Moreover, it lets you manage many (more than 30) staff simultaneously and assign the right staff with the right skills to serve the right customer. You can see the schedule of all your staff at a glance and assign appointments accordingly.

It has a free plan which lets you manage 1 user, 1 staff, up to 5 customers and 5 daily appointments. To serve more customers and manage more staff, you have sign up for one of their paid plans starting from $60/month.

Features

• Web based service appointment solution.
• Complete service solution, from appointment creation to billing.
• Receive alerts on upcoming appointment for the next 7 days.
• Receive alerts on unassigned appointments.
• See schedule of all your staff.
• Invoicing (available in Pro Package only).
• Comprehensive reporting (staff, customers, invoices).
• Sign up for a free plan to manage 1 user, 1 staff, up to 5 customers and 5 daily appointments.
• Similar tools: Aacuityscheduling, Salonmonster, Apptoto, Youcanbook.me, GooSync, Twittercal, FuseCal and RemiMe.
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Check out thelulu.com @ www.thelulu.com

SalonMonster is a wonderful appointment scheduling website that is specifically made for salons. It lets salons and hairdressers put up an online page for themselves. Customers can visit the URL for this page and view the salon’s free dates and times for an appointment. With all the free dates in front of them, customers will be better able to pick a date most convenient for them.

On the URL salons can details the types of services they offer and their rates. With the date and service picked out customers can book appointments online and receive their email confirmation. The salon also receives an email confirmation; salons can also view their SalonMonster dashboard that details their schedule and serves as a helpful guide to the appointments.

Features:

• A user friendly appointment scheduling web software.
• A scheduling app targeted at salons.
• Lets salon customers book appointments online conveniently.
• Lets salons list their services and rates online.
• Sends out email notifications of new appointments.
• Similar tool: AcuityScheduling, Apptoto, Youcanbook.me, GooSync, Twittercal, FuseCal and RemiMe.
• Also read related articles:
  iCalendar Lite- A Free Transparent Desktop Calendar (Windows)
  4 Online Calendars To Help You Get Organized

Check out SalonMonster @ www.salonmonster.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

You can bring in all your appointments by syncing Apptoto with your Google calendar and setting up a greeting that will be played every time a customer receives a reminder call. You can schedule the reminder notifications for a specific time and even choose when to remind customers. You can also choose to get instant SMS and email notifications when an appointment is cancelled or rescheduled; in such instances Apptoto also automatically updates your Google calendar. The free account includes 20 reminders a month but that restriction can be waived for a small monthly fee.

Features:

• Manage appointments online by syncing your Google calendar.
• Calls your clients for appointment reminders.
• Get notifications for cancellations and changes.
• Similar tools: Youcanbook.me, GooSync, Twittercal, FuseCal and RemiMe.
• Also read related articles:
  iCalendar Lite- A Free Transparent Desktop Calendar (Windows)
  4 Online Calendars To Help You Get Organized

Visit Apptoto @ www.apptoto.com

You can search nearby doctors according to specialization, specific ailment, or particular treatment. Where available, the site displays the detailed information of each doctor along with his or her appointment rates. You can also refine your search by proximity, price, experience and practice style

After selecting your doctor you can book an appointment with him or her. You can pay for the appointment on the site as well; insurance holders can specify so on the appointment page. You can provide three date preferences for the appointment. For some doctors, you can see their calendar and available dates.

Additionally your account can be used to remind yourself of doctor’s appointments and view your basic medical history.

Features:

• A user friendly website.
• Lets you find doctors near you and book apointments.
• Find doctors according to specialization, ailment, or treatment.
• Lets you book appointments online and pay for them.
• Similar tools: Doctor Finder, UCompareHealthcare and RateMDs.

Check out Health In Reach @ www.healthinreach.com/search

YouCanBook.Me is a free and user friendly website that helps people schedule new events. You start by providing the site with your Gmail address; you then approve the site to collect information from your Google Calendar. You then get a unique URL that can be shared with customers to display your busy and available dates.

