Business, Product & Tool Tips

Why Choose the SimplyBook.me WordPress Plugin?

If you’re a small to medium-sized business using WordPress, offering clients a seamless online booking experience can make a big difference. The SimplyBook.me WordPress plugin solves the problem of online appointment scheduling by bringing a powerful, flexible booking system directly to your website. Whether you run a salon, fitness studio, or professional service, SimplyBook.me provides […]

Daena Skinner

05/11/2024

Business, Product & Tool Tips, Feature Focus
online payments

Feature Tip: How to Use Online Payments to Increase Sales

Online payments are a key part of running a successful business today. Whether you’re a small business or an enterprise, offering your clients an easy way to pay is essential. With SimplyBook.me, integrating payment options into your booking process is simple and effective. you not only improve the customer experience but also create more opportunities […]

Daena Skinner

04/11/2024

Business, Product & Tool Tips, Business Tips
Prepare for black friday

Preparing Your Business for Black Friday: A Guide for SMBs

Black Friday is no longer just for large retail stores. Over the years, it has become a massive opportunity for service-based small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to drive bookings, attract new customers, and build brand awareness. While Black Friday may traditionally focus on retail, service businesses can also reap substantial benefits by creating exclusive offers, […]

Daena Skinner

01/11/2024

Business, Product & Tool Tips, Events & Entertainment
Event Planning Business

Why Is Online Scheduling Essential for the Success of Your Event Planning Business?

“You need to use online scheduling for your business.” If you’re in event planning, you’ve probably heard that advice more times than you can count. Let’s face it: Event planning often means juggling countless phone calls, overlapping meetings, and missed appointments. But what if you could offload some of these tasks to an online scheduling […]

Daena Skinner

01/11/2024

Business, Product & Tool Tips
5 Technical SEO Best Practices for Maintaining a High-Performing Booking Website

5 Technical SEO Best Practices for Maintaining a High-Performing Booking Website

Your booking site needs strong technical SEO. It works behind the scenes so that search engines can understand your site structure and then find important pages on your site. So, it’s directly related to how well you rank. Even if your booking site offers the best deals and content, poor technical SEO can hurt your […]

Daena Skinner

29/10/2024

News & Updates
Appointment Scheduling and Reminders

How to Automate Appointment Scheduling and Reminders

As a small business owner, your hands are always full. Trading emails with customers to sync calendars is a time hog. Instead, it’s far more efficient — for everyone involved — to automate the process, allowing customers to check your availability, choose an open time that suits them, and get a handy reminder before their […]

Daena Skinner

24/10/2024

Resources, Business, Product & Tool Tips
marketing tools for small business growth

7 Advanced Marketing Tools Small Businesses Need To Boost Growth 

For small businesses to survive in the digital marketing space that is becoming competitive by the day, they need advanced marketing tools to boost growth. Creating more awareness, driving high-quality traffic, and generating leads and sales depend on the marketing tools you use. While you may be using marketing tools in your business, it’s important […]

Daena Skinner

23/10/2024

Newsletters
October Newsletter

October Newsletter Highlights: Make the Most of SimplyBook.me’s Latest Features

Welcome to the October edition of our SimplyBook.me blog! We’re excited to bring you updates, provide valuable tips to enhance your business and highlight our Group Bookings feature. Read on to discover how our tools can help you manage appointments, attract clients, and run your operations more smoothly. Feature of the Month: Group Bookings – […]

Daena Skinner

18/10/2024

Business, Product & Tool Tips, Resources
Exceeding Customer Expectations

Best Practices for Exceeding Customer Expectations

You already know how essential good customer service is for your organization. Around 80% of American consumers say that “speed, convenience, knowledgeable help and friendly service” makes their customer service experience stand out. But how good is good enough? Do you reach a benchmark and maintain it or do you look to go the extra […]

Daena Skinner

14/10/2024

News & Updates
Streamline Multichannel Appointment Scheduling

8 Proven Tips to Streamline Multichannel Appointment Scheduling

Enabling your current and potential customers to book appointments effortlessly paves the way for you to score more sales and ensure high customer satisfaction. Embracing a multichannel approach to schedule appointments is the way to go here, as your customers may have diverse preferences when reaching out to you. Allowing them to contact you through […]

Daena Skinner

10/10/2024

Resources, Business, Product & Tool Tips
Improve Cash Flow for Small Businesses

How Online Booking Systems Can Improve Cash Flow for Small Businesses

Decades ago, people had to rely on third-party agents, utilize windy fax and mailing communication channels, or settle for direct customer support call-ins to book a service, check for open slots, and make reservations—often impacting cash flow due to inefficient processes. This traditional booking approach is lengthy and often results in a leaky outcome. Most […]

Daena Skinner

04/10/2024