{"id":5100,"date":"2026-03-28T19:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/?p=5100"},"modified":"2026-03-28T19:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:18:41","slug":"multi-location-event-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/multi-location-event-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Let your Customers Choose How They Want to Meet with You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When using GReminders for Automated Scheduling you may want to allow your customers the opportunity to select their preferred Meeting Method. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously you could only offer a single location per Event Type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Introducing Multi Location Event Types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you want to offer both in-person OR virtual meetings (and let your customer decide on the web meeting platform that is most comfortable to them), you could do something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"947\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/multilocation-eventtype1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/multilocation-eventtype1.jpg 947w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/multilocation-eventtype1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/multilocation-eventtype1-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then when you send your prospect or client your booking link they can choose HOW they want to meet with you, like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"978\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/automated-scheduling-multi-location.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/automated-scheduling-multi-location.jpg 978w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/automated-scheduling-multi-location-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/automated-scheduling-multi-location-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use variables in your Locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you want to CALL the person who is booking with you, you can use the {{invitee.phone}} variable like this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/invitee-phone.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/invitee-phone.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/invitee-phone-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then when the user goes to book they will see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/automated-scheduling-phone.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/automated-scheduling-phone.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/automated-scheduling-phone-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/automated-scheduling-phone-768x413.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once booked in your Event you will see the phone number they entered since you are using the &#8220;Invitee Phone&#8221; as the location, like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/google_event_phone.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/google_event_phone.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/google_event_phone-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting up Reminder Templates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many ways you can set up your reminder templates to correspond to the meeting method your client&#8217;s have chosen. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/phoneTemplate.jpg\" alt=\"Setting up a reminder template for phone calls\" class=\"wp-image-5127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/phoneTemplate.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/phoneTemplate-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the example above, since the invitee.phone variable will include a prefix for your client&#8217;s phone number (in the US and Canada it&#8217;s +1) you can include Custom Criteria as shown to trigger this reminder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/zoomTemplate.jpg\" alt=\"reminder template with zoom link\" class=\"wp-image-5128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/zoomTemplate.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/zoomTemplate-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To create reminders that will trigger when you customer chooses Zoom, since the <strong><em>text<\/em><\/strong> &#8220;zoom&#8221; will be found in the location, you can use the Custom Criteria shown above. For Google Meet, use the text &#8220;meet&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/inpersonTemplate.jpg\" alt=\"Reminder template with address\" class=\"wp-image-5129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/inpersonTemplate.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/inpersonTemplate-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Including part of your address as the Custom Criteria will trigger a reminder that includes the entire address in your event location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s It.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any questions?  Email to support@greminders.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Scheduling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When using GReminders for Automated Scheduling you may want to allow your customers the opportunity to select their preferred Meeting Method. Previously you could only offer a single location per Event Type. Introducing Multi Location Event Types. 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