Freelancers and creators
One booking page for every client, and your own life too.
Freelancers end up with a personal Gmail and an account from each client. Tandem brings them together so you can share one page and never get booked over something else.
Alex Rivera
Intro call
- 30 min
- Google Meet
- Eastern Time
Select a date & time
Thursday, October 15
A day in the life
A freelancer's week, without the calendar juggling
Riley is a freelance designer with a personal Gmail and a guest Workspace account from Northwind, a regular client. New clients find Riley through a portfolio site.
Illustrative example. Riley is a made-up example. Northwind is the fictional client we use across the site.
Mon
A prospective client clicks Riley's booking link and picks a 30 minute intro call. Only times free on both accounts are offered.
Mon
The booking lands on Riley's personal calendar with a Google Meet link, and the client gets reschedule and cancel links.
Tue
Northwind's team schedules a review. Tandem copies Riley's intro call onto the Northwind calendar as Busy, so the review lands elsewhere.
Wed
An automation emails the new client a reminder the day before the call.
How Tandem helps
Built for freelancers and creators
Simple to share
A booking page clients actually use
One page lists the meetings you offer. Clients pick a time in their own time zone, get a Google Meet link, and can add it to their calendar in one click.
- Several durations for one event type
- Custom questions before a booking
- Reschedule and cancel links for invitees
Alex Rivera
Intro call
- 30 min
- Google Meet
- Eastern Time
Select a date & time
Thursday, October 15
Hours that fit
Availability around your real life
Set the hours you take calls, add time off as date overrides, and include public holidays so nobody books you on a day off.
- Weekly hours with several ranges
- Date overrides
- Public holidays by country
- SunUnavailable
- Mon9:00–12:0013:00–17:00
- Tue9:00–17:00
- Wed9:00–12:0013:00–17:00
- Thu10:00–16:00
- Fri9:00–13:00
- SatUnavailable
Date overrides
Fri, 23 Oct
10:00 – 14:00
Thu, 26 Nov
Unavailable · Thanksgiving (US holiday)
Public holidays: United States
Less admin
BetaReminders and follow-ups that send themselves
Automations send a reminder before a call or a thank-you after it, using templates with the invitee's name and time filled in. Email sending is being switched on during the beta.
- Reminder before the event
- Thank-you and follow-up after
- Templates with variables
Subject: Tomorrow: {{event_name}} with {{host_name}}
Hi {{invitee_name}},
Looking forward to our call on {{event_date}} at {{event_time}} ({{timezone}}). Join here: {{location}}
Need another time? {{manage_url}}
No clashes
Client meetings and personal plans in one agenda
See your Gmail and every client account in one list, with clashes between them flagged before they become a problem.
- Conflicts across accounts flagged
- Duplicate invites merged
- Sync every 10 minutes
Agenda
Today · Mon 12 Oct
- 9:00–9:30Team stand-upYour company
- 10:00–11:00Northwind roadmap reviewNorthwindConflict
- 10:30–11:00Hiring syncYour companyConflict
- 13:00–13:45Quarterly planningon 2 calendars
- 18:30–19:30Climbing with SamPersonal
Tomorrow · Tue 13 Oct
- 8:15–8:45School drop-offPersonal
- 11:00–11:30Intro call: Jordan LeeYour company
Recommended setup
How to set it up
A simple setup for a freelancer:
- Connect your personal Gmail and any account a client gave you
- Create an Intro call event type with a couple of custom questions
- Set working hours and add public holidays for your country
- Cross-post client meetings to your Gmail as Busy
- Add a reminder automation for the day before each call
Some of these, like cross-posting rules and more than two accounts, are on Pro. Join during the beta and get Pro free for at least six months. Compare plans
Questions
Is there a free plan?
Can clients pay when they book?
Can reminders go out by text message?
Do my clients need Tandem?
Also built for
Other ways people use Tandem
Founders and operators
Run the company, keep a life, maybe a second venture. One link, no double-booking.
Learn moreInvestors, M&A and dealmakers
Several firms' calendars. Cross-post as Busy so nothing confidential leaks.
Learn moreFractional executives and consultants
An account per client. Each client sees you as busy, never why.
Learn moreBoard members and advisors
Many organisations, few hours. Polls to find a time across a board.
Learn more
One schedule across every account you work in.
Free to start. Connect your Google accounts in a couple of minutes.