Overview
The Additional Services tab in your Podyx Admin Panel allows you to create and manage upsell options that clients can add to their primary bookings. These services could include extras like professional editing, content distribution, or custom highlights, giving clients more ways to customize their sessions. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for adding new additional services, helping you expand your offerings and maximize booking value.
Why Setting Up Additional Services is Important
Additional services enhance the client experience by allowing them to add extra features to their bookings, tailored to their specific needs. Offering a range of customizable options can also increase your studio’s revenue potential by encouraging upsells.
Benefits for Your Studio:
- Greater Booking Flexibility: Additional services allow clients to customize sessions to meet their needs, creating a more tailored experience.
- Increased Revenue Per Booking: Offering upsell options provides opportunities to increase the value of each booking.
- Enhanced Service Presentation: With options to add images and media, you can visually highlight additional services, helping clients understand and select upgrades with ease.
Step-by-Step Guide to Adding Additional Services
- Log In to Your Account
- Begin by logging into your Podyx account at https://onboarding.podyx.com/login using either your email and password or your Google Account credentials.
- Navigate to the Additional Services Tab
- In the Admin Panel, toggle the down-pointing arrow to locate Additional Services and select it. This section is where you manage all optional upsell services offered by your studio.
- Add a New Additional Service
- Click “Add new” to start creating a new upsell service. This opens a form where you can enter key details about the service, allowing you to present it clearly and attractively to clients.
- Define Service Details
- Name the Service: Enter a name that clearly describes the service, such as “Highlights,” “Professional Edit,” or “Podcast Intro.”
- Provide a Description: Use the description field to outline what the service includes and any specifics. A clear description helps clients understand the added value of the service.
- Set Minimum Quantity (If Needed)
- Define Minimum Quantity: If certain additional services are only viable in bulk (e.g., a minimum number of edits), set a minimum quantity requirement to ensure clients can only book the service in multiples.
- Set Pricing and Discount Options
- Enter the Price: Set a standard price for the additional service.
- Apply a Discounted Price: If you’re offering a promotional rate, use the Discounted price field to show the temporary rate. This discounted price will appear in the booking interface to attract client interest.
- Choose a Pricing Unit
- Select Price Unit: Define the pricing unit based on how the service is offered (e.g., per session, per project, one-time). This makes it clear how the cost is structured, helping clients understand the value.
- Save and Publish the Service
- Click Save and Publish: Once you’ve filled in the service details, save the service to make it live. Clients will now be able to view and add this option to their bookings.
- Add Media to Represent the Service
- Upload Images or Videos: After saving, you’ll see an option to upload visuals that showcase the service, such as images or short video clips. Click Drag ’n’ drop the files here to add media.
- Reorder Media: If you upload multiple files, click Edit image order to change the display sequence, helping clients view media in your preferred order.
- Finalize and Re-Publish
- Click Save and Publish Again: Once media is added, save the changes to update the booking interface immediately.
- Organize Service Order
- Reorder Additional Services: Click Edit row order to adjust the display sequence of additional services in the booking interface. Use this to promote popular or high-value services by placing them at the top of the list.
- Save Order: Click Close row order to finalize the new sequence.
- Embed Additional Services on Your Website
- Generate Embed Code: For those who wish to display additional services directly on their website, click Embed service cards. Copy the provided iframe code and add it to your website for seamless integration.
- Manage Existing Services
- Edit or Delete Services: By clicking the three dots next to each service, you can view details, make edits, or delete services to keep your listings current.
Tips for Optimizing Additional Services
- Use Visuals to Enhance Appeal: Images or videos make additional services more engaging, helping clients understand the value at a glance.
- Prioritize Popular Services: Use the reorder function to place high-demand services at the top, guiding clients towards popular choices.
- Embed on Your Website for Greater Visibility: Embedding additional services on your website increases exposure and allows clients to view all options without navigating away.
Importance of Well-Crafted Additional Services
Additional services provide an opportunity to expand your studio’s offerings, creating a personalized experience for clients while increasing booking value. Well-defined services with clear pricing and visuals contribute to a seamless client experience and drive upsell opportunities.
- Enhanced Client Experience: Clients appreciate the ability to customize sessions with relevant add-ons, creating a more valuable booking experience.
- Increased Revenue Potential: Upsell options allow your studio to capture more revenue per booking by meeting varied client needs.
- Flexible Marketing Options: Embedding service cards directly on your website helps promote your offerings to a broader audience, making it easy for clients to book directly from your site.
The Additional Services tab in Podyx offers the flexibility to provide clients with a customized booking experience, helping you meet their specific needs while maximizing revenue.
Use Additional Services to build a flexible and appealing booking interface, supporting your studio’s growth and enhancing the client experience.
