AirPersons lanza la nueva versión de su APP para compra y venta de servicios online a través de video chat

Tras la buena acogida que ha tenido desde su lanzamiento, Airpersons.com ha lanzado hoy la versión 2.0 de la APP AirPersons, su aplicación para teléfonos móviles que ofrece la posibilidad de comprar y vender servicios a través de videochat y de manera inmediata. En principio la APP ya está disponible para Android y Windows Phone, y en breve lo estará también para iPhone.

La nueva versión ha sido diseñada para atender la necesidad de ofrecer en las APPs para móviles todas las funcionalidades de la web, así como los nuevos tipos de servicios online, como ofertas y mini jobs, que han sido introducidos en la plataforma en los últimos meses, con el objetivo de hacer llegar toda la oferta de AirPersons a todos los usuarios, independientemente de la plataforma que utilizan.

“Desde el lanzamiento de la primera versión de la APP nos hemos dado cuenta de que, aunque los ordenadores siguen siendo la principal herramienta de trabajo online, cada vez la gente utiliza más los dispositivos móviles con conexión a Internet porque están en constante movimiento” explica Leo Lauper, co-fundador de AirPersons. “Con la nueva versión ofrecemos ahora a nuestros usuarios la posibilidad de hacer, desde su tablet o el teléfono que llevan en el bolsillo o en la palma de la mano, todo lo que podían hacer hasta ahora en nuestra web”.

La nueva versión de la APP mantiene la sencillez de siempre en cuanto a su funcionamiento. Simplemente hay que descargarla en Google Play o Windows Phone y tras la instalación se lleva a cabo el registro de manera automática. La primera diferencia viene a la hora de crear servicios, ya que anteriormente había que llevarlo a cabo desde la página web de AirPersons. Ahora, esta posibilidad está disponible en la propia APP y el servicio puede comenzar a ofrecerse de manera inmediata.

Otra de las principales novedades es la posibilidad ahora de encontrar, entre los muchos servicios de AirPersons, las ofertas y mini jobs. Las ofertas son cupones que crea un usuario para ofrecer un servicio, a un precio concreto y de una duración concreta, generalmente con un ahorro sobre el precio normal de una sesión. Este cupón puede ser adquirido por alguien que busca dicho servicio, y utilizado durante los seis meses siguientes a su adquisición.

En cuanto a los mini jobs, se trata de trabajos o servicios profesionales y freelance, como por ejemplo traducciones, redacciones, manuales, trabajos de diseño gráfico, etc, que se ofrecen a un precio económico y con un plazo de entrega. El usuario puede encargar este tipo de trabajo y recibirlo en pocos días, realizándose el cobro de dicho trabajo una vez que ha sido entregado.

Al igual que en la web de AirPersons y en las anteriores versiones de la APP, se ha tenido especial cuidado en garantizar por completo la privacidad tanto de los profesionales que ofrecen un servicio como de los usuarios que lo demandan. Los primeros nunca tienen acceso a los datos de pago de los clientes, mientras que estos nunca pueden conocer el número del teléfono móvil del profesional.

UN CRECIMIENTO IMPARABLE

Desde el lanzamiento tanto de AirPersons como de sus APPs, el número de usuarios y servicios no ha dejado de crecer, como demuestran algunas de sus categorías principales. Entre ellas, destaca la de psicólogos, donde se ha llegado a registrar más de 7000 profesionales, 1000 de ellos online ofreciendo sus servicios, y más de 4000 servicios disponibles, y se espera que para este año 2015 se alcancen los 10000 usuarios registrados. Otro dato a destacar son los más de 5000 profesionales registrados tanto en la categoría de médicos como en la de abogados, lo que indica la tendencia de estos tres sectores a utilizar los servicios online como parte de su oferta a los clientes. En otras categorías, algo tan especializado como los veterinarios está previsto que supere los 1000 registros en breve.

A nivel geográfico, AirPersons tuvo una muy buena acogida en América Latina inicialmente, pero en los últimos 6 meses el 30% de los usuarios registrados proceden de Estados Unidos, lo que confirma el crecimiento de la plataforma en países de habla inglesa. También China ha resultado un mercado donde AirPersons ha cosechado éxito, como demuestra la presencia de sus APPs en las principales tiendas del gigante asiático, Baidu y Wandouija, en las que también ha triunfado su APP para psicólogos.