When customers click on an available date they are taken to a booking form that they fill out. You can modify the booking form and default settings such that the meeting is scheduled for a specific time and marked on your Google Calendar.

The site has the clear potential of being very successful particularly amongst professionals that are already using Google Calendar.

Features:

• Free customer appointment manager.
• Pulls data from your Google Calendar and already knows of your busy / free dates.
• Provides your customers / friends with a booking form that they can use to book times.
• You can modify the booking form.
• You can modify the meeting defaults such as earliest / latest time and duration.
• Similar tools: GooSync, Twittercal, FuseCal and RemiMe.
• Also read related articles:
  iCalendar Lite- A Free Transparent Desktop Calendar (Windows)
  4 Online Calendars To Help You Get Organized.

Check out YouCanBook.Me @ www.youcanbook.me (by MOin from ThumbPress)

SmartPointment is a cool customer appointment scheduler that lets your customers view your availability so then can schedule an appointment. The tool also lets you ask important screening questions before an appointment is set up so you know more about the customer and what kind of appointment would best suit them. The site supports free and premium accounts.

The free account lets you manage up to 10 appointments monthly with free email reminders to your customers, and for a small monthly fee you can also choose to send SMS reminders. You can set up a SmartPointment system even if you don’t have a website.

Features:

• Customer appointment manager online.
• Let your customers schedule appointments.
• Ask questions before giving them an appointment, all online.
• Send email and SMS reminders.
• Sync with iCal, Google Calendar or Outlook.
• See detailed analytics for your appointments.
• Similar tools: YourAM, ZamaBook and AcuityScheduling.

Visit SmartPointment @ www.smartpointment.com

Your appointments are displayed in real-time and you and your contacts are both notified of any upcoming appointments via email. YourAM also allows you to maintain your list of contacts along with any optional details about them. You can add, edit or delete a contact anytime. The calendar-based view displays your appointments efficiently. Your contacts also have the ability to book an appointment using an online form personalized to you.

Features:

• Create and manage appointments online.
• Resolve appointments automatically.
• Manage list of contacts.
• Add notes to contacts for future appointments.
• Get notified of upcoming appointments.
• Calendar-based view of your appointments.
• Similar tools: ZamaBook and AcuityScheduling.

Visit YourAM @ www.getyouram.com

The application provides free and paid accounts, free account includes most of the features except that you can’t have any additional personnel, and ads will be shown.

Features:

• Online appointment scheduler.
• Appointments can be booked anytime and from any computer having internet.
• Enables your clients  to schedule appointments with you.
• Keep a track of clients with client database.
• Quick scheduler, business dashboard and more.
• Similar tool: AcuityScheduling.

Check out Zamabook @ www.zamabook.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

ArsTechnica.com: “…the real killer feature is the ability to book a slot on a doctor’s schedule without ever having to pick up the phone…”

ZocDoc Features

• Search, Schedule and Manage dentist appointments online.
• Search for local practitioner by city, state, or zip code.
• Additional search options: by appointment date, service type (emergency, root canal, filling, whitening, etc.), accepted insurance plans and more.
• Browse dentist profiles: specialties, accepted insurances, spoken languages, education, professional memberships, patient reviews, map and directions, etc.
• Coming soon: Option to make local doctor appointments.
• More Questions? Go to help page here OR check out video below.

ZocDoc video introduction:

Go to ZocDoc [www.zocdoc.com]

AcuityScheduling Features

• Create online appointment forms.
• Create different appointment types (live chat, video chat, etc.) with custom appointment durations and pricing.
• Manage and visualize appointments by: today, this week, this month, all appointments, OR for any specific date.
• Export appointments to Excel or iCal.
• Generate appointment and revenue reports.
• Free account options: create up to 1000 free appointment forms and hoste them on AcuityScheduling website.
• Premium accounts options: integrating AcuityScheduling to your wbesite, email reminders, eCommerce Shop, accept Credit Card payments etc. More details here
• Check out live demo (no-login required).

Go to AcuityScheduling @ (www.acuityscheduling.com)