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OpenCal in the Press

OpenCal launched in September 2010. Here's some of the press coverage we've had so far.

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3 Great Time Saving Tools

OpenCal has a lot of great features to help business owners and professionals, but the number one thing it does is save time. Here's how it works. You put a 'Book Now' button on your website and you set your business hours and add some other details about the services you provide.

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Launch Party 10 In Their Own Words: OpenCal

How many times have you had just a minute to make an appointment, like for a haircut or get your car fixed or whatever and you couldn't get the place on the line? Then when you remember again it's at 10 PM and you can't call to talk with them… or you have to leave a voicemail and play phone tag?

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OpenCal: A Better Way to Schedule (9/10)

OpenCal is a sleek web app that allows anyone business person to easily manage their appointments and schedule. As well as being useful for managing appointments themselves, it also offers a nice client system that can save a lot of time and effort, also fulfilling one's true goal of managing a business efficiently. With support for online appointment booking and multiple staff, it's a real gem in the app and business world.

vancouver sun

Vancouver startup OpenCal helps solve scheduling woes

…a web-based appointment scheduling application that gives businesses a way to let clients book online, all without having to exchange a single phone call.

techpluto

Automate Your Daily Client Scheduling with OpenCal

If you run a small business that requires regular dealing with clients, scheduling appointments with them and keeping track of daily schedule variations then there are good chances that some dedicated receptionist or secretary is managing all daily appointments for you or your whole staff, via telephonic scheduling with clients.

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HeadStartup Review of OpenCal

OpenCal is an online appointment scheduler that's completely web-based and incredibly easy to use. On the site tour OpenCal claims it takes customers 30 seconds to schedule an appointment with the app, and that's not an exaggeration. OpenCal can handle multiple staff, a variety of appointment types under multiple categories, and flexible hours with times blocked out throughout the day. OpenCal also stores all clients who schedule appointments, and provides history of past meetings …

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OpenCal aiming to organize your business appointments calendar

Its goal is to let potential customers of small service businesses book appointments online, while giving businesses the tools to manage these appointments and to do it all with tools that are attractive and easy to use …

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OpenCal - Effortless Appointment Scheduling

OpenCal is an application that can improve the way any service-industry business is run by automating the scheduling process and making it easy for clients and customers to book appointments online at any time …

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How to Run a Kick-Ass Groupon Campaign

If you run any kind of service or retail business, you've probably at least considered hooking up with Groupon. The local-deal-of-the-day site can bring you thousands of new customers - as long as you look before you leap …

Online Appointment Scheduling

If you're a consultant, financial advisor, nutritionist, or anyone else who routinely meets with clients, you know what a hassle scheduling can be — especially if you're still managing it with pen and paper. Wouldn't it be great if your customers could hit a Web site, check your availability, and schedule their own appointments …

40tech

10 Useful Online Tools For Business

If you are running the sort of business that takes appointments, a cool app that just opened to the public is OpenCal. I tested them out just last week and I really like the simplicity of the app. It's very easy to set up your business' services and employees, and very easy for people to see your availability and book appointments. You even get a nice mini-site that is complete with your hours and a map to your location (if you want). You can embed the service in your own site, as well. OpenCal also features automatic reminders, drag and drop calendar management, client history and notes, promotional help, and more …

Fantastic Product. Great Design. I'm seriously blown away, and you've earned a new customer.

- Danny Robinson, Vancouver

… Your customer support has been simply amazing. It's on par with Apple, which I think has the best customer service ever.

- Stephanie Langlais, Massage Therapist

… it is by far the easiest to use and most user friendly online scheduling system, and I have now tried over 35 apps!

- Ryan Tietjens, Melbourne

I am loving the simplicity of your product.

- Stephen Giles, Toronto

"Looks and feels like something Apple would have designed."

- Michael Todd, Dallas

OpenCal is a lifesaver for those who juggle many appointments at once. A definite win-win for the client and the business.

- Ashka Nakhayee, Seattle

I highly recommend OpenCal. It's especially helpful to ensure my appointments are done efficiently and on time.

- Sarah Kerr, Vancouver