Booking scenarios by business type
Pick a ready-made booking setup for your business (salon, clinic, spa, classes, consulting, tutoring, auto, studio) and learn how to model your own.
Every business models booking a little differently. Pick the closest scenario, copy its setup, then adjust.
Scenarios
| Business | Key idea | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Hair salon, barber, nails | Several services per visit, stylist choice | Salon and barber |
| Clinic, dentist, physio | Long visits, strict notice, handoff for urgent care | Clinic and dental |
| Spa and wellness | Treatment rooms, add-ons, buffers | Spa and wellness |
| Gym, yoga, group classes | Parallel capacity per class | Fitness and classes |
| Consultant, lawyer, accountant | Intro calls and paid sessions | Consultant and professional services |
| Tutors, schools, coaches | Trial lessons and recurring slots | Tutoring and education |
| Garage, car care, repair | Service types with different durations and drop-off | Auto repair and car care |
| Photographers, studios | Long sessions, deposits by hand, buffers | Photography and studios |
How to model your business
- One service per thing a customer asks for. If duration or price differs, make separate services.
- One staff profile per person or resource that must be free for the service (a chair, a room, a coach). Assign services to each.
- Capacity: use Max parallel bookings for groups, not extra staff profiles.
- Breaks: set Break between appointments for cleanup, travel or notes.
- Notice and horizon: set Minimum notice and Furthest date to protect your schedule.
- Assistant rules: use FAQs, policies and Forbidden Actions for cancellation terms, deposits and preparation instructions. The assistant shares the booking link but cannot see live availability.
- Follow-ups: BaTimo does not send timed reminders; plan a follow-up routine.
What none of the scenarios include
Online payment or deposits in the booking flow, waiting lists, recurring series and per-customer packages are not features of BaTimo bookings. Handle them in your own process and describe the rules in your assistant's policies.
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