SOURCE: Genbook
May 20, 2008 11:00 ET
Genbook's "BookNow" Online-Scheduling Button Helps Health and Wellness Practices Turn Website Visits Into Booked Appointments
Genbook's Free Website Tool Makes Online Appointment Booking Simple for Current Patients, Prospective Patients and Wellness Professionals
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - May 20, 2008) - Massage therapists, chiropractors,
acupuncturists and other health and wellness specialists are attracting new
patients and saving precious time with help from Genbook, the new tool for
small businesses
to take appointments online. In recent months Genbook's "BookNow"
button, which provides the convenience of a 24/7 appointment booking,
scheduling and email confirmation system, has continued its rapid adoption
by U.S. wellness practitioners, demonstrating a high demand for an online
appointment booking and scheduling solution.
"Wellness specialists want to focus on growing their practice and on the
services they provide for their patients. They do not want to be bogged
down by appointment-scheduling phone tag," said Rody Moore, founder and CEO
of Genbook. "That is why our customers are thrilled
to have an online tool that helps grow their business while saving them
time. Our 'BookNow' button is free, easy to use, and can be implemented
into any website."
In a study by Research USA, Inc. the vast majority of chiropractors,
massage therapists, and alternative medicine professionals have websites
where patients and potential patients can learn about the staff, become
more educated on philosophies of the practice, and review the services they
offer. Now, Genbook helps these practitioners capitalize on traffic to
their sites by allowing them to prominently display their "BookNow" button
on their website, in emails, Craigslist, and many other places on the web
they may choose. Genbook enables 24/7 appointment booking and eliminates
phone tag with patients, which often interrupts service or results in lost
bookings. Genbook also lets practices' patients offer feedback, which can
either be confidential or viewable as testimonials.
"Getting set up on Genbook was ridiculously simple. My clients often
comment on how much they love the online booking. They can see my
availability online and pick a time that works for them," said Charles
Johnson of Praxis Healing Arts, a wellness center located in Minneapolis,
Minn. "Now, with Genbook, I can work from home more when I'm handling the
business end of my business."
Genbook currently offers its services at two levels, Genbook Free and Genbook
Standard, which is priced at $39.95 per month. Genbook Standard offers
the unlimited booking, scheduling, and email-update capabilities of Genbook
Free, while also allowing businesses to receive SMS text messaging
appointment alerts, automatically create a contact database and capture
clients' credit card information.
About Genbook, Inc.
Genbook, Inc. provides an easy-to-use, Web-based appointment booking
solution for any small business website. Genbook's appointment scheduler
frees small businesses from the hassles of scheduling and offers their
customers the convenience of booking appointments online, anytime, day or
night. Genbook is a free service with available upgrade subscriptions.
Genbook is a privately held, venture capital-backed company headquartered
in San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.genbook.com.