Facebook Book Now link to website missing

Add a “Book now” call-to-action button to your Facebook page

Please note: to use the Facebook integration with SuperControl you must have more that 2000 likes – this is a rule set by Facebook.

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• Add a “Book now” call-to-action button to your Facebook page
• How do I add a Book now button?
• See more set-up guides and training videos in the Help section of your SuperControl account.
• How do I add a link to my book now button on Facebook?
• What happened to the book now button on Facebook?
• Why did my book now button disappear?

Do you know that Facebook has added call-to-action features to its business pages? Essentially, you can choose from a selection of call-to-action buttons – including “Book now” –  enabling visitors to book your property directly from the header of your Facebook page.

How do I add a Book now button?

1. 1. Log in to your Facebook account and go to your page’s cover picture.
2. 2. Click on Create Call-to-action.
3. 3. Select Book now. Then type in the destination URL you want to link to.
4. 4. Click Create.

It’s easy to edit your button if you need to – just hover over it to make any changes. You can also keep track of the people who click on your Book now button.

Don’t forget, we also have a number of apps for Facebook that allow your guests to access your availability, make an enquiry, see your special offers etc, directly from your Facebook page.
Set-up is easy. Just log in to your SuperControl account and go to Integrations > Social Media > Facebook for a full list of available apps or contact the Support team for more information.

Both Facebook and Instagram (they are really one company) are allowing the BOOK NOW feature for only a limited number of select appointment providers.  We have found adequate workarounds to this limitation.  You can link your customer online booking page to your Facebook BOOK NOW button and you can add an BOOK NOW link to your Instagram Bio profile.  First, retrieve the URL for your online booking by visiting the Scheduler > Menu (3 lines in the top left corner) > Get App Web Links.  Enter your phone number and we will text you information which includes your online booking url.  Have this booking URL handy for the below procedure:

FOR FACEBOOK:

1.  If you don't already have a page for your business, logon to your Facebook account from your laptop and tap "Pages" from your list of options in the left column and tap "+" from the top right hand corner and choose "Page".  You will then have the opportunity to name this new page and add the necessary photos, descriptions, etc. to make a nice, new page to use as your Facebook page for your business.  

2. If you already have a page for your business, you can confirm that you see the "Pages" tab to the left and when you tap on the tab, you should see at least one page listed.

3. Go to business.facebook.com on your browser.  If you don't have a business account with facebook, please take the necessary steps to create or link your account to a facebook business account.

You should see something similar to the below pic.  Please note the boxes we have highlighted in yellow:

4. Insure you have selected the proper page to add your "BOOK NOW" button from the highlighted dropdown list.  Once you have selected the proper page to add you BOOK NOW button, copy the ID of that page (it is the numerical id that is highlighted in yellow).

5. Please send this ID to along with your Salon name (or merchant id). We will then send you a link that will allow you to complete adding your BOOK NOW button.

FOR INSTAGRAM 

You cannot use the "BOOK NOW" button  on Instagram (yet) because Instagram has limited the providers (for now) and has not released any plans on when to expand this list. You can, however, edit your Instagram Profile and  add our BOOKING URL as your Website and then add the words BOOK NOW (with a down arrow emoji) for your Bio or you can cut and paste one of the following text: 

⬇️【ＢＯＯＫ ＮＯＷ】 

↓𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐍𝐎𝐖↓ 

ＢＯＯＫ ＮＯＷ

 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐍𝐎𝐖

Vanity links are now available to use for your online booking! These new links are of the form:

https://booking.appheaven.us/book followed by whatever vanity name you request! For example, "https://booking.appheaven.us/bookheadlinesalon"

To use these new vanity links, please email with your business name and vanity request!