Short answer: Yes. You can limit your availability using commission slots and timers, as well as your existing service statuses (OPEN, WAITLIST, CLOSED). These tools help you control how many commissions you take, when you open/close, and what clients see on your profile.
How Slots Work
Slots let you define how many openings you want for a service, based on your own criteria for what “counts” as a slot. This is for capacity and transparency, and it does not force you to accept commissions on a first-come, first-served basis. You still choose which requests to accept.
What you can do with slots
- Set a number of openings (slots) for each service.
- Choose what counts as a slot:
- When a client submits a request, or
- When you send a proposal, or
- When a client pays for the commission.
- Choose the service status after all slots are filled (for example: switch to WAITLIST or CLOSED).
- Optionally display your slots on your profile and service page for transparency/marketing.
This makes it easy to say things like “I’m opening 5 slots this month” and have that reflected automatically.
Auto-replenish slots
- For services with at least one remaining slot, you can turn on an option to auto-replenish one slot when you submit final delivery.
- This is useful if you like to keep a rolling number of openings instead of manually adding new slots every time you finish a commission.
How Timers Work (Start & End Times)
Timers let you schedule when a service opens and closes, and what status it switches to at each point.
Start time
- Set a date and time when the service will open.
- Choose the status at start time: for example, OPEN or WAITLIST.
- Optionally display the start time on your profile and service page, so clients know when to check back.
End time
- Set a date and time when the service will close.
- Choose the status after end time: for example, switch to WAITLIST or CLOSED automatically.
- Optionally display the end time on your profile and service page.
Together, start and end times can be used to run limited-time openings (e.g., “Comms open this Friday at 6 PM” or “Slots close after this weekend”).
In summary, slots and timers are optional tools that make it easier to manage your workload and communicate clearly with clients. You stay in control of who you accept and when. The system just helps keep everything organized and up to date.