You’ve heard the hype – that people LOVE the freedom and convenience of booking their appointment online. However, you’re not sure if online scheduling services are for you. So, instead of diving head first into the online appointment booking waters, you decide to test the waters with one of the many FREE online scheduling services.
Here are some free online scheduling services
- Create Appointments
Createappointments.com provides free internet scheduling solutions without the hassle of downloading or installing software. It’s so easy to use that you can create an online appointment book in minutes. - Click Book
With a Simple and Easy online scheduling interface, Clickbooks means that you and your clients will enjoy making appointments without any hassles, 24/7. While ClickBook is a free service, there is a fee for the SMS messaging to mobile devices for the purpose of confirmation and reminder notifications, fees for which are incurred by the Service Provider. - Bravenet.com
Using the Bravenet Online Calendar’s Month, Week, and Day-at-a-glance views you’ll be able to prioritize your appointments quickly and easily. You’ll also be prepared – stay on top of meetings, appointments, and special occasions. Best of all, there’s nothing to download. Just register the service, copy the code onto your webpage, and begin using your service. - GenBook
Genbook is the best choice when it comes to free online scheduling services. The reason why Genbook is the absolute BEST choice when it comes to a free online appointment scheduling service is that you can start with the FREE version and when your online appointment scheduling needs grow, Genbook can grow right along with your business.It’s entirely possible that your clients/customers/patients are going to LOVE the convenience online appointment scheduling provides them and if that’s the case, you definitely want the option of UPGRADING your online appointment booking software to a more “robust” solution.
No other free online scheduling service can promise to be there when you need more from your online appointment book.
Only Genbook allows you the opportunity to move from free online scheduling to a more robust professional service as your business grows which is why it’s the free service we recommend to our clients.
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I am not so sure that ANY free online booking system is worth its salt. For example, when a client books an appointment using the free version of Genbook, the owner must take the time to process the request. The client isn’t really booking online – the client is simply submitting a request.
Saving time is of the essence here. So why would owners want to make more work for themselves using a free, partially functioning online appointment system?
Online booking should be automatic and result in LESS work, not more. There are several systems available for much less money and which are easier to use. But you may have to hunt for them in Google.
Cheers.
Ron,
It doesn’t sound like you’ve tried Genbook. I’ve had dozens of clients use it and I’ve never heard a complaint like this from them.
By the way – originally – the free version of Genbook was unlimited but now it’s a 30 day free trial.
However, you say that saving time is of the essence – but I have to disagree.
One GREAT way to “save time” is to make it difficult for clients to book an appointment with you. By making it hard to book appointments – you’ll definitely “save time” and as an added bonus – you’ll have lots of free time because you won’t be bothered by those pesky clients/customers.
Seriously – Genbook makes it easier – not harder – for clients to book time with you. That’s what online appointment scheduling is all about. Allowing the client to book NOW while they’re at your website. Don’t make them pick up the phone – don’t make them waiting until your office is open and the phone line isn’t ringing busy… online appointment scheduling allows them to book right now.
I am looking for appt. scheduling software, but don’t need the client access to it. This would be for internal use for my small business.. recommendations?
GenBook used to be free but without a Client database. There are a number of other ‘free’ ones, but with certain limitations – each one has to be evaluated individually. Of the ‘free’ ones ClickBook.net is very good because of it’s many features and innovative client management process. It is however limited to 50 current appointments on the free version. In my view, the benefits these systems provide hugely outweigh the price. Just the reminders (SMS reminders available in ClickBook) to clients are easily enough to justify the cost.
I agree, Genbook by far is the BEST I think.
I started with the free version, back in the day and then they changed it to a service where you pay a monthly fee. My business in the first year of using it, grew over 200% so I’m thrilled.
I also agree, it weeds out the clients you don’t want, to the clients you do want when you have to capture their information.
Super simple and still to this day the best in my view, and I continue to look for better, not for myself, just when friends ask, what is the best way – I browse for something better and always end up with Genbook.