Category Archives: Other news

Collect down payments when accepting online bookings

We often get a question about how users can collect down payments for services, but meanwhile they also want to show the full price. Fortunately this relatively easy ! Just go to Settings // Custom translation and find the word “Price”, change it to “Down payment”, then go to plugins, activate payment plugin and set… Read More »

Using iCal when sending reminders

In the email and SMS text reminder settings, there is an option to attach iCal to the reminders. This is not a new feature but is not activated by default. The reason for this is because in some instances, clients or service performers have the clock settings in their email software incorrectly set in which… Read More »

Accept appointments online on your SquareSpace page

It is easy to start accept bookings from your clients at your SquareSpace.com page. You will need to have an advanced or business subscription with them but then you can simply create a new page and follow the instructions in this link: http://help.squarespace.com/guides/using-simplybookme-with-squarespace If you only have a free subscription with them, then you can… Read More »

The timeframe of the booking system

The Timeframe of the system is what controls the break times, opening hours and all services are a multiple of the Timeframe.  It is easy to mix together “timeframe” and “duration of services” but please note that you can change time frame in Settings//Configuration and you can change duration of services under Manage//Services. This can… Read More »

Need to accept bookings for an event ?

It is easy to set up event bookings in SimplyBook.me, for example if you are hosting a one day or a few days event.  First you set up the providers, which can be a tutor, some equipment, a boat, seminars or what ever you are offering. You also need to create the services which are… Read More »

Our “Newsletter email” to users

Here is our latest news email to our users. We only send emails occasionally so remember to become a friend on Facebook or to read our blog to get updated news ! News New tutorial videos on our blog! Just to get you going, we have created plenty of video tutorials! They do though not get… Read More »

Awesome feedback from our users

We are obviously doing something right because here is some recent feedback from some our clients: ————————- “Damn your site is awesome. I really love it. It is so versatile and I have total praise for what you guys do.”  –  Adam ————————- “I have been checking out you appointment system in the last couple… Read More »

A really cool feedback !

We often hear good things about our solution but what here follows is definitely one of the best thought out feedback we have yet read. We will quote it out in full as it is quite amusing to read: ————— “Hopefully this email will be read by a human and if it’s not – oh… Read More »