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Guides and comparisons on online bookings, no-shows and running a venue.
Booking for a small beauty studio: long treatments, one treatment bed and a patch test
An hour-and-a-half facial, a twenty-minute brow shape and a lash lift that needs a patch test first. How to set up online booking in a small beauty studio.
Booking a tattoo studio online: consultations, all-day sessions and deposits
A large tattoo cannot be booked like a haircut. How to set up online booking so the calendar holds consultations, multi-session work and a deposit that keeps th...
Online booking for a nail studio: refills, removals and the time your price list leaves out
A new set, a refill every three weeks, a removal and nail art on top. How to set up online booking so the calendar matches what actually happens at the desk.
Booking software for a small hair salon or barbershop: how to choose
Free, a flat fee, or a marketplace that brings in clients? What booking software has to do when you have two chairs, and when you do not need it at all.
Booking dress fittings: what a bridal salon needs from online booking
Fittings run long, there is one fitting room and Saturday is always full. What to watch for when a bridal salon starts taking bookings online.
Taking bookings in DMs: when it stops making sense
Instagram messages work for surprisingly long. Then comes the day they cost more than they bring in.
A QR menu that does not annoy your guests
QR menus earned their bad reputation. Most of the problem was never the code — it was the PDF behind it.
No-shows: what actually helps
Why guests fail to turn up, what reduces it, and what is a waste of effort. Without blanket deposits.