Once you’ve signed up for Fresha, you’ll want to start taking advantage of all of the amazing features that come with it.
Every feature included in Fresha has been designed to help simplify the day-to-day running of your business and making sure you’re set up in the right way could instantly increase your bookings and start growing your sales!
Follow the guidelines outlined below to get your business set up with Fresha:
- Add your team, working hours and services
- Manage your commissions, permissions, and client notifications
- Manage your calendar
Add your team and services
Add team members
Before you do anything else, the first thing you’ll want to add are your team members. Once added, you can start assigning team members to your services, set up their permissions, and begin taking bookings online.
Click here for more information on how to add team members and here to add your first team member.
Add working hours
Before you can start using the calendar and online bookings, you’ll need to set your team's working hours. Allocating team working hours and scheduling their availability means you can stay on top of your calendar, and your clients know when they can book your services. Please note, if you do not have any ongoing working hours and availability, your Marketplace profile will appear offline.
Click here for more information on how to add regular and one-off working hours and here to add your first working hours.
Add resources and rooms (if applicable)
Some of the services you provide may require a specific machine or room, and you'll want to make sure that your resources never get double booked. Add your resources and rooms and start assigning them to your services to prevent double-booking.
Click here for more information on how to add resources and rooms and here to add your first resource.
Add services and allocate them to team members
Once you’ve added your team members, you can start creating your service list with different pricing options using our advanced pricing features. You’ll need to allocate services to your team members and enable online bookings to allow your clients to book your services online.
Click here for more information on how to add your services and here to create your first service.
Add taxes
Every country and state has its own requirements for recording taxes and you’ll want to set this up before you start processing your payments. We’ll automatically calculate the tax contribution for each invoice you raise based on your personal settings.
Click here for more information on how to add taxes and here to start adding your taxes.
Add products
Add products that are available to buy from your location(s) or used alongside your services and start managing your inventory and stock levels for easy ordering, tracking, and selling.
Click here for more information on how to add products and here to start adding your products.
Create deal types
By creating deal types in advance, you can easily apply them to your products and services when you get to checkout and keep track of their success rate in your reports.
Click here for more information on creating deal types and here to create your first deal.
Add processing time
Some services may require processing time if a client is attending their appointment but doesn't require a staff member's attention. Adding processing time to your services will allow staff to take on more appointments and optimise your bookings.
Click here for more information on adding processing time and here to get started.
Import your client list into Fresha
Importing your client list into Fresha is the easiest way to transfer all of the data you need to start scheduling appointments for clients who have booked with you before.
Click here for more information on importing your clients list.
Manage your commissions, permissions, and client notifications
Apply staff commissions
Calculating staff commissions by hand can get complicated, so setting these in advance can save you time when working out their additional pay at the end of each month.
Click here for more information on how to set up staff commissions and here to get started.
Create user logins and permissions
As the account owner, you can enable and control login access for your staff members. When adding staff members, you can set their permissions based on the level of access you’d like them to have. Once your user permissions have been set, you can define what each of the permission levels gives them access to.
Click here for more information on how to create user logins and permissions and here to get started.
Manage automated client notifications
Notifications help you stay in touch with your clients and keep them updated about their appointments via email, text message and push notifications in the Fresha app. Set up client notifications before you start taking appointments and you could reduce client no-shows by up to 30%!
Click here for more information on setting up your client notifications and here to get started.
Enable online bookings
Online bookings play an essential role in increasing your bookings and connecting you with your clients. Over 52% of appointments made online are booked outside of regular working hours. By staying open online 24/7, you can help grow your business by giving your clients complete flexibility when booking.
Click here for more information on setting up online bookings and here to get started.
Manage your calendar
Create an appointment
Once you’ve created your services and set your staff working hours and availability, you can start adding appointments to your calendar. You can do this by clicking anywhere on your calendar or selecting 
and New appointment.
Click here for more information on creating an appointment and here to get started.
Raise an invoice
Once an appointment has been completed, you'll need to be able to generate an invoice for your clients. By checking out your appointments and raising invoices, you can stay up-to-date with your business’s performance by tracking your sales, payments, commissions, inventory, tips, and taxes.
Click here for more information on raising an invoice and here to get started.
Process a payment
Our fully integrated payment processing solution lets clients pay for their appointments through text messages and securely stores their information to your client database for quick and easy checkouts on future appointments. We charge a low-rate fee per transaction processed with our payment processing solution, and with built-in client no-show and late cancellation protection, you can be sure your time and business are always protected.
Click here for more information on setting up payments and here to get started.
Sell products and vouchers on their own
If a client would like to purchase a product or voucher without receiving any services, you don't need to create an appointment on your calendar. Instead, you’ll just need to create a new sale.
Click here for more information on selling products on their own and here for more information on selling vouchers on their own.
Block time and add breaks
When you have regularly scheduled breaks, like staff lunches, you can apply split shifts or blocked time directly to your staff's working hours or in your calendar. These breaks will be added in automatically and can be adjusted for any day of the week.
Click here for more information on blocked time and here to get started.
Manage client no-shows and late cancellations
Say goodbye to client no-shows and late cancellations by charging clients a fee when they cancel late or don’t show up. Our advanced protection features require clients to secure their appointments with a payment card and can reduce client no-shows and late cancellations by as much as 89%, saving you time and money by ensuring your appointment slots don’t go to waste.
Click here for more information on setting up a cancellation policy and here to get started.
Reports overview
Whether you're tracking sales, measuring your staff’s performance, or monitoring your product and stock levels, Fresha offers a wide range of reporting tools designed to help you understand how well your business is performing.
Click here for more information on what reporting is available and here to get started.
