Ceramicists: booking pottery wheel taster sessions

A pottery wheel taster is the first step for new students, and people look for one on a Sunday evening for the coming weekend. Put your tasters on a booking page with one place per wheel: people book at any hour, the session closes itself when every wheel is taken, and you start each session with a full studio instead of chasing messages.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description shown on your public page, and each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity. Set the places to the number of wheels you have.

Durations, places and prices are examples: set your own. For a shared-wheel service, say in the description that one booking covers two people.

Each online booking takes one place, so friends book once each. Someone booking for a friend can enter the friend's name, or put it in the note. Book doesn't sell vouchers or take payments; if you sell gift cards, do it outside Book and ask the holder to mention it in the note.

The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note that reaches you in the new booking email and appears in the client's calendar file.

Slots repeat each week on the weekdays you choose until an end date, so open taster sessions on Saturday mornings and weekday evenings in a few minutes. Before holidays, add extra sessions with an end date.

At the end of the session, tell tasters about your courses and email them the booking link. You can also book the first course session for them from your bookings list: first and last name are enough, and if you enter their email they get a confirmation with a calendar file.

Clients can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and rescheduling works across services. Book doesn't email clients about changes and sends no reminders. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.