What are the benefits of using an online booking system for your running group?
- Convenience for Participants: A running group online booking system allows participants to easily sign up for sessions from the comfort of their own home. No more trying to remember when the next session is or worrying about missing out on the spot. With an online booking system, participants can view available sessions and sign up at their leisure.
- Improved Scheduling: With an online booking system, running group leaders can easily see who has signed up for each session, reducing the risk of double bookings or overbooking. This allows for better planning and preparation, ensuring that each session runs smoothly.
- Increased Reach: By offering an online booking system, your running group is able to reach a wider audience, as participants can sign up from anywhere with an internet connection. This can help grow your running group and attract new participants.
How to get started with an online booking system for your running group?
- Research available options: There are many online booking systems available, so it's important to research which one is the best fit for your running group. Look for systems that are user-friendly, have flexible scheduling options, and offer robust reporting and payment processing capabilities.
- Set up your account: Once you've chosen your online booking system, you'll need to create an account and input your running group's information. This includes details about your sessions, pricing, and availability.
- Promote your online booking system: Once your account is set up, it's important to promote your online booking system to your participants. This can be done through email, social media, or even in-person promotions at your running sessions.
Why is an online booking tool useful for your running group?
- Saves Time: By using an online booking system, running group leaders can save time and energy spent on manual scheduling and participant tracking. The system does the work for you, freeing up time for other important tasks.
- Improves Revenue: An online booking system allows you to easily collect payment for each running session, improving your overall revenue. It also helps you keep track of payments and expenses, allowing for more accurate financial tracking.
- Increases Engagement: By offering an online booking system in conjunction with a running group CRM, you'll be able to provide a more engaging and convenient experience for participants. This can increase satisfaction and lead to repeat business and positive word-of-mouth recommendations.
In conclusion, an online booking system is a valuable tool for any running group looking to streamline scheduling, improve revenue, and increase engagement. By researching available options, setting up an account, and promoting your online booking system, you can take your running group to the next level.
Run your running group on auto-pilot With your new toolset
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Auto pilot
Overview
No-shows
Customers
Add your running sessions and more
Decide what you offer at your park. Add descriptions for your running sessions, add an image, and best of all set your own prices.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your running group makes, what your clients book most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Book again
In just a tap your clients become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your clients are reminded to book a running session again.
Sell smart
Add options, durations, variations, preparation time, cleanup time and your duration to help your clients book.
Your duration
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another client.
Book deadline
Choose till what time clients can book a running session.
Time suggestions
With 'Smart suggestions' you can optimize your day by letting clients choose from suggested times. Or choose 'Show all slots', this will show the best times first, but clients can then choose to see the full list of time slots.
Hide items
Hide running sessions so you can only book them for your customers.
Sell
Add your running sessions and more
Decide what you offer at your park. Add descriptions for your running sessions, add an image, and best of all set your own prices.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your running group makes, what your clients book most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Book again
In just a tap your clients become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your clients are reminded to book a running session again.
Sell smart
Add options, durations, variations, preparation time, cleanup time and your duration to help your clients book.
Your duration
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another client.
Book deadline
Choose till what time clients can book a running session.
Time suggestions
With 'Smart suggestions' you can optimize your day by letting clients choose from suggested times. Or choose 'Show all slots', this will show the best times first, but clients can then choose to see the full list of time slots.
Hide items
Hide running sessions so you can only book them for your customers.
Marketing
Get reviews from clients
Without lifting a finger you will receive reviews from your customers. And in the future these will show up on your page.
Share your link
Add your link to your website and socials. A link in bio could boost the appointments of your park up to 40%.
Personalize emails
Create personalized emails for appointments to engage clients and strengthen your business.
Embed
Let your customers book from your own website.
Cover your running group
Add a cover to your header that matches your park. Impress your clients of your running group even more.
Book with a QR-code
Include your QR code on flyers, business cards, stickers and other placements in the park to let your clients book running sessions by scanning it on their phone.
Policy
Vev automatically sets a policy for you so it's clear for your clients what to expect. Works perfectly with payments, deposits and refunds.
Page description
Add a slogan that describes why you're the best running group. So your clients can spread the word.
Show your colors
Choose how your page looks, so it connects to your park.
Social handles
Add the profiles of your park from Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, X, and your website.
Payments
Scan to pay
Let your clients scan your QR for you to get paid. Vev will keep track of who has paid for their running session so your running group administration is always up to date.
Tap to Pay on iPhone
Accept contactless payments with only your iPhone. No extra terminals or hardware needed.
Get paid ahead
Have your clients pay ahead for their appointment. Only if you want to, you're the fitness instructor, and you are in control.
Deposits
Have your clients put down a deposit to get their appointment. This has proven to reduce no-shows.
No extra payment devices
No need to fill in the amount again. Or sync, connect and charge that extra device in your park. Simply use your phone to have clients pay for their running sessions on the spot.
