Online appointment booking for photographers, domestic helpers, handymen and performers
When you work at your customers’ homes and venues, you plan journeys as well as appointments. This guide shows how jobs with travel time fit neatly into your calendar, how deposits secure shoots and gigs, and how customers book your packages directly.
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Buffers before and after each job keep the journey to the next customer clear. No appointment starts while you are still on the motorway.
A wedding shoot or a gig takes up a whole day. A deposit at the time of booking makes the commitment binding.
Basic, Standard and Premium shoots as services with fixed prices. Customers choose what suits them.
What makes scheduling hard in this industry
Jobs planned without travel time
Two appointments back to back in different parts of town, with zero minutes in between. The second customer waits and the whole day slips.
Enquiries without commitment
Enquiries for weddings, parties and shoots that block the day and then never happen. Without a deposit, the risk stays with you.
Quotes written by hand
Every enquiry means an individual quote by email, every follow-up question a new version. Time nobody pays you for.
Customers you never see at the appointment
Domestic help, assembly jobs, dog training: the customer is often not at home. Address, access and special requirements need to be clear beforehand.
How Resavis solves this for Personal Services
No special features, just the existing building blocks combined the right way: services, staff, buffers, form builder, payments and notifications.
Buffers for travel and packing up
Every service gets a buffer before and after: 30 minutes to get there, 30 minutes to pack up. Your calendar stays realistic, even on the road.
Deposit at the time of booking
A fixed deposit or a percentage, paid via Stripe or PayPal. The appointment is only confirmed once the payment has been made.
Packages as services
Family shoot, 90 minutes, €290. Wedding coverage, 8 hours, €1,900. Customers book the package and you get the job.
Address and details via the form
Form fields for the job address, access, parking and special requirements. Everything is attached to the appointment in the admin area.
Team and cover
A second photographer, a colleague for cleaning jobs, band members as staff members with their own working hours.
Google Calendar on the go
Appointments appear in Google Calendar on your phone, and private entries block bookings.
Package price calculator: what should a job cost?
Hourly rate, time on site, preparation and follow-up work, travel and materials: the calculator works out a package price, a suitable deposit and your effective rate for every hour on site.
How to set up Resavis for Personal Services
Six steps, in this order. Most businesses are taking bookings within an hour.
Define your packages
Three to five clearly described packages, each with a duration and a fixed price. Ask about individual requests with a form field.
Set buffers for travel
Travel and packing up as a buffer for each service. If you cover a large area, plan generously.
Set up deposits
Connect Stripe or PayPal. A 30 per cent deposit for shoots and gigs, the full amount for short jobs.
Ask for the job details
Form fields: job address, contact person on site, parking, access, special requirements. Only the address is a required field.
Enter realistic availability
Working hours for each day of the week, weekends for events, weekdays for shoots and repairs. Holidays as days off.
Make yourself bookable
Add the link to your website, Instagram and Google Business Profile. Include a direct booking link to the right package in your quote PDF.
How a customer books with Lightbox Studio
A sample business from your industry with typical services, team and form fields. Click your way through, nothing is saved.
Settings that have proven their worth in this industry
Starting values for services, booking page and notifications. You can change everything at any time.
| Setting | Recommendation | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Buffer | 30 to 60 minutes before and after | Travel, setting up, packing up and the journey back are all part of the appointment. |
| Deposit | 30 per cent, at least €50 | Commitment on both sides, with the balance paid after the job. |
| Cancellation deadline | 7 days for events, 48 hours for short jobs | A Saturday that becomes free can only be rebooked with enough notice. |
| Minimum notice | 3 days | Time for planning, materials and travel. |
| Maximum advance booking | 12 months | Weddings and corporate parties are booked well ahead. |
| Time slot interval | 30 minutes | Jobs start on the hour or half hour, so travel stays easy to plan. |
| Phone number required | On | So you can reach the customer if the address or access is unclear on the day. |
Setup checklist for Personal Services
Tick off what is done. Your progress is saved in your browser until you delete it.
Frequently asked questions: Personal Services
Can I charge for travel based on distance?
The booking page does not calculate distances. Create packages for each zone, such as “Family shoot, city area” and “Family shoot, surrounding area”, or ask for the address in a form field and add the surcharge to the balance.
What happens if a customer cancels after paying the deposit?
The appointment is cancelled. Depending on your terms, you keep the deposit or refund it via Stripe or PayPal. Resavis records the payment status on the appointment.
Can I block out whole days?
Yes. Create the service with its full duration, for example eight hours for wedding coverage. Add buffers so that nothing else can be booked before or after it on the same day.
Can customers book for several people?
For group shoots or workshops, set a capacity. Customers enter the number of people when they book.
How do I keep track when I am out and about?
The admin area runs in the browser on your phone. On top of that, every appointment appears in the staff member’s Google Calendar once you connect it.
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