Appointment scheduling 101: Make it easy on website visitors

Understand why it's important to make it easy for website visitors to schedule appointments with you on your website.

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Appointment scheduling 101: Make it easy on website visitors

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Key quotes:

  • "But, it will make the entire process that much more efficient since it includes messages that keep your clients or attendees in the loop throughout the scheduling process as a whole from booking to following-up."
  • "But, what exactly should be included in your scheduling form on your calendar? After all, what’s the point of using a scheduling form for your calendar if you don’t have the basics covered? It’s the only way that you can plan your schedule in advance and avoid unnecessary meetings."
  • "More specifically, you can also add your own custom booking fields, drop-down lists, and forms to the registration process."
  • "For example, after a client has booked an appointment with you, they can receive a reminder via a confirmation page, email/text message, or a URL redirect."
  • "Sticking with the confirmation, you should also include a message that contains the following information: Online calendars can be embedded everywhere, thanks to inserting URL code."
  • "Also, make sure that you integrate your scheduling form with all of the calendars that you primarily use."
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Key quotes:

  • "Here’s a resource that will help you get started with creating your own personas: We won’t spend a lot of time on discussing why you need a website -because it’s 2017- but we’ll share some interesting statistics from Iris to reinforce that need: On to what you need that website to include."
  • "But that work will pay off when people just don’t want to leave your dashing website or they keep downloading your resources in exchange for contact information because you offer so much value! Needless to stay, the more useful and valuable content you supply your potential customers with, the more willing they will be to convert to leads — and provide you with the contact information you need to process and follow up with."
  • "CTA buttons are especially effective when used on the popular pages of a webpage, to lead to more content or to encourage contact."
  • "A landing page is a webpage created exclusively for converting visitors to leads — in other words, to encourage them to take another step in their journey towards becoming a client of yours."
  • "On landing page, they’re usually greeted with a form where they leave information in exchange for content or other offers (e.g."
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Key quotes:

  • "Harmonizely, for example, will allow your customers to see the sales rep’s availability via a dedicated link, or embedded form on a website."
  • "Automating the appointment scheduling process is basically a win-win situation: you’re making it easier for your prospects to get in touch with the sales reps, while taking the manual work off of your sales team."
  • "Therefore, the chances of turning your website visitors into qualified leads (and then paying customers) are higher, not to mention that your sales cycle is likely to get shorter at the same time."
  • "Here are the main benefits stemming from appointment scheduling automation: All in all: you’re simply using the available time and resources better, and also increase the chances of higher conversion rates and profits at the same time."
  • "You can not only share it with those prospects who already expressed the interest in an appointment but also: Automate appointment scheduling now If your sales agents are wasting too much time on scheduling their meetings, it’s high time to automate the whole process for them."
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Key quotes:

  • "Small and midsize business owners can optimize their time by finding more efficient tools such as appointment scheduling software to run their business."
  • "If you’re a freelancer or a small business looking to grow your client base, you need an appointment scheduling software that works as hard as you do."
  • "Incorporating appointment scheduling software into your small business website allows you to focus on what you do best: run your business."
  • "Online scheduling is a form of customer engagement: If you can give customers the power to schedule their own appointments with your business –usually through your website, customers have 24/7 access to your schedule, allowing them to book appointments when you’re too busy to pick up the phone and book after hours as well! We offer one of the best online scheduling software in the industry, vCita."
  • "vCita offers business solutions for client management, online scheduling, online payments and document sharing."
  • "Here’s a list of the features which makes vCita an ideal option for your business: So don’t wait to make your business the best it can be, sign up on CUE and get your vCita account setup today!."
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Key quotes:

  • "Create custom videos for your business with tons of templates and free music."
  • "Facebook Business Manager lets you control your entire Facebook presence including ads, product catalogs, pixels, pages, users, and content from one easy to use platform."
  • "It’s a great tool to track competitor brands, schedule your content across platforms, engage with followers, and manage your social media team."
  • "It has an easy to use drag-and-drop page editor, allows you to process payments, and includes affiliate tools so anyone can get paid to promote your products and services."
  • "It makes appointment scheduling easy with calendar integration, resource management, automated emails, embeddable booking forms, and tons of other features."
  • "This is a great tool for small teams where it’s crucial to track how much time and money you’re spending on a project."
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