Cogsworth Review

PROS: Usually, I use new tools and software considering the fact that they base their efforts on the drawbacks of already existing similar tools/software. Cogsworth is just what I need. I just spend a couple of minutes opening 30-minute time slots and send it to the people I am going to talk to. Then I go do my business and at the end of the day, I check my appointments for the next day. Easy and affordable! I like it that you can choose to ask questions to your partners. It gives you an idea on what to base your speech

CONS: There should be a better on-boarding. There is a guidance, a tutorial but if the setup was done one by one, meaning they guide you to set up your calendar, then give the embed code which you could choose to skip. And all the setups could go this way, it would be easier for everyone to quickly be on-boarded.

PROS: It is transparent and all the team members can see who's booked when, when they have available time and if the person chose a team member or gave no preference who they will talk to. Based on this, we judge the team's performance and discuss why website visitors chose that very team member over others. This has been really helpful and the need to spend more time on discussion and communication lessened due to the fact that nobody needs to prove us anything; the result is just there!

CONS: There is no backend translation, only front-end. There is no translation of user interface into other languages, you can only translate the booking form.

PROS: 1. No credit card required when signing up. Lots of times I didn’t sign up for a tool or a service as they required a credit card and after the trial, took money from my card without any notification. 2. It is very easy to set up 3. You can schedule multiple events 4. The form is easy to fill out 5. It is cloud-based which means I don’t have to download an app (I am always low on memory) 6. You can ask questions to the people you are going to have an appointment with

CONS: You don't have the ability to change the way the form from one question at a time to displaying all questions at once.

PROS: Cogsworth website is very easy to navigate and find the information you need. When I signed up, it was really fast to send an email and verify my account. This step was very fast and easy, I liked it a lot. This was my first impression of Cogsworth and for me, it showed the care and attention for their product and their job the team has. Scheduling is so simple and lets me do everything in no time

CONS: I would like the free plan to have more features than it has now. I tried the "Solo" plan and it was difficult to come back to the basic plan. I would really love to have email follow-ups.

PROS: It is very fast and easy to set up a meeting or change something in the schedule. Also, the website can be connected to users mail, and it will notify them about your upcoming meetings. It makes their job easier and they don’t have to make lots of clicks, go to a landing page.

CONS: It doesn’t have email marketing as part of the platform. I do get notifications about my scheduled events but as a marketing strategy, they don’t send emails like newsletters, reminders to upgrade to the paid plan and so on.

PROS: Free Plan. Why I highlight it is because I need to look professional and when I was a startup, my business didn’t suffer and kept my professional appearance in front of my partners. I like the email signature generator as it provides all the details necessary for having a good impression. You can also change the CTA from Book with me to whatever you want the person to see. Another really important thing is timezone integration. I am constantly having a problem with calculating the time difference between me and my partners. But with Cogsworth, this problem is solved as I choose the time of the meeting according to my time zone and they see it according to theirs.

CONS: It doesn’t have direct integration with WeChat. My Chinese partners are using WeChat and Cogsworth doesn’t have it integrated.