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AI receptionist for hair & beauty

The AI receptionist for tattoo artists and studios

You are in the middle of an eight hour back piece. The phone and the DMs pile up with enquiries you will answer, maybe, next week.

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Salon, colour & deposit 0:00 / 1:20
Receptionist Good afternoon. Bloom Hair, Islington. How can I help?
Customer Good afternoon. I'm calling to book a balayage appointment. For my wife. Before a wedding on the 20th.
Receptionist Perfect. I've got you covered. We have the 16th at 10 in the morning available, which gives a nice buffer before the 20th. Balayage takes about 3 hours with us. Does that work for your wife?
Customer Yes. That works perfectly. Um, the 16th at 10 in the morning ideal for us.
Receptionist Brilliant. I'll just need your wife's name and a contact number to secure the slot.
Customer It's Daniel Cole, and my number is 0 7 7 0 0 9 0 0 4 1 5.
Receptionist Lovely. So that's Daniel Cole. 0 7 7 0 0 9 0 0 4 1 5 I'll text you a secure payment link for the 20 pound deposit to hold the appointment. And you'll get a confirmation once that's done. You're all set for the 16th at 10 in the morning.
Customer Perfect. Thank you. That's all sorted then.
Receptionist Thanks so much. Goodbye.
Customer Goodbye.

Sound familiar?

Why tattoo artists and studios lose work to the phone.

A full day session is £400 to £700. One no-show with no deposit is an entire day of your chair earning nothing.

You are heads-down for hours

A big session means you are gloved up and focused all day. Enquiries stack up unanswered and some of them book with another artist before you surface.

Consults and deposits are fiddly

Every piece needs a chat about the idea, size and placement, then a deposit to hold the date. subba runs that conversation and takes the deposit for you.

No-shows waste a whole day

A booked session that does not turn up is a day of income gone. A deposit taken up front and a reminder the day before protect your calendar.

How subba helps

A receptionist that never misses a call.

Answers in seconds, day or night

The moment a call, message or web enquiry lands, subba replies. While you are on the job, out of hours, at the weekend, it never rings out and never sleeps.

It actually books the appointment

This is not a message service. subba checks your real availability and books the customer straight into your diary, then sends the confirmation.

Sounds like you

It learns your services, your prices and your tone, so every reply reads like you wrote it, not a call centre. It talks like hair & beauty customers expect.

Takes payment where you want it

For the jobs that need it, subba can take a deposit or full payment into your own Stripe when it books, so no-shows cost you nothing.

Most services take a message. subba books the job.

A call answering service jots down a name and number and hands it back to you to chase. subba checks your diary, books the appointment, takes the deposit and sends the confirmation, all before you have put your tools down. For tattoo artists and studios, that is the difference between a lead and a booked job.

Questions

Tattoo artist FAQs.

Can it take deposits to hold a session?

Yes. subba can take a deposit into your own Stripe when it books the session, so a held date is a committed date and your day is protected.

Will it handle the consult conversation?

It gathers the idea, size, placement and budget, books the consult, and hands you a client who already knows how it works, so the in-person chat is about the art, not the admin.

How quickly can I get set up?

If you already have a website, subba plugs in with a one-line change and you can be live the same day. If you need a website, our Managed plan builds you a booking site and sets up your domain, usually live in about 5 working days.

What does it cost?

Plans start at £9.99 a month and every plan takes unlimited bookings. You only pay more as your enquiry volume grows. There is no setup fee unless you want us to build your website too, and you can cancel anytime.

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