How A Simple Doodle Can Turn Your Nightmare Into a Sweet Dream

Have you ever had to schedule a meeting involving several very busy people? Most of us have, and some of us do so on a regularly basis. You know what a nightmare it can be! Emails flying back and forth with options and alternatives; he can, she can’t; that works, that doesn’t. Oh my!

There is help out there, though, in a great little tool with a funny little name—Doodle! I like just saying it, and I love using it. It’s easy, fun, and free. And it’s not just for finding meeting times; it’s also a wonderful tool for conducting surveys and polls.

Here’s a little rundown of Doodle:

• Doodle is a very simple, online polling tool used for scheduling meetings, or taking polls and surveys among groups of busy people.
• The free version of Doodle offers the features most of us need for scheduling and polling, in addition to a mobile web app, as well as a native app for iPads and iPhones.
• Another great feature is MeetMe, which allows people to see your availability and submit meeting requests to get on your calendar.
• There is also an upgraded, ad-free version, at a very affordable price, that offers additional features if you need them, such as calendar connections.

To use as a meeting scheduler—

• Once you create your free account, you simply name your meeting, select your options for meeting dates and times, and then email your meeting poll to the invitees.
• As each invitee responds to the poll and enters their preferences, you receive an email to notify you of the update.
• Once you are notified that all invitees have completed their selections, you return to the meeting poll, you select the preferred date and time, and then choose the email function to send all invitees a confirmation email.

Sounds simple, right? And setting up a survey or poll is just as easy!

Our team has used Doodle many times to get meetings scheduled for our clients. It’s definitely a significant tool in our toolbox. If you’re not familiar with Doodle, you should give it try the next time you need to set up a meeting or gather opinions. It’s fun and easy to Doodle!