Setster: Free Appointment Software Widget for Service Providers

We have all had to call that very chatty receptionist at our accountant’s office or hair salon. Sometimes you just want to make a quick appointment or see if your provider is available and you don’t have time for a drawn out conversation or even worse, to get placed on hold for ten minutes. Ever had the experience of trying to set an appointment via email? It takes a lot of patience and perseverance to deal with the numerous emails back and forth to agree on a time.

Setster is here to solve these headaches. Their appointment software, in the form of a simple widget that installs easily on any website, allows people to describe their services and set their available times, then publish their availability online. Setting an appointment with a service provider via Setster is quick and easy. While most online appointment applications make the users sign up for an account before they are able to make an appointment, Setster simply walks the user through a quick verification process after a time has been selected. Setting an appointment literally takes less than 30 seconds.

For those service providers that want to a simple spam-proof way to be contacted from their website, Setster provides an easy solution for that too. Along with appointments, the widget gives you the option to accept incoming contact requests from a form. The flow is simple and efficient.

Our favorite part of Setster is how easy is to set up it. It took only five minutes. You just set your availability, and put in your services (how long they are and how much they cost). Then just copy and paste one line of code at the bottom of your web page with your HTML editor. The flash overlay widget is installed as a tab on the right or left side of the page. It’s out of the way, but when you click on it, all the information your clients need to set the appointment comes up and they can quickly be on with their day.

Setster is free for single users with basic functionality. Expanded functionality for professional single users is priced at $9.95 per month. This Pro version includes a drag-and-drop online calendar, real-time importing of available/not-available time slots from other online calendars (Google, MSN and Yahoo), the ability to accept Paypal payments for appointments, additional control over appointments (decline, require confirmation, etc.), and SMS notifications for new appointments — perfect for service providers on the go like massage therapists and photographers. A Multi-User Pro version includes all of this, plus the ability to add additional service providers, all with their own availability calendar.

To find this or other applications like it, there is the Listio search schedule+appointments.

Application: Setster
Listio Profile: http://www.listio.com/web20/app/Setster/
Website: http://www.setster.com

Setster is a web-based application that gives service providers and teams of professionals the ability to manage their online calendars and appointment books in a very simple and intuitive user interface, while allowing their clients access to their availability and the instant gratification of boo... Learn more

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