Managing Your Schedule

Optimize availability slots and handle reschedulings gracefully.

Managing your schedule effectively is crucial to maintaining a high rating and ensuring you have a steady stream of income without burning out. The Humalink Partner Dashboard gives you powerful tools to control your availability.

Setting Your Availability

By default, your profile will not show up in the search results if your master availability toggle is off. To start receiving bookings:

1. Log in to your Partner Dashboard.
2. Locate the Availability Status toggle at the top of the dashboard.
3. Switch it to "Available".

Remember to toggle this to "Unavailable" if you are going on vacation, taking a break, or are fully booked for the foreseeable future. This prevents clients from sending requests you cannot fulfill, which negatively impacts your acceptance rate metric.

Understanding Booking Modes

Humalink supports two primary ways for clients to book you:

1. Open Requests (Default)

When this mode is active, clients can select any date and time on the calendar and send you a request. You have the freedom to review each request and decide whether to Accept or Decline it based on your personal schedule.

• Pros: Maximum flexibility. You don't need to manage a strict calendar.
• Cons: You might receive requests for times you are busy, leading to declines.

2. Slot-Based Booking

If you prefer a structured schedule, you can enable Slot-Based Booking. This allows you to pre-define specific blocks of time (e.g., Tuesday 2 PM - 4 PM) when you are available. Clients can only book you during these pre-defined slots.

• Pros: Zero schedule conflicts. Clients know exactly when you are free.
• Cons: Requires you to proactively manage and update your slots every week.

How to Create Availability Slots

If you are using Slot-Based Booking, you must create slots, otherwise clients cannot book you.

1. Go to the Schedule section in your dashboard.
2. Ensure the Booking Mode is set to "Slot-Based".
3. Click "Add New Slot".
4. Select the Date, Start Time, and End Time.
5. Click Save. Your slot is immediately visible to clients on your profile.