Online booking for career coaches
Make introductory calls and paid coaching sessions easy to book. Separate services let you set different durations, questions and prices.
A free 20-minute intro and a paid 60-minute session as two event types, early morning and evening hours, video location, twenty-four-hour refund window.
Friction at the top, leakage at the bottom#
At the top, an email address instead of a calendar loses people who were ready to commit. At the bottom, unpaid sessions get moved casually, and a coaching hour that moves twice usually never happens.
Suggested booking settings#
A free introductory call that converts into a paid package, with sessions squeezed into early mornings, lunch breaks and evenings.
| Duration | 20 minutes intro, 60 for a session |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 12 hours |
| Max bookings per day | Five sessions a day |
| Location | Video |
| Payment | Intro free, sessions paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 24 hours before, none inside — the slot was held |
Suggested booking questions: Current situation in one line · What would a good outcome look like? · Any deadline you are working to?
Clients are usually deciding between staying in Japan, moving to a foreign-owned firm, or leaving — and they want a coach who has actually navigated that. Say so on the page; it is the differentiator.
Free intro, paid sessions#
Twenty minutes free with short notice as the front door. Sixty minutes paid, with a twenty-four-hour cancellation window, as the work. The paid session is confirmed only once the payment clears.
Book around a Japanese working day#
Clients are in an office until seven. Offer 07:30–09:00 and 19:00–21:30 and weekends, and your calendar stops showing times nobody can take.
Say what you have actually navigated#
Clients are usually choosing between staying in Japan, moving to a foreign-owned firm, or leaving. A coach who has done that is the differentiator, and the event description is where it belongs.
Getting started#
- Sign in at app.marubox.jp with Google or Microsoft. There is no credit card required and no time limit on the free plan.
- Create an event type with the settings above. Event types explained
- Connect your calendar so your coaching hours never gets double booked. Google · Outlook
- Set your working hours, and close Japanese public holidays in one setting. Availability
- Put the link in your bio, or the widget on your site. Adding it to your website
Common questions
How do I run a free intro call into paid coaching?
Two event types: one free with a short duration, one paid. Both are on your booking page, and you send whichever link fits the conversation.
Can clients in other countries book?
Yes. With a video location they see your availability in their own time zone and get a meeting link automatically.
How many times can a client move a session?
You decide — between zero and twenty, plus a cut-off before the start. Both are set on the event type’s Scheduling tab.
Start taking bookings online
The Free plan includes booking pages, Google Calendar and Outlook connections, working hours, Japanese holiday settings and booking on your website. No credit card is required, and there is no time limit. The Paid plan is ¥1,200 per month including tax and adds online card payments, team bookings and LINE integration. Business Box charges no booking commission; Stripe processing fees apply separately.
Last reviewed 16 October 2026.