Google Calendar WhatsApp integration

No more back and forth on WhatsApp to find a time.

Leads ask for a slot. The agent offers your free times, books one, and the card keeps up when the time moves.

30 minutes. You choose the day and the time.

A physio clinic's number
  1. Any slot Saturday morning? My back's been bad

    Rachel, 10:13pm
  2. Sorry to hear that, Rachel. Saturday has 9:30am or 11am. Which works?

    The agent, 10:14pmFree times from your booking page
  3. 11 please. rachel.ng@example.com

    Rachel, 10:15pm
  4. You're booked for Saturday 11am. The invite's in your email, and I'll remind you on Friday.

    The agent, 10:15pmOn your Google Calendar; Reminder a day before
Up to 4
booking pages it books on
Every 5 minutes
bookings checked against Google
1 invite
from your booking page
Reminders
the morning of, a day before, or minutes before

Chat to calendar

From 'any slot free?' to an event on your calendar

Finding a time on WhatsApp takes five messages: which day, which time, that one's gone, how about this. Then someone types it into the calendar by hand.

01In the chat

Book the slot in the chat, from your real free times.

A lead asks for a slot. The agent offers free times from your booking page and books the one they pick. Your page's own hours and notice still apply.

  • It asks for their email before booking, since the invite goes there
  • It never says booked unless the booking went through
  • A booking moves the lead to the stage you pick
WhatsApp - Mei Ling Tan

Hi, how much for a deep clean of a 4-room flat?

Hi! A 4-room deep clean is $280 and takes about 5 hours. Would this Saturday at 9am or 2pm suit you?

Google Calendar

Tue

Team briefing

Wed

Move-out clean, Bedok

Thu

Fri

Sat

Office clean, 5pm

9am

2pm

02Plans change

Move or cancel it in the same chat.

"Can we do Sunday instead?" The agent finds a new time and moves the booking, or cancels it, right in the chat. The invite and the card change with it.

  • Moved in the chat
  • Cancelled in the chat
  • The invite updates too
WhatsApp - Rachel
  1. Hi, can we do Sunday instead? Saturday clashes

    Rachel, Fri 8:05pm

03In Google Calendar

Move the event in Google, and the card moves too.

Plans change on your side too. Drag the event in Google Calendar and the booking moves with it, or delete it to cancel. The cards catch up every five minutes, so the reminder goes out for the new time.

  • Drag the event, and the booking moves
  • Delete it, and the booking is cancelled
  • Cards catch up every five minutes
Google Calendar - Saturday
  1. Google CalendarSat 11am: Physio, Rachel

04The day before

Fewer no-shows, with reminders you schedule.

Pick when the agent reminds them: the morning of at 9am, a day before, two hours before, or your own times. The reminder comes from your WhatsApp number, in the agent's words.

  • Up to four reminders per booking
  • Pick from the list or set your own times
  • Sent from your WhatsApp number
Appointment, Michelle, Thu 3:00pm

Hi Michelle, a reminder our team arrives Thu 3:00pm for your deep clean. See you then!

Goes Wed 3:00pm

Thanks for having us today, Michelle. If you're happy with the clean, would you leave us a Google review?

Goes Thu 5:00pm

05More than one diary

Send each kind of booking to the right page.

A first visit and a follow-up visit can live on different booking pages. Give the agent up to four, say when to use each one, and pick the stage a booking there moves the lead to.

  • Up to four booking pages
  • When to use each, in your words
  • A stage for each page
Booking pages - 2 of 4 used
  1. Page 1: First visitUse for new patients, or a new problem
    Moves the lead to First visit
  2. Page 2: Follow-up visitUse when they've been in and are coming back
    Moves the lead to In treatment

06Your own events

A meeting you put in Google shows up on their card.

Booked a call with a lead yourself? Put their Singapore number in the event's title. On numbers where the agent sends reminders, the event lands on their card within about 15 minutes.

  • Only events you organise, never invites from others
  • Their reminders follow the event's time
Google Calendar - your events
  1. You add an eventMon 3pm: Call with Rachel +65 9123 4567
    Her number in the title

And the rest

Fewer missed bookings, in small ways

Shared timesLet bookings share a time, for a class or a group visit.
Your event textWrite the event's title and details yourself.
A note for themAdd a line to their confirmation email.
Booking workflowsStart a workflow before or after a booking.
Status changesStart a workflow when a booking is confirmed, done, missed or cancelled.
Quiet hoursNo replies from 11pm to 9am, unless you change the hours.

Goes well with

Ready to book enquiries straight onto your calendar?

Start with the booking page your leads use most.

30 minutes. You choose the day and the time.

Before you connect your calendar

Will it double-book you?