Appointment booking by phone
Booked straight into your calendar.
Khairo finds a real free slot for the service the caller wants, holds it while they decide, reads it back and books it. No callbacks, no “we'll confirm later”: the booking is final, and the confirmation is on its way.
- KhairoSophie Clarke, Thursday 29 October at 15:30 with Dr Hughes. Shall I book it?
- CallerYes, please.
Booked · Thu 29 Oct, 15:30 · Dr Hughes, chair 2
01Sound familiar?
An appointment taken by phone is easy to get wrong.
Two customers, one slot
A paper diary and a busy phone lead to double bookings, and the one who arrives second remembers it.
The wrong length
A one-hour job squeezed into thirty minutes breaks the rest of the day. Every service needs its real duration and the right people and places.
“I'll call you back to confirm”
Callbacks get forgotten on both sides. A booking that isn't final by the end of the call often doesn't happen.
02How it works
Live the same day, no sales call.
Khairo learns from what you already have. You stay in control of every answer and every rule.
- Step 01
Show Khairo your business
Drop in your price list or point it at your website, then add your services, how long each takes and your opening hours.
- Step 02
Read its answers
Before anything goes live, see how Khairo answers your callers' questions, and fix what isn't right in your own words.
- Step 03
Publish your booking line
Put your Khairo number on your website, Google profile and sign. From then on, every call is answered and booked.
03What Khairo does
Real slots, the right people, a final booking.
Books only real free slots
Khairo never invents a time. It offers the slots your calendar actually has for that service, books the one the caller picks, and the booking is final.
No double bookings
While a caller decides, the slot is held for a few minutes so nobody else can take it, and a connected calendar is checked again right before the booking is confirmed.
People and places, together
A visit can need a dentist and a chair, or a mechanic and a bay. Khairo books only when everything the service needs is free, and handles an MOT centre that tests several cars at once.
Your durations, your hours
How long each service takes, breaks before and after, opening hours with a lunch break, holidays and days off: all yours. Khairo never assumes a duration.
Your calendar, or ours
Book into Google Calendar, which stays your source of truth, or use the calendar that comes with Khairo.
Gets the details right
It asks who the visit is for, confirms the mobile number for the text, and reads back the name, day, date and time. Nothing is booked until the caller says yes.
Asks what your trade needs
The registration and vehicle type for a garage or an MOT centre; NHS or private and new patient or not for a dental clinic. The answers arrive with the booking.
Confirmation by text message
Every booking gets a text with the business, day and time, to the caller's mobile or to the mobile they gave when calling from a landline.
04In your calendar
Where it lands in your calendar.
One week at a dental clinic. The highlighted slots are the ones this page is about; the rest is the clinic's own week.
- Booked by Khairo
- Held while a caller decides
- Moved by the customer
- Booked by you
05Sample calls
How a booking goes.
- CallerI'd like to book a service for my car on Friday.
- KhairoFriday at 8:30 is free. You're calling from a landline: can you give me a mobile for the confirmation?
- Caller07700 900123.
- Khairo0-7-7-0-0, 9-0-0, 1-2-3. Friday 23 October at 8:30. Shall I book it?
Booked · Fri 23 Oct, 08:30 · text to 07700 900123
- CallerI want to book a check-up for my son.
- KhairoOf course. What's his name?
- CallerAlex Morgan.
- KhairoAlex Morgan, Tuesday 27 October at 14:00. Shall I book it?
Booked · Tue 27 Oct, 14:00
06Questions
Appointment booking: what owners ask
Which calendars does Khairo book into?
Google Calendar, which stays your record and is checked again right before every booking, or the calendar that comes with Khairo.
Can two callers book the same slot?
No. While a caller decides, the slot is held for a few minutes, and nobody else is offered it.
Who decides how long each service takes?
You do. Khairo never assumes a duration: each service has the length, breaks and people or places you set.
Is a booking final, or do I confirm it?
Final. Khairo books only free slots, so there's nothing to approve. If your external calendar refuses the booking at the last moment, Khairo tells the caller you'll confirm by text and alerts you.
What about bookings I take myself?
Put them in the same calendar. Khairo reads it, so it never offers a time that's already taken.
Never miss a booking again.
Forward your number, and Khairo answers, books and brings customers back. Be one of the first clinics, salons and garages to go live.
Early access. No contracts. Cancel any time.