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Playbooks, templates and stories on WhatsApp automation, bookings, reviews and everything in between.

Local Business

How to Build a WhatsApp Booking Bot for a Hair Salon

A hair salon's diary has rules a generic booking link ignores. Here is how to build a WhatsApp bot that…

DT
DMly Team
Oct 3, 2026 · 19 min read
Messaging Strategy

How to Price WhatsApp Automation Services for Clients

Start from what each client really costs you, then decide what to charge. Many pricing mistakes happen when it is…

DT
DMly Team
Oct 3, 2026 · 18 min read
Messaging Strategy

API vs Webhooks vs Zapier vs n8n: Which Integration Should You Use?

Four tools, two directions, and one question that settles most of the choice before you compare a single feature.

DT
DMly Team
Oct 2, 2026 · 18 min read
Messaging Strategy

How to Connect Google Sheets to WhatsApp Automation

Your spreadsheet already knows the answers your customers keep asking for. Here is how to let WhatsApp read it, and…

DT
DMly Team
Oct 2, 2026 · 23 min read
Messaging Strategy

How to Connect WhatsApp to Zapier

Two very different jobs hide behind the same search. Work out which one you need before you build anything.

DT
DMly Team
Oct 1, 2026 · 18 min read
WhatsApp Setup & Fixes

How to Create a WhatsApp QR Code for Your Business

Making the code takes a minute. Knowing whether it worked takes a little more thought, and that is the part…

DT
DMly Team
Oct 1, 2026 · 19 min read
WhatsApp Setup & Fixes

WhatsApp Business App vs API: Which Should You Use?

You have probably answered this already. The only question left is whether your answer still fits the business you run…

DT
DMly Team
Sep 30, 2026 · 19 min read
WhatsApp Setup & Fixes

How to Set Up DMly in 30 Minutes: Channels, Bookings, Payments and Your First Automation

Thirty minutes is honest for three of the four things in that title. The fourth depends on Meta, and pretending…

DT
DMly Team
Sep 30, 2026 · 20 min read
Comparisons & Reviews

Best Fresha Alternatives for Salons and Spas in 2026

Before the list: most of what you have read about why salons leave Fresha stopped being true. Here is what…

DT
DMly Team
Sep 29, 2026 · 19 min read
Local Business

How to Send Two-Way Appointment Reminders on WhatsApp: Confirm, Reschedule or Cancel in Chat

The reminder is the easy part. What breaks every booking system is what the customer says back to it.

DT
DMly Team
Sep 29, 2026 · 18 min read
Ecommerce & Revenue

How to Send WhatsApp Payment Links

Two different things are called a payment link, and there are four separate reasons one is never created at all.

DT
DMly Team
Sep 27, 2026 · 28 min read
WhatsApp Setup & Fixes

How to Send WhatsApp Messages With Buttons and List Menus (Interactive Messages Guide)

You will often read that WhatsApp allows three buttons. That is true of one of the four things people call…

DT
DMly Team
Sep 26, 2026 · 19 min read
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