Why is a properly configured calendar the foundation of a successful salon?
One of the most important elements of a successful hairdressing, cosmetic, and beauty salon business is a well-organized calendar. Without clearly defined working hours, booking rules, and employee shifts, overlapping appointments, schedule confusion, and client dissatisfaction occur.
Manual calendar management or imprecise settings often cause:
double-booked appointments, uncoordinated employee shifts, incorrectly displayed availability, and loss of time and revenue
A properly configured calendar allows you to:
- Have complete control over the schedule
- Reduce scheduling errors
- Clearly define employee availability
- Provide clients with accurate appointment information
- Improve work organization and efficiency
Video tutorial: How to set up the calendar and shifts step-by-step
In this video guide, we demonstrate how to set up the calendar, booking rules, and employee shifts in the salon application. The entire process is simple and tailored to the daily operations of a salon.
What you will learn:
1. How to access calendar settings
In the app, you need to:
- open Settings
- select the Calendar option
All settings related to appointments and availability are located here.
2. Configuring booking rules
Within the Bookings option, you can define:
- how many hours before an appointment booking is possible
- the timeframe within which clients can cancel an appointment
- rules that protect the salon schedule from late changes
These settings help keep the calendar stable and clear.
3. Calendar overview and management
After configuring the rules, the calendar with all appointments is displayed on the screen.
Here you have a clear overview of:
- scheduled appointments
- available slots
- employee availability
All changes are immediately reflected in the system.
4. Setting working hours and shifts
In this step, you configure:
- salon working days
- start and end of working hours
- employee shifts according to work organization
It is possible to define different shifts and adapt the schedule to the actual capacity of the salon.
5. Checking bookings
After completing the settings, by clicking on Bookings, you can:
- check if appointments are displayed correctly
- confirm that shifts and availability are correctly configured
This ensures that the calendar is ready for daily operations.
🎥 Watch the video tutorial and learn how to set up the calendar and shifts in the appointment scheduling application:
