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A calm, opinionated guide to running your business with Tydl. Twelve short sections — read top to bottom or jump to what you need.

01 · Getting started

From zero to your first booking

Sign up with your email at /signup. You'll be taken through a five-step onboarding: profile, booking link, social links, timezone, and your first event type. The whole thing takes about two minutes.

Once you're in the dashboard, do these three things in order: set your availability (Mon–Fri 9–5 by default), create your first event type, and verify your email so bookings can go live.

02 · Availability

Tell Tydl when you're free

Open Dashboard → Availability. By default Monday through Friday are enabled, 9:00 to 17:00. Click any day pill to toggle it on or off. Add multiple windows per day if your schedule has gaps (lunch breaks, split shifts).

Times are in your local timezone, set during onboarding. You can change it later in Dashboard → Settings → Timezone. Internally everything is stored in UTC and converted only for display — DST transitions are handled correctly.

Buffer time and minimum notice are configured per event type, not globally. So a quick 15-min intro can have no buffer, while a 60-min consult can require 24 hours notice and a 15-min buffer.

03 · Event types

Create scheduling links people actually use

Open Dashboard → Event Types and click "New event type". Each event type is a separate booking page with its own URL, duration, location (Google Meet, Zoom, in-person, phone, custom), and rules.

The slug is the URL fragment. tydl.aethlon.xyz/yourname/30-min-chat is what guests will see — keep it short and descriptive. Lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens only.

Set a duration (5–480 minutes), a buffer before and after, a minimum notice in hours, and a booking window in days. The booking window controls how far in advance guests can book.

Optional: cap bookings per day with the Max Bookings setting. The slot generator will exclude fully-booked days automatically.

04 · Embeds

Drop booking into any site

Embed your booking page anywhere with one line of script. Add this to your site's HTML:

<script src="https://tydl.aethlon.xyz/embed.js" data-username="yourname" data-event="30-min-chat" async></script>

The widget renders inline, sized to fit the container. Pass data-theme="dark" to match a dark site, or omit it to follow the visitor's system preference.

Embeds use the same booking flow as your public page — slot locking, timezone conversion, email confirmation, all of it. Nothing degrades.

05 · Calendar sync

Connect Google Calendar

Dashboard → Settings → Calendars → Connect next to Google Calendar. You'll be redirected to Google to grant read/write permissions to your primary calendar.

Once connected, Tydl reads existing events from your calendar to detect conflicts before showing slots. Confirmed bookings are written back as events with the attendee, the meeting link, and your event type as the title.

Outlook and Apple Calendar are on the roadmap but not available yet.

06 · Cancellation & reschedule

How attendees manage bookings

Every confirmation email includes two one-click links: cancel and reschedule. Attendees never need to log in.

Cancellations are immediate. Both you and the attendee receive a notification, and the slot becomes available again.

Reschedules open the booking page back up with the original event type pre-selected. The attendee picks a new time; the old booking is cancelled atomically and the new one is created. Maximum three reschedules per booking — after that, attendees need to start fresh.

07 · Invoicing

Get paid from the same place you schedule

Open Dashboard → Invoices and click "New invoice". Add line items, apply taxes and discounts, set payment terms, and choose a payment method (Stripe, Razorpay, PayPal, or bank transfer). Each invoice gets a share link your client can pay without an account.

You can create an invoice directly from a booking — the meeting details pre-fill the line items. Invoices can be protected with a password, so only the client who received it can view it.

Enable recurring generation and Tydl creates invoices on schedule automatically. Payment statuses are tracked end-to-end, and eligible payouts are processed automatically.

The Free plan includes 3 invoices per month; Starter and Pro have no limits.

08 · Clients & CRM

A client record that builds itself

Dashboard → Clients lists every client you work with. Add contacts manually or let them accumulate from bookings. Each record holds contact details, tags, and booking history.

From a client record you can create an invoice pre-filled with their details in one click, or jump straight into a project for them.

09 · Proposals & contracts

Propose, then sign — without leaving Tydl

Dashboard → Proposals lets you draft a branded proposal, then send it with a share link. Clients can accept or decline with one click — no account required. An accepted proposal converts to a contract in one click.

Dashboard → Contracts stores signed contracts with their status and version history. Build reusable templates under Contract templates so every engagement starts from a proven document.

Contracts include an e-signature flow: the client opens the sign link, reviews, and signs. You get the signed record instantly.

10 · Projects & time tracking

Track the work behind the invoices

Dashboard → Projects organizes client work. Each project has its own page with tasks you can create and complete as work progresses.

Dashboard → Time is a time tracker: start and stop the timer, or add manual entries for work you already did. Tag entries and review them by project.

When the work is done, select time entries and convert them into an invoice with one click — the hours become line items automatically. Record expenses under Dashboard → Expenses to see the full picture.

11 · Client portal

Give clients a place of their own

The client portal (Pro) gives each client a login at your portal page where they can view their bookings and invoices. Clients sign in with a one-time link sent to their email — no passwords to manage.

Portal traffic is metered automatically. Pro includes 10,000 portal requests per month; overages are billed in blocks as you grow.

12 · Analytics & AI assistant

Know where revenue comes from

Dashboard → Analytics shows booking trends, revenue by client, traffic sources with UTM attribution, and funnel insights — where visitors land, where they check slots, and where they book.

Dashboard → Revenue gives the money view: monthly revenue, outstanding and paid invoices, and payment trends.

The AI assistant (Pro) drafts proposals and emails from your data. It runs on credits: each paid plan includes an allowance, and you can buy more credits from the dashboard.

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