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Automated Scheduling Is Awesome

Enable frictionless convenience for you and your clients

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Ernie the Attorney
Jun 02, 2023
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Automated scheduling is now common and much appreciated by those who use it.

Tools like Calendly, Acuity (and others) are relied upon by busy professionals for a variety of reasons.

Here are some of the main ones:

Efficiency

Automated scheduling tools remove the need for the back-and-forth emails or phone calls that are typically necessary to schedule a meeting or appointment. With these tools, people can simply share their availability and allow others to choose a time that works best for them.

Time Savings

These tools save a significant amount of time that would otherwise be spent manually scheduling appointments. This allows busy professionals to focus more on core tasks and responsibilities.

Calendar Integration

Automated scheduling tools integrate with popular calendar systems like Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook. This allows people to easily see their schedule and avoid double-booking.

Meeting Resources

You can program automated scheduling tools to include the details of the meeting (like Zoom links, or the address of the location if the meeting is in-person) right in the invite, making it easy to find when needed.

Flexibility

With these tools, people can easily adjust their availability as needed. They can block out times when they are not available and open up times when they are.

Easy Updating

Automated scheduling tools make it easy to change an appointment date or time. Here's how it works.

When a client books a meeting with them, the client gets an email. That email tells them when the meeting is, but it also has two links: one to cancel the meeting, and another to change the date/time of the meeting.

If a client needs to change the meeting time, they just click on the 'reschedule' link. The client can then pick a new time that works better.

As soon as they do that, your calendar updates instantly. There's no need to send emails back and forth, so it's super quick and easy.

The 'cancel' link is just as handy. If a client needs to cancel their meeting, they just click the link and the meeting disappears from your calendar.

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