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Salon and spa websites — bookings without the per-appointment tax

Salon, spa, and barber sites with direct booking on your own domain (no Vagaro/Booksy fees), per-stylist scheduling, retail. From $1,200.

💇 SALONS, SPAS, BARBERS

★ Direct booking on your domain (no Vagaro/Square per-booking fee) · Stylist-by-stylist scheduling · Retail product page · Loyalty + retention email · From $1,200 (Starter) / $3,500 (Business)

A hair salon in Patiala generates Rs. 16 lakh/year through Vagaro. Vagaro charges them per online booking — over twelve months that's roughly Rs. 1 lakh in booking fees alone, before card processing. The salon owner thinks of Vagaro as "the booking system" the way a restaurant thinks of DoorDash as "delivery". It's not. It's a tax on the relationship between you and your client, and it's collected because the client pulled out a phone instead of dialling.

"I was paying $4,800/year to Vagaro and another $3,600 to my old WordPress site that didn't even have booking. The Redenn build replaced both — direct booking on my own domain, and the only fee I pay is the 2.9% on Stripe." — Raj, salon owner, Mississauga

What changes when bookings live on your own domain

Direct booking, your domain, your data. Customer phone numbers and emails belong to you. Use them for retention emails, win-backs, birthday discounts.

Per-stylist scheduling. Each stylist sets their own availability, services, and pricing. Clients can book by stylist or by service. No more 3-way calls between client, front desk, and stylist.

Retail integration. Sell the shampoo, the styling cream, the gift cards — Stripe-powered, pickup-in-salon or shipped. Most salons leave 8–12% of revenue on the table by not selling retail online.

Retention automation that actually runs. "Book your next colour" 5 weeks after a colour visit. "Birthday gift card" the week of. "We miss you" 60 days after the last appointment.

What's typically wrong with the existing site

It's a Wix/Squarespace template that everyone in the city has.
The "Book Now" button takes you to Vagaro/Square/Booksy, breaking trust the moment a client leaves your domain.
Stylist photos are missing or generic. Clients book the salon, not a person, so loyalty is brittle.
Instagram is on a different platform. The website doesn't reflect the day-to-day vibe.

Ready to take the booking back?

Start a salon project → — or audit my current Vagaro setup. We typically pay back in 4–8 months of saved booking fees.

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