Searching for a business?
Searching for a business is completely FREE. To find a business, simply type in either the business name, if you know it, or category or type of business in the block provided on the Home page, or select a category of business from the scroll down list; then press enter or click on the "Go" button.
Booking an appointment, restaurant table or guest/hotel room etc?
This is also completely FREE, unless the business or hotel requires a deposit for your booking, in which case you will be required to pay the deposit using our secure online payment system by either credit card or electronic debit.
Only businesses who have registered for the Online Book Now! system will have the Book Now! logo displayed alongside their name on a search listing and you may Book Now! only with these businesses.
To Book Now!, simply click on the Book Now! logo alongside the relevant business listing once you have found the business you are looking for. This will take you through a short routine which accepts your booking. The Book Now! registered businesses have a booking calendar at their computer and your booking will show up live online. If for any reason they are offline, or if they have selected this option for online bookings, an sms / text message and email confirming the booking will be sent to them.
Want to List your business on our website?
Listing a business on our website is completely FREE. To list a business, click on the List Free button on the Book Now! home page. This calls up a screen which allows you to put your business details into our system. You will be asked for your email address and to create a password. To activate your account you will be sent an email to verify it. The listing will immediately be visible to anyone searching for your or your type of business.
Two additional listing accounts - Premium Listing and Premium Plus Listing - are also available with enhanced features for an annual premium payment.
Registering for the Book Now! service?
When you list your business on the Book Now! website, you will be asked if you also want to register for the Book Now! service. Registration and using the system can be FREE or subject to payment of a Premium or Premium Plus annual subscription with the additional benefits, together with a FREE of the booking value should you receive a booking through our website. The more bookings you receive each month, the cheaper the rate you will pay for the bookings.
This booking service is only suitable for the types of businesses who do take customer or patient bookings, such as:
? Restaurant table bookings
? Doctor's appointments
? Guesthouse or Hotel room bookings? Call-out Service bookings - electrician, plumber, TV technician etc
? Car or in-house Service bookings
? Lawyer's consultations
? Dentist appointments
? Optometrist consultations
? Specialist appointments
? Tour bookings
? Ticket purchases
When registering you will be able to specify whether your bookings are time-based eg half-hour doctor’s appointments, or are resource based eg guestrooms and you will be able to specify tariff’s or a deposit for the booking, or if no immediate payment is required eg restaurant table bookings.
BOOKING CALENDAR An online booking calendar will be set up as well as a guest/customer/patient data base and customers will be able to book an appointment, consultation, service call-out etc by clicking on the Book Now! button on your listing on our website. You will be able to access this calendar, print it out and keep it live in your premises. You will also be able to book off appointments that are made with you directly by telephone or in person. There is no charge for these, only bookings that come off the internet. If you are not online, an sms / text message and/or email if required will be sent to you when a customer books online and you will be able to update a printout of your calendar until you go back online.
Always up-to-date, no double bookings
COSTS TABLE FOR BOOKINGS RECEIVED
| Transaction sliding scale per month | FREE Advertisers per booking | % of value | PREMIUM Advertisers | PREMIUM PLUS Advertisers | To receive payments | |||||
| R350,00 pa | R525,00 pa | R100,00 pm | ||||||||
| under R350pa | FREE | 0% | 0% | 0% | +2.6% | |||||
| 001 - 100 | R 15.50 | 7% | 7% | 9% | +2.6% | |||||
| 101 - 250 | R 9.50 | 5.50% | 5.50% | 7.50% | +2.6% | |||||
| 251 - 1000 | R 5.50 | 3% | 3% | 5% | +2.6% | |||||
| 1001 + | R 3.50 | 2% | 2% | 4% | +2.6% |
* Plus VAT and subject to annual review. If you intend to accept cash deposits online you will also need to accept the credit card payment system in which event an additional percentage (in the region of 2,6%) applies to all bookings made - the usual charges of the finance institution will apply to your account. The charges are inclusive of a maximum of 2 hours technical support should you require assistance to set up your account, but time spent over this will be charged out at the rate of R200 per hour and debited to your account for payment.
