The Storefront Territories feature allows you to define your service areas by geographic region, assign specific photographers to those regions, and optionally apply a travel fee for each region.
Create a New Territory:
To get started, click the Territories link in your Storefront Settings menu.
Once you're on the Territories dashboard, click the Add Territory button. Fill out the form for a territory name, color, and optional travel fee.
After clicking save, you'll see the new territory in your territories list.
Steps to Activate a Territory:
Step 1: Click the "Add to Map" button, then draw your territory boundaries on the map. Note: You can have multiple polygons per territory.
Step 2: Click the "Manage Members" button, then click "Add Members". Select the team members from the list provided.
Note: You must assign at least one team member to a territory in order to activate the territory. Team members can be assigned to multiple territories.
Step 3: Click the status dropdown and choose "Enable".
The example below shows 2 different territories. The Primary territory (in purple) is active, has 2 geo areas associated with it, 3 team members, and no travel fee. The Secondary territory (in red) is inactive, has one geo-area, 3 team members, and a $45 travel fee.
Once territories have been activated, geo-aware routing checks whether a listing's address is within an eligible territories. If so, a team member of that territory will be assigned to the appointment to fulfill those services.
Travel Fees:
You can optionally associate a travel fee with each territory. Currently, the only option is to apply a flat fee for travel into that territory. Per mile/km travel fees will be available in the near future.
Drawing your Territories:
When drawing your territories, the geo areas will automatically exclude any new area that is drawn over an exiting territory. This is useful because you can draw neighboring territories without leaving any gaps between those territories. This also allows you to draw concentric territories that surround each other without causing overlap.
The example below shows 3 concentric territories, each with a different travel fee.
