Melbourne, Australia
Booking software for Melbourne tradies
Two jobs across town do not fit in one afternoon. Bookaiq holds a buffer after every job so the next one can never be booked before you could actually be there.
Made for how Melbourne tradies actually work
Whether you are in Fitzroy, South Yarra, Carlton or Richmond, the problem is the same: a full diary that leaks revenue through no-shows and phone tag. Bookaiq runs on Australia/Melbourne, so every reminder lands at the right local hour.
- Back-to-back jobs on opposite sides of the city assume you can teleport
- A customer who is not home turns a callout into a wasted round trip
- Quote visits get booked and then never followed up into work
- Emergency callouts blow up a day that was already full
How Bookaiq handles it
Buffer time after every job
Set a buffer per job type so travel and pack-up are on the calendar. That time is held after every booking, so the next job can never be booked into it.
Job durations that match reality
Set each job type's duration to the realistic on-site range, so the slot the customer books is the time the job actually takes — and reminders go out before it so someone is home.
Quote visits that chase themselves
Turn on the follow-up email and every quote visit gets chased the day after, so quotes stop going cold because nobody made the call.
Emergency capacity held back
Block part of each day out of the public booking page, then book urgent work into it yourself from the phone — an emergency fills the space you held, not the jobs already booked.
Your appointment types, ready to edit
- Quote visit
- General callout
- Emergency callout
- Installation
- Annual service
- Compliance inspection
- Repair visit
- Site assessment
Works with what you already use
Google Calendar · Stripe · Zapier
Melbourne questions
- Do reminders send in the correct time zone for Melbourne?
- Yes. Your business time zone is set to Australia/Melbourne, so a reminder scheduled for 24 hours before an appointment arrives at the right local hour for Melbourne clients rather than being offset from wherever the server sits.
- Can clients across Melbourne find my booking page?
- Your Bookaiq booking page has its own address you can share anywhere — your Google Business Profile, your social bio, an email signature, or a QR code at reception. Businesses around Fitzroy and South Yarra typically see most bookings arrive through their Google Business Profile link.
- Does Bookaiq work for a small trades business with one or two staff?
- Yes. Bookaiq scales from a single-person practice to a multi-location business, and setup is the same either way. Many Melbourne tradies start solo and add staff calendars as they grow.
- Can I run more than one VIC location from one account?
- Multiple locations sit under one account, each with its own staff, hours and services, while you keep a single view across all of them.
- Is Bookaiq used outside Australia?
- Bookaiq works anywhere. Time zones, currency and reminder timing follow the location you set, so a practice in Melbourne and one abroad can run under the same account without either being wrong.
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