A client wants your standard package but also wants something from a more expensive package. Add-ons let them customize their booking without you needing a separate package for every combination.
Creating an Add-On
Pricing Structures
In the Price & Quantity section, the pricing structure is set by the "Do you charge based on the booking length?" option. There are three choices:
- Flat Rate, Per Unit, or Per Hour: You enter one price that is used exactly as entered. This is the default and covers most add-ons, such as a fixed price for a physical item like a guest book, a per-unit price, or an hourly rate you set yourself.
- Multiply by Package's Hours: The price you enter is multiplied by the booking length. Useful for extra staff time or other services whose cost scales with how many hours the booking runs.
- Multiply by Package's Days: The price you enter is multiplied by the number of days. Useful for multi-day equipment rentals. Only applies to full-day bookings.
Advanced Options
The Advanced section has a few extra settings, some of which only appear when they're relevant to your setup:
- Multiply price by number of units on packages with unit pricing enabled: If a package uses unit pricing (like per guest), turning this on multiplies the add-on price by the number of units. This option only appears if you have at least one package with unit pricing enabled.
- Does this add-on extend the booking length?: Turn this on for add-ons that add time, like idle time or setup time. When enabled, you choose how much time to add to the booking length.
- Does this add-on require lead time?: Turn this on if you need advance notice to prepare the add-on, for example if you're waiting on shipping. When enabled, you set how many days of lead time you need.
- Are [extras] supported with this add-on?: If you have extra categories set up, you can control whether each one is offered with this add-on, how many can be selected, and whether customers can skip that selection during checkout.
- Would you like to show this add-on in your Extra Gallery Widget?: Whether to display the add-on in the Extra Gallery Widget on your marketing website.
Images & Videos
In the Images & Videos section, you can upload an image (or a video, if video support is enabled) or select from your media library to help clients visualize what they're adding. Images look best at 820px by 460px, with a minimum height of 460px.
Packages
In the Packages section, select which packages this add-on is available with. By default, new add-ons are available on all packages. If an add-on only applies to certain services, select just those packages. A "custom overlay" add-on probably only applies to your photo booth packages, not your DJ packages.
What Most Businesses Start With
Most businesses start with 3-5 add-ons covering the things clients ask for most. You don't need to list every possible option. Common ones:
- Extra hours
- Additional staff
- Equipment upgrades (backdrop, lighting, premium bar setup)
- Delivery or setup fees
- Custom overlays or prints