Most apps greet you with a tour and an empty screen. That is no use when you have downloaded a gig diary because you have a gig on Saturday and nowhere sensible to write it down. The quickest way to see whether Gigflow is for you is to put a real gig in it.
What’s new
Setting up a new account now starts with a few short questions, and gets to something useful quickly.
Your name. The first screen asks What should we call you?
Where you set off from. Where do you usually set off from? takes your home postcode, which Gigflow uses to work out your gig mileage.
Your next gig. When’s your next gig? asks for just the date and the venue.
The drive, worked out. Gigflow measures the journey there and back, and shows what you will be able to claim for it.
How to use it
Type your first name, then your postcode. Gigflow looks the postcode up and shows you the place it found, so you know it is right.
On the next screen, choose a date and search for the venue. If the booking is firm, tap It’s confirmed. If it is still an enquiry, tap Pencil it in and confirm it when it is booked. If you have nothing booked yet, Add later skips the step.
Once it is saved you will see Your gig’s saved, with the round-trip miles and a line that reads You’ll be able to claim for the drive. The amount uses the HMRC rate for the date of the gig. It is worded that way on purpose: you have not driven it yet.
Why it matters
Plenty of performers have never added up what their driving is worth. Seeing a figure in pounds beside a real gig, a minute or two after signing up, shows what keeping proper records does for you. And it means your diary already has something in it when you land on Home.
