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Considering Scheduling Software? Here’s What to Look For

March 31, 2015 by Sports Facility Expert

Are you one of the many sports facility owners who have let the search for new scheduling software fall to the bottom of their to-do list? I get it. Adopting a new scheduling system means learning how to use it, which takes hours. It also means changing routines that your clients and staff may already be comfortable with…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Sports Facility Operations Tagged With: online sports facility software, sports facility software

The 5 Hidden Costs of Free Scheduling Software

June 9, 2014 by Sports Facility Expert

Pamella Shaw doesn’t own a sports facility, but her sewing school in Alexandria, VA offers similar products: lessons, classes and equipment. When she started planning  for her new business, she began looking for scheduling software right away. “I was not going to start a business without it,” she said. “I wanted to be able to focus as much as… [Read More]

Filed Under: Sports Facility Operations Tagged With: sports facility software

Sports Facility Operations: Automated and Streamlined

February 22, 2012 by Sports Facility Expert

As I train sports facility owners and managers on how to set up their businesses with eSoft Planner online scheduling software, they often tell me specifically how their facility operates and expect the system to conform to their operations exactly. In reality, you’re not likely to find a system that can replicate your operations in… [Read More]

Filed Under: Sports Facility Management Tagged With: Sports Facility Management Articles, sports facility software

Scheduling Instructors: Simplify Operations by Giving Instructors Regular Time Slots

February 8, 2012 by Sports Facility Expert

Ever since my company created a web-based scheduling software, I’ve been talking to sports facility owners and managers across the country to get their feedback. In fact, I still personally train many of our clients on how to use the software. I come across one complaint fairly often. Managers don’t like the fact that the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Sports Facility Management Tagged With: Best Practices: Lessons and Rentals, instructor scheduling, Manage sports facility staff, Sports Facility Management Articles, sports facility software, staff scheduling software

How to use Client Management Software to Gauge Customer Interests

January 12, 2012 by Sports Facility Expert

As a sports facility owner or manager, there’s no excuse to not make an attempt to track your clients’ interests. Your customers are more likely to engage with marketing efforts that directly appeal to them, and an analysis of their interests also provides extremely valuable information to you as a business owner. Here are four… [Read More]

Filed Under: Sports Facility Management, Sports Facility Marketing Tagged With: client management software, Sports Facility Marketing Articles, Sports Facility Marketing Ideas, sports facility software

Baseball facility scheduling generates passive income

October 12, 2011 by Sports Facility Expert

One of my clients just had his highest grossing September of all of the seven years he has been in business – more than double his previous revenue record for September. And the best part: He and his staff didn’t even do any extra work to hit that record. In fact, he’s attributing the increase… [Read More]

Filed Under: Indoor Sports Facilities Best Practices, Sports Facility Management, Sports Facility Marketing Tagged With: Baseball Facility Marketing ideas, How To Create Sports Facility Memberships, Owning an Indoor Baseball Facility, sports facility software

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