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  1. The Contact Portal and Self-Scheduling

    Overview The Contact Portal serves two functions: allowing customers to view their account information and to self-schedule their appointments. You also have the choice to enable the online account feature while disabling online scheduling featur...
  2. TaskBoards

    Overview Imagine being able to organize your workflow visually—moving tasks, prospects, appointments, or proposals through stages just like a sales or project pipeline. That’s the concept behind TaskBoards . This article will review: ...
  3. Appointment Confirmation and En Routes

    Overview These are settings and descriptions based around communication for appointments with Contacts. These include En Route messages as well as sending confirmations and reminders for booked appointments in text and email formats. This...
  4. Channels, Campaigns, and Revenue Forecasting

    Overview A customer's Lead Source is broken into groups called  Channels , then subgroups within each channel called  Campaigns .  Channels are a marketing term that could be similar to "marketing funnel" or "entrance to the brand." It represents ...
  5. General Settings

    Overview To fill in your general business information, g o to Control Panel > General Settings . This article will review each section of this page. Please note that only certain User Permissions can access this area of service minder...
  6. Texting

    Overview There are two (2) versions of texting in service minder .  INCLUDED : For US and Canadian customers, service minder has always included a texting option for en route notifications. These "en route" texts are a great way to unobtrusive...
  7. Appointments on the Mobile App

    Overview Depending on the organization's workflow/processes, and what type of appointment is scheduled (i.e. Sales vs. Service,) running an appointment on the mobile app can vary greatly. In this section, we're going to explain the "basics" o...
  8. Create Time Blocks

    Overview In addition to tracking a user's regular appointment schedule, one can also create a record of company holidays, vacation time, personal appointments, staff meetings, or any impromptu departure from their regular schedules.  You have tw...
  9. Invoice Settings

    Overview This article outlines how to manage invoice behavior in service minder , including default settings, user permissions, approval workflows, payment configurations, and invoice terms. Whether you're looking to automate approvals, control p...
  10. Automatic Payments

    Overview Automatic payments are a convenient way to streamline billing by securely charging a customer's saved payment method on a set schedule or upon completion of a service. This helps businesses get paid faster, reduce manual work, and mini...