Service Territories

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Service Territories

Tell KlientHQ where you work, so online booking only takes jobs in your area.

At a glance

You'll accomplish: One working service territory: a location, a service area, hours, scheduling rules, and services. It is ready for online booking.

Time needed: About 10 minutes for your first territory.

What you need

  • A KlientHQ login that can create territories
  • The address at the center of your service area
  • A list of ZIP codes you serve, or a distance you are willing to drive

Before you start

  • Decide how you think about your area. Do you serve certain ZIP codes, or "anything within 25 miles of the shop"? Your answer picks the area type in Step 4.
  • Have your business hours in mind. The Hours step starts from your saved business hours. You can change each day.
  • Know who works this area. Assigning team members is optional. You can skip it and come back.
  • Services can wait. You do not need any services yet. You can leave a territory on All Services and set up services next. Our services guide covers that.

Pick how you describe your area

You choose one method per territory. Pick the one that matches how you already think about your work.

Area typeWhat the app saysGood for
ZIP CodesDefine service area by postal codesBusinesses that serve specific towns or ZIP codes
RadiusCircle around a center pointBusinesses that serve everything within a set
distance of one spot
Custom Geofence ProDraw custom polygon boundariesNot covered in this guide
Drive-Time Isochrones ProReal drive-time boundariesNot covered in this guide
Technician Density Heatmaps PlusAuto-balance by tech locationsNot covered in this guide
Customer LTV Zones PlusProtect high-value accountsNot covered in this guide

This guide walks through ZIP Codes and Radius. They carry no plan badge. The other four carry a Pro or Plus badge in the picker.

Step by step

Open the territories page

In the main menu, click Settings. Then, under the Business group, click Service territories.

You will see two tabs, Active and Disabled, each with a count. A blue + New territory button sits at the top right. Each territory you already have shows as a card.

The Service territories page in KlientHQ settings, with Active and Disabled tabs, a blue + New territory button, and one territory card named Austin showing a 25 mile radius.
The Service territories page. Find it under Settings, in the Business group. This account already has one territory, Austin, so you see its card.

No territories yet? The page says so and invites you to create your first one.

Start a new territory

Click + New territory. A window titled Create New Territory opens.

The window has six steps, shown in a row across the top: Location, Service Area, Hours, Scheduling, Services, and Providers. A progress bar shows how far along you are. You can go back at any time with Back.

Set the location

  1. In Territory Location (required), start typing an address and pick one from the suggestions. Choose the center of the area you serve, such as your shop or the middle of town. A green check appears when the pick works.
  2. Look at Territory Name. The app fills it in from your location. Change it to something clear, like "North Side" or "Downtown Dallas".
  3. Look at Timezone. It is set from the location you picked.
  4. Under Delivery & status, check the four switches. The defaults suit most cleaning, HVAC, and landscaping businesses.
The Create New Territory window on step 1 of 6, Location. The Territory Location field shows Dallas, TX, USA with a green check, and the Territory Name field is filled in.
In the window, step 1 of 6: Location. The location is Dallas, TX, USA, with a green check. The name field is filled in, with an AI button beside it. (This is a demo account, so the name is a test name.)
SwitchWhat it doesStarts as
Mobile ServicesYou travel to customers' addresses within the service areaOn
In-Person AppointmentsCustomers visit your business locationOff
Online BookingLets customers book online in this territoryOn
StatusTurns the territory on or offOn

Click Next when the location and name look right.

Choose your service area

On Service Area Boundaries, click the card for the area type you picked. ZIP Codes is already selected. Then fill in the details for that type.

If you chose ZIP Codes

  1. In the ZIP Codes box, type each 5-digit ZIP code. Press Enter or Space after each one. The app adds the comma for you.
  2. Optional: click AI Suggest to get ZIP codes proposed from your location. Read the list before you keep it.
  3. Check the map preview under the box. It is a quick visual check, not an exact boundary.
The Service Area step of the Create New Territory window. The ZIP Codes card is selected, and the ZIP Codes box contains three ZIP codes: 75201, 75202, and 75204. Pro and Plus badges show on some other area cards.
In the window, step 2 of 6: Service Area, ZIP Codes. Three Dallas ZIP codes are entered. Some of the other cards carry a Pro or Plus badge. A map preview starts at the bottom.