En cuanto a las APPs de AirPersons, el número total de descargas ha superado las 40000, y más de 300000 invitaciones han sido enviadas para formar parte de la comunidad de AirPersons. Aparte de la APP de AirPersons de la que se lanza la nueva versión, las que han despuntado han sido las relacionadas con salud y psicología, por encima de las de idiomas, debido a la gran competencia existente en este último sector dado que la enseñanza de idiomas online lleva muchos años ofreciéndose.

"Estamos muy satisfechos del resultado obtenido hasta ahora con nuestras APPs. Nos hemos dado cuenta de que la gente utiliza cada vez más las APPs y menos los servicios web, lo que ha hecho que el número de descargas haya sido tan alto" comenta M. Luis, CEO de AirPersons. "Por eso hemos mejorado nuestra aplicación para que los usuarios, además de poder crear ahora los servicios mediante la APP, puedan también tener la totalidad de las funciones de la web disponibles en su dispositivo móvil. Y esperamos para este año un crecimiento mayor incluso que el que hemos tenido estos últimos meses".

  

  

 

El primer caso de ébola en España hace que se disparen las descargas de la aplicación Médico Online AirPersons. El número de descargas ha subido un 50% desde que se ha conocido la noticia

La noticia del primer caso de contagio del virus ébola en Europa, ocurrido recientemente en la capital de España, ha hecho que las descargas de la app para smartphones Médico Online AirPersons se hayan incrementado en un 50% desde que se conoció este primer contagio.

La alarma social producida por este caso ha provocado que los ciudadanos tengan la necesidad de sentirse seguros y prevenir un posible contagio, a pesar de que en los países desarrollados es más difícil que se pueda sufrir una epidemia de este virus que en África, donde ha causado ya tantas víctimas. El desconocimiento y la falta de información han hecho que los usuarios hayan optado por buscar asesoramiento y consejos para mantenerse lo más lejos posible del alcance del virus.

”El descubrir que ha habido un contagio de un virus como el ébola en España, como ya ocurrió en su día con la gripe aviar, ha provocado una gran inquietud en los ciudadanos, y muchos de ellos han querido conocer los posibles riesgos para la salud pública que puede acarrear esta situación” explica Leo Lauper, co-fundador de AirPersons. “Es por ello que el número de descargas de nuestra aplicación ha aumentado considerablemente, ya que lo que los usuarios más demandan es información, y que ésta pueda ser accesible en cualquier momento y desde cualquier lugar”.

Consultar a un médico sobre este virus o cualquier tema relativo a la salud es tan fácil como descargar la app en la tienda de Windows Phone, iPhone, o en Google Play.  El registro se realiza de manera automática una vez descargada, y a partir de ese momento se puede consultar la disponibilidad de cualquier médico que se encuentre en línea.

Para los médicos es igual de sencillo, y una vez finalizado el registro pueden crear un servicio desde la página web de AirPersons con todos los detalles relativos al mismo como su precio y condiciones, coste por minuto de la sesión, precio de cancelación, disponibilidad horaria, etc. A partir de ese momento, el médico puede atender consultas a través de la APP si decide estar ONLINE en su perfil.

UN MÉDICO AL QUE CONSULTAR EN CUALQUIER MOMENTO
La app Médico Online AirPersons permite que cualquier médico pueda ofrecer sus servicios en cualquier momento y desde cualquier lugar, así como ofrece a los usuarios una manera rápida y sencilla de encontrar a cualquier día el profesional de la salud que necesitan. Esto hace que en la situación actual los ciudadanos puedan consultar todo lo que necesitan saber sobre la nueva amenaza para la salud que supone el virus ébola, dado que en una consulta médica sería poco probable que accedieran a dar cita a un paciente que sólo solicita información.

