Does Timely notify you instantly when a new booking comes in?

For multi-staff Phorest is excellent. Each person has their own colour-coded calendar, you can set individual hours and services, and clients book with a specific person or with 'any available' if you prefer. I've got two staff on it and it's really simple to manage from the dashboard.

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My clients were pretty resistant at first — a few of them are older and not very tech-savvy. What helped was walking them through the booking link in person the first time. Once they'd done it once they were completely fine. Now I get booking confirmations at 11pm from people I would have thought would never manage it.

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I tested Shedul and BookPin side by side for a month. Shedul won on price, BookPin won on features. For a solo aesthetics clinic just starting out, Shedul's free plan is hard to argue with. You can always switch later once you know exactly what you need.

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For deposits specifically, Acuity Scheduling is really smooth. The client gets a card payment screen as part of the booking flow — it doesn't feel like a separate step or like you're being suspicious of them. I take £30 on everything and no one has complained since I set it up properly.

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