{"id":117529,"date":"2025-05-06T10:36:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.act.com\/?page_id=117529"},"modified":"2025-08-20T02:41:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T09:41:21","slug":"online-appointment-scheduling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.act.com\/en-gb\/products\/online-appointment-scheduling\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Appointment Scheduling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"actcrm-page-banner-container standard \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.act.com\/wp-content\/themes\/act-crm\/assets\/images\/actcrm-hero-banner.jpg);\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"page-banner-row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-banner-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1>Act! Online Appointment Scheduling <\/h1>\n<p style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 3.0rem;\"><strong><em>Simplify Scheduling & Maximise Your Time<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Online Appointment Scheduling eliminates the back-and-forth of booking meetings by allowing you to schedule appointments directly from your online calendar. It connects to your calendar in real time\u2014reading and writing availability to & from your calendar\u2014so appointment slots are always accurate and up to date. Automatic confirmations are sent instantly, making scheduling effortless.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;reverse_images&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744228231155{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;checklist&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Let Clients Book Time with You\u2014Instantly<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Stop wasting time coordinating schedules. Act! Online Appointment Scheduling lets you share your availability, accept bookings, and keep your calendar updated automatically.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Share your calendar with a unique online link for easy booking<\/li>\n<li>Read from and write to your Act! calendar in real time to prevent scheduling conflicts<\/li>\n<li>Send automated confirmations &amp; invites to keep everyone informed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;116329&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744228241565{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #EDEFFF !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;116336&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;checklist&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Customise, Optimise &amp; Stay in Control<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tailor your scheduling system to fit your business needs. Customise availability, manage blackout dates, and even monetise meetings with integrated billing options.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set custom work hours &amp; blackout dates to control your availability<\/li>\n<li>Display your calendar across digital spaces\u2014email, website, and social media<\/li>\n<li>Organise bookings into teams to assign meetings to the right staff automatically<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744228249387{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;width-1000 container aligncenter&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Online Appointment Scheduling is included with an Act! Advantage subscription.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"actcrm-bluelid-boxes-container wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1744818791126\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"inner column-2\">\n\n                    <div class=\"bluelid-box justification-center alignment-top \">\n                <div class=\"bluelid-header\">\n                    <span>Act! Advantage Standard<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"bluelid-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bluelid-summary\">\n                        <p>Includes <strong>Standard Online <br \/>Appointment Scheduling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let clients view your availability and book appointments instantly. Meetings are automatically added to your Act! calendar, and new contacts are created if they don\u2019t already exist. Both you and your client receive instant booking confirmations.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"bluelid-bluetext\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"bluelid-box justification-center alignment-top \">\n                <div class=\"bluelid-header\">\n                    <span>Act! Advantage Professional & Ultimate<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"bluelid-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bluelid-summary\">\n                        <p>Includes <strong>Advanced Online <br \/>Appointment Scheduling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everything in Standard, plus a shared team calendar that combines team availability into one view\u2014making it easy for clients to book with the next available representative. Also includes meeting reminders and support for paid appointments\u2014streamlining scheduling for your entire team.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"bluelid-bluetext\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745514449243{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To learn more about how Online Appointment Scheduling can benefit your business, give us a call at <a href=\"tel:08452680220\">0845 268 0220<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1748610504606{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;background-color: #EDEFFF !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"actcrm-howto-layout-container actcrm-additional-resources wpb_content_element \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"inner\">\n            <div class=\"howto-layout-row\">\n                                    <div class=\"howto-layout-column howto-layout-fullimage\">\n                        <div class=\"howto-topic-header\">\n                                                                                            <div class=\"howto-topic-image\">\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.act.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rocket-startup.svg\" alt=\"rocket-startup\"\n                                    >\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div class=\"howto-topic-title\">\n                                    Video Training                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"howto-topic-content actcrm-wrapper-resource\">\n                                                                                        <div class=\"howto-full-image\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.com\/training-videos\/calendar-cloud\/introduction-to-online-appointment-scheduling\/\" \n                                         \n                                        >\n\n                                                                                \n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.act.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/appointment-scheduling-scaled-2.png\" alt=\"Act! 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