Meeting Type (Event Type)
A configured appointment template that defines the duration, location, availability, and intake requirements for a specific category of meeting.
A meeting type (also called an event type or appointment type) is a reusable scheduling template that defines the parameters of a specific category of meeting. Each meeting type has a name, duration, location (in-person, video call, phone), availability settings, intake form questions, confirmation email content, and pricing. A professional might have separate meeting types for a 15-minute introductory call, a 60-minute consultation, and a 90-minute strategy session, each with different availability and intake questions appropriate to that meeting's purpose.
Meeting Types: Organizing Your Schedule for Every Client Interaction
The meeting type is the fundamental organizing unit of a well-structured scheduling system. Rather than offering a single generic 'book a meeting' link, a professional with well-configured meeting types offers distinct options appropriate to different client relationships and purposes -- each with the right duration, preparation questions, location, and price for that specific interaction.
How to Design Effective Meeting Types
The best meeting type structures reflect the actual stages of the client relationship. A sales professional might have a 15-minute qualification call, a 45-minute discovery meeting, and a 60-minute proposal review -- three distinct meeting types corresponding to three distinct stages of the sales process. A coach might have an introductory consultation, ongoing 50-minute coaching sessions, and an intensive VIP day. The specific meeting types that make sense depend entirely on how you work and what your clients need.
How Schedly implements meeting type (event type)
Schedly builds meeting type (event type) directly into the scheduling flow — you configure it once in your dashboard and it runs automatically for every booking. There's no code, no integrations to wire up, and no manual steps. It's one of the core reasons service businesses choose Schedly over simpler booking tools that lack this capability.
How Schedly handles meeting type (event type)
Turn this concept into a live, automated feature — not just a definition in a textbook.
Configure in your dashboard
This concept maps directly to a setting in your Schedly account — no technical background required.
Automates instantly
Once configured, Schedly handles the logic automatically — set it once and it runs for every booking.
Tracked in real-time
Your Schedly analytics dashboard shows the impact at a glance — bookings, no-shows, and revenue.
Common questions about meeting type (event type)
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