Where to get the link
The link is ready right after you sign up: in «Records», tap «Share link». You can copy it, send it to a messenger, show it as a QR code or download a printable PDF poster.
Through the link a client sees your services with prices and duration, your specialists and only the free time from their schedules. They pick a service, a specialist (or anyone available) and a time, confirm their number with an SMS code — and the booking appears in your calendar straight away, with a notification for you.
Where to put the link
The closer the link is to the moment a client decides to book, the fewer calls and messages you get.
- Instagram: add the link to your profile and to stories — Gako has a ready-made stories option under «All options».
- WhatsApp and Telegram: send the link in reply to «Can I book?» and pin it in your profile or channel description.
- Google Maps: add the booking link to your Google business profile so clients see it right on the map.
- Front desk and business cards: print the PDF poster with the QR code. A client points their camera at it and books the next visit without waiting for the receptionist.
A link to one specialist or one service
In the same window you can pick a specialist or a service, and they will be preselected in the link. Handy when a specialist has their own Instagram or when you promote one service: the client only has to choose a time.
QR codes work per specialist too: show it to a client at the end of a visit and they'll book the same specialist again.
How far ahead clients can book
Online booking settings have two limits. Minimum notice — say, 2 hours: the earliest slot is at least 2 hours away, so a booking «in 10 minutes» won't catch you off guard. Booking horizon — say, 1 month: clients see free time only 30 days ahead.
If online booking is turned off, clients can open the link but can't book — Gako warns you about it right in the link window.
Clients from the Gako catalog
Besides your own link, after a moderator review your business appears in the Gako app and on gako.ge with services, prices, specialists, a map and reviews. Bookings from there land in the same calendar. There's no commission on your bookings or on clients from the catalog.