Guides for the self-employed
Plain-English guides to the parts of running a one-person business that nobody teaches you, and how Soopaspace handles each one: getting paid, cutting no-shows, pricing your work, and staying on top of the money.
Fewer no-shows
Fewer no-shows: the tools Soopaspace gives youWhat Soopaspace does about missed appointments: reminder emails, a deposit at booking, a notice window per service and a link clients use to move their booking.Read the guide 
Setting a cancellation policy in SoopaspaceWhere to set a notice window, policy text and self-service rescheduling for each service in Soopaspace, what clients see, and what happens when they cancel.Read the guide
Getting paid
How to take a deposit when a client booksHow deposits work in Soopaspace: a fixed amount per service, taken by card at booking, the rest paid on the day. What clients see, and what happens on a cancel.Read the guide 
Chasing a late payment with SoopaspaceHow Soopaspace chases what clients owe: a ready-written reminder you send yourself, or up to three sent for you on days you choose.Read the guide 
What to put on an invoice, and what Soopaspace fills inWhat GOV.UK says an invoice must include, then which of those details a Soopaspace invoice fills in and where you set each one.Read the guide 
Payment reminder emails: the wording Soopaspace sendsThe payment reminder emails Soopaspace sends, word for word: Gentle, Firmer and Final, with subject lines, what each email contains and how the timing is set.Read the guide
Growing your business
Repeat bookings and regular clients in SoopaspaceWhat Soopaspace does for regular clients: repeat bookings in one go, weekly bookings clients make themselves, bundles, client notes and reconnect messages.Read the guide 
Side hustle to full-time: the figures Soopaspace shows youSoopaspace does not tell you when to go full-time. It shows your figures in one place: income, what is owed, costs, bookings ahead and an income goal.Read the guide