hiSalon
A WhatsApp booking assistant that turns your salon's WhatsApp into a 24x7 booking desk.
Productivity·Communication·Sales & CRM
What is hiSalon?
hiSalon turns your salon's existing WhatsApp number into a 24x7 booking desk. Every message gets a tap-to-book menu, and clients pick the service, stylist, day and time from WhatsApp polls. Confirmed bookings land directly in your salon calendar, and clients do not need to install any app.
It is built for salons in India that want to stop answering availability questions by hand. Setup involves scanning one QR code to link your WhatsApp number, adding your services, artists and hours, and then clients who message 'hi' see the booking menu. The salon team can also add walk-ins and phone bookings manually from the dashboard.
What sets it apart on the page is how it handles scheduling and follow-up. Only free slots are offered, holidays and artist days off are skipped, and each slot is checked at the moment of confirmation so no chair is double-booked. Staff can send one-click WhatsApp reminders, ask clients for a 1 to 5 star rating after each visit, and switch the bot aside with a 'Talk to Salon' option so a real person can reply from the panel.
The dashboard shows revenue, visits, no-shows, bot versus team bookings, artist performance and reviews in one place. Salon owners can try a live demo before signing up.
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