Online booking for hair salons and barbers
Clients book a cut, colour or balayage from your Instagram at any hour, and tell you their hair length and what colour is on it now. A deposit on the long colour work, and reminders that go out on their own.
No monthly fee · Card, bank or cash · Works with your website · $20 launch credit
What a salon needs from online booking
A deposit where a no-show hurts
Half-head foils and balayage take a 20% card hold when the client books, charged when you confirm, into your own Stripe account. Cuts, blow-dries and root colour stay deposit-free and are paid at the visit.
Every stylist, one calendar
Add a chair for each stylist, named after them, each with its own hours, Thursday late night included. Clients book with the stylist they know or take Any.
Know the hair before the chair
Hair length, what colour is on it now, whether it's a first visit, and anything else, like the look they're after or allergies, all asked when they book and kept with the booking.
A salon booking page, with your menu already on it
Pick Hair salon & barber at sign-up and these services, prices and booking questions are pre-filled. Change anything, or let AI draft them for you.
One colour booking, from Instagram to the basin
She books balayage at 9 pm
From your Instagram bio or the Book now button on your website, she picks Balayage & blow-dry, sees it takes three hours, and takes Thursday at 5 pm. She says her hair is below the shoulder, box-dyed at home, and that it's her first visit.
20% is held on her card
$72 of the $360 is held on her card as she books. The booking lands as a request; one tap confirms it and the hold is charged, into your own Stripe account. A no-show now costs her $72, not just you.
The reminder, and the box dye
A free email reminder goes out the day before. You already know there's box dye to lift, so the time is blocked and nobody is surprised at the basin.
Thursday: the rest at the counter
She pays the remaining $288 by card, bank transfer or cash. Record it and the invoice goes out on its own, a GST tax invoice if you're registered. Next time she rebooks from the link in a minute.
You do the work.
We'll handle the money.
Take a card deposit when they book — through your own Stripe account, so the money lands with you, never with us. Settle the rest by card, bank transfer or cash and the invoice goes out on its own — a GST tax invoice if you’re registered. No monthly fee: 1.5% on card payments, 50¢ when you record a cash or bank payment.
Questions salons and barbers ask us
Can I take a deposit for colour appointments?
Yes. The Hair salon & barber setup holds a 20% deposit on the client's card for half-head foils and balayage, and charges it when you confirm the booking. You can set any percentage on any service, and card payments go through your own Stripe account.
Does it work for a barber shop?
Yes. The same setup covers barbers: men's cut, cut and beard trim, and kids' cuts are already on the menu. Delete the colour services, or keep what you offer and rename the rest.
Can clients choose their stylist?
Yes. Add a chair for each stylist, named after them, each with its own hours, and a client books with the stylist they want or takes Any. Thursday late-night trading is in the starter hours.
Can clients book from Instagram?
Yes. Put your GoBookka link in your bio, or add the Book now button to your website. Clients pick a service and a time from their phone, with no app to download. Bookings without a deposit arrive as requests you confirm with one tap.
What about walk-ins?
Switch on Check-in, then turn on the walk-in queue. People scan the QR code at the front desk, join from their phone, and get a text when you call them, which costs about 10 cents a text from your credit. Booked clients scan the same code to check in.
How much does it cost a salon?
There is no monthly fee. GoBookka charges 1.5% on card payments and 50c when you record a cash or bank transfer payment, and every new business gets $20 of launch credit at signup.
Ready to GoBookka?
Set up in about ten minutes. No monthly fee, no card needed — and $20 of booking credit to start.
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