Short answer: which platform?

Ranovu combines a branded booking website and appointment dashboard for photographers. Clients book on your alanadiniz.ranovu.com subdomain (or custom domain); you approve, reschedule, and send WhatsApp reminders from the panel. Roon speeds up site copy; the free plan needs no credit card. It is more than a calendar link-a full branded booking experience.

Who is this for?

For Photographers and small appointment-based teams: new practices, solo offices, boutique salons, or hybrid online/in-person models. Bundles and add-on hours; free discovery call as a service.

Ranovu is multi-vertical infrastructure-not locked to one job title-but this page is tailored for photographers discovery (not listed on the main blog index).

Daily pain: why switch?

Date haggling and deposit tracking in DMs scatter across spreadsheets.

Fragmented tools (chat apps, spreadsheets, separate payment links, manual reminders) make your week unreadable; no-shows and double bookings cost revenue and trust. One flow is essential to grow a sustainable practice in this field.

Why choose Ranovu?

Ranovu is not just a calendar link for photographers: it unifies a branded booking website, provider dashboard, and client notifications in one subscription. The reasons below matter if you want one branded stack with messaging-first notifications, bilingual UI, and optional card or bank-transfer checkout-compared with Calendly-only tools or a chat app plus spreadsheet workflow.

One platform: Clients pick services and times on your site (/booking); you approve, reschedule, and track payment status in the dashboard-without juggling three apps that must stay in sync.

AI site setup (Roon): Profession-aware copy and section structure in minutes-no agency budget required. Even the free plan can publish site + booking flow without a credit card.

WhatsApp as default channel: Confirmation, reminder, and cancellation messages use approved Meta templates (plan quota). Ultra adds SMS; WhatsApp is enough for most practices.

Payments and growth: Card and bank-transfer checkout (Elite+, settings-dependent), revenue analytics (Elite+), satisfaction surveys (Premium+), Google Calendar / Meet / Zoom (Premium+)-you stay on one panel as you scale.

Highlights for this profession: Payment links (plan-gated), reminders, site gallery, referral program.

Ranovu features - website and online booking

Branded booking site: Free subdomain (alanadiniz.ranovu.com) or custom domain on Ultra. Site builder sections-hero, services, about, FAQ, contact, gallery-with live preview.

AI onboarding (Roon): Generates copy and structure from your profession and services; editable before publish. English and Turkish UI for you and clients (switch by locale).

Public booking page (/booking): Active services, available slots, customizable form (including consent), online/in-person options, multi-service selection when catalog is enabled. Card and bank-transfer flows depend on plan and settings.

Ranovu features - dashboard and operations

Calendar and lists: Week view, pending approvals, cancel/reschedule, status colors, Google Calendar sync (Premium+) and blocked slots from external calendars.

Client records: Appointment history, encrypted contact fields, notes, and file uploads. Optional name masking in lists.

Notifications: In-app alerts plus optional mobile app (notification-focused). Automatic WhatsApp on approval; configurable reminder timing.

Analytics (plan): Site visits, appointment counts, revenue (Elite+), cancel/no-show, per-service breakdown (snapshot pricing). Appointment PDF export (Elite+).

Ranovu features - messaging, payments, integrations

WhatsApp Cloud: Templates for confirmation, reminder, cancel, reschedule, payment, and meeting links-enabled with plan quota and provider settings.

Email: Resend-powered client emails with daily/monthly quotas by plan. Confirmations and survey invites.

Google Calendar + Meet (Premium+): Create/update sync; Meet link after approval or via reminder arm. Zoom option (Premium+); typically one active meeting integration.

Payments: Card checkout at booking (appointment created on success), bank-transfer instructions and manual paid marking; free appointments supported. Free booking flow works before paid checkout is enabled.

Compared with Calendly or chat-only booking

Calendly-style “link only” tools share availability but often lack a branded site, bilingual dashboard, WhatsApp templates, and integrated payments without extra plugins.

Instagram / WhatsApp-only booking feels free but mixes package credits, manual reminders, and separate payment/calendar-hard to scale with a team.

Ranovu: Site + booking + dashboard + notifications + optional payments in one product-built for solo pros and small teams, not hospital EMR or enterprise HR scheduling.

Plans and how to get started

Free: Site, /booking, calendar, core notifications-no credit card. Most professions start here.

Premium: Higher service quota, categories, surveys, Google integrations, richer site features.

Elite: Advanced analytics, PDF, phone OTP, payments, higher messaging quotas.

Ultra: Custom domain, high WhatsApp quota, SMS channel. See /en/pricing for current limits-features follow plan_feature_config; this page is informational.

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