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Welcome to the club! ;)

http://opencal.com

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Wow, nice design job.

I think we're in adjacent markets but aren't so much in competition (as of today, anyhow). I don't have immediate plans to go into online booking, and you might have noticed that mine has a wee bit more to do with appointment reminders than yours does.

Welcome Patrick :) I gladly welcome another good competitor in this area. Hopefully together we can drive some innovation in this stagnant field.

http://SmartPointment.com http://remindMypatients.net

Very nicely designed site, but one thing bugged me - your brand features a circle and a tick, yet there is no UI element in your app that I could see which uses this. I know you'd likely need to use non-standard interface elements to achieve that (e.g., in place of a checkbox perhaps) but it did stand out to me. "Hey, isn't this place all about ticking circles? I've been lied to!" ;)

Regardless, as I said, the overall design is excellent. Well done.

Agreed. What's with the circle and tick? Also, I don't think the name really works. "OpenCal" - it sounds like OpenTable but in that case the name tells me more about what the service is. What is "Cal"? (I know calendar, but calendar does not communicate online appointments, the same way Table does restaurant. At least not for me). My point? You should change your name. I'm sure you love it, but it's holding you back.

Beautifully designed site though. It looks like a very slick service.

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