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Booking system for hair & beauty
The booking system for barbers
Clippers running, chair full, phone buzzing on the counter. You cannot stop mid-fade, so the booking rings out.
Sound familiar?
Why barbers lose work to the phone.
A chair sat empty for 30 minutes is a cut you can never sell again. Fill even two extra slots a day and that is real money over a month.
You cannot stop mid-cut to book
Your hands are on a customer, there is a queue, and the phone is going. You are not going to break a fade to answer it, so the next appointment slips away.
DMs and calls after you close
Half your bookings try to come in at 9pm on Instagram and by phone after you have shut. subba answers them all night and fills tomorrow.
No-shows leave holes in the day
An empty chair is money gone for good. subba texts reminders and offers the freed slot to your waitlist, so gaps get filled.
How subba helps
An online diary that fills itself.
Bookings that land in your diary
Customers pick a real free slot and book themselves in. No back and forth, no double bookings, it is in your calendar the moment they confirm.
Take the payment or a deposit
Collect a deposit or the full amount into your own Stripe at the point of booking. Fewer no-shows, and the money is yours the same day.
An AI receptionist on top
And when someone rings or messages instead of booking online, subba answers as a barber, day and night, and books them in too. One system, every enquiry caught.
Reminders that cut no-shows
Automatic reminders by text and email before every appointment, with easy rescheduling, so your slots stay filled and your day runs to plan.
Your services, online
Customers pick, book and pay.
subba shows your real services and prices, offers only your genuine free slots, and books straight into your diary. Here is how a barber setup might look.
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 barbers, that is the difference between a lead and a booked job.
Questions
Barber FAQs.
Can it take bookings from Instagram DMs?
Yes. subba answers your DMs and your website chat the same way, and books straight into your diary, so a late-night "you free Saturday?" turns into an actual appointment.
How does it help with no-shows?
It sends reminders before every appointment and, when someone cancels, offers the slot to your waitlist automatically so the chair does not sit empty.
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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