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How to increase your sales 75% by using Appointment Journal Online Appointment Scheduling Services

Our time is precious. So why do so many businesses make it difficult for their customers to simply make an appointment?

Here's our point: can you make an online appointment RIGHT NOW with your yoga instructor, hairstylist, tax consultant, or veterinarian?

Hmmm... no?

Well, certainly you can create and confirm an appointment RIGHT NOW for your career coach, financial planner, therapist or dentist?

Still no?

That's the point.

In order to make an appointment, you have to call during normal business hours and hope to talk to someone in person. If you get voice mail, you can leave a message and hope someone calls you back or just hang up and try again later. If the business does call back and you're not available, they leave a message and then you're playing a rousing game of phone tag until finally you get in touch and a time is created for your appointment. Even then, don't you often call a day or two later just to confirm your appointment... just to be sure you have been written down in the right time slot? All of this is a waste of time when you can make it easier for your customer by using online appointment scheduling services like Appointment Journal.

What do you do as the business owner when the phone rings? You have two choices; either interrupt your service to your customer and answer the phone or pay someone to answer the call. But wait, what if that person is on the phone? Then your customer is dropped into voice mail. At one point your clients may find it too frustrating to make an appointment with you only to take their business elsewhere.

In short, with Appointment Journal Online Appointment Scheduling Services, your customer can easily make an appointment RIGHT NOW, or any time 24hrs a day 7 days a week! Your client can select exactly what service they want and choose the day and time for their appointment.

Not bad.

How else can Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager increase my revenue?

Have you calculated how much money you loose when a customer doesn't show? Every time your client doesn't keep their appointment it costs you money- maybe more money than you are aware. Unfortunately with phone and even with in-person appointments there are many errors that can take place. Usually, someone doesn't right down the time correctly or if they write down the right time perhaps they quickly jot down the wrong date. Some businesses even hand out appointment cards hoping that their client will remember to show up for the appointment that they just scheduled. Statistics prove that most businesses loose substantial revenue when clients don't keep their appointments.

For example, let's assume that you're a brilliant hairdresser with nine scheduled appointments per day. And let's assume that your average customer spends at least $75 (not including tip) and that you style, cut and color five days a week. If you're lucky and only have three no-shows (that's about 6%) a week, then you have still lost about $900 for the month.

We know businesses using Appointment Journal Online Appointment Scheduling Service that have less than half a percent in appointment no-shows a month!

How?

Not only does Appointment Journal offer your customer an appointment confirmation at the same instant that your client makes their appointment but Appointment Journal Online Appointment Scheduling Services can also provide this confirmation ANYTIME from ANYWHERE... even RIGHT NOW. Appointment Journal will automatically send a text message or email reminder to your client the day before their appointment or whenever YOU choose because these reminders are customized by YOU!

Ah, but it gets better...

Suppose your client wants to reschedule their appointment with you. With Appointment Journal Online Appointment Scheduling Service they can, anytime. All they need is internet access- Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager even works with a blackberry or iphone! When one client reschedules an appointment, the time slot that they just left open becomes free for someone else to create their appointment. That's like getting two appointments in one! Appointment Journal will then notify you and your business or individual staff member of your customers' rescheduling- all automatically.

If you still want to increase your revenue even further by using Appointment Journal Online Appointment Scheduling Service, you can ask customers to prepay for their appointment!

How?

Appointment Journal makes it easy! At the same time that a customer books an appointment, Appointment Journal offers a path for your customer to prepay using your safe and secure online payment options. This is convenient for your customer and wonderful for your business- you will automatically receive payment even before your service is completed! More good news: we have determined that you should not be charged extra for this option. Therefore, you get paid 100% of your service upfront- not some prorated amount. This prepay option alone is saving businesses thousands of dollars.

Like how much?

Let's take our successful hairstylist. She would save over $4,300 annually. No kidding. (Want to see the math? Click here)

So, if you calculate that you can offer more appointments, have fewer no- shows and even get prepaid for your work, we figure that you have the potential to increase your sales up to 75%. Even if you currently have few no-shows and are booked solid with customers who are eager to pay you, certainly Appointment Journal will more than pay for itself- think of the staff you will no longer need once all your customers go online to book their appointments... no receptionist will be needed to answer the phone. And imagine the potential for increased productivity of employees once they are freed up from phone duty- they will be able to fit in a few more clients each week, won't they? That means more money for you! No matter how you look at it, Appointment Journal is guaranteed to increase your sales and profitability. If you want to determine exactly how much we'll even help you do the math. Click here.

How much does Appointment Journal cost?

For an individual, Appointment Journal is only $29.95 a month plus the one-time set up fee.

One last thing, we do know of competitors who don't charge a set up fee- but they do charge a bunch of other monthly fees- like the $4K for payment processing of your appointment and a lot more.... So, we figure that our one time $99.00 set up fee is worth every penny! This way your business is immediately ready to increase profits NOW . NO being forced to pay additional charges for options that are already included FREE with Appointment Journal.

Seem fair?

We appreciate our many customers who freely show us their gratitude in their testimonials. Most of all, we appreciate your success and your increased sales!

If you're ready to get started let us know and we'll assist you.