Time Blocks - Overview
Time Blocks are a completely new and innovative way to create and offer any product that has a recurring schedule.
The process is simple and powerful. You define a schedule and how often it will occur for the product you are offering, and Configio creates an appointment style calendar for your new product. You can define every type of recurrence that you can imagine and even schedule blackout dates. That is powerful. Once created your customers can schedule appointments from the times you made available. It is that simple.
Time Blocks work with our Schedule Builder, which is also a brand new feature. It is a visually rich and intuitively designed calendaring tool with robust functionality. Your customer will first select who will be attending and on what day.
Configio then displays all Locations available on that day. Your customer will then choose the Location they want to attend.
Configio then displays all Products available at that location on that day. Your customer will then choose which Product they want to purchase.
Configio then displays any Addon available for that product. Your customer will choose which Addon they also want to purchase; note Addons can be required.
Configio then adds the Timeblock (and any required Product) to your customer's cart, and they can repeat to add more products, or they can proceed to checkout. 
It is elegant, easy, and fun for your customers to use.
Time Blocks are completely new, and it is nearly impossible to go over all the ways that it can be used to drive sales and customer satisfaction. Please take a look at the articles in this category, and if you are interested or have any questions, please contact Support at 1-800-375-2191 or support@configio.com for an overview that is tailored to your business.
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