Rachelle, the founder of Pose and Post AK in Alaska, started her studio rental and prop vault rental business out of a deep love for modeling and photoshoot design. “My love for modeling and coming up with photoshoot concepts eventually transformed into stylizing entire sets,” she says.
That passion organically grew into a full-time venture providing unique photo environments and props for local photographers and models. What sets her studio apart is the attention to detail. She hand-makes props, sources one-of-a-kind furniture, and transforms the space every six to ten weeks to keep things creative and new.
As a single mother juggling both home and business life, launching the studio wasn’t just about creativity. It was about having the right systems in place to keep things running smoothly. Booqable became the solution she needed. With Booqable’s booking calendar and online tutorial videos, Rachelle was able to confidently launch her studio rental website and keep bookings under control from day one.
Availability made easy with the Booqable calendar
Before switching to Booqable, Rachelle managed her business using GoDaddy and Instagram DMs. While it worked early on, it quickly became hard to keep track of all the moving parts. “I struggled with being able to list all of my rentable items,” she says. With no inventory management system and no central calendar, keeping bookings organized became frustrating. Now, Booqable’s calendar is central to how she runs her day. Rachelle can quickly see which props, furniture pieces, and studio spaces are booked, and when they’re available again.
She can filter the calendar by product or customer to get a clear view of her upcoming schedule. If she needs to check on availability for last-minute requests, she can switch between daily, weekly, or monthly views to choose the right level of detail. She can also click directly into each booking from the calendar to check details, make adjustments, or prepare items ahead of time.
Booqable’s calendar now helps her:
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Automatically track inventory in real-time
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Prevent double-bookings on key set pieces
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Get a clear visual of upcoming rentals by date
“I have less trying to keep all my bookings organized,” she says. With the calendar in place, Rachelle no longer has to juggle DMs or spreadsheets. Everything she needs to know is in one place, including quick access to reservations from the Booqable mobile app.
Building a studio rental website with confidence
Launching a rental website can feel overwhelming, especially for creative business owners who don’t consider themselves tech-savvy. Rachelle is honest about that part of the process. “Your online help while building the website was a lifesaver for someone who struggles with the technical side of the business,” she said.
Booqable’s tutorial videos were available exactly where she needed them. During her trial period, she had access to a guided setup checklist inside her Booqable account, which included links to key video tutorials at each step. As she moved through setup, the back office also offered page-specific help through the question mark icon in the top corner.
When she wanted a deeper understanding of visual examples, she used the Help Center and Booqable’s official YouTube channel. These resources walked her through everything from inventory setup to styling her website and accepting payments.
These videos helped her:
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List furniture and props with images, pricing, and availability
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Connect her rental items to a functioning checkout system
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Customize the design of her website to reflect her brand
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Integrate the booking calendar seamlessly
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Learn on her own time, with support always close by
These guides turned what can feel like a roadblock into real progress. With video help available from inside the product and across multiple channels, Rachelle was able to launch her studio rental website with clarity and confidence.
Bringing a creative vision within reach
Pose and Post AK is now fully up and running, with a professional studio rental website, a reliable booking calendar, and a strong reputation in the local creative community. The systems behind the scenes work as smoothly as her rotating backdrops look on camera.
Booqable gave Rachelle the tools and confidence she needed to turn her vision into something sustainable. Now she can focus on the part she loves most, which is designing original sets and helping others bring their own creative ideas to life.
