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The guide to get you started fast

If you're in the bid window and need to hit the ground running, this guide is where you start. Just rip the bandaid off, watch the videos, and you'll never look back.

1. Schedule your Onboarding Call

Get a personal one-on-one call with the founder. Book your onboarding call with Eric Johnson and he will walk you through all our tools and make sure you feel confident moving forward.
Onboarding call slots can fill up quickly. If there isn’t a time that works with your schedule, here’s an onboarding video to watch below: Onboarding Video

2. Bidding a Line — start with BidGrid.

If you are bidding for a line, start with BidGrid. Put your bid into our tool to see your chances of holding your pairings.

Watch the 2 min video below for an overview of BidGrid.

3. Bidding Reserve — start with the Reserve Legality Checker.

If you are bidding for a reserve line, use the Reserve Legality Checker to check your bid for errors.

Watch the 3 min video below for an overview of the RLC.

4. Get the Manual Plus + Batch Bid in your PBS window

Download the Bidliner Chrome Extension for instant manual info and to access our Batch Bid tool.

Directions to Download:
1. You must be using the Google Chrome browser to install this extension.
2. Click the link to open the Bidliner Chrome Extension page in the Chrome Web Store: Bidliner Chrome Extension
3. Select “Add to Chrome” to download and install the extension.
4. Once installed, log in to PBS using the Google Chrome browser.
5. After logging into PBS, click the Bidliner logo in the lower-right corner of your browser window to open the extension.
6. Blue overlay lines will appear on your PBS screen. Hover over any blue line to instantly view detailed information about that element.

5. Learn how to Batch Bid

If you're wanting to Batch Bid (zap your favorite Pairing IDs on date into PBS), it's a powerful tool so we recommend you read the full step-by-step guide here: Learn how to Batch Bid 

This tool is also found in our Bidliner Chrome Extension (instructions above).

Watch the 2 min video below for an overview of Batch Bid.

6. Calculate your vacation pay.

Calculate your vacation pay with the Vacation Pay Calculator tool.

We've updated this tool (and need to update the video below!) and you now access the this tool here in your browser. Use the directions above to download your Bidliner Chrome Extension if you haven't done that yet.

Watch the 1 min video below for an overview of the VPC.

7. More video resources

We have video resources for topics such as: basics, strategies, line, pairing, days off, and reserve.

The top video resource we'd recommend is our Sharpshooting Method for bidding, especially if you are planning on using Batch Bid.

8. Please share with your copilot

We have lots of tool requests we want to build. We're still small and the more support we get, the faster we can build these new features. If Bidliner's made your life easier, a quick mention to your copilot goes a long way and we really appreciate it.

And if you're on the AArena or Below the Line facebook groups please consider posting about us! Thanks!