Comments on: Online Appointment Scheduling Software

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:39:40 +0000

I tried out the SnapAppointments scheduling software and it’s amazing what you get for free – almost too good to be true. My only complaint is that they don’t have an option for recurring appointments – only recurring EVENTS (which can’t be associated with a customer.) Definitely not a deal-breaker…but it would be nice not to have to go ahead on the calendar and manually add in appointments for people that book the same time every month (or in some cases even every week.) The work-around is that I add a recurring “time block” so that the timeslots are still blocked out (meaning nobody else can book an appointment during those times) and then manually add in the appointments (associated with the client/etc) later. Other than that I think they’ve literally thought of everything. I’m going to try their free trial for the “voice reminders” in addition to text/email reminders since some of my customers are elderly and do not have cell phones (and rarely check their email.)

I second checking out http://www.snapappointments.com if you are looking for an online appointment booking solution – it probably does everything you need and other than the automatic phone call appointment reminders, the free version does everything I want. I was told by Tungle that they fixed many of the issues I complained about so if I ever run into any serious issues with SnapAppointments I will give Tungle another chance.

Thanks Nicole and Steven!

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:03:09 +0000

A friend of mine works for SnapAppointments, and they also offer an online scheduling solution. The basic service is free and does pretty much everything you’d need. You get a listing page/etc or you can embed the booking module into your website. The website is http://www.snapappointments.com/en/ – worth checking out if you’re looking for online scheduling and unlike the others that just offer a free trial, this is actually free. I will say I’ve never used it myself – only know one of the founders and he’s a sharp guy.

By: Nicole Dean

Nicole Dean — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:48:42 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation, Mary. YouCanBook.me looks really cool, too.

Appreciate all of the comments!
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By: Mary Deshong-Kinkelaar

Mary Deshong-Kinkelaar — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:19:18 +0000

Great post, Nicole.

Over the last year, I think I test drove almost every online scheduler available. Many are quite pricey for what you get and some have features I would never use or are too complicated to set up.

In the end, my top recommendation for a paid services is http://www.timetrade.com and for free services I like both Tungle and http://www.YouCanBook.me – I ended up going with the free version of YouCanBook.me as it fits my business model nicely, it lets the focus be on my business brand, not just me so it works great with staff Google calendars and it allows me to add different services/staff members.

I’m always interested in finding out what productivity tools are helping small business owners, so thanks for the post!

By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:09:10 +0000

I also used Tungle for some time, and I can definitely say that it’s very useful. Thanks a lot for sharing this post

By: Glennette

Glennette — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:44:49 +0000

My prospects and clients haven’t embraced it yet but you can see my schedule at http://www.tungle.me/premiumweb/. Definitely a great resource!

Glennette Goodbread, Owner
Premium Web Design and Hosting

By: Lynn Brown

Lynn Brown — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:43:03 +0000

P.S. Thank you also goes out to Tishia Lee for suggesting this to Nicole. Networking is a wonderful thing!!

By: Lynn Brown

Lynn Brown — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:41:29 +0000

Thanks Nicole for sharing this appointment scheduler. I am currently using Clickbook.com but I think I will look into Tungle as I like the feature that my clients don’t have to have an account with Tungle to schedule with me. This could actually help me to book more appointments!

By: Tishia Lee

Tishia Lee — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:01:48 +0000

You’re welcome for the suggestion Nicole 🙂 Now, maybe I should take my own advice and put it to use in my own business 😉

By: Michelle Macphearson

Michelle Macphearson — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:30:27 +0000

I’ve been using Tungle for quite a while – VERY handy for dealing with busy folks in different time zones. I’m a big fan.