Are you a specialist, a freelancer or perhaps you’re just trying to find more leads and enabling people to quickly and professionally book time in your calendar? Well, in today’s video, I’m gon na show you everything you need to know to use Calendly Hey there everybody, Scott Friesen here at Simpletivity, assisting you to get more done and take pleasure in less tension. And I have actually used Calendly for a while now. It is a very simple and quick tool to allow individuals who have an interest in my company 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 as soon as you have actually signed up with Calendly. And one of the top places that you’re gon na wan na go is up here to your account. Because actually whatever is based around your relationship with Calendly and your calendar, and we want to go to calendar connections. The first thing that you’re gon na wan na do is make sure that you add one or more calendar accounts. This not just permits Calendly to book those visits directly to your calendar however it also enables Calendly.

And what I suggest by this, is things beyond simply Calendly appointments however things that are taking place possibly in your personal life or other meetings that come up as a part of your day. This is absolutely gon na be your extremely first stop to make sure that you have your calendar connections set up correctly. Next up, we wan na remain with our account settings this time we’re gon na go to account account settings and I simply wan na encourage you to submit an image.

Now this is most likely more important than you believe. In many cases, you’re gon na wan na put the name of your company or possibly it’s your full name. But remember, this is the URL that you are gon na be showing users. This is what you can link from your site or your social networks accounts or you can simply copy and paste this and give it to people straight so that they can land on your Calendly page. All right, once you have actually been finished with your account settings, let’s go back to the home screen. I simply wan na show you where some of those changes take place. I’m gon na click my link here simply to reveal you where this appears. So this is the initial landing page where people are gon na see my profile image, my name which welcome message. I have actually got two events currently that people can choose from and when they click one of those occasions, 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 occasions so that it’s as easy for your potential leads or for your customers to come in here and book time with you. Let’s go back to our menu within our account screen here. And this is truly our main page here on the home screen where you can include and modify existing occasions. I’ve got two events that I’m utilizing at the moment but let’s go and create a brand-new occasion from scratch. We gon na choose that new event type, which is gon na open a brand-new screen. We’ve got 2 options here, we can either produce an individually conference or a group conference. Now a group meeting lets numerous invitees meet you at a single time. This may be great for an instructor or if you are supplying a group webinar or something along those lines here. In most cases, the majority of people are using Calendly for one-on-one conference.

In this case, I’m gon na say, I will call my invitees ’cause I’m gon na ask them to supply their phone number. I’m gon na say upgrade, that’s gon na conserve that option here. I’m just gon na say, this is a meeting with Scott for a consulting session, something like that, simply something so they can distinguish what this occasion is about compared to possibly some of the other occasions that I have readily available.

And lastly, we can choose a various color. This is extremely handy if you have several events, I’m gon na pick red in this case just so it stands apart from the other events that I have actually already produced. Now as soon as we hit next, we’re gon na get to the nuts and bolts of our occasion. When can individuals book this occasion, in this menu screen called. 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’ve signed up with Calendly. And one of the very first places that you’re gon na wan na go is up here to your account. The very first thing that you’re gon na wan na do is make sure that you add one or more calendar accounts.

to examine other bookings that you might have going on. And what I suggest by this, is things beyond just Calendly visits however things that are occurring possibly in your individual life or other meetings that show up as a part of your day. Down below here, you can also look for disputes. You can use multiple calendars to look for disputes more than just the one that you have picked up here and you can also specify which calendar to include those visits to. So this is certainly gon na be your very first stop to make sure that you have your calendar connections set up correctly. Just choose add calendar account here and you can confirm 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 just wan na encourage you to publish an image. So if this is conferences or appointments that people are going to be scheduling with you, I suggest that you put your good profile photo here along with your name and perhaps a welcome message just when they arrive on your start page. Next action, you likewise wan na make a quick stop at the branding page to include your company logo or some other image that you want to add here. And last but not least, we can click the my link.

Now this is most likely more vital than you think. In many cases, you’re gon na wan na put the name of your business or possibly it’s your complete name. But remember, this is the URL that you are gon na be showing users. This is what you can connect from your site or your social media accounts or you can simply copy and paste this and give it to people directly so that they can arrive at your Calendly page. All right, once you’ve been finished with your account settings, let’s go back to the home screen. I simply wan na reveal you where some of those changes happen. I’m gon na click my link here simply to reveal you where this shows up. So this is the preliminary landing page where individuals are gon na see my profile image, my name which welcome message. I’ve got two occasions presently that people can choose from and when they click one of those events, they are likewise gon na see my branding here. This is where the logo design enters play. And now let’s move on to the occasions themselves and how can you set up several occasions so that it’s as simple for your potential leads or for your clients to come in here and book time with you. So let’s go back to our menu within our account screen here. And this is really our main page here on the house screen where you can include and modify existing occasions. I have actually got 2 occasions that I’m using at the moment but let’s go and create a new event from scratch. We gon na pick that brand-new occasion type, which is gon na open a new screen. We’ve got 2 options here, we can either produce an individually conference or a group conference. Now a group conference lets several guests consult with you at a single time. This might be excellent for an instructor or if you are offering a group webinar or something along those lines here. In a lot of cases, the bulk of people are using Calendly for individually conference.

So let’s state develop for one-on-one. On this screen, the first thing that we need to do is give it an occasion name. Now remember, this is more than just your referral. When they land on your Calendly page, this is what people are gon na be seen. So I’m just gon na call this one, Consulting with Scott, really basic here. So I can identify, oop, Meeting with Scott. Let’s keep that in there. Our second step is to add an area and you can see we can inform our users upfront, is this a personally meeting, a telephone call or is it gon na be a particular conferencing meeting such as utilizing Google Meet, Zoom, GoToMeeting or perhaps something customized, something that’s not even listed here. In our example, I’m gon na pick phone call in this case. And in a lot of cases, depending on the alternative that you choose, you might have some additional options waiting on you. For example, do I wan na pick if I will call my invitee in this case, it’s gon na require the person who’s reserving that time to note their phone number. I require to know who I’m calling or I can pick this alternative, my invitee needs to call me. In this case, I can add my desired contact number here and the fantastic thing with Calendly is that it’s not going to display this number till they have actually booked the visit. If somebody is considering booking time with me, it’s not as if they’re gon na see my phone number or my dial in number right away, it’s just after they have actually reserved the time will this number be exposed. In this case, I’m gon na say, I will call my invitees ’cause I’m gon na ask them to supply their phone number. I’m gon na state upgrade, that’s gon na save that choice here. Down listed below we can include a description which is something you don’t wan na neglect especially if you have multiple events that you’re gon na be offering to your users. I’m just gon na state, this is a meeting with Scott for a consulting session, something like that, just something so they can distinguish what this event is about compared to perhaps some of the other events that I have available. And after that simply below the description, we have our event link. Now we currently talked briefly about having your domain name or your business name or maybe your complete name to get them to your main Calendly page however this is something that you can share in addition, a separate URL. So in this case once again, you wan na attempt make it as specific as possible. Possibly I’m gon na say, meeting Scott, something like that, something that’s so simple for me to identify however also if I simply copy and paste this link, they know what they’re getting.

And last but not least, we can choose a different color. This is very helpful if you have several events, I’m gon na choose red in this case so it stands out from the other occasions that I have actually currently created. Now as soon as we struck next, we’re gon na get to the nuts and bolts of our occasion. In this menu screen called when can people book this event. So by opening this app, you’re gon na see a great deal of