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How to boost booking efficiency with automations
How to boost booking efficiency with automations

Send invoices and contracts to your clients using automations so you spend less time doing the admin work and more time doing the fun stuff.

Updated over 2 months ago

With automations, you can automatically send contracts and invoices to clients at your preferred trigger. This creates a completely hands-off booking experience, allowing you to focus on what you love while still getting booked.

📣 Note

This article references automations, available for Essentials and Premium plan members. Learn more about the features included in each plan.

  1. First, create a new automation and start building it out

  2. At the appropriate point in your automation, add a step to send a smart file

    1. Make sure that the smart template you select contains a contract and/or invoice

    2. If you select a smart template that contains a contract, the contract will send as-is in any project that the automation is applied to, at the appropriate trigger

      1. The contract signee will be listed as the first participant in the project

      2. Once your file sends, you can always make project-specific edits if needed (such as: adding an additional contract signee), then publish the changes

  3. Select the email template that you'd like to go out with the smart file

  4. Set the trigger for the step and if it requires your approval before sending

  5. Add more steps by clicking the plus (+) button

    1. Or, click Save if you’re finished building out the automation

  6. When your automation is good to go, get started applying it to projects:

When the trigger hits and your booking smart file sends, your clients will be able to complete any necessary steps, then sign and/or pay, without any back-and-forth. You’ll be notified as soon as they book.

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