Scheduling For...
Pet Groomers
Fill Your Time Slots, Guarantee your Payment and Get New Clients using Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager

Erin groans as she hears the faint "brrring!!!" of the phone above the noise of razors and barking poodles. The most frustrating part of her job has got to be the constant ringing of the phone. As soon as she gets a puppy to relax and stay still, there goes the phone and the chaos starts again. But Erin smiles to herself knowing that tomorrow it will all be a memory. No, Erin does not plan to leave the pet grooming business- she has had 10 years of success at running her own shop and she loves the animals she sees everyday. In fact, Erin knows that she has the best job in the world. She just plans on changing the way customers make their appointments so that the phone doesn't jangle off the hook.

What could possibly accomplish that? Well...

Over lunch this afternoon, Erin caught up with her good friend Jenna. They both own grooming businesses and usually complain together about scheduling appointments and interruptions from the constant phone calls... but today Jenna was not complaining. Instead, she had some advice: you have to get Appointment Journal.

Excitedly, Jenna said it made things so much easier and her clients love it. When they want to schedule an appointment, they just go to her website and click "set an appointment" and then they pick their favorite groomer and set the day and time that will work best for them. No more phone tag. No rescheduling - clients do that for themselves. And thanks to the automatic email and text reminders, clients always show up on time. Jenna pushed her brown hair behind her ears like she does when she is about to say something important, so Erin widened her eyes and listened even more closely when Jenna told her that all of her clients now pre-pay for their appointments with Appointment Journal's secure online payment option. By the time lunch was over and she got back to her shop, Erin was sold.

Humming happily now as she bathes a Sheltie, Erin dreams of tomorrow and of 10 more years of success... and fewer frustrations.

Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager makes the phone stop ringing so you can do the work you love to do.

Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager is an online appointment scheduling system that is easy, flexible and dependable. Your customers will be able to see your business calendar online from any location where there is internet access or even an iPhone or Blackberry 24 hours a day 7 days a week. While they check their email, your clients can stop by your website to schedule and pay for your grooming services. They will be able to schedule their own appointments, reschedule any changes in appointment times, and check to confirm that their appointment has been made- all without calling you on the phone, waiting to hear back from you or playing phone tag. You will be freed up to calm the terrier you are scrubbing while your appointment slots are filled automatically. Although Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager works seamlessly with any website you might currently have, and even offers a variety of color schemes to match your site, you do not have to have a website in order to use Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager.

When clients self- schedule their appointments Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager will automatically send them an email or text message reminder of their upcoming appointment and you will get the same messages via text message so everyone will be up-to-date. This will help to cut out no- shows drastically. Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager comes with friendly, professional messages and if you'd like, you have the option of customizing each message to suit your individual client. They will be impressed with your customer service and attention to detail.

Whether you work at one location, or travel to various shops or to private homes, Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager has you covered. You can customize your online business appointment calendar so that each of your locations is addressed. Because of real-time and location scheduling abilities, your appointments will never be double- booked and location errors will not take place. You can even use Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager to schedule staff, plan meetings, book workshops and events into your business calendar.

Appointment Journal Online Appointment Scheduling Service even allows your business clients to safely pre-pay for their grooming appointment online. You can be guaranteed payment even before you provide any service.

Appointment Journal Online Appointment Scheduling Service allows you to:

• Reduce the number of phone calls you receive every day
• Have your clients self-schedule their appointments online
• Be accessible to your customers 24/7
• Schedule client visits OR let them schedule their appointments themselves
• Be alerted via text message or email of any rescheduled appointments
• Create and securely access appointment calendars for multiple locations
• Schedule your staff's hours accurately
• Easily navigate and edit daily, weekly and monthly calendars
• Use automatic email or text reminders to quickly notify clients of rescheduled appointments
• Schedule clients for regular visits (ex: the first Saturday of every other month at 11:30am)
• Create a calendar of classes and workshops- accurate attendance is guaranteed
• Access your business appointment calendar 24/7 via Blackberry, iPhone or computer's internet
• Be guaranteed payment via secure online payment option

Appointment Journal Online Appointment Manager provides you with the scheduling options you need to improve your business.