We’re excited to announce the arrival of WooCommerce Bookings Availability, a new add-on extension for WooCommerce Bookings.

A long-time request from users on the ideas board, our team has worked tirelessly over the past few months to make it a reality. We hope this gives Bookings users a new way of marketing their availability while allowing their customers to quickly find a booking that works for their schedule.

WooCommerce Bookings can help you do amazing things, whether your goal is to sell time, accept appointments online, or rent products.

Today we’re shining a light on some creative, fun businesses that are using Bookings to power stores and bring their unique ideas to life — ice cream on demand, yes, please! We’re also excited to announce our new WooBookings Bundle!

Read on to learn four ways this extension is being used out in the wild.

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One of our longtime favorite extensions for WooCommerce is WooCommerce Bookings. It’s packed with functionality that helps businesses of all types function, from agencies to boutiques to restaurants.

But if you’ve never taken a good look at Bookings, you might not realize everything it’s capable of. This powerful extension can do much more than reserve hotel rooms or book appointments for their next haircut. Even better – if you’re setting up a new store it’s available in one of our potent bundles – check out the WooBookings Bundle.

Let’s look at how you can use WooCommerce Bookings to sell your time, organize events, and even rent products — and how these amazing options might translate into more money for your (yes, your) business.

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If you play your cards right, selling your time online can be just as profitable as selling physical goods. But much like eCommerce, creating a successful bookings-based website doesn’t happen overnight — it takes hard work and a lot of creativity.

If you’re running (or planning to start) a website where customers can make appointments at your physical location, book time with you, or even reserve a room in your hotel or lodge, we have a few tips just for you. These ideas will help you improve your website and, in turn, the relationship you have with potential customers.

Keep reading to learn how to take your bookings-based website to the next level.

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If you sell products online, your long-term goal will be to sell more products. And if you sell bookings, naturally, your goal will be to sell more bookings.

But the advice that’s given to stores aiming to ship more physical goods won’t necessarily help you sell more spots in your hotel, book more appointments, or fill up more classes at your gym. To do that, you need to make your bookings website the very best it can be — a veritable conversion machine.

You can increase the number of bookings you receive by improving the experience of your users, decreasing distractions, and experimenting to find the factors that make them say “yes!” instead of “no.” You can also find success by creating reliable ways to bring people back time and time again, making them repeat customers instead of one-time-only visitors.

Let’s explore some ways that you can boost conversions on your online bookings site, from basic changes to A/B tests to follow-up email campaigns.

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Selling physical products online is a fairly popular business model. Selling digital products is starting to pick up steam as well.

But have you ever considered selling your time?

If you’re an expert or licensed professional, offer a business with appointment windows, or are interested in finding a new way to increase your revenue, selling your time can offer you a ton of benefits. It’s also a low-risk, low-cost business model that you can do on the side… or full-time, depending on how things go or what your availability is like.

Let’s take a look at all of the benefits of selling your time online, starting with a quick overview of the kinds of business models that can sell their time successfully so you’ll know if this is right for you.

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