Offering a Series or Package of Events

That is a great workaround BUT say I have several people booking different packages with 3 more follow up meetings.  They will all have the same “secret link” which is okay, BUT can it be used in the future after all their 3 follow ups have been used.  I run a business where people make appointments but I want to offer some packages so they have the opportunity to book more than 1 at a reduced rate.  

I am even considering moving to Acuity in order to do this.  But maybe there is a way with Calendly that I have missed.

Hey there @Tracey11138 - yes! A secret event type link can be used as often and for as long as you’d like it to be used! This link is just like any other link, aside from the fact that it cannot be found without you sharing it. I hope this helps!

This is a great idea!

But what happens if they are group sessions and one client is booking their 1st session and the others are booking their 2nd or 3rd?

I'm guessing there will be conflicts? everyone has to be on the same number of sessions to book the same schedule right? or is there solution to this? 

Is there any plans to address this? The work around is fine, but the static link really lets it down as a vulnerability. 

Hey - thanks for your comment! At this time I cannot make any promises about if or when this might be updated, while I do appreciate that it would be a great update to be made! I can promise that we are passing along your feedback to our product team, whom is always taking into consideration user feedback like yours when improving Calendly. Have a great day! 

Struggling with this myself! 

Just to confirm I would need to make three separate calendars with the different packages available for my clients to choose from ? 

This cannot be integrated into the ONE calendar ? 

Thanks for your help! 

I think this would be the best option ? 

Sharing a link that shows clients the different event types .. Sharing your scheduling link – Help Center (calendly.com) 

Is that correct? Or is there a way to show ONE Calandra on my page that has the different event types. 

Thanks again. 

Gabby 

Hey Gabby! Sorry for the delay - but I’m here to help! 

Firstly - yes. You’ll need to create three event types for your invitees to choose from with different prices, if that is what you are referring to. However, you can still set it up so that they only have to click one link in order to book using a routing form!

Routing forms let you request information such as industry, company size, specific interests, etc. from website visitors and automatically direct them to a specific scheduling or web page based on their responses. It's great for screening and qualifying sales leads on a website or matching clients or students to the booking page of the right subject-matter expert based on their interests, program, or other criteria. You can read more about setting up routing forms, here!

Your workflow would look like this: 

1. Create an event type for each price you are offering 
2. Create a routing form
3. On the routing form, use the questions in order to find out the info needed to send the invitee to the correct event type (i.e. “What are you looking to spend?” with options being your different price points, or, “How many lessons are you hoping to book?” with options being a number based on a price point you created an event type for)
4. Set up the routing to direct invitees to the correct event type
5. Share the link for the routing form to allow bookings instead of sharing links to different event types

I hope this helps!

You can read more here: 

This article also offers tips and tricks for this use case: 

SO helpful! 

Thank you :) 

Yay! You’re totally welcome - I hope you have no issues implementing this, but don’t hesitate to let us know if you need help! 

p.s. I do suggest peeking at our New User Guide and our Company Admin Guide while you learn the ropes and set up your routing etc. They’re both very helpful and totally packed with tips + tricks to get started! Have fun! 

I am curious if anyone else finds this solution cumbersome and a little confusing for more open-ended bookings?

Do you think Calendly may ever offer something like “credits” or promo code options? Let’s say I am working with a client that wants to book a 12 session package, that they can then schedule their sessions as needed over time (both allowing continuous “free” bookings after the full payment for all 12 sessions AND capping those bookings once 12 has been reached). Could there ever be a pathway for something like that to be available or is there a pathway to apply this solution toward that?

I feel like this must be a common need across many Calendly users who have offerings that work in such a model.

My Customers have the option of booking the whole month's sessions or one by one. Even if I will need to create as many calendars as sessions in the month, meaning big effort, but I can do it, how would I differentiate those booking the whole month or those booking one by one? If I create two different event types to offer both options, then, the spots available that they will see for one specific day is not adding up those who booked the whole month plus those booking one single class. But in reality I will have all of them in class.

Is there a way to solve this?

Did you ever get anywhere with this?

​@ChloeLundyChoaching No direct solution has been offered. The only path is the “daisy-chain” events option presented above, which is not supportive for the need that I am asking about.

Ahh that’s a shame! I’ve been looking into Acuity as an alternative option, it’s more expensive but seems much more flexible.