Run a fully booked salon. Keep every dollar.
Free, step-by-step guides for salons, barbers, nail techs, spas and groomers. First, see what your booking platform really costs you.
What does your booking platform really cost?
Big booking platforms often charge a monthly fee for each staff member, plus a cut of every new client they send you. Put in your numbers.
Change the big-platform prices (typical 2026 prices are filled in)
Card processing fees are separate on every platform. Our price is the Starter plan, which includes online booking; it renews at the same price.
Stop no-shows
An empty chair is money you never get back. A few settings stop most no-shows.
- Open Sell & Get Paid → Online booking.
- Set a change/cancel window, for example 24 hours. Inside it, customers are asked to call you.
- Set a no-show fee. Customers who pay at the visit save a card when they book; nothing is charged unless you tap Charge fee.
- Or ask for a deposit on long services, refunded automatically when someone cancels in time.
- Keep reminders on: an email the day before, and a text when your texting number is connected.
Get booked from ChatGPT and Claude
More people now ask an AI assistant “find me a barber near me with a time on Saturday.” Your booking page can answer.
- In Online booking, tick List my booking page in “Book near you” and keep booking open.
- That lists you in our free directory, Book near you, with 0% commission.
- AI assistants that support connectors find you and book a free time through ours:
https://b2bagencyliveai.com/api/mcp
Get booked from Google
Most new clients find you on Google Search and Maps. Put your own booking link there, so the booking (and the client) stays yours.
- Copy your booking link from Online booking.
- Open your Google Business Profile and edit your profile.
- Paste the link as your appointment link (Google may call it “Appointment URL” or “Booking”).
- Add the same link to your Instagram and Facebook bios.
Reward your regulars
A reward on every 10th visit gives clients a reason to come back to you, not the shop down the street.
- In Online booking, tick Visit rewards for regulars.
- Pick the visit (every 3rd to every 20th) and the reward: the visit is free, or money off.
- Visits are counted by email or phone. Clients see their progress when they book, and the schedule marks the reward visit and takes it off at the counter.
Sell gift cards
Gift cards bring in money before the holidays and bring new clients through your door.
- Open Sell & Get Paid → Gift cards and choose the amounts.
- Share your gift card page on social media and at the front desk.
- Check a balance and take off what's spent when the client visits.
Take payment at the counter, no card reader
No extra hardware to buy. The client pays on their own phone.
- Open your schedule on a tablet or phone at the front desk.
- Press Take payment on the booking. Add products from your store and a tip if they want.
- The client scans the QR code and pays by card, straight to your Stripe account.
Tips and commission for each person
Know who earned what, without a spreadsheet.
- Add commission rates in Online booking, for example “Maya 50, Jordan 40”.
- Open the Staff report and pick the dates.
- See bookings, no-shows, takings, tips paid at the counter and commission for each person. Keep it for your records and your accountant.
Everything above, from $9.92 a month
Online booking, no-show protection, rewards, gift cards, a website, a CRM and AI tools. Any team size, 0% on your clients, and the same price every time it renews.
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