Suddenly Sorted
Setting upAll plansOwner

How do I get set up and take my first booking?

Sign up, let us build your setup from your Google listing, check what we built, then go live. Most owners are taking real bookings within the hour.

3-minute read Checked against the app · 6 Sep 2026 Desktop and phone

Where it lives

Create your free account at app.suddenly.co.nz/signup. No card needed. While you're setting up, Set up sits at the very top of the left menu and keeps a checklist of what's done and what's left, so you can stop and come back any time.

Your dashboard · first sign-inDrawn from the live UI · sample salon
1: your day-to-day menu. 2: the Set up checklist that appears until you're live. Names and numbers are a sample salon, not yours.

The four steps

  1. Sign up

    Enter your email and a password. You land straight in your dashboard.

    You'll see: the Set up checklist with four short jobs.
  2. Start from your Google listing

    Type your business name and suburb, or paste your Google link. We pull your name, hours, address, photos and reviews and turn them into services, opening hours and a free bookable page. No Google listing? Choose to enter services, prices, team and hours by hand instead.

    You'll see: your services and hours filled in for you to check, and a link to your new page.
  3. Review, then put Sally on your site

    Tweak prices and policies (deposits, cancellations), pick your business type so Sally speaks your trade's language, and optionally connect Google Calendar. Then share your free page, or copy the one-line snippet for your own website.

    You'll see: a live preview of your booking page and the embed code, ready to paste.
  4. Go live

    Use Try your assistant to ask Sally a few questions the way a customer would, then publish. Customers can now book you day or night.

    You'll see: the Set up item disappears from the menu and Home shows your day.

What you'll need

  • Your Google Business listingRecommended
  • Your services and pricesWe pull what we can
  • Your opening hoursSo Sally only offers real slots
  • A Google accountOptional, for calendar sync
  • Access to your websiteOptional, for the snippet

No website at all? Your free page at yoursalon.suddenly.co.nz is your booking page and your website in one. See your booking page.

What to switch on next

Once bookings are flowing, these earn their keep: deposits or confirm-to-hold on higher-value services, reminders so fewer people forget, Google review requests after a visit, rebooking nudges for regulars, and the waitlist for full days.

What Sally won't do

Honest by designSally only speaks from what's in your setup. If a customer asks something you haven't told her, she passes it to you rather than guessing. That's why two minutes checking prices and hours matters.
Plan noteEverything on this page is on the Free plan. Paid plans add more Sally, more team seats and remove the small Suddenly Sorted badge. Compare plans.

Common questions

Do I need a website to use Suddenly Sorted?

No. Every account gets a free bookable page built from your Google listing. If you already have a site, you can add Sally to it with one line of code as well. See your booking page and embed the widget.

I don't have a Google listing yet. Can I still set up?

Yes. In Set up, choose to enter your details by hand. You'll type your services, prices, team and hours yourself; it takes about ten minutes for a typical salon.

Can I stop halfway and come back later?

Yes. The Set up item stays at the top of your left menu with the checklist exactly where you left it. Nothing goes live until you publish.

Still stuck on this?

Tell us where you got to in Set up and we'll finish it with you.

Send us a message
Was this useful?

A real person will get back to you.

Our team is in New Zealand. Send us a message and we’ll reply by email, usually within a day.