A date in your diary is worth money. When Hannah & Tom book you for a Saturday in June, you turn down everything else that day, and a deposit is how both sides show they mean it. Most performers track that in their head or on a note: who has paid a deposit, who hasn’t, and when the balance is due.
Gigflow now keeps track of the deposit for wedding singer bookings, parties and any other gig you book direct.
What’s new
Deposit settings. A percentage of the fee (25% unless you change it), an optional minimum, and when the balance is due: a number of days before the gig, or on the day.
A deposit on any direct booking. Gigflow suggests the amount from your settings, and you can change it on each gig.
Deposit and balance on the paperwork. The invoice, its PDF, the emails and the receipt all carry deposit and balance lines.
How to use it
Set your defaults in Settings, under Deposits. Then open a direct gig and tap “Add a deposit”. When the money arrives, tap “Mark deposit received” and choose the date it came in. If plans change, “Remove deposit” takes the deposit off the gig, and anything you’ve already received stays recorded as a payment.
Two things to know. Deposits are for direct bookings only, because agencies pay after the gig. And Gigflow doesn’t take card payments from your clients. They pay you the way they always have, and you record it yourself.
Why it matters
A deposit that’s written down gets collected. With the amount, the date it arrived and the balance date sitting on the gig, you’re not scrolling back through messages the week before a wedding to work out what’s still owed.
