Free scheduling software for pet groomers
An appointment for every pet in town, without you picking up the phone. Let your customers book time slots in your calendar with no-hassle!
Why use a scheduling app for pet grooming
You have started your grooming salon for a reason; Being around lovely and cute pets all day and making them shine again! Sounds like a dream come true and we as Vev we can fully understand that. However, there are also other things to think about.
Staying in touch with clients, informing them about how long their appointments will take, organising your schedule and we can go on forever. Maybe these are all things you haven’t thought about but you probably haven’t started your grooming salon with the reason to spend a lot of time organising all your appointments.
An appointment scheduler for pet grooming salons can help you to organise your work day more efficiently. The software can send you reminders and keep all your appointments in one place. This can help you stay organised and make the most of your day.
“Remove all the back-and-forth to get appointments ”
When to use appointment software for pet groomers?
As a pet groomer, you may find scheduling software helpful when:
- Want to reduce no-shows: You can send automatic appointment reminders to your patients, which can help reduce the number of no-shows.
- Want to increase efficiency: Scheduling apps can help you better manage your time by allowing you to see your schedule at a glance and quickly reschedule appointments.
- Want to improve communication: With a scheduling app, you can easily communicate with your patients about their appointments.
Scheduling apps can help you keep track of your bookings, payments, and clients. They can also help you automate your booking process and keep your calendar organised.
“Get up to 12% more bookings when using an online booking system ”
Benefits of using pet grooming software
There are many benefits of using pet grooming booking software.
The biggest advantage: Saving time. You are grooming a pomeranian and just at the moment while you are grooming the ears and there is full focus to not harm the beloved pomeranian, you receive a phone call from a client. She wants to make an appointment for somewhere next week. You have to put down the clipper, look up your online agenda and find the next available time slot. The first two suggested time slots are no option for your client and as soon as you realise it, you have spent 5 minutes trying to schedule an extra appointment.
When using a scheduling app, there is no need for this. It can still be the case that you receive phone calls while you are at work. But with one simple message, you can send your digital calendar and your client can see all your available time slots. Congratulations, your appointment just took 30 seconds to organise!
Apart from that, you can also keep track of your client lists and the king poodle that you haven’t seen for 2 months now will need a new haircut soon. Maybe the owner forgot and if the poodle is not coming, you will spend ages trying to comb out all the tangles that have saved up. Give the owner a quick message that it is time for a new appointment for the best interest of his / her poodle.
Even having online awareness can help to find new clients. Even though you might not like spending hours behind your phone or laptop, showing the existence of your salon online can help with finding new cats and dogs to your store.
A list of other benefits that isn’t mentioned yet:
- Improved patient care and satisfaction
- Reduced paperwork and phone calls
- Fewer scheduling errors
- More time for patient treatments
- Increased organisation and efficiency
p.s. Did you know that Vev comes with a built-in CRM?
What to think about when picking a pet grooming software?
The most important thing to think about when choosing your software is convenience. Is everything easy to use for you and your clients? If not, the temptation to just use a physical calendar and getting in touch with clients the “old-school” way is hard. Therefore pick something that is easy to set up and use.
Does that mean that all your clients need to book online via your personalised dog grooming software? No, that is definitely not the case. Some clients that you are loyal to for years, just like a little small-talk with you and pop by your salon or send you a text message. That is all fine, our software has the ability to schedule appointments yourself and give you the space to provide the extra bit of personal service that you want to provide to your clients.
“Spend more time doing what you actually like doing ”
Getting started with a scheduling app for your pet grooming salon
First, you'll need to choose the grooming salon software that's right for you. There are a lot of different scheduling apps out there, so take some time to research your options and find the one that best fits your needs. Once you've found the perfect app, sign up for an account and create your profile.
We suggest you try Vev, our free scheduling app tailor-made for pet grooming businesses. The only thing you need to do is create an account, fill in your services and pricing, and share the link to your personal booking page with clients, for instance in social media profiles.
Once you've started using the app, take some time to familiarise yourself with its features and capabilities. This will help you get the most out of the app and make sure you're using it in the most efficient way possible. If you need any help, feel free to get in touch.
