WebCami’s Toolbox: Calendly
I loved the Pee-Wee Herman Show. I even had a mini stuffed Chairy puppet when my son was a kid. Yes, the birth of a child was my “reason” for needing that. Remember when Pee-Wee would say, “If you love it so much, why don’t you marry it?” – That’s how I feel about Calendly.
Calendly works with Google (Outlook and iCloud, too) and allows you to send a link to your clients to schedule an appointment with you. No more emailing back and forth several times before you find a time you can get together. Instead, they see your open times and pick what works. Occasionally, nothing works, and we go back to the old method of comparing schedules, but it works 95% of the time.
Some features of Calendly:
- Works with your Google, Outlook, Office 365, or iCloud calendar
- Embedding your Calendly page on your website
- Pad your schedule to prevent back-to-back appointments
- Cap the number of meetings each day
- Send reminders to clients
- Works with Zoom
- Works with Teams
- Has routing forms
You can try it for free for one appointment type. I did this for about a week before I decided it was something I couldn’t live without. I’m only paying $8 a month to save tons of time.
It’s now 2022, and Calendly is still my go-tool for scheduling. I just added a free consultation scheduling link on my website for the first time. We’ll see how much spam I get, but it’s working out okay for me so far. I’ve received legit bookings through my website just in the past few days.
I’d love to know what scheduling method you use and how it’s working for you. Share that on our Facebook group.
RESOURCES: Forbes – Most Effective Ways To Manage Your Calendar When Scheduling Clients
