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Getting started

Create your shop

Start at /get-started and complete onboarding until your shop tenant is provisioned with a salon slug. That slug powers your hosted book URL and embeds.

Inkdesk cabinet
Today
Requests 4
Calendar
Clients
Payouts
Settings

Staff sign in with Google — shop tenant scoped.

Cabinet after Google login — Today, Requests, Calendar, Clients, Payouts.

Sign into the cabinet with Google or email and password. There is no confirmation code. Invite owners, managers, and artists with the roles they need—artists should not all share one login.

Configure the bookable calendar

Set shop hours, then per-artist weekly rules and exceptions. Mark who accepts online booking. Add busy blocks for guest spots or time off so clients cannot take those slots.

Hours & rules
Shop hoursTue–Sun · 11:00–20:00
Marco online bookingOn · 30 min slots
Cancel window~48 hours
Shop hours and per-artist weekly rules that drive availability.

Decide simple vs complex paths: flash that can move toward deposit quickly vs custom work that needs review and quote first.

Turn on deposits

Complete Stripe Connect onboarding for the shop. Choose flat and/or percent-of-quote rules, artist overrides if needed, and whether processing fees pass to the client. Confirm your cancel/reschedule window (many shops use about 48 hours).

Pay deposit
Due today$150
ArtistMarco
SessionThu · 1:30
Card via Stripe ConnectShop account
Pay deposit
Deposit checkout — Stripe Connect amount due before confirm.

Card deposits typically floor around $20+. Test a booking in trial before you blast the Instagram bio link.

Open a public book surface

Share /{salon}/book immediately for bio and QR use. When you are ready, open Cabinet → Settings → Website & embed → Connect and pick a platform—WordPress plugin + connect code, Shopify/Wix app or snippet, Squarespace/Webflow/Custom site snippet, or No website for hosted link + QR.

Install surfaces
  • 1
    Plugin / blockWordPress · Download plugin → Generate connect code
  • 2
    App or snippetShopify/Wix Add to… · or Create snippet for Code/Embed
  • 3
    Hosted book pageNo website · Create hosted link + QR → /{salon}/book
Three install surfaces — WordPress plugin, app/snippet, or hosted book link + QR.

Optional next steps: reminders, waitlist, consent forms, Google Calendar outbound for artists, station/iPad display for the floor.

If the shop also pierces, turn on piercing in Settings. The hosted book page and widget then show Tattoo vs Piercing. Intimate types stay off until the salon opts in.