The problem
Why scheduling a consultation eats more time than the session
Most consulting and coaching work starts with scheduling. A client asks which days you're free, suggests a time, you suggest another, and it takes several rounds to land one slot — and often the client doesn't show, because nothing was holding the time.
Then come overlaps and lost income. Bookings live in several places — chat, calendar, notes — and you take two in the same window, or hold a slot for a client who never shows while someone else could have had it.
Common symptoms
- Trading times back and forth for several rounds to book one session
- Double-booking the same window because bookings live in several places
- A client books and never shows, with no deposit holding the slot
- Running both one-off sessions and multi-session courses, managed together until it gets confusing
How it works
How Zentr helps consultants and coaches
One booking link
Clients pick a time from slots you're actually free
Build a booking page with your services, per-session prices and the slots you're actually free. Clients pick a time that works and book themselves — no trading times back and forth — and the system locks a booked slot immediately.
- Result
- No more scheduling one session message by message
Payment upfront
Take a deposit at booking, paid straight to you
Set clients to pay a deposit when they book, through Omise or Stripe. The money goes directly to your account and Zentr takes no commission. A session with a deposit is a client who genuinely intends to show — fewer no-shows.
- Fees
- Only Omise/Stripe's standard rates
Multiple services
One-off sessions, courses and online, kept separate
Hourly consultations, multi-session coaching courses, or online sessions — set each as its own service with its own price, duration and details. Clients choose the one they want before picking a time.
- Supports
- In-person and online, with details per service
AI chat
Answers questions and availability for you
The Plus plan includes an AI chatbot that answers questions about services, prices and open slots, then sends clients to your booking page. Clients who message after hours still get an answer and can book right away.
- Quota
- 2,000 answers per cycle, then shows your contact method
Before a session
One client, start to finish
It's 9pm and someone messages after seeing your post: "I'd like a consultation on business planning. What days can we meet?" Instead of suggesting a time and waiting for a reply, you send a single booking link.
The client opens your hourly consultation service, sees the price, picks Wednesday afternoon while you're actually free, and pays the deposit right there. The system locks that window immediately — anyone who opens the link later won't see it as available. In the morning you have a confirmed, deposit-paid session waiting.
Getting started
How long does it take to start taking bookings?
- Sign up on the Free plan and name your booking link
- Add services such as an hourly consultation or a coaching course, with prices and durations
- Set the time slots you open for bookings each day
- Turn on deposits through Omise/Stripe and share the link in your bio or a post
Start on the Free plan with no card required. As you get more clients or add more services, upgrade to Solo or Plus for unlimited services and the AI chat.
FAQ
Questions consultants and coaches ask
Can clients book a consultation through one link?
Yes. You create one booking link with services such as hourly consultations or coaching courses, each with a price and duration. Clients open the link, pick a slot you are actually free, and book in a single page. The system locks a booked slot immediately so no one else can double-book it.
Can I take payment for a session upfront?
You can collect a deposit at booking through Omise or Stripe. The money goes straight to your account and Zentr takes no commission — only the payment provider's standard fee applies. It cuts down on people who book a slot and don't show up.
Online sessions or several service types — can I set them up separately?
You can set each one as its own service, in person or online, with its own price, duration and details, then state how you meet in the service description. The Free plan allows 10 services; Solo and Plus add unlimited ones.
Clients ask about availability after hours. Can it reply automatically?
The Plus plan includes the Zentr AI Chatbot with 2,000 answers per billing cycle. It answers questions about services, prices and open slots and sends clients to your booking page. You can share the chatbot link on social media. When the quota runs out it stops answering and shows the contact method you set.
Got open slots? Let clients book them themselves
Create a booking page free on the Free plan, add your services and the time slots you open, and share the link in your bio. Clients can pick a time and pay a deposit without trading messages back and forth.
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