Switch from Instagram DM bookings

The biggest quality-of-life upgrade a shop can make. Here is how in an hour.

If your booking system today is "DM me to book" or a link-in-bio spreadsheet, the switch to Booked is the single change with the largest payoff you can make. It removes the back-and-forth, silences the after-hours pings, and gives every customer the same confirmation.

The one-hour version

1. Sign up and claim your slug (10 min).
2. Add your 3–8 most common services with duration and price (15 min).
3. Set your opening hours for a standard week (10 min).
4. Add staff (Pro, 5 min per person).
5. Put the URL—literally booked.co/<your-slug>—in your Instagram bio, your Google Business "Book" button, and your voicemail (20 min).

What changes on Day 1

• New DMs asking "any slots tomorrow?" get replied to with your URL.
• Every booking generates a confirmation, so you stop forgetting who is coming when.
• The reminder (email always; SMS with the add-on) collapses no-shows.

What to keep from your DM workflow

Regulars who like the personal touch can still DM you; you just book them through the dashboard yourself and the confirmation goes out from Booked. Best of both.