No-show cost calculator

40

Count a normal week on your calendar, including the ones that did not show.

10%

Example default. Use your own: count last month's no-shows and late cancels, then divide by the appointments booked.

$100

What a typical visit brings in, not your biggest ticket.

60 min
0%

From a waitlist or a walk-in. Leave at 0% if a no-show slot usually stays empty.

20%

Your assumption, not a promise. Results vary by business, so measure your own no-show rate for a few weeks before and after you start sending reminders.

Lost to no-shows each month

$1,732

About 17 appointments a month end in a no-show or a late cancel. That leaves 17 hours of empty time on your calendar each month. Over a year, no-shows cost you $20,784.

If reminders prevent 20% of no-shows, as you guessed, you keep about 3 more appointments a month, worth $346. That is $147 more than Real Talk costs at $199 a month. On Real Talk, FrontDesk Talk books on the call and texts a confirmation and a reminder before each appointment it books.

40 a week × 10% × 4.33 weeks = no-shows a month. Minus the 0% you refill, × $100 = money lost. Empty time = empty slots × 60 min. The reminder share is your own guess: results vary by business, so measure your no-show rate yourself.

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