Online Massage Scheduling Increases Efficiency and Customer Convenience

We are in a mobile era. Today, virtually any type of transaction may be conducted via mobile. With the influx of this software, many massage professionals are reaping the benefits of online massage scheduling.

A common scheduling limitation that massage professionals deal with is answering the phone during an appointment. Where it’s quite common for other service professionals to stop for a minute to take a call, it is unprofessional for a therapist to leave the client within a session. Web based scheduling makes it possible for clients and LMT’s to escape the phone tag game by making it possible to schedule a massage at any hour. According to Schedulicty.com, 41% of appointments scheduled through their services take place during non-business hours. That is nearly half of all appointments scheduled, that would likely have needed added time and energy by both the client and practitioner to schedule an appointment.

The majority of scheduling companies possess the versatility to suit both LMT’s who do outcalls, as well as therapists who operate in an establishment. The therapist may allow time in between appointments for travel or prepping the room for the next appointment. It is easy to completely customize an appointment schedule.

Online appointment scheduling may also reduce no-shows. Many booking services incorporate text alerts to the client to verify the scheduled appointment time and date. Schedulicity claims to reduce no-shows by as much as 70%.

A lot of scheduling companies, like BookFresh or Clickbook, have booking widgets that can be embedded into a therapist’s website. Both Genbook and Schedulicity offer a facebook plugin for appointment scheduling. They both use an icon that can be placed on a practitioner’s fan page, enabling sessions to be reserved straight from facebook. Most services have step by step instructions, or video tutorials, to make installing these features very simple.

Likely the most appealing aspect of online scheduling is that it is very affordable. Most services run between $19 to $30 monthly, a cost which can be recovered with a single half hour session. Furthermore, the improved productivity made possible by eliminating phone tag creates time for more sessions, which more than recoups the fee of an online massage booking service.

A key element of marketing is being visible to prospects. Incorporating digital services to a brick-and-mortar business improves exposure to a therapist’s target market. This attracts more clients, and enables current clients a convenient method of re-booking, both of which create greater revenue.

Massage scheduling software is a great tool to help build any massage practice. These links provide more information about the benefits of online massage scheduling.