Many businesses today use Google calendar to keep track of customer appointments and availability. Not only is Google calendar a great tool for businesses to manage appointments, it can also be used to allow customers to make un cours en miracles france directly.
There are two ways to allow your customers to make bookings into a calendar. The first way is to use the “appointment slots” feature built into Google calendar. This feature allows you to define individual appointment slots within Google and publish your calendar so that customers can fill in those slots themselves. This method requires that your customers have a Google account, and is time consuming to setup since you have to define each slot manually.
An easier method to give your customers the option of booking appointments into your Google calendar is to use an online booking system that integrates directly with Google calendar. Online booking systems are easier and faster to setup, are easier for your customers to use, and don’t require your customers to create Google accounts.
Online reservation software work by linking a database directly into your Google calendar. Your customers will book through the interface provided by the booking software, and the software will automatically create events into your calendar. You can control how your booking form looks, what information you want to collect from your customers, and the days and times that are available for booking. You don’t need to download or install any software to use an online booking system as they generally work entirely over the web.
Whether you run a beauty parlor, or a tennis court hire business, online booking systems are powerful enough to give you full control over customer bookings. Being able to set “availability” and custom working days prevents double bookings or bookings made incorrectly on holidays etc. Some of the more recent online booking systems will work seamlessly on your existing website, avoiding the confusion caused by taking your customers to a separate website to complete bookings.
To begin using an online booking system you simply need to create your account, run through a setup process, then copy and paste some HTML code into your website. Your customers can then start booking and paying for your services from your website, and the booking system will automatically synchronize with your Google calendar.
If you prefer to manage your bookings directly from within Google calendar then choose an online reservation system that features full 2-way integration. This will allow you to move around events from within Google, and any changes you make will be updated in the online booking software to prevent double-bookings.