Configure Business Settings

The Settings section is where business-wide rules live. If something affects every booking, every customer, or every payout, it usually belongs here.

The main settings sections

InflateMate organizes Settings into these tabs:

• General
• Contact
• Locations
• Booking
• Stripe
• Calendar
• Subscription
• Taxes

The left navigation is built for quick section switching, and the save bar appears when you have unsaved changes.

1. General and Contact

Use General to manage core business identity items like your profile and logo.

Use Contact for:

• business email
• business phone
• social links

Keep these accurate because they shape how customers experience the brand across the platform.

2. Locations and delivery coverage

Use Locations to define where you operate from and where you deliver.

This section is where you manage:

• address data
• service areas
• delivery settings
• flat-fee or per-mile logic
• ZIP-based delivery coverage
• out-of-area rules

This setup matters for quoting accurate delivery costs and setting expectations correctly.

3. Booking rules and timing

The Booking section is one of the most operationally important parts of the app.

You can configure rules like:

• minimum and maximum notice
• same-day booking behavior
• overnight and multi-day booking support
• business hours
• blockout dates and blocked ranges
• minimum booking amount
• buffer time before and after events
• hold timers
• pending timers
• whether timers are visible to customers or only in the dashboard

This is where you turn the booking engine into a fit for how your business really operates.

4. Deposits, balances, and auto-charge behavior

Also inside booking-related settings, you can configure deposit behavior.

That includes:

• deposit enabled or disabled
• fixed or percentage deposit amounts
• balance due timing
• auto-charge balance behavior
• non-refundable deposit handling

These settings directly affect cash flow, confirmations, and cancellations, so revisit them whenever your policy changes.

5. Stripe, Calendar, Subscription, and Taxes

The remaining admin tabs cover platform services:

Stripe

Use this for payout and account management.

Calendar

Use this to connect and monitor Google Calendar sync.

Subscription

Use this to review your plan and billing details.

Taxes

Use this to manage Stripe tax registrations and tax settings.

6. Save intentionally

Settings uses a sticky save bar when you have unsaved changes.

That means you can move between sections, review what changed, then:

• Save when you are ready
• Discard if you want to undo the edit

Take advantage of that instead of making rushed admin changes.

Quick tip

If bookings are stalling, the highest-leverage settings to review first are usually notice windows, deposit rules, hold timers, and delivery coverage.