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title: "How do Getting started and your first-month discount work?"
description: "Complete Almendra's 4 Getting started steps and earn 5% per step, up to 20% off your first month. Applied automatically when you pay for a monthly plan."
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When you create your account, you'll see the **"Getting started"** list at the bottom right, next to the **"Almendra AI"** button. It stays with you for your first 30 days, with the steps that help most to start working with your real patients.

## The 4 steps

1. **Add your first patient.** A real patient, not the sample one. Click **"Start"** and we'll guide you in 3 steps.
2. **Create their meal plan.** Start from a template or with the AI assistant.
3. **Turn on online booking.** Set your working hours and turn on at least one service so patients can book on their own. For help, see [How to add my office hours?](/help/en/personal-page/how-to-add-my-office-hours).
4. **Create a plan for a second patient.** It counts once two different patients each have at least one plan.

The sample patient ("Paciente Demo") and their plans don't count toward any step.

Every time you complete a step, Almendra shows it right away and suggests the next one. You can minimize the list with the arrow and reopen it from the **"Getting started"** button.

## Your first-month discount

Each completed step adds **5% off**, up to **20%** with all 4 steps. The list shows how much you've unlocked.

- The discount is applied **automatically** when you pay for your first month of a **monthly** plan. No code needed.
- It only applies to your **first payment**, and not to yearly plans.
- What you earn **is never lost**: if you already had a discount from the old "Introduction Guide", you keep it.

### If you have a limited-time offer

If you see an **offer with a countdown** at the top of the screen (for example, 50% OFF), that offer **replaces** the Getting started discount while it's running. During that time the list shows **"Offer on"**.

Your steps keep counting: once the countdown ends, you'll see the discount you earned again, and it's applied when you pay.

## What if I hide the list?

**"Hide this list"** removes it from your screen. Steps you complete afterwards **still count** toward your discount, which is worked out when you pay.

## Where are the tours and videos?

The guided tours (sample meal plan and appointment) and the video tutorials are under **"Tours and videos"**, from the help icon **(?)** at the top.