Let people see when you are free

Why this matters

It is the first question in almost every enquiry, and answering it costs you a reply and a day. Published, your profile shows which dates are already taken — and other suppliers you are connected to can see the same thing, so nobody has to ask you before recommending you for a date.

Do this

1. Connect your calendar
   Home → Connect email and calendar. One consent covers Gmail and Calendar — see that guide if you have not done it.
2. Publish your profile
   This is the step people miss. An unpublished profile shows the calendar to NOBODY, however the switch below is set — there is no page for it to sit on.
3. Turn on Show my availability
   In Settings. Both this and a published profile are required, and the check is on the server, so there is nothing to get wrong on your side.
4. Look at it signed out
   Open your public link in a private window. What you see there is exactly what a couple sees.

You’ll know it worked when

Your public profile shows your booked dates, and a private window confirms it.

If it doesn’t go to plan

Switched on and still nothing? It is almost always the middle step: the switch and the PAGE are two different things, and the page has to be live for the calendar to have anywhere to appear.

If you are a…

DJs. Saturdays go first and couples know it. A visible calendar turns “are you free” into “can we book the 14th”.

Photographers & videographers. Worth publishing even in an editing month — a date you are shooting is taken whether or not you are answering email that week.

Coordinators. You are the supplier other suppliers check first. Being readable to your connections is most of the value here.

More in Getting started

• Your home page, explained — What every panel on the home screen is for, and how to rearrange them.
• Pick your vibe — Colour the whole app to match your brand.
• Build your public profile — The page couples and other vendors see.
• Let couples find you — Be visible in the Collective directory, not just reachable by link.
• Connect email and calendar — Replies land against the right event, and you stop double-booking.

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