Growing Number of Interpreting, Translation Services Using Appointment-Plus Online Scheduling

Nov. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- Scottsdale, AZ – Appointment-Plus, the worldwide experts in online scheduling solutions and creators of the industry’s most flexible and feature-rich application, is helping improve the appointment-booking process for interpreting and translation services and businesses nationwide, who are turning to the online scheduling system at an increasingly growing rate. These organizations are quickly realizing the significant impact the scheduling system can have in automating and streamlining this tedious and time-consuming process.

Interpreters and translators at a variety of businesses and organizations use Appointment-Plus (http://www.appointment-plus.com) for many different types of services, such as:

• Medical and legal interpretation at hospitals and healthcare facilities.
• Document and verbal interpretation at legal translation services.
• Translation and interpretation aid at municipal, state, county and local government agencies and departments.
• On-site and telephonic interpretation at private translation service providers.

In addition to its cutting-edge scheduling functionality, Appointment-Plus recently launched its new Marketplace, where interpreting and translation businesses can select from an ever-expanding number of plug-ins such as software syncs, integrations and modules, including syncs for QuickBooks, Constant Contact, iContact, MailChimp and Vertical Response, as well as payment-processing through MerchantWarehouse and the new Compensation Calculator, which instantly calculates employee compensation in either a flat rate or as a percentage.  

Future releases include syncs with Google and Microsoft Outlook calendars. Appointment-Plus also recently debuted a new staff interface with enhanced functionality and navigation.

“Accurate appointments are essential for interpreting and translation businesses, which is why more and more are turning to Appointment-Plus to help them improve this important task,” says Bob La Loggia, CEO of Appointment-Plus. “Our scheduling software also gives them the ability to integrate with other software applications they already use, thanks to the growing number of plug-ins in our new Marketplace.”

Providing online appointment scheduling software to businesses and organizations of all sizes for over 10 years, Appointment-Plus knows the unique needs interpreters and translation services have for managing their appointments and customer information.
Among the scheduling functionality it offers includes:

• Online customer self-scheduling, whereby individuals can book their own appointments online at their own convenience, 24 hours a day.
• Automated e-mail and text message reminders sent to customers prior to their scheduled appointment time.
• Robust recordkeeping and reporting capabilities.  

Online self-scheduling is a snap with Appointment-Plus, who provides each of its clients with a unique URL scheduler link and assortment of “Book Now” buttons to add to Web sites, newsletters, social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and e-mail messages. Once a customer books an appointment, the system does the rest without any additional action needed.

Because it’s Web-based, Appointment-Plus online scheduling software requires only an Internet connection to use, with no installations, downloads or additional hardware required. It’s also accessible from laptops, smartphones and other Internet-connected devices, making it the ideal online appointment software for administrators and staff members who need access to their schedules from outside their home or office.

“Managing appointments in the traditional manner can be a daunting task for a busy interpreting or translation business, especially for larger operations with multiple locations and numerous staff members,” La Loggia continues. “Let Appointment-Plus be your proven solution to automate, streamline and simplify the customer-booking process.”

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About Appointment-Plus: Appointment-Plus (http://www.appointment-plus.com) is the worldwide leader in online scheduling solutions for growing businesses, enterprises, higher education, government and logistics.  With over 15 million end-users and 75 million appointments booked since its inception in 2001, Appointment-Plus is one of the fastest growing cloud-based services in the world. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., organizations ranging in size from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses use Appointment-Plus to book an average of 2.5 million appointments monthly.

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About Appointment-Plus: Appointment-Plus (http://www.appointment-plus.com) is the worldwide leader in online scheduling solutions for growing businesses, enterprises, higher education, government and logistics. With over 15 million end-users and 75 million appointments booked since its inception in 2001, Appointment-Plus is one of the fastest growing cloud-based services in the world. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., organizations ranging in size from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses use Appointment-Plus to book an average of 2.5 million appointments monthly.