---
title: "Your first-run setup checklist"
description: "A few honest steps from sign-up to a live, bookable storefront."
url: "https://bookatu.com/en-nz/help/your-setup-checklist"
language: "en"
section: "Help"
category: "Getting started"
published: "2026-06-20"
updated: "2026-06-20"
---

# Your first-run setup checklist

A few honest steps from sign-up to a live, bookable storefront.

## What it is

A slim strip near the top of your admin home that says how many steps are left before you can take bookings. Tap it to expand the full checklist. Each step only ticks when you have really done it, so the progress ring means something.

## Why it helps

It shows exactly what is left to do, in order, so you are never guessing — and it stays out of your way, folded into one line until you want it. Because steps only tick when truly complete, there are no false day-one ticks, and you can be taking bookings the same day you sign up.

## How to use it

1. Review your services and prices, so your menu is right.
2. Set your opening hours, which decide when clients can book.
3. Add your team and tick which services each person does.
4. Add your logo so your booking page looks like you.
5. Connect Stripe to get paid. This step is optional to go live, but it is what turns deposits and online payments on (see Connecting Stripe for payments).
6. Share your booking page. Once it is live, put your link everywhere (see Your booking page).