An AI receptionist for salons answers the DM asking for a color slot before a wedding this weekend while you're mid-cut with someone else, so that booking doesn't go to the next stylist in their search results.
30 minutes, no pitch. If your gap is small, you will be told that.
Only the first one needs anything from you, and it takes a single conversation.
Your hours, your stylists, your price list, the questions clients actually ask about color and availability, and the things it should never say.
It gets written to sound like your salon rather than a script, texting back the way you would between clients instead of the long AI-sounding paragraphs people have learned to spot.
A client messaging about a last-minute opening gets a real answer in seconds, on Instagram, text, or your site, even while you're mid-appointment.
Once the client is qualified they get booked, instead of a callback promise that comes after they've already booked with someone else.
This fits salons booking heavily through Instagram DMs with one person up front cutting hair or checking clients in. If you already have someone dedicated just to answering messages, the gap is probably too small to pay for.
Work out what a new client is worth over a year of repeat visits, color, and add-ons. For most salons that lands in the low hundreds to low thousands, which means one recovered client can cover months of the cost.
Now count last month's unanswered messages, and the decision usually makes itself.
| Option | After hours | Answers your busiest channel | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobody checking | No | No | Free, and it shows |
| Front desk checks when free | No | Rarely | Time pulled off other work |
| Extra hire to monitor messages | No | While on shift | Payroll |
| Basex8 | Yes | Yes | $67 first month |
It's one call with no pitch, and you'll come away knowing more about your salon either way.
No pitch, just a conversation. Pick a time that works and tell us a little about your salon.