How do I sell a service in my online store?
In addition to physical and digital products, you can sell services in your store. Whether you're teaching classes, fixing bikes, or consulting people around the world, you can use our platform to help you establish a customer base, sell services online, and grow your business.
When you add a product to your store, you can uncheck the shipping checkbox to indicate that you are selling a service instead of a physical product. Your items should always include a detailed description of exactly what your buyer receives, how they receive it, and when it will be received.
Adding a Service
To sell a service, you have to add it to your product catalog. Then you need to disable shipping for that product.
To add a service and disable shipping, select the E-Commerce tile.
Select the Catalog tab.
Select “+ Add New Product”.
Next, add your service name, description, preview image, price, quantity, and SKU, if applicable.
In the Tax and Shipping section of the Product page, turn the “This Product Requires Shipping or Pickup” toggle button to off.
Promote your services by using the Buy Now button to add a product card to a landing page or blog page. This way, customers will be able to place an order directly on that page.
Accepting Bookings
Accepting bookings is ideal for small businesses or individuals who take appointments, such as DJ’s, babysitters, interior decorators, rental services, and others. The booking process can be as automated as possible to save time and avoid unnecessary emails and phone calls. All you have to do is integrate your synced online calendar to your product page.
Accept bookings by integrating Google Calendar with your product page. Navigate to the Options tab. Add a “Date picker” input type and name the option “Date.”
Add the second option named “Time” that consists of a simple text field. This is where your client can let you know the time they wish to meet with you. Make sure both of these options are marked as required.
These steps allow your clients to choose a date and time to meet you and benefit from your services. But how can they know if you are free?
Add your online calendar to the description. If you have a Google Calendar, for example, get the code for your calendar and paste it into your product description (make sure you click on <> on the far right to add the code).
Add a small explanation in the description for your clients on how to make a reservation (let them know they have to check your calendar before they book with you to make sure you are free).
If you only have a certain amount of spaces available (for a class for example) you can make the stock level correspond to the number of places you have to offer. The product will state you have no spaces left once the stock reaches zero.
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