We’re excited to announce that MyTime now offers seamless online booking right from a business’s Facebook Page! Thanks to our integration, any service business across the United States with a MyTime account can now let clients schedule appointments without leaving the Facebook website or mobile app.
Because this integration was built together with Facebook, when clients book, their information (name, phone, and email address) is automatically pulled from their Facebook accounts and entered directly into the MyTime Scheduler calendar and client record. Clients don’t have to create a separate account or log in before confirming their appointment, making it easier for MyTime businesses to turn Likes into loyal clients.
We’ve even made it possible for businesses to collect payment through Facebook (optional) and have the money deposited directly into their bank account after the appointment. This is no small engineering feat and is many months in the making!
The online booking and payment integration with Facebook is included free of charge with your MyTime Scheduler subscription.
Today we’re also opening a beta program to help a limited number of businesses run targeted Facebook ads that let prospective clients book and pay for an appointment without ever leaving the ad itself. It’s the ultimate in transparency since you’ll know exactly how much revenue your ad dollars generated for the first time…well, ever. Interested in participating? Contact us via this form.
Why is this all so important?
We’re living in a post-phone call era, and the future of online scheduling and local commerce is making your business present anywhere your customers are. We know from MyTime’s internal booking data that 65% of online bookings happen through mobile devices and 42% happen after business hours.
You can no longer expect customers to come to your website or call you during normal business hours to book an appointment. The more places that your customers can discover, communicate, and transact with you, the more successful your business will be.
There are over 60 million active Facebook Pages and over 185 million Facebook users in the United States, making Facebook one of the most important places in the world to engage your prospective and existing customers. With the integration we’re announcing today, you can now turn customer engagement into paying customers and business growth.
Ready to get started turning your Facebook fans into loyal clients?
If you are an existing MyTime customer, the online booking integration may already be live on your Facebook Page!
Don’t see it there? Just sign into your MyTime account and go to Marketing > Website Tools and click on “Set Up” next to the Facebook option. You can also enable MyTime from your Facebook Page by going to Settings > Partner Apps and Services > Add a Service and then “Add Service” again next to the MyTime listing. You’ll then be prompted to log in to your MyTime account to complete the process.
If you’re not a MyTime customer, you’ll need to sign up first before you can get the Facebook integration. You can start your free trial here, or read more here and request a live demo with a business advisor.
Happy Bookings!
Ethan Anderson
Founder & CEO, MyTime
