This Could Be Revolutionary: Online Scheduling Services

Like the idea of promoting your company, booking clients and maximizing your time? How about all at the same time? Its possible with the likes of three new online scheduling companies: HourTown, Booking Angel and Genbook. These companies host and post your personal and business itineraries and offer the viewing public the available time slots or appointments. No more phone or email tag with clients wanting to know your availability. Potential or repeat customers can immediately see when you are available and book on the spot from the host's website. The really exciting part, as Bob Tedeschi writes in today's New York Times E-Commerce Report is they " will also transmit scheduling information for their businesses to search engines and online Yellow Pages directories". This works best for appointment based service industries like hairdressers, massage therapists, restaurants, healthcare providers and the like. But from a cost management perspective this is worth investigating especially since some of the services are free.