“Aunque el riesgo no es el mismo que en los países africanos, el hecho de que el virus ébola haya conseguido llegar a Europa ha generado cierta alarma social, y es normal que la gente quiera saber a qué puede enfrentarse. De ahí que el número de descargas de nuestra app se haya incrementado en un 50%. Las consultas médicas están ya de por sí bastante saturadas con citas para tratar a pacientes que se encuentran enfermos, y no van a atender a un ciudadano que simplemente quiere informarse acerca de un virus y no padece ninguna enfermedad. Gracias a nuestra app, cualquiera puede consultar a un especialista en cualquier momento del día, y encontrar un profesional que pueda ayudarle a conocer más sobre el virus ébola” añade M. Luis, CEO de AirPersons.

  

  

Tarot Online AirPersons is now available for Android and Windows Phone devices

Airpersons.com has launched Tarot Online AirPersons, an app that enables users to contact a professional tarot reader to know what the future holds through video chat at any time of day and anywhere, charging once the session has ended.

Tarot Online AirPersons adds to the vast range of apps released by the company, in its eagerness to cover all kinds of services, helping professionals and customers get in touch regardless of time and place.

The app has been released for Android and Windows Phone devices and can be downloaded both on Google Play and the Windows Phone Store.

“It is well known that the field of clairvoyance, astrology and fortune-telling has many clients and services, and it was logical that these services were offered on AirPersons” explains Leo Lauper, co-founder of AirPersons. “Nowadays tarot reading services require an appointment in person, or calling a phone number at an extremely high cost. With this app, we can actually consult tarot experts immediately reducing the cost of the session”.

Running ‘Tarot Online AirPersons’ is very intuitive. The first thing to do is to download the app. After download it automatically starts the registration process, and the Psychic can create a service and set the price per hour and the detailed conditions, hours of availability, cancellation cost of the booked sessions and all information they want to provide. After creating the service, the professional may answer any queries from their smartphone whenever they are online.

Privacy is the main strength of the Airpersons platform. When a user initiates a session with a tarot reader the system requests their PayPal account or credit card data, so the session starts only when the necessary balance has been retained. The customer payment information is never available to the professional, and the client never has access to the phone number of the professional. This ensures complete privacy for both parties.

KNOWING WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS IS NOW EASIER AND COMPETITIVE
The services of clairvoyance and tarot card reading and we see on TV and in the classifieds ads have always had two main disadvantages. First is the availability. When contacted by telephone, if the psychic is busy the user usually is kept on hold for quite some time while being charged. The second is price. The phone numbers for these services charge a premium rate, which is always very expensive, even more when it comes to a long-running session.

Thanks to Tarot Online AirPersons, the customer can find an expert available at any time of the day, anywhere and is guaranteed to be charged only when connected. Furthermore, all services offer the first two minutes for free. Since there are professionals offering their services from all around the world the currency exchange helps lowering the cost of a session. As affordable as less than $2 for 10 minutes.

The advantages are also obvious for the experts providing the service since it allows them to perform their craft without having to make any additional expense, all they need is a smartphone and and Internet connection.

Tarot reading is not the only service offered on AirPersons there are also other esoteric disciplines present. Any user can know their future through astrology, card reading, numerology, I-Ching, palmistry or runes, and also get your Natal Chart done. There are also experts about spiritualism, dream analysis, meditation, graphology, Feng Shui, Kabbalah and paranormal phenomena. “AirPersons offers professionals in the esoteric world, a direct way to sell your services without hiring premium rate numbers or paying high fees to companies as it’s the norm until now. As a result, prices for consultations are up to 80% lower than in other platforms” adds M. Lewis, CEO of AirPersons.

  

 

 

The new app from AirPersons ‘Doctor Online’ lets you get medical advice online through video-chat paying by the minute

AirPersons has become a pioneer in online medical consultations via app for mobile phones with the launch of ‘Doctor Online Airpersons’.  It is the first app specifically design for physicians worldwide, with versions for Android and iPhone.

The app, available for IOS and Android and developed in Spain, allows to make online medical queries and receive guidance from a doctor using any smartphone, paying by the minute with no need of any other external application like Skype nor having to manage payment externally. The whole process is done by the system itself which also ensures full confidentiality of the user’s information.

Furthermore, AirPersons licenses its technology to other doctors sites and directories in Spain and abroad to offer video chat consultations. Thus, more than 10,000 physicians can provide medical advice online through video chat.

MEDICAL BENEFITS AND ADVANTAGES FOR PATIENTS
The keys to its success have been solving the problems posed by both patients and physicians and provide benefits for both.

