Your kitchen. Our legwork.
Here’s the whole process: what you do, what Bustlo does, and what isn’t switched on yet. Most of your time goes into setting up. After that it’s mostly approving.
A week with Bustlo
From setting up your venue to reading your first Monday note. Each screen is an example from a made-up café.
Set up your venue
Create your account, then add your hours and menu. Type them in, or let Bustlo read them from your website and show where each one came from. You check every item.
Who does itYou
ExampleLittle Juniper
Open today 7 am – 3 pm
Today 2–4 pm2 coffees for $7Get voucher- Flat white$5.00
- Toastie and tomato soup$16.50
- Banana bread, butter$7.50
Example venue page for a made-up café Mark your quiet times
Tap the parts of your week that run quiet: a slow morning, a flat Tuesday arvo, a dead hour after lunch. Bustlo only works inside your opening hours.
Who does itYou
When are you quiet? ExampleMonTueWedThuFriSatSunMorningArvoEveningTuesday 2–4 pm is usually quiet. Fill it?Get an offer that still pays
Bustlo drafts an offer for that time from your confirmed prices and checks it against break-even, so you can see what you keep. It never suggests discounts on alcohol.
Who does itBustlo
Example2 coffees for $7
Tuesday 2–4 pm · Little Juniper
Break-even check
You’re ahead after 6 extra coffees in the two hours.
ApproveChange itApprove exactly what goes out
See the offer, its times, the poster and your page exactly as they’ll appear. Nothing is printed, sent or shown until you say yes, and pausing is one tap.
Who does itYou
Ready to go out
Example2 coffees for $7Tuesday 2–4 pm · window poster- The offer and its times
- Your window poster
- Your page, with the voucher
ApproveKeep as a preview Put it where locals will see it
Print a window poster or table cards, each with its own QR code. Share your page link, and post the ready-made pack to your socials yourself.
Who does itTogether
Scan for today’s deal Table card Example
Scan vouchers at the counter
Customers claim a single-use voucher on your page. Your staff scan it on the counter screen, and each one works once, so a scan means someone came in.
Who does itYour team
Voucher OK
2 coffees for $7
Used just now. It can’t be scanned again.
Counter screen Example Bring your regulars back
Customers who tick yes join your list. Bustlo drafts emails for your OK, and after a visit sends a gentle nudge to leave you a Google review.
Who does itBustlo
Draft, waiting for youExampleTo 86 regulars who said yes to emails
Quiet Thursday arvo? Come say hi
It’s two coffees for $7 between 2 and 4 this Thursday. Show this email at the counter. See you soon, Jo at Little Juniper.
Send to 86Edit Read your Monday note
Every Monday, a short note on what worked, what didn’t, and one next step. Vouchers claimed online and vouchers scanned at your counter are counted separately.
Who does itBustlo
Your Monday note
Example- Vouchers claimed online
- 21
- Scanned at your counter
- 14
- New people on your list
- 9
One next step: Wednesday 2–4 pm looked quiet too. Run the offer there? Reach new locals with ads
Posting and ads on Facebook and Instagram are waiting on Meta’s approval. Until then, campaigns mostly reach people who already know you, and anyone who walks past your poster.
Who does itComing soon
Facebook and Instagram
Waiting on Meta’s approval
- Post straight from BustloComing soon
- Ads inside your budget capComing soon
Until then: ready-to-post packs and your page link
What works today
We’re in the founding pilot. Everything under Built has been built and tested with us, though nothing is live yet. The rest is in development, and we won’t pretend otherwise.
Built and tested
- Account, workspace and team roles
- Your menu and venue page
- Quiet times and the break-even check
- Offers from your confirmed prices, with end dates
- Posters and table cards with tracked QR codes
- Single-use vouchers and the counter screen
- Customer list with ticked-box consent
- Google review requests after a visit
- Customer emails you approve before they send
- The Monday note with one next step
- Photo ads and a 10–15 s video from your own photos
- Ready-to-post packs for your socials
- Campaign page, enquiries and email alerts
- Results with honest labels
Coming soon
- Facebook and Instagram connection
- Posting straight to Facebook and Instagram
- Meta ads inside your budget cap
- Automatic posting on a schedule
- Online billing
Fair questions
Do you use AI to make my food look better?
No. Your ads use your own photos: we crop them and lay them out with your offer, but we don’t generate food, add steam or swap in stock images. AI writes draft words, and only from facts you’ve confirmed. You approve everything before it’s used.
Will a discount eat my margin?
Every offer is checked against break-even from your own prices before you approve it, and Bustlo shows what you keep per sale. If an offer would lose money, it tells you.
Do I need a website?
No. A website saves typing, but you can enter everything by hand.
Do I need Facebook or Instagram?
Not to start. Every campaign comes with a ready-to-post pack and its own page you can share anywhere. Direct posting to Facebook and Instagram is in development.
Who pays for ads?
You do, separately from our fee, and only up to a limit you set. We never raise it without asking. Paid ads aren’t available yet. Without them, campaigns mostly reach people who already follow you, which is worth knowing before you start.
What counts as a result?
Vouchers claimed online and vouchers scanned at your counter are counted separately, along with page visits and enquiries, each labelled for exactly what it is. If we don’t know something, such as revenue, it says “unavailable” rather than zero.
Can I stop at any time?
Yes. Every campaign has a pause control, and you can pause your whole account in one step. Pilot terms, including how to leave, are agreed with you in writing before you pay anything.
What happens to my customers’ details?
Customer details are encrypted when stored. Joining your list is a separate, unticked box, never assumed, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe. See our privacy notice.
