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An Online Calendar will make sure that everyone in your business can see all vital meetings, annual leave dates and client appointments in one easy to view place. WinWeb Online Calendar also allows clients to book appointments online, meaning that you can spend more time with each client and make sure you are never double booked again! A shared online calendar will give your business a unique way to book appointments with clients and schedule intermal meetings. A shared online calendar is a great piece of software for every small business.

What Is An Online Calendar

An online calendar is an electronic facility that allows several authorised people to access and amend dates, events and meetings. The information is kept in the 'cloud' – this means it is held on an online server. This allows the information to be accessed from any number of computers and mobile devices such as tablet computers and mobile phones. Because the calendar is held on a server, rather than on a single computer, it allows several members of staff to edit it. For a small business software like this can, for instance, allow several call centre staff to make appointments for salespeople. It enables them to book appointments without double-booking and without having to waste time consulting with other bookers or the salesperson in question. As the information is updated instantly, workers out on the road or working remotely from home can have access to the latest, up-to-date information at all times. Access to the calendar can be restricted using password protection, so that only authorised staff can edit the online calendar and other staff can view, but not amend the details. This kind of access can also be given to clients and suppliers, offering them details about delivery dates and meetings, without allowing them to change any details.

Online Calendar To Increase Business Efficiency

Managing time is a key part of any business person's life. This is particularly true if a person travels a lot or has a number of appointments in a day. An online calendar provides a cheap and easy way of managing time more effectively. The calendar can be viewed from any computer, anywhere in the world. It can be updated by anyone, allowing for appointments to be fixed and altered when someone is travelling. It is easy to get an instant overview of activities, allowing for appointments to be fixed in the most efficient way. This in turn can boost productivity. As an online calendar is instantly updated, there is no opportunity for double booking and instant information can be given on availability. This is particularly beneficial for those managing a team which is out on the road a lot, such as a sales team. For a small business software can be a major outlay and the different packages have to be carefully evaluated for the benefit they can bring to the company before a decision is made to buy it for the company. However a online calendar from WinWeb is not an expensive software package and the organisational benefits it will bring mean that it is well worth implementing.

A Shared Business Online Calendar To Help Your Small Business

Having one calendar that all the office can view and amend as necessary, is invaluable in a small business, where there are unlikely to be secretaries and PAs to take care of such matters. An online calendar is the small business software solution to help everyone know what everyone else is doing – vital if you have several staff booking appointments for sales people, for instance. It also makes light work of organising meetings and other events. People who are on the move, visiting clients, for instance, or who work in several locations, perhaps in the office, at home, or at another branch, can access the information because held on the 'cloud' (an increasingly popular facility where the information is kept online), they can view their calendar from any computer or smartphone, for total flexibility. This kind of shared calendar makes sure that remote workers keep up to date with everything that is happening in the office – and that you know what your remote workers are doing. Depending on your business, it is also possible to share a version of your calendar with customers and suppliers – and it makes organising any number of events simple.