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

Resources, Business, Product & Tool Tips
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

Case Studies, Sports, Fitness & Gyms
Qatar's leading sports rental

How BookBoll.com Became Qatar’s Top Sports Rental Platform | Case Study

BookBoll.com is the leading sports facility rental platform in Qatar. Before its creation, people in Qatar booked sports facilities through WhatsApp, a manual process that was inefficient. Seeing this gap, the founder of BookBoll.com wanted to simplify the booking process with an online solution. After evaluating multiple systems, BookBoll.com selected SimplyBook.me because of its flexibility […]

Daena Skinner

30/09/2024

Resources, Business, Product & Tool Tips
making financial projections for your startup business

How to Build Financial Projections for Your Startup in 3 Easy Steps

Accurate financial projections are instrumental in making business decisions with confidence. But that’s not all; startup financial projections help secure funding, conduct risk assessments, and track performance.  Startup owners rely on accurate financial projections not only for the effective allocation of resources but also to uncover valuable opportunities and enhance investor confidence. However, to ensure […]

Daena Skinner

25/09/2024

Resources, Business, Product & Tool Tips
Customer Reactivation Campaign

How to Develop a Customer Reactivation Campaign

Sometimes, businesses can be so focused on attracting new customers that they forget (or partly forget) the revenue stream right in front of them: existing customers. Customer acquisition costs (CAC) can vary by industry but an average cost is around $606. Looked at over a year, those CACs can mount up to quite a substantial […]

Daena Skinner

24/09/2024

Resources, Business, Product & Tool Tips
setmore alternatives

SimplyBook.me vs. Setmore: Which Scheduling Tool Is Right for Your Business?

Choosing the right scheduling software is crucial for managing your appointments, enhancing efficiency, and growing your business. SimplyBook.me and Setmore are two popular tools offering unique features for different business needs. In this article, we’ll compare SimplyBook.me and Setmore across key aspects like customisation, integrations, ease of use, pricing, and more to help you decide […]

Daena Skinner

19/09/2024

Resources, Business, Product & Tool Tips
Effective Cold Email Strategies

Boosting Appointment Bookings with Effective Cold Email Strategies

Cold emailing can be a powerful tool for driving appointment bookings, but getting it right requires more than just hitting send. In a world where inboxes are overflowing, your emails need to stand out, capture attention, and prompt action.  This article will walk you through effective strategies, from crafting the perfect subject line to advanced […]

Daena Skinner

16/09/2024