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We are really excited to announce the launch of the Start Booking blog. We look forward to providing helpful posts that can empower you to better manage booking and scheduling time regardless of your industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an overview, the blog will contain blog posts around online scheduling best practices, tips for success and other industry specific content. We don't plan on using the blog as a support tool or knowledge-base articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For support based content such as knowledge-base articles, please refer to support<\/a> page to view our most popular articles or feel free to go straight to the knowledge base<\/a> itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What's next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the very near future we will be launching our WordPress booking plugin<\/a> which provides a seamless integration for anyone using a WordPress website. Stay tuned for more updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for stopping by!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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