Get bookable in 15 minutes

Five steps take you from a new account to a page people can book. Each one is on your setup list, so you can also work through them from Set up Forge in the sidebar. The list ticks a step off when the real thing exists, so there is nothing to mark as done by hand.

1. Connect your calendar

Forge reads your calendar so nobody can book you when you are busy.

1. Open Settings → Calendars.
2. Choose Connect Google Calendar, Connect Microsoft 365 or Connect iCloud / CalDAV.
3. Follow the sign-in. For iCloud you will need an app-specific password, which takes about two minutes to create.

Your events appear on the Forge calendar once the connection is made. Connecting your calendars explains what each kind of calendar can do.

2. Set your hours

1. Open Availability.
2. Switch on the days you work. A new account starts with Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00.
3. Check the Timezone. Your hours are set in this timezone, and bookers see times in their own.
4. Save.

Bookers only ever see times inside these hours. More in Availability.

3. Create something to book

An event type is one thing people can book, such as a 30-minute intro call.

1. Open Event types and choose New event type.
2. Start from a template or from scratch. The templates are Discovery call (30 minutes), Project kickoff (60 minutes), Quick chat (15 minutes) and Group workshop (90 minutes, up to 8 people).
3. Give it a title, check the duration, and choose how the meeting happens.
4. Choose Create event type.

More in Event types and booking links.

4. Choose your link

Your booking link is forge.page followed by a name you pick, for example forge.page/ada.

1. Open Settings → Profile.
2. Fill in Booking link. It can be 2 to 40 characters: lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens.
3. Save.

Pick something you are happy to keep. Changing it later breaks any link you have already shared.

5. Share your link

• On the calendar, the Scheduling section of the sidebar shows your link with a Copy booking link button.
• Each event type also has its own link. In Event types, open the row's menu and choose Copy link.

Paste it into your email signature, your bio or your next reply.

Check what your clients see

Open your page and book yourself once, using your own email address. You will go through the same steps a client does: Time, then Details, and a confirmation that says You're in. Forge does not count a booking you make with your own address as your first real booking. Cancel it afterwards from the confirmation page or from Bookings.

What happens next

Once your calendar, hours, an event type and a link all exist, we send you one email to say your booking page is live.

The rest of the setup list is optional and waits for you: getting paid, bringing your clients in, and making the page look like yours.

• Invoices and deposits
• Moving in from another tool
• Brand kit