If you chose Radius

  1. Click the Radius card.
  2. Open the Radius (miles) dropdown and pick a distance. The choices are 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50 miles. It starts at 25.
  3. The circle is measured from the Territory Location you set in Step 3. The app shows the center point under the dropdown.
The Service Area step with the Radius card selected. The Radius (miles) dropdown shows 25 Miles, and a map preview below shows a blue circle.
In the window, step 2 of 6: Service Area, Radius. The dropdown starts at 25 Miles. The blue circle on the map preview shows the area it covers.

Click Next.

Set your hours

Hours of Operation lists Sunday through Saturday. The text above it reads "Defaults are based on your business hours."

  1. For each day, use the switch to mark the day open or closed.
  2. For open days, set the Open and Close times.
  3. Optional: click Suggest Hours for a starting schedule. Read it before you accept it.
  4. Click Next.

Choose how time slots work

The Scheduling step controls how time slots look to customers, and how KlientHQ decides a slot is open.

  1. Under Timeslot format, choose Exact times (for example, 9:30 am) or arrival windows. Exact times is the default.
  2. Under Timeslot interval, choose how far apart start times are. It starts at 1 hour. A small example below shows what customers will see, such as 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM, and 10:00 AM.
  3. Under Availability Options, pick Based on Service Provider Availability (the default) or Manual. The first uses your providers' schedules and jobs already booked. The second lets you set a maximum number of jobs per slot or day.
  4. Scroll down for more options. With provider-based availability, Account for Drive Time is on, a 10 minute buffer sits around each job, and jobs are limited to 10 miles apart.
  5. Click Next.
The Scheduling step. Timeslot format is set to Exact times, Timeslot interval is 1 hour with an example of 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM, and 10:00 AM, and Based on Service Provider Availability is selected. Account for Drive Time is switched on.
In the window, step 4 of 6: Scheduling. The defaults are Exact times, a 1 hour interval, and Based on Service Provider Availability, with Account for Drive Time on.

Choose the services

On the Services step, you pick which services this territory offers.

  • All Services (the default) makes every enabled service bookable in this territory, including ones you add later.
  • Specific Services is for choosing only some services. The app describes it as "Only selected services will be bookable in this territory."
The Services step with two cards: All Services, selected, and Specific Services. A Suggest Services button sits at the top right.
In the window, step 5 of 6: Services. All Services is selected by default. A Suggest Services button sits at the top right.

Add providers and create the territory

  1. On the Providers step, tick the team members who work this area, or use Select all.
  2. No one to add yet? Skip this step. You can edit the territory later and assign people then.
  3. Click Create Territory.

A message confirms the territory was created, with its name. The window closes and your new territory appears on the Active tab.

The Service territories page after creating a territory. The Active tab now shows two cards, Austin and a new Dallas territory that lists 3 ZIPs, All services, and No providers.
Done. The new territory shows on the Active tab. Its card lists the location, "3 ZIPs", "All services", and "No providers".

What you'll see when you finish

Each territory shows as a card with its name, an Active or Disabled badge, the address you picked, and a short summary of the area, such as "3 ZIPs" or "25 mi radius". It also lists the timezone, whether it offers All services, and how many providers are assigned.

  • To change a territory: click its card, or Edit territory. All six steps open, so you can jump to the one you need.
  • To turn one off without losing it: switch Status off on the Location step and save. It moves to the Disabled tab.

Test it the way a customer would

  1. Open your public booking page.
  2. Enter a ZIP code you serve. You should move on to the next step.
  3. Go back and enter one you do not serve. You should not be able to go further.

If something isn't working

The Next button won't let me continue.

On the Location step, make sure you picked an address from the suggestions, so you see the green check. On the Service Area step, ZIP Codes needs at least one ZIP, and Radius needs a location.

My territory name has the city twice, or the wrong city.

The app can add the city after you pick a location. Click into Territory Name and type the name you want before you click Next. You can also fix it later with Edit territory.

Every customer is being turned away.

Check the Active tab. A territory that is Disabled, or has Online Booking switched off, is not used for online booking. At least one territory needs to be on, with Online Booking on.

A customer near the edge of my area was turned away.

A radius is a circle from one point, so places near the edge can fall outside it. Try the next distance up. Or create a ZIP Codes territory for that ZIP.

The map preview is blank.

The preview is only a visual aid. Your area still saves without it.

I can't use Custom Geofence, Drive-Time Isochrones, or the other badged types.

Those cards carry a Pro or Plus badge. ZIP Codes and Radius have no badge, so start with one of them.

Next step

Your territory tells online booking where you work. Next, tell it what you sell. Set up your services, with prices, durations, add-ons, and questions, so customers have something to book.

Read: How to set up a service in KlientHQ