What is the Publish Button for?
You have the option to Publish or Unpublish your profile. Which will let your profile be visible or not on the website.
When do I Need it?
When first creating your profile you have to publish it for it to be visible on the site. This is because only you know when you have input all the information, unavailability and uploads you want and you feel it is ready. Publishing is you telling the platform that you are ready to be live.
When do I need to unpublished my profile?
You can unpublished anytime, lets say you are fully booked and dont need more bookings, you can take your profile offline for a while.
If you haven't been able to upload your unavailability or your calendar isn't up to date you can choose to unpublished to avoid double bookings.
If you are a part time guide and you dont want to be visible if you dont guide during the winter months.