Shopify Store Sync with Google Calendar

Shopify booking shop + Google calendar 2 way sync

## Project Title
Shopify Bowling Lane Booking System with Google Calendar Sync & Stripe Integration

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## Project Overview
We are building a Shopify-based booking system for a bowling venue with 5 lanes. Customers must be able to book lanes in real-time, while availability is synchronized with Google Calendar where some bookings are manually managed by staff.

The system must prevent double bookings and allow flexible pricing, packages, and real-time availability updates.

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## Scope of Work

### 1. Shopify Store Setup
- Configure Shopify store for booking-based services (not just physical products)
- Integrate a suitable booking app (or develop a custom solution if required)
- Ensure clean UX for selecting:
- Date
- Time slot
- Bowling lane (resource)

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### 2. Booking System (Core Requirement)
- 5 bowling lanes treated as independent resources
- Each lane must have:
- Individual pricing
- Independent availability
- Customers can:
- Select a lane
- Select time slots
- Book and pay online

- System must:
- Prevent double bookings
- Support buffer time between bookings
- Allow admin control over availability

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### 3. Google Calendar Integration (Critical)
We require 2-way synchronization with Google Calendar:

#### A. Shopify → Google Calendar
- Every confirmed booking creates an event in Google Calendar
- Event must include:
- Lane number
- Time
- Customer name

#### B. Google Calendar → Shopify
- If admin adds or edits a booking in Google Calendar:
- The corresponding time slot must be blocked in Shopify
- The correct lane must be marked unavailable

⚠️ This is a critical requirement. The system must avoid conflicts between manual and online bookings.

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### 4. Packages & Offers
- Ability to sell bundled offers such as:
- “2-hour bowling + drinks”
- Group packages
- Event deals

- Packages must integrate with booking logic (time + lane allocation)

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### 5. Payment Integration
- Full integration with Stripe via Shopify
- Support:
- Full payment
- Optional deposit-based bookings (nice to have)

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### 6. Automation / Middleware (if needed)
- Use of automation tools (e.g. Zapier / Make) OR
- Custom middleware (Node.js, Python, etc.) to handle:
- Calendar sync
- Availability updates
- Conflict prevention

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## Technical Requirements

- Strong experience with Shopify (apps, APIs, customisation)
- Experience with booking systems or scheduling platforms
- Experience integrating Google Calendar API
- Experience with Stripe payments
- Ability to build reliable 2-way sync systems
- Clean, maintainable architecture

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## Deliverables

- Fully functional Shopify booking system
- Google Calendar fully synchronized (2-way)
- No double booking issues
- Clean and intuitive frontend UX
- Documentation for admin use
- Optional: short walkthrough video

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## Nice to Have

- Experience with booking apps such as Sesami or BookThatApp
- Experience building custom Shopify apps
- UX/UI optimisation for conversion
- Performance optimisation

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## Timeline
- Preferred: 1–3 weeks depending on approach

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## Budget
- Open to proposals (fixed or hourly)
- Please justify based on approach (app-based vs custom build)

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## To Apply
Please include:
- Examples of similar booking systems you’ve built
- Explanation of how you would handle Google Calendar 2-way sync
- Recommended architecture (apps vs custom backend)
- Estimated timeline

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## Notes
We are looking for a long-term partner if the collaboration goes well. Future work may include additional automation, analytics, and system expansion.