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Making it easy for clients to book with you is the key to a full calendar. By adding a direct booking link to your Google Business Profile, you can turn searchers into clients in a single click. This powerful integration drives new business straight to your calendar while providing a seamless booking experience that makes you stand out from the competition. In this article, you will learn how to connect your Timely online booking to your Google Business Profile.
Timely note: This feature is only available to Timely customers on the Innovate plan. Should you wish to upgrade your plan, you can find more information in our help guide How to change your Timely plan.
Step-by-step instructions
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Head to setup from the main menu in your Timely account dashboard, and click on booking buttons, under promote.
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Scroll down to button, link, or widget and click on the book now link. Then copy the URL in the link URL box.
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Next, sign in to your Google Business Profile, if you don't yet have an account, see this guide for instructions on how to get started.
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Choose the location you would like to edit, and then click information.
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Edit the URLs section and paste your booking link into the appointment URL, then click apply.
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If you can't see the appointment URL option, you can update your primary category to one that offers bookings, see Google's help guide for more information.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
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I can't see the changes I have made to my Google Business profile?
Google often reviews changes that you've made and this can take up to three days. But once that's done, your booking link will show up in your Google Business profile.
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I don't have a Google Business profile, how can I set that up?
For more information and help on signing up for a Google Business profile, see Google's help guide.