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Practical tactics for booking and deposit-based service businesses, plus the occasional note on what is new inside Intako.

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Why a slow reply quietly costs you clients (and how to fix it)

The business that replies first usually wins the client. Here is why speed beats polish on the first reply, and how to be fast without living in your inbox.

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July 10, 2026 · 6 min read

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Client experience

A simple system for bookings that actually stick

No-shows are rarely about flaky clients. They are usually about a booking that asked for nothing and reminded no one. Three changes fix most of them.

July 8, 2026 · 5 min read
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Deposits & pricing

How to ask for a deposit without the awkwardness

A deposit is not a favor you are asking for. It is how serious clients signal they are serious. Here is how to introduce one so it feels normal, not pushy.

July 6, 2026 · 5 min read
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Getting booked

The five questions that qualify a client before the first call

Discovery calls with people who were never a fit are the biggest silent drain on a service business. A handful of questions on your form can end them.

July 3, 2026 · 6 min read
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Client experience

From inquiry to booked in one link: designing an intake that converts

Most inquiry forms leak clients at every step. A few design choices turn a form from a hurdle into the smoothest part of working with you.

June 30, 2026 · 7 min read
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Product & news

Meet Intako: turn a sentence into a client pipeline

A short introduction to what we are building, and the one idea behind it: describing how you work should be enough to get a working intake.

June 24, 2026 · 4 min read

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Describe how you take on clients and Intako builds the form, the deposit, the scheduling, and the pipeline for you.

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