Home Service Providers Turn to Online Scheduling Software for Booking Spring Projects, Services

Feb. 10, 2011 - PRLog -- Scottsdale, Ariz. – Spring is the time of year when homeowners nationwide begin scheduling projects and services at their properties. Appointment-Plus online scheduling software is helping home service providers, contractors, remodelers, pest control technicians and other businesses more efficiently manage their customers and their service appointments.

A leader in online scheduling software since 2001, Appointment-Plus (http://www.appointment-plus.com/index.php) gives these businesses the Web-based tools they need to automate and streamline the appointment-booking process. Among the many features it offers are:

• Online customer self-scheduling, which allows individuals to book their own appointments at their own convenience, 24 hours a day.
• Automated e-mail and text message reminders sent prior to a scheduled appointment time.
• Online customer payment options.
• Robust record-keeping and reporting.
• E-marketing capabilities through e-marketing service provide iContact.

“Scheduling service appointments for customers need not be a time-consuming and tedious task,” explains Bob La Loggia, president and founder of StormSource Software, the developer of Appointment-Plus. “Our online scheduling software helps you automate and streamline your appointment processes so you can focus more on your customers and their projects.”

Because it’s Web-based, Appointment-Plus online appointment-scheduling software is accessible from any Internet connection and is ideal for individuals who manage their appointment schedules and customers when away from their home or office. Additionally, the online scheduler does not require a Web site, expensive hardware or any installations to incorporate and use. It’s accessible in the same manner as any Web page.  

Pricing starts at $39 per month with no long-term contracts, along with free set-up assistance with a dedicated coach.

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About Appointment-Plus: Appointment-Plus (http://www.appointment-plus.com/index.php)supplies over 4,500 clients throughout the United States, Canada and 10 other countries the tools they need to efficiently, accurately and automatically 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 almost 60 million appointments since its launch in 2001. Geared primarily toward small businesses such as home service providers, medical offices, spas, health clubs and massage therapists, users of the service also include Fortune 500 companies, colleges and universities, healthcare agencies and facilities, federal and local government, and freight and delivery services.

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About Appointment-Plus: Appointment-Plus (http://www.appointment-plus.com/index.php) supplies over 4,500 clients throughout the United States, Canada and 10 other countries the tools they need to efficiently, accurately and automatically 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 almost 60 million appointments since its launch in 2001. Geared primarily toward small businesses such as home service providers, medical offices, spas, health clubs and massage therapists, users of the service also include Fortune 500 companies, colleges and universities, healthcare agencies and facilities, federal and local government, and freight and delivery services.