What this helps you do
Give you one clear checklist of everything Bloomber checks to consider your shop fully activated — so you know exactly what's left before your shop is completely live.
Before you start
You've created your Bloomber account and started shop setup. This checklist assumes you're partway through — it's a map of what's left, not a starting point.
Steps
Step 1: Complete your business profile
Your shop needs a name and a logo before it's considered set up. See Set up your shop profile, hours, branding, and services.
Step 2: Add at least one provider
Your team needs at least one provider in the system — you, or someone you've invited who has finished their own setup. See Invite providers and set up your team on Bloomber.
Step 3: Add at least one service
Clients need something real to book. Add the services you're ready to deliver.
Step 4: Connect Stripe fully
Payments need to be fully connected — not just started. That means Stripe charges, payouts, and account details are all confirmed, not partway through onboarding. See Connect Stripe and enable shop payments.
Step 5: Connect your domain
Your shop needs a connected domain for clients to find you at.
Step 6: Configure your booking policies
Set your deposit, cancellation, and no-show policies so clients know what to expect before they book. See Configure your booking flow, services, and availability rules.
Step 7: Publish your storefront
Your public storefront needs to actually be published — not just built and left in draft.
What success looks like
Once every step above is complete, your shop is fully activated: a real business identity, at least one provider, at least one bookable service, payments fully connected, a domain connected, booking policies configured, and a published storefront. At that point, your shop is a complete, live operating system — not a partial setup.
Common problems
- I've done all of this but my shop still doesn't feel "activated" — Double-check each step individually rather than assuming — Stripe connection in particular has several sub-steps (charges enabled, payouts enabled, details submitted) that can each stall independently.
- I'm not sure which step I'm stuck on — Work through the list in order above; most owners get stuck on Stripe verification or publishing the storefront, not the earlier steps.
- My team setup or payments still isn't working — See Troubleshoot provider invite and team-setup issues or Troubleshoot payment failures, payout confusion, and card-reader issues.