Hold the date with a deposit
A shoot booked for a Saturday with a dog and its family is a morning you cannot double-book or lose to a change of heart. Soopaspace takes a deposit by card when the owner books, so a held date is a committed one.
Free to start with your booking page, bookings and clients. Everything else is one paid plan: £9.99/month billed yearly, or £12.99 monthly.
How it looks
A £15.00 deposit is taken now by card. The remaining £45.00 is paid on the day.
Pay £15.00 depositOctober
Illustrations of the product. Names and amounts are examples.
A deposit when the shoot is booked
Set a deposit on each kind of shoot you offer, taken by card the moment the owner books, with the balance settled in person or later. The date is held from the second the deposit is paid, so you are not keeping a morning free on trust.
- A deposit set per kind of shoot
- Taken by card when the booking is made
- The date held the moment it is paid
- The owner sees exactly what is left
The shoots you plan for happen
An owner who has paid toward the shoot turns up with the dog ready, and the ones who cannot make it tell you in time to use the slot. The deposit comes off the total, so they owe only the balance, settled in person or later. A reminder goes out before the shoot with a link to move it within your notice.
- Money toward the shoot means fewer drop-outs
- The deposit comes off the total
- The balance settled in person or later
- A reminder before the shoot
Try it on your own business
Start free with your booking page, bookings and clients. No card, no time limit.
Common questions
- Can I take a deposit for a shoot booked weeks ahead?
- Yes. The deposit is taken by card when the owner books and holds the date however far ahead it is, with the balance settled in person or later.
- Do I have to take a deposit on every shoot?
- No. Deposits are set per service, so you can ask for one on a longer session or a booked weekend and leave a short sitting as a straightforward booking.
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One paid plan, one price
One app for the whole of it
£9.99/month, billed yearly
or £12.99 a month. Cancel any time.
- A booking page you edit on the page itself
- Fixed-price appointments, quoted jobs, or both
- Group events, courses & waiting lists
- Bundles, offers, discount codes & gift vouchers
- On-demand services: paid now, delivered later
- Reminders, two-way calendar sync & self-service rescheduling
- Quotes & invoices, with overdue ones chased politely for you
- Money, P&L, expenses & mileage
Free plan: your booking page, bookings and clients, with no card and no time limit.