Discounts
It's easy to give your client a discount on their running session. Choose a percentage or fixed amount. Whatever works best for your running group.
Add amount
Add a percentage or fixed amount to the price of the appointment, in the simplest way possible for you as a fitness instructor.
Refunds
Choose if clients who've paid ahead will automatically be refunded when their appointment is cancelled.
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
Vev automatically sets a policy for you so it's clear for your clients what to expect. Works perfectly with payments, deposits and refunds.
Business
Your overview of running sessions
See exactly who will get what running session, and at what time the appointment is due.
Your opening hours
You decide when the park is open (or closed) for appointments.
Capacity
Set up the number of clients you can have at the same time.
Choose a time and date
Let your clients 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 clients can't make an appointment.
Exceptions
Want to open up during public holidays? Or close for a vacation? Your decide when the park is open.
Book deadline
Choose till what time clients can book a running session.
Export your appointments
Export data of the park on a monthly basis. Including all the information of your appointments soon this will also include taxes. Giving you all the information you need.
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync (one way) your appointments to your personal calendar app.
Ahead of time
Set up your booking horizon, this let you define how far in the future clients are able to book running sessions.
Your duration
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another client.
Notifications for you
When your client makes an appointment, cancelation or change you will receive a notification.
Time suggestions
With 'Smart suggestions' you can optimize your day by letting clients choose from suggested times. Or choose 'Show all slots', this will show the best times first, but clients can then choose to see the full list of time slots.
Learn
Your month wrapped up
Every month we email you analytics of last months' appointments, cancelations, most popular running sessions and revenue. This way you know exactly how your park is doing.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your running group makes, what your clients book most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Auto pilot
Communication made easy
Every appointment, cancellation, change and reminder is automatically sent to your clients. Emails are sent in your style so they feel familiar to your clients.
Appointment reminders
On the day of the appointment, your client receives a reminder from you. It's send automatically and includes all the information of their running session.
Your month wrapped up
Every month we email you analytics of last months' appointments, cancelations, most popular running sessions and revenue. This way you know exactly how your park is doing.
Share your link
Add your link to your website and socials. A link in bio could boost the appointments of your park up to 40%.
Bookkeeping
Make your administration of the park run smooth.
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.
Personalize emails
Create personalized emails for appointments to engage clients and strengthen your business.
Overview
Your overview of running sessions
See exactly who will get what running session, and at what time the appointment is due.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your running group makes, what your clients book most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Delivery overview
See exactly where and at what time you need to deliver running sessions. Everything shown on an interactive map to make it crystal clear for you!
Calendar view
See all your running group appointments in a calendar view.
Focus on your clients
Your daily overview of clients. Showing you exactly who's you will see today, and an easy way to let you book again.
Notifications for you
When your client makes an appointment, cancelation or change you will receive a notification.
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync (one way) your appointments to your personal calendar app.
Your month wrapped up
Every month we email you analytics of last months' appointments, cancelations, most popular running sessions and revenue. This way you know exactly how your park is doing.
No-shows
Appointment reminders
On the day of the appointment, your client receives a reminder from you. It's send automatically and includes all the information of their running session.
Policy
Vev automatically sets a policy for you so it's clear for your clients what to expect. Works perfectly with payments, deposits and refunds.
Change the time
Clients can change the time of their upcoming appointment as long as the cancelation deadline hasn't passed.
Add to Calendar
Clients can add the appointment to their calendar. This way they receive a notification before their running session. The address, travel time and link to their confirmation page can be found in the event details.
Add to wallet
After clients book running sessions, 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, cancellation, change and reminder is automatically sent to your clients. Emails are sent in your style so they feel familiar to your clients.
Client details
For fitness instructors it's super handy to have all the details of clients at their finger tips. Allowing you to send a text, call or email whenever you need.
Cancelation deadline
Decide until what time clients can cancel for free. Whenever a cancelation is made, clients receive a message including a link to schedule their next running session with your running group.
Client history
See exactly what running session your client booked before.
Customers
Fields
Add more more specific client information to make running your running group even better.
Get reviews from clients
Without lifting a finger you will receive reviews from your customers. And in the future these will show up on your page.
Customer list
See or find your most valuable clients. This lets you build relationships and get more appointments.
Edit clients
Edit client details, merge and remove to keep your client list up to date.
Client details
For fitness instructors it's super handy to have all the details of clients at their finger tips. Allowing you to send a text, call or email whenever you need.
Notes
Add notes about your clients. These notes show up around the appointment, so you can pick up the conversation with your client where you left off last time.
Focus on your clients
Your daily overview of clients. Showing you exactly who's you will see today, and an easy way to let you book again.
Book again
In just a tap your clients become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your clients are reminded to book a running session again.
It's your data
It's your data. The client information is yours. Vev doesn't sell, resell, target or advertise with the data from your running group. Of course not!
Client history
See exactly what running session your client booked before.