Private detectives: progress report meetings
How private detectives can schedule progress report meetings with Book: meetings booked from your list without client emails, neutral names, video and changes.
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During an investigation, clients need regular updates, and the final report deserves a proper meeting. Each meeting must stay discreet: no revealing titles in shared calendars, no details in emails. With Book, you book progress and report meetings from your list under neutral names, with or without a confirmation email, as the client prefers.
Meeting services
On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity. The name appears in confirmations and calendar files, so keep it neutral.
| Service | Example slot | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Follow-up meeting | 30 min | 1 |
| Video follow-up | 20 min | 1 |
| Report meeting | 1 h | 1 |
| Consultation | 45 min | 1 |
Durations are examples. Set your fees according to the rules that apply to you; an empty price is hidden.
Meetings from your list
Book each meeting yourself from your bookings list. First and last name are enough. If the client wants a calendar entry, add their email and they get a confirmation with a calendar file; if not, leave the email empty and no message is sent. Agree beforehand how you'll confirm meeting times.
Notes stay practical
Notes you add to a booking appear in the client's calendar file when you enter their email. Keep them to logistics, such as the meeting place, never findings.
Video updates
Short updates can happen by video. Send your link by email or by the channel agreed with the client: Book doesn't create video links. Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date, if you keep set times for updates.
The report meeting
For the final report, book a longer slot at the office or a place agreed with the client. Hand over the report in person or by your secure channel.
Changes
Clients can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and you move the booking from your list. Book doesn't email clients about changes and sends no reminders. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars.
What Book doesn't do
Book doesn't store reports or evidence, take payments or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field. See the guide on the confidential first consultation. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.
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