Hair salons
So WhatsApp does not pull you away from the colour
It books cuts, fills a slot if someone cancels highlights, and confirms the appointment. You still decide the colour, in the chair.
Your day without automation
- They message “can you fit me in?” while your hands are covered in bleach.
- A two-hour colour cancels at 16:10 and the chair sits empty.
- The client arrives twenty minutes late and eats into the next person’s blow-dry.
- Nobody writes down who wants a fringe “just the ends”, and then it has to be redone.
What your assistant does for you
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A slot for a cut, not for colour
It tells a trim apart from highlights. It can book the cut. Colour waits until you have seen it.
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The colour appointment that falls through
If they cancel a long appointment, it tells the person who had asked you “if something frees up”. It does not offer it to the whole diary.
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Morning confirmation
It messages the people coming in the afternoon. If they do not reply, it flags the chair so you can decide whether to release it.
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What is already on your price list
It answers with opening hours, whether you cut men’s hair, and whether they should come with their hair washed. The price of the service, only if you have written it.
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A review the day after the blow-dry
It asks the person who left happy, not the person who came to complain about a colour.
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If the colour runs long
It tells the next client that you are a few minutes behind, so she is not waiting in the street.
An example conversation
Example conversation, not a real chat
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Hi, can you fit me in for a trim tomorrow afternoon? I had highlights 6 weeks ago
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Hi, I'm the virtual assistant at Callejón. Tomorrow at 17:40 there is a trim slot with Laia. If the highlights need colour, she will look at them in the chair: I can't tell you from here whether there is time.
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Ok, the trim at 17:40. My name is Núria
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Booked, Núria. I'll message you tomorrow at 11 to confirm. If it gets difficult, tell me and I'll look for another slot.
An ordinary day, on autopilot
- Morning
Confirms the four afternoon clients: two cuts and one colour.
- Morning
Someone asks for a fringe “today”. It only offers the 17:40 slot, which is for a cut.
- Afternoon
Highlights are cancelled. It tells Núria, who had asked on Tuesday.
- Afternoon
With the shutter half down, it books a cut for tomorrow.
- Morning
The next day it asks for a review from the person who had the blow-dry, not from the whole list.
The pack that usually fits
The three packs. We mark the one that fits this business. The amount is agreed before we start.
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WhatsApp 24/7
Anyone who gets the same questions at all hours.
I want WhatsApp 24/7 -
Recommended pack
Full diary
Clinics, hair salons, workshops and restaurants with appointments or bookings.
I want Full diary -
No paperwork
Workshops and trades that live on quotes and invoices.
I want No paperwork
Questions about hair salons
Can it tell a client how long her highlights will take?
No. You set the time for a colour in the chair. The assistant notes the service and leaves you the note. It does not calculate bleach times.
What if they ask the price of a balayage?
It answers from the price list you give it. If the job depends on the length or the condition of the hair, it says you will see it in the chair and does not give a figure.
There are two of us in a small salon. Does the diary get mixed up?
Each appointment is saved with the name of the person doing it. If Laia is not in on Thursday, that slot is not offered.
Do clients notice it is not me?
Yes, on purpose. It introduces itself as the salon’s virtual assistant. If they want to talk to you about colour, it passes you the message.