Quote first, then book
Unlike a haircut, a haul has no fixed price. The load might be a single recliner or a two-car garage. So the booking page does not replace the quote. It sits after it. You send the quote, and the customer uses the booking page to choose a window that works.
That order keeps the calendar honest. You only fill slots with jobs you have already sized.
A booking page for each kind of job
Centera lets you set up one booking page per service, and junk removal usually has a few distinct ones.
Mixed loads need a note field. A customer clearing a garage often forgets the paint cans, the tires, or the old television until the crew is loading. A line on the page asking about those items lets you plan for disposal rules before the truck leaves, rather than arguing about it at the curb.
- Single-item pickup: a short slot for one couch or an old fridge, with a photo upload.
- Garage or storage cleanout: a longer block, an address field, and a note for gate codes or elevator reservations.
- Estate cleanout walkthrough: a visit to look at the house before the owner quotes the job.
- Moving help: loading and unloading with a head count and a start time.
Each page asks the questions that job needs and blocks the right time on your calendar, which syncs with the one you already use.
Same-week pickups and the Saturday rush
Many customers have a deadline: a landlord inspection, a closing date, a dumpster delivery. You set a minimum notice per page, plus how many jobs fit in a day, so Saturday doesn't get overbooked. Open the slots you can staff, leave the rest blocked, and the page offers only what is real.
Reminders and reschedule links
A crew that drives forty minutes to an empty driveway loses the whole morning. Booking confirmations include the date, the pickup window, and a link to reschedule or cancel. A reminder goes out before the day, with a line asking the customer to put items where the crew can reach them.
If the customer is not ready, they move the booking themselves, and you see it on your calendar before the truck leaves.
A QR code for the truck and the flyer
Your QR code opens the booking page. Put it on the truck door, on a door hanger left after a job, and on the flyer you hand to the neighbor next door. A property manager can scan it once and save it.
Start by listing the job types you do most. Estimate the time for each. Then set one page for each of your top three.
The 15-minute review can set this up around your own jobs, and the free report shows where you stand online now.
Questions owners ask
Do customers have to book online?
No. Phone customers can still call, and Nora can offer the same open windows when she picks up.
Can the page collect photos?
Yes, a booking page can ask for photos, so you see the pile before the truck leaves.
Does booking set the price?
No. Price stays with the owner's quote. The page only schedules the job.