Run your grooming salon on auto-pilot With your new toolset
Sell
Marketing
Payments
Business
Learn
Auto pilot
Overview
No-shows
Customers
Add your grooms and more
Decide what you offer at your grooming salon. Add descriptions for your grooms, add an image, and best of all set your own prices.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your grooming salon makes, what your pet owners schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Schedule again
In just a tap your pet owners become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your pet owners are reminded to schedule a groom again.
Sell smart
Add options, durations, variations, preparation time, cleanup time and your duration to help your pet owners schedule.
Define your own duration
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another pet owner.
Schedule deadline
Choose till what time pet owners can schedule a groom.
Sell
Add your grooms and more
Decide what you offer at your grooming salon. Add descriptions for your grooms, add an image, and best of all set your own prices.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your grooming salon makes, what your pet owners schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Schedule again
In just a tap your pet owners become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your pet owners are reminded to schedule a groom again.
Sell smart
Add options, durations, variations, preparation time, cleanup time and your duration to help your pet owners schedule.
Define your own duration
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another pet owner.
Schedule deadline
Choose till what time pet owners can schedule a groom.
Marketing
Cover your grooming salon
Add a cover to your header that matches your grooming salon. Impress your pet owners of your grooming salon even more.
Your own link
Add your link to your website and socials. A link in bio could boost the appointments of your grooming salon up to 40%.
Schedule with a QR-code
Include your QR code on flyers, business cards, stickers and other placements in your grooming salon to let your pet owners schedule grooms by scanning it on their phone.
Policy
Define your own policy, so your pet owners know what to expect. Works perfectly with payments, deposits and refunds.
Page description
Add a slogan that describes why you're the best grooming salon. So your pet owners can spread the word.
Show your colors
Choose how your page looks, so it connects to your grooming salon.
Get reviews from your pet owners
Word of mouth is the best marketing, and reviews are the digital equivalent of this.
Payments
Tap to Pay
Use your iPhone (iOS) as a complete replacement of your payment terminal. You can even hold your card to it to pay.
Scan to Pay
Let your pet owners scan your QR for you to get paid. Vev will keep track of who has paid for their groom so your grooming salon administration is always up to date.
Get paid ahead
Enable your pet owners to pay ahead for their appointment. Only if you want to, you as the pet groomer is in control.
Deposits
Let your pet owners put down a deposit to get their appointment.
No extra payment devices
No need to fill in the amount again. Or sync, connect and charge that extra device in your grooming salon. Simply use your phone to have pet owners pay for their grooms on the spot.
Discounts
It's easy to give your pet owner a discount on their groom. Choose a percentage or fixed amount. Whatever works best for your grooming salon.
Upsell & Tipping
Add a percentage or fixed amount to the price of the appointment, in the simplest way possible for you as a pet groomer.
Refunds
Pet owners who've paid ahead will automatically be refunded when their appointment is cancelled. Yet another thing less to worry about for pet groomers.
Payments work out of the box
Payments are set up automatically for you. So you can get paid out of the gate. No need for any set up.
Policy
Define your own policy, so your pet owners know what to expect. Works perfectly with payments, deposits and refunds.
Business
Your overview of grooms
See exactly who will get what groom, and at what time the appointment is due.
Your opening hours
You decide when your grooming salon is open (or closed) for appointments.
Choose a time and date
Let your pet owners choose what time works for them. You can decide how strict or flexible you want to be with your time.
Add your breaks
Plan when you want a fixed break. Looking for more flexibility? Turn on smart breaks.
Add 'Me time'
Got a personal appointment? With just a tap you can block time off. This way pet owners can't make an appointment.
Exceptions
Want to open up during public holidays? Or close for a vacation? Your decide when your grooming salon is open.
Schedule deadline
Choose till what time pet owners can schedule a groom.
Make your accountant smile
Export data of your grooming salon on a monthly basis. Including all the information of your appointments. Giving you the information you need.
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync your appointments to your personal calendar app.
Ahead of time
Set up your booking horizon, meaning how far in the future pet owners are able to schedule grooms.
Define your own duration
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another pet owner.
