Getting Started with Your BlueBanana Dashboard

1️⃣ Check Your Email

You’ll receive a login email — click the link to access your BlueBanana dashboard.

2️⃣ Complete Your Profile

Go to Settings → Business Profile and fill in all your business details (name, address, phone, hours, website).

3️⃣ Connect Your Social Accounts

Go to Settings → Integrations and connect your Facebook and Instagram business pages (they must be business profiles).

4️⃣ Add Your Payment Method

Click Billing in the sidebar and add your card on file.

5️⃣ Set Your Availability

Go to Calendars to view your schedule. If you want to block certain days or hours, you can edit them here — otherwise, your Google Calendar will automatically manage your availability once connected.

6️⃣ Track Your Leads

Open Opportunities to see all your leads organized by stage — New Lead, Hot Lead, Booked, or Cold.

7️⃣ Monitor Everything in One Place

Your dashboard shows every message, booking, and lead at a glance — so you can manage everything in one place.

💎 Connect Google Calendar, Google Booking, and Social Messengers with BlueBanana

Follow these simple steps to make sure your Google and social accounts are fully connected so BlueBanana can manage your bookings, messages, and reminders automatically.

Step 1 – Verify Your Profile Email

Before connecting anything, go to Settings → Profile in your BlueBanana dashboard.
Make sure the email address in your profile matches the same Google account you plan to connect for your calendar.
⚠️ If the emails don’t match, your bookings will not sync correctly.

Step 2 – Connect Your Google Account

Go to Settings → Integrations.

Under Google, click Connect and log in using your Google Business account (the same one used for your Google Business Profile).

Approve all permissions — especially for Calendar and Location access.

Step 3 – Connect to Your Google Business Profile

Still in Settings → Integrations, scroll down to Google Location and connect it to your Google Business Profile (GMB).
This allows BlueBanana to communicate directly with your Google listing for bookings and automation.

Step 4 – Connect Your Google Calendar

Go to Settings → Calendars.

Hover over your booking calendar and click Edit Calendar.

Open Notifications & Additional Options, then scroll to Google Calendar Sync.

Choose your Google Calendar and turn 2-Way Sync ON.

Click Save, then make a quick test booking — it should appear in your Google Calendar within a minute.

💡 Once 2-Way Sync is on:

You don’t need to update or edit the calendar inside BlueBanana manually.

Any appointment or personal event you add in Google Calendar will automatically block that time in BlueBanana.

Any new booking made through BlueBanana or Google will appear instantly in your Google Calendar.

Step 5 – Enable Google Organic Booking (“Book Now” Button on Google)

Go to Settings → Business Info and make sure your Business Name, Address, Phone, and Website exactly match your Google Business Profile.

Go to Settings → Calendars → Edit Calendar → Google Organic Booking.

Click Enable Google Organic Booking.

Verify your location details and service names, then click Save.

Wait 24–48 hours for Google approval.
✅ Once approved, a Book Now button will appear directly on your Google listing so customers can book you instantly.

Step 6 – Connect Facebook and Instagram Business Messengers

Go to Settings → Integrations.

Under Facebook and Instagram, click Connect.

Log in using your Facebook Business Page account and Instagram Business account.

Approve all requested permissions so BlueBanana can send and receive messages.

💡 Once connected, all your customer messages from Facebook, Instagram, and Google will appear together inside your BlueBanana inbox — so you can respond to everyone from one place.

Step 7 – Test Everything

After all connections are complete:

Go to your Google Calendar and create a test booking.

Confirm it appears in your BlueBanana dashboard automatically.

Search your business name on Google to confirm your Book Now button is active.

Send a message from your Facebook or Instagram page to test that it arrives in BlueBanana.

✅ Once all tests pass, your system is fully synced!

💡 In Summary

With BlueBanana:

Your Google Calendar and BlueBanana sync automatically — no manual updates needed.

Customers can book directly from Google, Facebook, or Instagram.

Your system automatically sends confirmations, reminders, and replies 24/7.

Everything — bookings, messages, and leads — stays perfectly organized in one dashboard.

🔁 How 2-Way Sync Works

Bookings made through BlueBanana or Google → automatically appear in your Google Calendar.

Events you add in Google Calendar → instantly block those times inside BlueBanana.

Cancellations or changes in Google Calendar → automatically update inside BlueBanana.

👉 No more double-booking and no need to log in daily — everything stays synced automatically.

💙 Why Connect Google Through BlueBanana (Instead of Only Google)

With only Google, you can have a Book Now button — but with BlueBanana, the same button is fully automated and connects directly to your booking system.

Google alone does not send confirmation messages, while BlueBanana automatically confirms every new booking for you.

Google does not send appointment reminders, but BlueBanana sends both SMS and email reminders to your clients.

With Google, calendar updates are manual — in BlueBanana, you get real-time 2-way sync with Google Calendar, so both stay perfectly updated.

Google does not connect to your social pages, but BlueBanana unifies your Facebook and Instagram messages into one simple inbox.

Google doesn’t track client data or leads, while BlueBanana automatically logs every booking and message inside your CRM dashboard.

Google has no automatic replies, but BlueBanana sends 24/7 “We’re Open” messages and after-hours responses so you never miss a customer.

💡 Result:
With BlueBanana, your Google listing becomes truly interactive — it doesn’t just look open, it stays active 24/7. Customers can instantly book appointments, get automatic confirmations and reminders, and even message you directly through Facebook or Instagram. Meanwhile, your calendar and inbox stay fully synced in real time, keeping your schedule organized and your business running smoothly without any extra work.