Quick guides

A 10-minute monthly check

Seven quick things to look at once a month: hours, a test message, prices, photos, the season ahead, your domain card and one email with all your changes.

Cheat sheet: the jobs owners do most

One table of the jobs owners do most: where to start, and which guide has the steps.

Closed unexpectedly? A quick card

For a storm, a repair or an emergency: a notice on your site, special hours or Temporarily closed on your Google profile, then take both down when you reopen.

Do it yourself, or ask us?

The four kinds of request (small change, fix, work outside your plan, urgent), what each one means for your month and what you do yourself.

Online bookings quickstart

How online bookings work, how to add a service, change the calendar, manage bookings, handle emails and time zones, and refund a paid booking.

• Add-on: ask us about adding it

Online store quickstart

The first things to set up in your online store, in order: products, categories, business details, payments, shipping or pickup, sales tax, terms and orders.

• Add-on: ask us about adding it

Quickstart: your first 15 minutes in your site editor

Log in, look around, change a line of text, swap a photo, check it on a phone, publish, and ask us for help, with a link for each step.

Words you'll see in your editor

A plain list of the words you'll meet in your site editor and in our guides, from alt text to widget, with a link to the guide for each.

Your first week after launch

A checklist for your first week: log in, check your hours and contact details, send a test message, link your site, and keep your logins and domain safe.