The HoneyBook setup checklist.
Every piece of a client experience that runs itself, all six stages, in build order. Tick things off as you go; your progress saves automatically. Prefer paper? Print it.


Stage 00 · Set up once
Foundation
Get this right first, it shows up in every email, file and invoice you'll ever send.
Stage 01 · The automated handshake
Inquiry
Someone raises their hand, make them feel acknowledged with a clear next step, instantly.
Emails like these are in the template library inside The Systems Academy Membership, with your details filled in. Copy mine →
Stage 02 · From "maybe" to "let's do this"
Booking
Make saying yes effortless: review → sign → pay in one sitting.
Stage 03 · Roll out the red carpet
Onboarding
The moment they pay, make them feel instantly taken care of.
Stage 04 · The in-between
Fulfillment
The months between booking and the big day, run on a countdown from the event date.
Members get sequences like this written for their industry, inside the membership. Copy mine →
Stage 05 · Legacy & loyalty
Offboarding
End with class, and quietly turn happy clients into reviews and referrals.
The glue · Set once, runs forever
Automations
Wire the pieces together so every email and file above sends itself.
The shortcut
That's a lot of writing. Or none at all.
Every box on this list, the emails, the Smart File prompts, the automation recipes, is the kind of thing I send members of The Systems Academy Membership. One working automation a week, set up that week, with the words filled in for your business when it needs them.


