ShopsGetting started

First-day checklist for a shop

Check access, public information and the first real customer request before relying on the workspace.

Content reviewed:

Before receiving customers

Confirm onboarding has provisioned the intended shop and staff accounts. Review the agreed deployed services; do not assume an Order Form enables a feature that is not deployed.

Check the customer path

Use a coordinated test that your staff recognize as a test, and handle any resulting record through the normal workflow.

  1. Check the shop name, role and active location in Shop OS.
  2. Review the public profile, contact information and service descriptions.
  3. Confirm the local time zone and support-managed availability requirements.
  4. Review the published website and booking entry point when included in your setup.
  5. Have an authorized tester submit a clearly identified request.
  6. Confirm it reaches the correct Booking Inbox and that staff can open it.
  7. Contact the tester and use the supported lifecycle to record the agreed outcome.

Use a real readiness criterion

The first-day goal is a customer request reaching the correct shop and being processed by authorized staff. Do not declare readiness from an empty dashboard, a successful website build or article count alone.

Something unclear or out of date?

Tell us which instruction needs correcting. Do not send passwords, recovery links, session tokens or unnecessary customer information.

Article feedback email is not configured. Use an established onboarding contact or the verified contacts in Legal Notice.

Related help articles

Getting startedKeep your shop profile and business information accurate

Open the real profile editor and understand the review consequences of a change.

BookingsReceive and manage customer service requests

Review a request and follow the supported contacted, confirmed, completed or cancelled lifecycle.

AvailabilitySet up shop hours and availability

Provide availability requirements to onboarding/support; there is no self-service calendar setup screen yet.