Book Rides Online - A Limo Reservation Software Blog


Book Rides Online - A Limo Reservation Software Blog


Book Rides Online is a complete online reservation, dispatch and management solution designed specifically for Limousine and Transportation companies. In this blog we will highlight the challenges facing the limousine and transportation services (livery) industry as well as each feature Book Rides Online offers to meet those challenges.

Friday, October 25, 2013

One-Click Customized Quote, Confirmation, Dispatch, and Receipt Emails


Bad Email TempalteAs a limousine owner or manager do you struggle with formatting your emails or excel documents that you send to clients wanting a quote, an invoice, or a receipt? Let's face it, not everyone can design or come up with something that looks clean and professional and something you want to put in front of clients, and using some of the free email templates you find online can be downright embarrassing (as you can see in the picture on the right). 

Maybe you haven't bothered with trying to come up with fancy letterheads and formats and just send a plain-text email. But this approach can often lead to clients feeling like you're not a legitimate business. It leaves no room for establishing your brand identity and a good letterhead in an email is generally the first impression a client or potential client will get from your company.

Book Rides Online tries to simplify this process all together so that you don't have to worry about the design of the emails you send to client. When you sign up you enter your company name, address, email, and phone number(s) and then upload your logo and the program takes care of the rest. You even have the option to customize the text in your email footers to add things like disclaimer text, cancellation policies, or any other text you might want to add. 


Customizable Email Template
So instead of dealing with the hassles of designing and maintaining your company's emails to clients, Book Rides Online creates a simple system for you to not have to worry about those details and know that your clients will be receiving a professional and well-designed email. Every email you send whether it is an invoice or a receipt or a confirmation email only takes a click of the button and Book Rides Online takes care of everything else.


Thursday, October 10, 2013

The Best Limo Software on the Web - In 30 Seconds

Check Out Our New Video!

We're excited to show off our new video that is a quick overview of what you get when you sign up for Book Rides Online. Oh and did we mention you get it for FREE for 30 days? Yeah, we think that's pretty awesome too.


Monday, October 7, 2013

Limo Reservations & Mobile Compatibility - How Does Mobile Browsing Affect My Limo Business?

Desktop vs mobile screenshot

The Mobile Revolution

It's no secret that technology is rapidly advancing towards the mobile world. More and more often people are using their phones and tablets to accomplish every day tasks on the Internet that just a few years ago would have seemed impossible to do. Tablets and smart phones are only the beginning of this mobile revolution. As new smart watches and smart glasses make their way into the market people will use normal desktop computers and laptops even less. By the beginning of 2014, it is estimated that mobile browsing will have overtaken desktop browsing completely as shown in the chart below.

Desktop vs mobile web traffic

How Does Mobile Browsing Effect My Limo Business?

In order to determine how your limousine or transportation business is effected by this mobile browsing increase, you have to determine how your clients find you and how they request your services. If you don't have a website by now, you are losing business and should probably get one. An online presence is becoming an essential tool to bring in new clients for almost any business, and limo and transportation companies are no exception. It stands to reason that if mobile traffic is overtaking desktop traffic more rapidly than the experts first predicted, having an online presence AND making it compatible with mobile devices can be a great tool for your business.

Book Rides Online and Mobile Technology

Book Rides Online was specifically built to address the pain point transportation company managers and limo owner/operators were having with existing their software. Often times the need arises to add or change information on a reservation, send an email to customer, or simply dispatch a run to a driver and without mobile compatibility, managers and dispatchers can find that task to be quite difficult. 

Book Rides Online will always be tested and compatible with the latest mobile technology so that no matter what device you're using, the tools you need will always be ready and functional. Also, our online reservation tools help streamline your daily management tasks by allowing your clients to ability the make their own reservations. Booking and managing rides is quick and easy, saving you time and hassle. With real-time mobile booking, tracking and alerts, you’re in charge of your ride.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Why Book Rides Online?

When considering which reservation tool or software to use for you limo or transportation business, there are many questions business owners face. A few of the important ones are questions like:
  • Is it easy to setup, learn, and use?
  • Does it do everything I want it to do, like invoicing, dispatching, emailing, etc.?
  • What will it cost and can I save money by using it?
  • Is my data safe?
  • Can I interact with my drivers and clients through it?
Many other companies and tools claim to do some or all of the above, but Book Rides Online was specifically built to accomplish every one of those challenges. Through the next few weeks we'll keep releasing blog posts that highlight every one of these features. So stay tuned!