenty you offer occasionally. You can always expand the menu once the basics are flowing.

3. Set your working hours

Tell BusySeat when you're open and it will only ever offer clients slots you can actually keep. Block out your lunch, your admin time, the school run — anything that isn't bookable. Protecting these gaps now saves you from awkward "sorry, I'm not free then" messages later.

If your week varies, that's fine. Late nights on a Thursday, a half day on a Saturday — set each day to match how you really work rather than a tidy nine-to-five that doesn't exist.

4. Share your booking link

This is the moment it all clicks. BusySeat gives you a single link that shows your services, your availability and lets clients book themselves in — no back-and-forth, no double-bookings.

Put that link everywhere your clients already look: your Instagram bio, your WhatsApp away message, the bottom of your emails. The easiest first booking is from a regular who'd normally text you — so tell them you've gone online and watch the diary start to fill itself.

5. Let the calendar do the remembering

Once bookings land, your calendar becomes the single source of truth. Switch between month, week, day and agenda views depending on whether you're planning ahead or just need to know who's next through the door.

Every appointment carries the client's history with it — past visits, the notes you took, the photos you saved. No more flicking through a paper book or trying to remember which shade you mixed last time.