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Set how long each job holds by home size

Busy Book works out how long a cleaning holds your partner's schedule from the bedrooms, bathrooms and size of the home. What clients pay stays the same.

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A two-bedroom apartment and a five-bedroom house shouldn't hold your partner for the same 3 hours. Turn this on and Busy Book works out each job's length from the home, so your open times fit the real day.

  1. 1

    Open Scheduling

    In the menu, tap Calendar, then Scheduling.

  2. 2

    Turn it on

    Under Job length by home size, turn on Work out job length from the home.

  3. 3

    Set your minutes

    Type the minutes for each bedroom, each bathroom and each 500 square feet. Then set how much longer a Deep or Move in/out cleaning takes, like 1.5 for half again as long.

  4. 4

    Add time for big extras

    Open Extra minutes for extras that take time and set the minutes for extras like inside the oven or the fridge.

  5. 5

    Pick the shortest and longest

    Set Shortest a job holds and Longest a job holds. Check the examples under them, then tap Save.

  6. 6

    Change one job

    Open a booking. Under Service Details, Holds the schedule for shows Busy Book's estimate. Tap Change how long this job holds, pick the time and tap Save. Use Busy Book's goes back.

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