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# Cancellation-Filling Text Services
Startup OpenSeat Helps You to Fill Openings in Your Schedule

By Alyson Wyers | Published 2018-01-29 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/openings-in-your-schedule
References: [betalist](https://betalist.com/startups/openseat) & [openseat.io](https://openseat.io/)

This app and online tool helps you to fill openings in your schedule, whether you are a professional, individual or business. OpenSeat is new productivity software and a SaaS startup perfect for small businesses or self-employed people.

The new venture is a flexible and simple way to start filling openings in your schedule, whether you are a therapist, plastic surgeon, personal trainer, hairdresser or dentist. The affordable service only makes you pay when trying to fill a cancellation and boasts instant results. OpenSeat allows you to immediately alert your clients of new openings, with a reported 98% of smartphone users opening the text. This is ideal for clients requesting the next available slot. The text-based platform empowers you to maximize your income and better deal with slow days and no-shows.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.0/10
- Popularity: 26% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Text-based Scheduling:** There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the scheduling industry by implementing text-based platforms like OpenSeat.
- **On-demand Services:** The trend towards on-demand services in industries like healthcare and beauty provides opportunities for startups like OpenSeat to fill gaps in schedules.
- **Pay-per-use Models:** Pay-per-use models like OpenSeat's can be advantageous to both service providers and clients in industries like fitness, healthcare, and beauty.

### Where This Applies

- **Healthcare:** OpenSeat's text-based scheduling platform can be disruptive in the healthcare industry by improving the efficiency of appointment scheduling and reducing no-show rates.
- **Beauty:** OpenSeat's pay-per-use model can disrupt the traditional beauty industry by allowing service providers to maximize their income and clients to easily find open appointment times.
- **Fitness:** The trend towards on-demand fitness services creates an opportunity for startups like OpenSeat to offer scheduling flexibility and fill gaps in class schedules.

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