How Barbershops and Salons Increase Repeat Bookings and Revenue per Visit

For most barbershops and salons, growth does not come from one-time visitors. It comes from regulars who come back on schedule and spend a little more each visit. Here is how the right software helps you increase repeat bookings and average revenue per visit.

Increase repeat bookings

Rebook at checkout

The easiest time to book the next cut is while the client is still in the chair. Booking software that shows the barber's next openings at checkout makes rebooking a habit.

Automated reminders

Text reminders before the appointment reduce no-shows and keep the schedule full.

Win-back texts

If a regular has not booked in four or five weeks, an automatic "time for a fresh cut?" text with a booking link brings many of them back.

Slow-day promotions

Use SMS campaigns and coupon codes to fill Tuesday afternoons instead of discounting your busiest days.

Increase revenue per visit

Service add-ons at booking

Offer beard trims, hot towel shaves and designs as add-ons when clients book online.

Product sales

Sell the pomade or beard oil the barber used, in person or through your online store.

Tips made easy

Card checkout with suggested tip amounts tends to increase tips for your barbers, which helps keep good barbers.

Measure what works

Track rebooking rate, average ticket, no-show rate and how many clients return within six weeks. Software that keeps bookings, payments and marketing in one place makes these numbers easy to see.

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