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Your first week with TradeField

A step-by-step checklist for new owners: services, team, availability, and your first test booking.

Getting startedOwnerAdmin15 min

Complete these steps in your first week to go from signup to accepting real customer bookings.

Before you start

  • TradeField account
  • Onboarding completed

Steps

1. Review your dashboard

Open the dashboard home to see team size, certificate alerts, active jobs, and pending bookings at a glance.

TradeField dashboard with stat cards for team, certificates, jobs, and bookings
TradeField dashboard with stat cards for team, certificates, jobs, and bookings

2. Add at least one service

Go to Services and create an offering with a name, duration, and optional price. Only active services appear on your public booking page.

TradeField services page listing company services
TradeField services page listing company services

3. Invite your team

From Technicians, send email invites or share your join code from Settings. Technicians need accounts before they can see assigned work.

TradeField technicians page with team member list
TradeField technicians page with team member list

4. Set technician availability

Open a technician's profile and configure their weekly schedule. Without working hours, they won't appear as bookable.

Technician detail page showing weekly availability schedule
Technician detail page showing weekly availability schedule

5. Test your public booking page

Visit your booking URL (tradefield.app/your-slug/book) and complete a test booking. Confirm it appears under Bookings and on the Calendar.

TradeField bookings page showing pending and confirmed bookings
TradeField bookings page showing pending and confirmed bookings

Tips

  • Fill out company email, phone, and address in Settings so customers can reach you.
  • Use a test customer email you control to verify confirmation emails.

Related guides

  • Set up your public booking page
  • Manage bookings
  • Bookings vs jobs: how work flows through TradeField

Last updated 2026-07-05. Contact support if you need more help.

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