How “Reserve with Google” Helps Grow Your Business

In any competitive market, having an edge makes a big impact on attracting new clients and retaining your current audience. Sometimes that edge is your brand aesthetic, or the unique services you offer, or perhaps your exceptional hospitality. No matter what you and your expert team offer, integrating with “Reserve with Google” can help you stand out from the local competition and offer clients a seamless booking experience. Ultimately, that means more clients, more revenue, and a smoother way to run your business. 

What is Reserve with Google?

Ever wanted an even quicker way for clients to discover and book services with you? Then Reserve with Google may be for you. Reserve with Google is a direct route to scheduling your services, accessible to clients from wherever they’re searching on Google. When connected to your Acuity Scheduling account, Reserve with Google is a tool that makes it easy for clients to book services by discovering your business through Google Search or Google Maps. 

Benefits of Reserve with Google

When you integrate with Reserve with Google, it’s even easier to get discovered more affordably and stand out against the competition on Google, while continuing to manage all of your bookings from one place: your Acuity Scheduling administrative dashboard. Learn more about these benefits and how to get started with Reserve with Google below. 

Get discovered more affordably

Typically, you’d need to dip into an advertising budget to boost brand visibility in search results. But integrating your Scheduling account with Reserve with Google has the potential to help make a big impact on your business’s growth without that type of investment: Currently, there are no fees to integrate Reserve with Google with your scheduler, and no fees for clients to book via the feature. And yet the return on that no-cost investment can be high: Reserve with Google increases the chance you’ll get discovered via local Google searches, making it a must-have way to attract new clients to your business. 

Stand out against competitors in search results

Once you’ve claimed your business profile on Google and integrated Scheduling with Reserve with Google, your business will show up in relevant searches for services you offer—even alongside local competitors. This will give prospective clients the chance to compare ratings and reviews side-by-side. If your highly rated business features a direct booking link via Reserve with Google, clients may be more likely to select the ease of that feature over competitors without that scheduling option. 

Example of how Reserve with Google integrates with Acuity Scheduling

First, if you haven’t yet, you’ll need to set up your own business profile on Google. If you already have a business profile on Google, you’ll need to ensure that the information (business name and address) is up to date and matches the information on your Acuity Scheduling account. Then you’ll be able to connect the integration via the “Reserve with Google” button on your Acuity Scheduling administrative dashboard.

Let’s say you’re a nail salon in the Chicago area. Once you’ve completed that quick set-up process, here’s an example of how the Reserve with Google integration for Acuity Scheduling would work for your business: 

1. A prospective client in need of a manicure searches “nail salon chicago” or “manicure near me” in Google, and your business comes up alongside other popular local nail salons. 

2. That prospect could visit your website—or they could book with you directly via a “Book Online” button displayed prominently within your business listing.

3. When they select the “Book Online” button to make their manicure appointment, they are redirected to your Acuity Scheduling page. From there, they complete the booking process as usual, and receive your customized confirmation email once the booking is complete. 

Ready to try Acuity Scheduling’s Reserve with Google integration for your business today?