Are you a consultant, a freelancer or possibly you’re just searching for more leads and permitting people to quickly and expertly book time in your calendar? Well, in today’s video, I’m gon na reveal you whatever you require to know to utilize Calendly Hey there everyone, Scott Friesen here at Simpletivity, helping you to get more done and delight in less stress. And I’ve used Calendly for a while now. It is a fast and really simple tool to permit people who are interested in my service and in my work to book time with me. So I wan na show you how to get things started. We’re gon na get things kicked off by going into our menu, into our account when you’ve signed up with Calendly. And among the top places that you’re gon na wan na go is up here to your account. And we wish to go to calendar connections because truly whatever is based around your relationship with Calendly and your calendar. The very first thing that you’re gon na wan na do is make sure that you include one or more calendar accounts. This not only enables Calendly to book those consultations straight to your calendar however it likewise allows Calendly.

to inspect other reservations that you may have going on. And what I imply by this, is things beyond simply Calendly appointments but things that are taking place maybe in your personal life or other conferences that turn up as a part of your day. Down listed below here, you can likewise check for disputes. You can utilize multiple calendars to look for disputes more than simply the one that you have actually picked up here and you can likewise specify which calendar to include those visits to. So this is definitely gon na be your very first stop to ensure that you have your calendar connections set up properly. Just select add calendar account here and you can validate with any calendar service including Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook. Next up, we wan na stick with our account settings this time we’re gon na go to account account settings and I just wan na encourage you to upload an image. So if this is conferences or visits that people are going to be scheduling with you, I advise that you put your great profile picture here along with your name and perhaps a welcome message just when they land on your start page. Next step, you also wan na make a fast stop at the branding page to add your company logo or some other image that you want to include here. And last but not least, we can click the my link.

You’re gon na wan na put the name of your organization or perhaps it’s your full name. I’ve got 2 events currently that individuals can pick from and when they click on one of those events, they are likewise gon na see my branding here. We gon na choose that new occasion type, which is gon na open up a new screen.

In this case, I’m gon na say, I will call my invitees ’cause I’m gon na ask them to offer their phone number. I’m gon na say update, that’s gon na conserve that alternative here. I’m just gon na state, this is a meeting with Scott for a consulting session, something like that, just something so they can separate what this event is about compared to possibly some of the other occasions that I have offered.

Now as soon as we struck next, we’re gon na get to the nuts and bolts of our occasion. By opening this app, you’re gon na see a lot of

We’re gon na get things kicked off by going into our menu, into our account as soon as you have actually signed up with Calendly. And one of the first places that you’re gon na wan na go is up here to your account. The first thing that you’re gon na wan na do is make sure that you include one or more calendar accounts.

to examine other reservations that you might have going on. And what I suggest by this, is things beyond just Calendly appointments but things that are happening possibly in your individual life or other meetings that turn up as a part of your day. Down listed below here, you can also check for conflicts. You can use several calendars to look for disputes more than simply the one that you have actually selected up here and you can likewise specify which calendar to add those visits to. So this is absolutely gon na be your extremely first stop to make sure that you have your calendar connections set up properly. Just select add calendar account here and you can authenticate with any calendar service including Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook. Next up, we wan na stay with our account settings this time we’re gon na go to account account settings and I simply wan na motivate you to submit an image. If this is conferences or visits that people are going to be scheduling with you, I advise that you put your nice profile picture here along with your name and perhaps a welcome message just when they land on your start page. Next step, you likewise wan na make a fast stop at the branding page to include your business logo or some other image that you would like to include here. And lastly, we can click the my link.

Now this is probably more vital than you believe. In many cases, you’re gon na wan na put the name of your organization or maybe it’s your complete name. Keep in mind, this is the URL that you are gon na be sharing with users. This is what you can connect from your site or your social media accounts or you can just copy and paste this and give it to individuals directly so that they can land on your Calendly page. All right, once you’ve been finished with your account settings, let’s go back to the house screen. I simply wan na show you where a few of those modifications occur. I’m gon na click on my link here simply to show you where this appears. This is the initial landing page where people are gon na see my profile image, my name and that welcome message. I’ve got two occasions currently that individuals can select from and when they click on one of those events, they are likewise gon na see my branding here. This is where the logo design enters play. Now let’s move on to the occasions themselves and how can you set up one or more events so that it’s as easy for your potential leads or for your customers to come in here and book time with you. So let’s return to our menu within our account screen here. And this is really our primary page here on the home screen where you can add and modify existing events. I have actually got two events that I’m using at the moment however let’s go and create a new occasion from scratch. We gon na select that brand-new event type, which is gon na open up a brand-new screen. We have actually got 2 options here, we can either develop an one-on-one meeting or a group meeting. Now a group meeting lets several guests consult with you at a single time. This may be excellent for a teacher or if you are offering a group webinar or something along those lines here. In a lot of cases, the majority of individuals are using Calendly for individually meeting.

Let’s say create for individually. On this screen, the first thing that we need to do is give it an occasion name. Now keep in mind, this is more than just your referral. This is what people are gon na be seen when they land on your Calendly page. So I’m simply gon na call this one, Meeting Scott, truly simple here. So I can recognize, oop, Meeting with Scott. Let’s keep that in there. Our 2nd step is to add an area and you can see we can inform our users upfront, is this a face to face conference, a call or is it gon na be a particular conferencing meeting such as utilizing Google Meet, Zoom, GoToMeeting or perhaps something custom-made, something that’s not even listed here. In our example, I’m gon na select telephone call in this case. And in a lot of cases, depending upon the option that you choose, you may have some extra options waiting on you. Do I wan na choose if I will call my guest in this case, it’s gon na need the individual who’s reserving that time to note their phone number. I require to know who I’m calling or I can pick this option, my guest ought to call me. In this case, I can include my desired telephone number here and the terrific thing with Calendly is that it’s not going to display this number until they have scheduled the consultation. So if someone is considering booking time with me, it’s not as if they’re gon na see my phone number or my dial in number immediately, it’s just after they have actually scheduled the time will this number be revealed. In this case, I’m gon na say, I will call my invitees ’cause I’m gon na ask them to offer their phone number. I’m gon na state update, that’s gon na conserve that option here. Down listed below we can include a description which is something you don’t wan na neglect especially if you have numerous events that you’re gon na be providing to your users. I’m simply gon na state, this is a conference with Scott for a consulting session, something like that, just something so they can separate what this event is about compared to maybe some of the other events that I have available. And then simply listed below the description, we have our occasion link. Now we already talked briefly about having your domain or your organization name or maybe your complete name to get them to your primary Calendly page however this is something that you can share in addition, a separate URL. In this case again, you wan na attempt make it as particular as possible. Maybe I’m gon na say, meeting Scott, something like that, something that’s so easy for me to identify however also if I just paste this link and copy, they understand what they’re getting.

Now once we hit next, we’re gon na get to the nuts and bolts of our occasion. By opening this app, you’re gon na see a lot of