Learn how to setup Acuity (Squarespace Scheduling)

Name: Learn how to setup Acuity (Squarespace Scheduling)
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Start learning how to schedule effectively!

Created byMalvern Mbirimi

Last updated 12/2022

English

What you'll learn

Navigating in Acuity
Setting up events and additional options
Setting up Calenders
Connecting integrations
Embedding on websites

Course content

6 sections • 19 lectures • 1h 31m total length

Welcome to Acuity / Squarespace Scheduling1:05
The First few Steps1:23
When you get into your account for the first time, you will be asked to fill in information about your company, availability and payment settings. This lesson guides you through this process.
Navigating in Acuity3:06
This lesson will help you to move around and locate items in Acuity

Setting up Availability13:51
In this lesson, you will learn how to setup your schedule.The following are included
Availability Schedule
Explanation on what calendars are
How to use resources
Calendar settings
Global Scheduling Settings
Setting up Appointment Types8:34
This lesson explains the types of appointments and how to set them. The topics are explained :
One on one appointments
Group class appointments
Categories
Duplicating appointments
Deleting Appointments
Slots with more than one invitee

Creating Addons and Coupons5:28
Coupons and Addons are options that can be used for promotions or additional services.They are both explained in this lesson
Connecting to calendars2:11
This lesson explains how to connect a third part calendar to Acuity. An example of the google calendar is used.
Creating and managing forms4:23
this lesson helps explain how to create and modify forms in acuity
Creating Packages and gift certificates5:44
You will learn how to create gifts and packages .
Creating subscriptions3:47
This lesson explains how to utilize subscriptions for packages or individuals appointments
Payment Settings3:34
In this lesson you will learn of the available payment platforms and different forms of payment modes.
Zoom integration3:10
Integrations are done in almost the same way. Zoom is used in this lesson as an example of one can make an integration of Acuity with other apps.

Email notifications9:56
Acuity automatically sends email notifications to invitees .this lesson explains how these function for :
confirmations
reminders
follow-ups
packages
cancellations
The lesson will explain how to build email templates
Text notifications3:17
This lesson explains how to set text reminders
Scheduling Links and embedding on websites6:16
This lesson teaches how to make use of links and embedding. The following will be explained :
links
bar
embedding
buttons
App
Appearance of scheduling pages5:55
This lesson helps to explain how to manipulate the appearance and functioning of scheduling pages in acuity

Requirements

No prerequisites

Description

This course is created to assist anyone who wants to start using Acuity scheduling (Squarespace scheduling) whether they have service business or they just want Acuity for personal scheduling. The teaching method takes three simple steps are

Explaining main principles
Explain functions
Practical Application

All relevant functions of the software are going to be explained. Important aspect to be covered include.

Appointment types
Connecting calendars
Setting up Availability
Using links and Embedding on websites
Setting up appearance
Navigating in Acuity
Zoom integration

Acuity is a useful scheduling tool that can save time and money. It allows boking to be made based one's schedule without any human input. It also has payment collection functions and countless integrations that include Accounting software and CRM integrations.

This tool also allows its scheduler to be embedded onto websites as a button, link or the entire scheduling page. This makes it easy for clients to access the booking page on one's page. This tool will only deliver results if properly setup and this course assists in this regard.

If you are new to Acuity/ Squarespace scheduling, it would be beneficial to go through all the topics in the set order. However ,if you have experience with Acuity ,and you just want to know about a specific function, you can also get help from this course.

Credits

Course image : Freepik by @storyset

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to learn how to schedule meetings with Acuity

Learn how to setup Acuity (Squarespace Scheduling)

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 6min

Setting up Events in Acuity2 lectures • 22min

Additional options7 lectures • 28min

Notifications , Links and Appearance4 lectures • 25min

Multiple Users and Calendars2 lectures • 9min

Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

Requirements

Description

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