Online Scheduling Software Helps Photographers Keep Their Spring Appointments in Focus

Jan. 5, 2011 - PRLog -- Scottsdale, Ariz. – Individual and family photographs go hand-in-hand with such springtime events and commemorations as Easter, weddings and graduations. Professional photographers and studios will be busy not only taking these important shots, but also scheduling and managing this increase in session appointments. Appointment-Plus ( http://www.appointment-plus.com/scheduling_software/photography_appointment_scheduling_software.php) online scheduling software will help them focus less on this tedious and time-consuming process and more on their customers’ photo sessions.

As a leading provider of online photography-scheduling software since 2001, Appointment-Plus offers photographers and studios the Web-based tools they need to automate, streamline and improve the appointment- and session-booking process, including:

• Online customer self-scheduling, whereby individuals can view availability and book their appointments and sessions when it’s most convenient for them, not just during normal business hours.
• Automated e-mail and text message reminders sent prior to a scheduled time.
• Online customer payment options.
• Robust record-keeping and reporting functionality.
• E-marketing capabilities through iContact.

“Many photographers look in anticipation to the spring months and the opportunities that come with them,” says Bob La Loggia, president and founder of StormSource Software, the developer of Appointment-Plus. “Our software is their trusted partner in managing the increase in appointments and sessions associated with these springtime events.”

Photographers that utilize the customer self-scheduling function that easily add a “Schedule Now” button to their Web site or include their scheduler’s unique URL in newsletter, e-mail messages and various marketing and promotional materials. The self-scheduling feature benefits a photographer’s internal processes as well by reducing the number of phone calls and e-mails from clients requesting session appointments. This can free up the photographer and his studio staff for more pressing office tasks.

Appointment-Plus online appointment-scheduling software is Web-based and accessible from any Internet connection, a valuable benefit for photographers who routinely access their session and appointment calendar while out of the studio, from home and while “on the road.” It also doesn’t require any installations, downloads, pricey hardware or IT support. All that’s necessary to access and utilize the application is an Internet connection.
Pricing starts at $39 per month with no long-term contracts, along with free set-up assistance with a dedicated coach.  No Web site is required to use Appointment-Plus online appointment-scheduling software.

“Managing your photo sessions and client information need not be a tedious and time-consuming process,” La Loggia continues. “Let Appointment-Plus help you get your appointment-scheduling processes in focus.”

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About Appointment-Plus:  Appointment-Plus (http://www.appointment-plus.com/index.php) supplies over 5,000 clients throughout the United States, Canada and 10 other countries the tools they need to efficiently and accurately schedule appointments and sessions, book rooms, accept registrations and many other services. The flagship product of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based StormSource Software, the online application has scheduled over 55 million appointments since its launch in 2001. Users of the service include small businesses such as photographers, spas, salons, accountants, financial planners, tutors, instructors, medical offices,  health clubs and massage therapists, as well as Fortune 500 companies, colleges and universities, healthcare agencies and facilities, federal and local governments, and freight and delivery services.

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About Appointment-Plus: Appointment-Plus (http://www.appointment-plus.com/index.php) supplies over 5,000 clients throughout the United States, Canada and 10 other countries the tools they need to efficiently and accurately schedule appointments and sessions, book rooms, accept registrations and many other services. The flagship product of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based StormSource Software, the online application has scheduled over 55 million appointments since its launch in 2001. Users of the service include small businesses such as photographers, spas, salons, accountants, financial planners, tutors, instructors, medical offices, health clubs and massage therapists, as well as Fortune 500 companies, colleges and universities, healthcare agencies and facilities, federal and local governments, and freight and delivery services.