Notifications for you
When your pet owner makes an appointment, cancelation or change you will receive a notification.
Plus, a lot more
There's a lot more coming in Vev+ that will make doing business even easier. But we keep those under wraps for the moment.
Learn
Your month wrapped up
Every month starts with an overview of last months' appointments cancelations and revenue for your grooming salon. This way you know exactly how your grooming salon is doing.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your grooming salon makes, what your pet owners schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Auto pilot
Communication made easy
Every appointment, cancelation, change and reminder is automatically sent to your pet owners. Emails are sent in your style so they feel familiar to the pet owners of your grooming salon.
Appointment reminders
On the day of the appointment, your pet owner receives a reminder from you. It's send automatically and includes all the information of their groom.
Your month wrapped up
Every month starts with an overview of last months' appointments cancelations and revenue for your grooming salon. This way you know exactly how your grooming salon is doing.
Your own link
Add your link to your website and socials. A link in bio could boost the appointments of your grooming salon up to 40%.
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync your appointments to your personal calendar app.
Add 'Me time'
Got a personal appointment? With just a tap you can block time off. This way pet owners can't make an appointment.
Plus, a lot more
There's a lot more coming in Vev+ that will make doing business even easier. But we keep those under wraps for the moment.
Overview
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your grooming salon makes, what your pet owners schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Notifications for you
When your pet owner makes an appointment, cancelation or change you will receive a notification.
Your overview of grooms
See exactly who will get what groom, and at what time the appointment is due.
Focus on your pet owners
Your daily overview of pet owners. Showing you exactly who's you will see today, and an easy way to let you schedule again.
Delivery overview
See exactly where and at what time you need to deliver grooms. Everything shown on an interactive map to make it crystal clear for you!
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync your appointments to your personal calendar app.
Your month wrapped up
Every month starts with an overview of last months' appointments cancelations and revenue for your grooming salon. This way you know exactly how your grooming salon is doing.
No-shows
Appointment reminders
On the day of the appointment, your pet owner receives a reminder from you. It's send automatically and includes all the information of their groom.
Policy
Define your own policy, so your pet owners know what to expect. Works perfectly with payments, deposits and refunds.
Change the time
Pet owners can change the time of their upcoming appointment as long as the cancelation deadline hasn't passed.
Add to Calendar
Pet owners can add the appointment to their calendar. This way they receive a notification before their groom. The address, travel time and link to their confirmation page can be found in the event details.
Add to wallet
After pet owners schedule grooms, they get a pass for their digital wallet. When added they get a notification on their phone at the right time. The pass contains all the details like; date, time, location, total cost, payment details and link.
Communication made easy
Every appointment, cancelation, change and reminder is automatically sent to your pet owners. Emails are sent in your style so they feel familiar to the pet owners of your grooming salon.
Pet owner details
For pet groomers it's super handy to have all the details of pet owners at their finger tips. Allowing you to send a text, call or email whenever you need.
Cancelation deadline
Decide until what time pet owners can cancel for free. Whenever a cancelation is made, pet owners receive a message including a link to schedule their next groom with your grooming salon
Pet owner history
See exactly what kind of grooms your pet owners had at your grooming salon last time.
Customers
Notes
Add notes about your pet owners. These notes show up around the appointment, so you can pick up the conversation with your pet owner where you left off last time.
Pet owner details
For pet groomers it's super handy to have all the details of pet owners at their finger tips. Allowing you to send a text, call or email whenever you need.
Customer management (CRM)
See your pet owners in the best way. This lets you build relationships and get more appointments. You can search and find your most valuable pet owners.
Focus on your pet owners
Your daily overview of pet owners. Showing you exactly who's you will see today, and an easy way to let you schedule again.
Schedule again
In just a tap your pet owners become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your pet owners are reminded to schedule a groom again.
Pet owner history
See exactly what kind of grooms your pet owners had at your grooming salon last time.
It's your data
It's your data. The pet owner information is yours. Vev doesn't sell, resell, target or advertise with the data from your grooming salon. Of course not!
Get reviews from your pet owners
Word of mouth is the best marketing, and reviews are the digital equivalent of this.