Benefits for health professionals are numerous:

- The doctor does not need to have a physical office, which is a great saving. And in case they do it allows the professional offer their services on the move.

- If the doctor speaks more than one language, the app allows them to offer medical advice to patients from other countries. For example, in the USA the average price of a consultation is $100. The number of patients increases thus increasing profit.

- The risk of cancelled appointments decreases, because the client can start the consultation immediately on their smartphone.

Patients can also benefit for:

- Thanks to the time difference, it is always possible to find a doctor online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

- Thanks to currency exchange the patient saves money. There are doctors who provide medical guidance from $5 an hour, which is less than 4 Euros. Besides the consultation is always charged by the minute.

- No need to displace yourself. Patients save time and money for not having to use public transportation or finding a parking spot. Furthermore, it is not necessary to arrive in advance and eliminates having to wait in a room with other patients.

- In remote places, where there isn’t a doctor present on a regular basis, a patient can make an inquiry without waiting for a doctor to move to his place.

DOCTORS AND PATIENTS, THE BEST SOURCE OF OPINION
In health care is common for patients to cancel their appointment or just don't visit the doctor for lack of time. Thanks to this platform and its apps for mobile phones, if the patient cannot attend, the consultation can take place through video-chat, so neither the patient nor the doctor lose the appointment previously booked.

Also, many consultations don't require being face-to-face. Many questions may be  answered without an exhaustive exploration, offering medical guidance through mobile phone. Thanks to this app from Airpersons these queries can be performed online.

Jean Charles Rauv, a user who has already received an online medical consultation using the app, shares his opinion with us: ”I'm usually very busy and do not always have time to go to the doctor's office. And at times I have to ask at work for off hours to attend the doctor's office. Thanks to this application I could perform a video-chat consultation at a very reduced price”.

A DOCTOR ON MOBILE YOUR ANYTIME
Thanks to the 'Doctor Online AirPersons' app anyone in need of medical counselling to a professional can receive it on their own phone through video-chat..

M. Lewis, Airpersons CEO, explains: “Health related Internet searches are skyrocketing. Through the 'Doctor Online Airpersons' app people can receive medical guidance by a professional and thus avoid self-diagnose”.

MEDICINE IN THE INTERNET AGE 
The rise of the Internet and the use of smartphones has had its effect also in medicine, and today anyone can find an overwhelming amount of information related to this field. The main problem is that no matter how much information we can get, only a health care professional can accurately diagnose any problem or illness we are suffering.

According to the Code of Conduct for Health & Medicine Websites by the Health On The Net Foundation (HON), “Any medical or health advice suggested on the Internet should only be provided by a physicians or a specialized and qualified health professional, unless a clear statement expresses that the advice offered is not coming from a qualified health care professional or medical organization”.

The Code of Conduct adds: “The information provided is designed to support, not replace, the relationship between a patient and their doctor, and must respect the confidentiality relating to patients and visits, including the user's identity”.

This makes clear that the information available on the Internet should not be used to replace the diagnosis from a specialist. Many people use the information found on health websites to self-diagnose a health condition and its treatment, and that poses a risk to be avoided at all costs.

Unfortunately, the Internet is filled with information. Information that can be exchanged immediately. The time has come for health professionals to be the ones to create that information. That is the only real guarantee for patients. This app allows total interaction with the doctors offering their skills to make consultations through videochat on mobile phones.

  

  

Get fit and show off your body during the summer with AirPersons Personal Trainer Online

Airpersons.com launches AirPersons Personal Trainer Online, its new app for Android devices targeted to help users who want to get fit, connecting them with a personal trainer to help them anywhere, any time of the day, through video chat on mobile devices, being charged once the session has ended.

This new app extends the range of applications for Android devices released by  AirPersons.com in order to cover all kinds of services, helping professionals and customers to communicate regardless of time or place.

“We all want to look good when this time of the year comes, but not everyone has the time to go to a gym or get a personal trainer at home” explains Leo Lauper, co-founder of AirPersons. “This app allows everyone to stay in shape, no matter if they cannot travel to the gym or are already on their vacation destination, and can exercise anytime, anywhere. It was only logical that such services were present on our platform”.

