Selk › Guides › How to schedule a small crew

How to Schedule a Small Crew Without the Group Text Chaos

A group text works until it doesn’t. Here is how small contractors keep the week straight.

Updated October 27, 2026 · Written for small contractors and trade crews

One calendar everyone trusts

Keep one schedule, not three. Every job has a day, a start time and who is on it.

Give the crew what they need — not more

Workers need the address, the customer’s phone, the work and notes. They don’t need your prices.

Plan around weather and long jobs

Check the forecast for outdoor work and mark multi-day jobs as one job across days.

Changes reach everyone at once

When a job moves, the people on it should know without you calling each one. In Selk the assigned workers see the change on their phone instantly.

Questions

Do workers need to pay to see the schedule?

In Selk, no — the worker app is free on every plan.

Keep reading

Estimates, schedule, crew, invoices and card payments — from your phone.

14 days free. Workers always free. No contract.

Start your free trial
Need one today? Free, no sign-up:Make a free invoice ›Make a free estimate ›