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Show HN: I built a Calendly integration that prevents no-shows

suremeet.io

24 pointsakshayprasath14 comments

Is sending a reminders (via email or text) with an option to cancel or reschedule doesn't work?

Also, why wouldn't users use Stripe integration for the same? https://calendly.com/integration/stripe

All your Calendly workflows and reminders that you've set up will work as usual in addition to this.

Calendly Stripe integration can be used for collecting payments but this app makes it easy for you to refund anyone with just one click and keep track easily.

With Calendly, you have to do the manual work of logging into your Stripe, finding the client and so on.

Additionally, you can track your booking links here and know if a lead has opened the link, entered information, and check payment status etc..

Reminders with an option to cancel or reschedule can still cause last minute cancellations/reschedules won't they?

It’s currently live on Product Hunt. I’d appreciate any support.

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/suremeet

I'm trying to work out any basis on which this will do more than perhaps reduce no-shows. Not to mention the negative impact on bookings.

It allows you to charge a refundable deposit before letting clients book a spot on your existing Calendly links.

Except people are going to not make a booking in the first place. I'm certainly not putting in payment info to book a slot on someone's calendar

i.e. some no shows is better than nothing at all

I agree, but this mainly targets people with a large following who have a public booking link on their website. They likely have a packed calendar, and this would help them filter out non-serious buyers

> this would help them filter out non-serious buyers

Non-serious non-buyers, rather.

And seriously how is that expected to "stop no-shows"?

If you had paid a deposit for it, wouldn’t the chances of attending be significantly higher compared to a free meeting?

I doubt it.

And regardless, that's far short of "stopping no-shows". I think more likely to stop a significant number of bookings.

Sorry, but could you please clarify where I have mentioned ‘stopping no-shows’ on my site? It currently says ‘Notice a 60% reduction in no-shows’.

I can't, because it has recently been removed. Site now says "forget no-shows".

But HN title is unaltered. "prevents no-shows"

> It currently says ‘Notice a 60% reduction in no-shows’.

And what % reduction in shows?

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