Running the app is very intuitive. The first thing to do is to download the app from Google Play (iOS and Windows Phone versions will be available shortly). After download it automatically starts the registration process, and the personal trainer can create a service and set the price per hour and the detailed conditions, hours of availability, cancellation cost of the booked sessions, etc .  After creating the service, the professional may answer any queries from their smartphone whenever they are online.

When a user initiates a session with a personal trainer the system requests their PayPal account or credit card information, so the session starts only when the necessary balance has been retained. The customer payment information is never available to the trainer, and the client never has access to the phone number of the professional. This ensures complete privacy for both parties.

GET FIT ANYWHERE AND AT ANYTIME
With the arrival of summer everyone wants to be fit, either to please others, or to enjoy not having to buy new clothes because last year’s don’t fit, or just to feel good with oneself and employ their vacation time to exercise. But when staying in another city it’s not always possible to go to a gym, or to book a session with a personal trainer.

With Personal Trainer Online AirPersons, it doesn’t matter if the client is on the beach, in a camping, in a shelter in the mountains, or in a foreign country, they can find a fitness coach available at any time day, anywhere, and with prices starting at $ 5.  Currency exchange also helps lowering the cost of a session since services are available all around the world.

The benefits are also evident for gyms or personal trainers, for they can compensate the clients loss of the vacations period. Coaches do not need to spend money to have a gym or a physical place, and can get clients anytime anywhere in the world.

Services available in Personal Trainer Online Airpersons cover all fitness disciplines. Thus, we can find personal trainers specialized on Fitness, Pilates, Yoga (all types), Aerobic (Jazz, Step, Zumba or general), Fitness, Bodybuilding, and more. “AirPersons offers anyone who wants to stay fit a wide range of disciplines at a fast and economical way. This summer anyone can keep exercising using our app.  And when the holiday session is over, we can get rid of those extra pounds that always appear just using our mobile phone at home” adds M. Luis, CEO of AirPersons.

  

 

AirPersons Psychologist Online is now available for Windows Phone

Airpersons.com has launched Psychologist Online AirPersons, the mobile version for Windows Phone of his acclaimed exclusive-for-psychologists app, which enables any professional psychologist to offer their services to patients through video-chat anywhere, any time of day, and receive the payment once the session is completed.

‘Psychologist Online AirPersons’ was initially launched for Android devices in September last year, and two months later for iPhone. The app has been very successful on both platforms, with over 5000 registered psychologists and psychologists offering more than 1000 online services. The site already has more than 4000 psychology services available and the number is increasing by the day.

“We are surprised by the great acceptance for our app both on the iPhone and Android platforms and by the related professional media as well as. Many people needed a way to consult a professional without having to travel within town, and psychologists sought a means to avoid suffering the too-frequent appointment cancellation. Additionally, psychologists are highly interconnected and that has helped us to make ourselves known in countries where we have not launched any media campaign”, says Leo Lauper, co-founder of AirPersons. 

Running ‘Psychologist Online AirPersons’ is very intuitive. The first thing to do is to download the app from the Windows Phone App Store. After downloading it  automatically starts the registration process, and the psychologist can create a service and set the price per hour and the detailed conditions, hours of availability, cancellation cost of the booked sessions and all information the therapist wants to provide. After creating the service, the professional may answer patient’s queries from their smartphone with Windows 8 whenever they are online.

Privacy is the main strength of Psychologist Online AirPersons. When a patient initiates a session with a psychologist the system requests their PayPal account or credit card data, so the session starts only when the necessary balance has been retained. The customer payment information is never available to the psychologist, and the client never has access to the phone number of the professional. This ensures complete privacy for both parties.

A PSYCHOLOGIST ALWAYS "AT HAND"

Thanks to AirPersons app any patient has now the possibility of being treated by a psychologist at any time, anywhere, using almost any device with Internet access. Psychologists can answer questions anywhere in the world immediately, and patients  can find therapy sessions from just 5 euros anywhere they are.

“Windows Phone is a platform that is growing rapidly and we wanted to pioneer a specific psychology app. The reception has been very good and the number of downloads grows every day.” adds M. Luis, CEO of AirPersons. The next step for the app, after its Android, iPhone and now Windows Phone release is expanding to Blackberry devices.