— Booking system
Booking system and online bookings for Auckland businesses
A booking system on your own website means customers book online, any time, without calling or messaging you first. Built as an add-on to your Ethelium site for tradespeople, clinics, salons, and consultants across Auckland and the rest of New Zealand who are still juggling bookings by phone or text.
What's included
- Online bookings on your site. No redirect to a separate booking app with its own branding and its own login.
- A calendar customers can actually use. They pick a day and a time slot, and it's booked — no back-and-forth over text.
- Confirmation on the spot. The customer knows their booking went through, and you know it's on your calendar.
- No double bookings. Once a slot is taken, it's off the list for everyone else.
- One site, not two. The booking system lives on your existing website, not a separate subscription.
- No setup fee. $14.50/mo on top of the base website plan, billed monthly.
How the pricing works
The booking system is an add-on to the base website plan — it isn't sold on its own, because it needs a site, hosting, and a domain underneath it.
Website
Custom design, up to 5 pages, domain + hosting + SSL, mobile-friendly, contact form, basic SEO, one content update a month.
+ Booking system
Take bookings directly from your website.
$39.50/mo total for a website with online bookings. No setup fee, no lock-in contract beyond the month.
Built by the same team behind a live store
Sherwood Pottery: a real Auckland business, live online
The booking system runs on the same platform behind Sherwood Pottery, a 75-year-old Auckland pottery studio now taking real Stripe card payments through its own online store. That's the same reliability and the same real-payment infrastructure your booking system is built on.
View the site →Common questions
Do I need the base website plan too?
Yes. The booking system is an add-on to the $25/mo base website plan — it needs a site, hosting, and a domain to sit on. Total for both is $39.50/mo.
Can customers book any time, not just business hours?
Yes. The whole point is that bookings don't need you on the phone. Customers pick an open slot whenever it suits them.
Will two people be able to book the same slot?
No. Once a time slot is taken, it comes off the list for the next customer.
Is there a setup fee or contract?
No setup fee. It's billed monthly with no long-term contract.
Ready to take bookings online?
Tell me how your bookings work now, and I'll tell you exactly what it'll cost before you pay for anything.