This guide walks through completing a new Appointible account setup by updating the first business location details and business hours. A few minutes here saves a lot of confusion later – especially with timezones.

Account Setup

After signing up, Appointible creates the first business location automatically. Completing this location setup is the core of a new account setup. Additional locations can be added later if needed.

Finish the setup after signing up

Right after you sign up, a short setup asks about your business, one step at a time. You can change every answer later in Settings.

1. Under Where do you meet clients?, pick At my place, At the client's place or Online, then click Continue.

2. If you picked At my place, start typing your address under Address where you meet clients, pick it from the list, check the pin on the map, then click Continue. Your booking page shows this address with directions.

3. Under Confirm your account basics, check Business name, Language, Currency, Timezone and Time & number format, then click Continue. The region settings come from your browser, so check the Timezone in particular: appointments, reminders and business hours all use it.

4. Under Pick the days you take bookings, tick the days you are open and set the opening and closing times, then click Continue. These hours are also the starting work schedule for your team.

5. Under Pick what to switch on, choose which of Online booking, Reminders and Reviews to turn on, then click Continue. To see what clients get, click Try SMS or Try email to send yourself a reminder.

6. Click Open Appointible to go to your calendar, or Invite team members. Your account starts with a Consultation service and a sample appointment to show you around.

Start from Home

The first time you sign in, Home lists the things to set up before clients can book online. Each row opens the settings page that does that job. To set up with a short conversation instead, use the AI Setup card at the top of Home: see Setting Up Your Business With AI Setup.

1. Log in to Appointible at Login.
2. Under Get ready to take bookings, work down the list: Add your services, Set your opening hours, Add your team, Switch on client notifications, Import your clients, Set up online payments, Set up your brand.
3. On the Booking link card below it, click Turn on your booking page when you are ready to take bookings online.
4. For anything the list does not cover, click Settings in the line reading "Or set it up yourself in Settings".

Find the same pages in Settings

Everything Home links to also lives in Settings, grouped by area.

1. Log in to Appointible at Login.
2. Click Settings in the sidebar.
3. Under Workspace, open Locations. The first location created during sign up is listed here. For multi-location businesses, all locations appear in this list.
4. Click the location name to open its details.

Update location details

In the location details view, fill in or review the basic business information. This information is used across Appointible and can be shown publicly on the booking website.

• Location name – The name of the location. To show clients a different name on the booking website and in emails, turn on Use a different public name and fill in Public name.
• Time zone – Make sure the selected time zone is correct. All appointments, reminders, and business hours use this time zone, so it is worth double-checking.
• Phone – Contact number for calls or SMS, depending on configuration.
• Email – Contact email for notifications and client communication.
• Address – The physical address of the location. Turn off Has a physical address? for a mobile or online-only business.
• Map pin – Drag the marker on the map if the automatic address lookup is slightly off. A precise pin helps clients find the place without a scenic detour.

When finished, click Save to apply the changes.

Set business hours

After the basic details are saved, the next step in a clean account setup is to set when the business is open.

1. Open Business hours under Workspace in Settings, or click Set your opening hours on Home.
2. Expand the location you want to change.
3. For each weekday, set whether the business is open and adjust the opening and closing times.
4. Click Save to confirm.

These hours are used on the Calendar and on the booking website, so appointments cannot be booked outside the defined working hours unless working hours are adjusted.

Add more locations

If the business operates in more than one place, additional locations can be added after the first one is set up.

1. Open Locations under Workspace in Settings.
2. Click Add location.
3. Repeat the same steps to fill in the business details, timezone, and business hours.

For a detailed walkthrough, see the Adding Business Locations article.

Next steps

After the first location is configured and business hours are set, the next useful steps are:

• Review personal profile and preferences in My profile.
• Adjust time and locale preferences in General so dates, times, and currency look familiar.
• Open the Calendar to start adding appointments.

Once these pieces are in place, the new Appointible account is ready for everyday scheduling instead of everyday setup.