** How Do I Start Using Smoobu? (First Day Guide) **

If you have signed on with our Smoobu free trial for 14 days, welcome! Here we cover what to do on your first day with Smoobu. This guide explains how to start with our Channel Manager and synchronize the different booking portals.

Essential Steps

1) Complete the guided onboarding and create your properties

2) Connect your booking portals

3) Enter direct bookings & blocked periods

Recommended Additional Steps

4) Replicate your calendar across portals

5) Check your prices

6) Explore other features

1) Complete the guided onboarding and create your properties

a) After signing up for a 14-day free trial on our website, check your email for a verification link and click it to confirm your account.

b) You’ll then be guided through our onboarding process to create your internal properties. Click Continue to get started.

c) Add your properties to Smoobu by entering an internal name for each one, then click Continue.

d) To complete your property setup, click Continue to Home.

2) Connect your booking portals

a) After creating your properties, click Connect a new portal under Portal Status or Booking Portals in the left-hand menu.

b) Click Select portal, type in the portal name (e.g., Airbnb), and click Add Portal.

c) Follow the connection steps displayed at the top of each page. For more help, see:

• How do I connect Airbnb to Smoobu?

• How do I connect Booking.com to Smoobu?

• Can't find your favorite portal? Learn more about iCal synchronization.

d) Be sure to connect all portals you are listed on. Smoobu will import confirmed native bookings from each portal.

3) Enter your direct bookings and blocked periods

⚠️ Important: Your central calendar is now Smoobu. If there are periods that should not be available, add them to Smoobu. Your calendar must be 100% complete (all portal reservations, blocked periods, and direct bookings). See our guide here.

4) Replicate Smoobu calendar across all booking portals (recommended)

For Airbnb, Booking.com, and Expedia, use Availability settings: Pricing / Settings / Availability Settings. More info here.

5) Make sure you've got prices across all portals

Smoobu can start with your pre-existing prices from the portals. For new pricing, set prices using our pricing guide.

6) Explore other features

Smoobu offers many features to make hosting easier, like Guest Guide, automated messages, and Online Check-in form. Explore all tools and step-by-step guidance in our Help Center.