Roadmap update #2: It’s all class!
Timely is all about keeping it classy. It's lucky then that the second big thing the techbots are working on is - "classes".
Classes are super useful for lots of businesses like fitness providers, personal trainers, pilates instructors and many more.
Just take a look at how great Timely has been for Lucy Warren and her pilates business.
Unlike usual appointments, classes work differently because they require bookings from multiple people for the same session. They also need to be added to the calendar before customers can actually book them. Take a look at this guide to see how they currently work.
While they’re useful now, there are still features missing from classes to make them truly awesome. With this in mind, techbots are adding two popular feature requests for classes.
These are:
- Automating class lists for recurring classes: This means that for each class in a series, the customer list will be carried over or you can choose how many sessions a customer can book.
Update 5 June 2014: This feature has now been completed. - Raise invoices for classes: For each customer booked into a class, you’ll be able to raise an invoice for them Update 9 July 2014: This feature has now been completed.
If you haven’t already, make sure to vote on the feature request you want. In fact, why not vote on both of them! While you’re at it, add any other suggestions you might have to the comments below.
I can't figure out how to vote, but the first option of recurring class lists would be absolutely awesome for my business!!
Awesome. Don't worry - we'll make plenty of noise once its done!
Don't know how to vote, but I vote for that and the option to pay using a deal or coupon code.
Great! Just click each link in the middle of the blog and you will be taken to our user forum. Once there, hit that vote button. Vote 3 times if you want to :)
To vote on adding coupon support, click this link.
When I click on the raise invoices link, it goes to the automating class one
Oops, all fixed!
It would also be great if the customers signing up for the class could have the option of booking more than one person. If someone wants to schedule a group of four for one of my classes, they should be able to add a guest and have the invoice reflect that.
That's a great idea Nicolette! We have an existing feature request for this that you can also vote on. Click here to vote.