Schedule with Comfort
Set working hours for each day of the week, add days off for holidays or vacations, and connect Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple iCloud so personal events block those times.
Busy times refresh every 10 minutes for the next 60 days, and SchedulingKit checks again the moment someone books, so a slot that was just taken can't be booked twice. Each event type can add buffer time before or after, a minimum booking notice, a daily booking limit and a booking window, and teams can set hours per staff member, service and location. Clients see every slot in their own time zone.
Scheduling with comfort means clients can only book the times you actually want to work: SchedulingKit combines your working hours, days off, buffer times and connected calendars to decide which slots appear on your booking page. Explore All Features.
Why Availability Management Matters
Scheduling with comfort means clients can only book the times you actually want to work: SchedulingKit combines your working hours, days off, buffer times and connected calendars to decide which slots appear on your booking page. Set working hours for each day of the week, add days off for holidays or vacations, and connect Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple iCloud so personal events block those times. Busy times refresh every 10 minutes for the next 60 days, and SchedulingKit checks again the moment someone books, so a slot that was just taken can't be booked twice. Each event type can add buffer time before or after, a minimum booking notice, a daily booking limit and a booking window, and teams can set hours per staff member, service and location. Clients see every slot in their own time zone.
As part of SchedulingKit's scheduling platform, availability management works alongside your connected calendars, notifications and client records.
Availability Management Capabilities
Key Features
Availability Management Use Cases
How It Works
How It Works
Availability Management — SchedulingKit
Example step 1: Set working hours
A tutor works Monday to Thursday 3pm to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm, and adds a day off for a family wedding next month.
Example step 1: Set working hours
Step 2: Connect calendars
The tutor connects a Google Calendar. When a school meeting is added there on Tuesday at 4pm, that hour disappears from the booking page within about 10 minutes.
Step 2: Connect calendars
Step 3: Add buffers and notice
The 60-minute lesson gets a 15-minute buffer after it and a 12-hour minimum notice, so lessons never run back to back and nobody books one for the same evening.
Step 3: Add buffers and notice
Step 4: Clients book in their own time zone
A student studying abroad sees the Saturday 9am slot shown as 2pm in London. The booking lands in the tutor's calendar at the correct local time.
Step 4: Clients book in their own time zone
Availability Management Best Practices
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Connect every calendar you actively use (work and personal) so availability accounts for all your commitments. Free includes 1 calendar connection, Standard 6, and Pro and Business unlimited.
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Add 10 to 15 minutes of buffer after long sessions to leave room for notes and a short break.
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Add days off for holidays and vacations at least a week in advance so clients don't book them.
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Set a minimum booking notice (for example 12 hours) so you are never surprised by a booking that starts in 20 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Availability Management
Further Reading
- G2: Appointment Scheduling Reviews — Peer-reviewed ratings of scheduling tools.
- Capterra: Scheduling Software Reviews — Compare features and pricing across platforms.
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