Online booking for bakers

Bread is bought over the counter, and nobody books a baguette. What does get booked is the rest. Workshops, where people come to learn kneading, shaping and baking, or how to keep a sourdough starter alive. Visits to the bakehouse, for schools or curious groups. And collections of large orders: bread for a wedding, trays of viennoiserie for an office, festive breads before the holidays, when everyone wants to pick up at the same hour.

These usually arrive by phone at the busiest moment, when the queue is at the door. A booking page takes them off the counter.

On Book, each type of appointment is a service with its own description, and a price if you want to show one. You open slots for each at the length it takes. For workshops, set the number of places per slot: each online booking takes one, and a full workshop disappears from your page. Use the description to say what participants take home and whether they need an apron. For order collections, open short slots with a few places each so pickups spread out. The order itself is taken as you do today, and customers can add their order reference in the booking note.

Customers book without an account, with their name, email and phone, and get a confirmation email. You get an email for every new booking. Reschedule or cancel from your bookings list and let the customer know, and your calendar syncs with Google, iPhone or Mac. Book doesn't take orders, manage stock or take payments. It costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited bookings and services, no commission, no contract.