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Spent $600 on a scheduling app and it actually saved my sanity
I run a cleaning business solo and was double booking myself like crazy. For $50 a month, Square Appointments lets clients book online and auto blocks my travel time. Has anyone else found a cheaper tool that does the same thing?
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richard11015d ago
Yeah going from double booking to sanity sounds nice, but $600 a year just for scheduling is wild to me. I use Calendly free tier with a Google calendar hack - set your travel buffer as a separate event color and block it manually. Takes maybe 15 minutes once a week tops. Square is solid but you're paying for features like payment processing you might not even use. For strictly appointment blocking, check out Acuity's free plan or Zoho's scheduling tool. Both let clients book and respect your buffer zones without hitting your wallet.
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amyb5413d ago
Gotta love when a "free" hack actually costs you 15 minutes of sanity every week. I mean, maybe it's just me but manually blocking travel buffers feels like doing taxes every Monday morning. Square's $600 a year does hurt though, feels like paying for a parking spot you never use. Acuity's free plan is alright until you realize it's just digital duct tape over your whole schedule. Honestly, at this point I'd pay $600 just to not have to play Tetris with my own calendar.
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