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How Reserrva works: from your shop to the first booking
Set up your barbershop or tattoo studio, invite your team and share your link. A visual guide to Reserrva, including booking without an account.
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Practical decisions about scheduling, cancellations and bookings for barbershops, tattoo studios and the people who book with them.
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A visual guide for each kind of business: from signup to the first appointment.
Software and alternatives
What to check in Fresha fees in Mexico
Subscription, new-client commission and payment processing are three separate charges. How to check which ones apply from a Mexican account.
What to compare in tattoo studio software
Six features that get confused with each other: calendar, requests, quotes, consent, portfolio and payments. And the question that tests each one.
What Booksy costs for a barbershop in Spain
The rates Booksy publishes for Spain in September 2026 and the formula for working out your bill by team size and whether you use Boost.
Booksy alternatives for a barbershop in Mexico
What Booksy and AgendaPro publish for Mexico, with links and dates, why the Fresha rates could not be verified, and how to compare item by item.
Comparing booking apps for barbershops in Spain
What the official pricing pages published on 20 September 2026: monthly fee, cost per extra staff member and marketplace commission, with every link.
Barbershop operations
How to choose and roll out a barbershop calendar
Five decisions in order: team, channels, cost, migration and trial. With the country differences that change the answer and where to read more.
WhatsApp messages to confirm barbershop appointments
Templates written by hand, when to send them and what to do with the replies. Plus the permission rule the WhatsApp business policy requires.
Combining appointments and walk-ins in a barbershop
How to hold margin for walk-ins without splitting the calendar, who decides at the door, and how to measure waiting so you know it works.
Running a barbershop calendar with prices in soles
How to write down a phone booking so nothing is missing: service, duration, price in PEN, barber and contact. And what to do when the barber changes.
How to explain changes and cancellations at your shop
An editable template with notice period, channel and confirmation, written for the customer. Where to put it, and what to check before charging.
How to work out the price of a haircut in Chile
Start from your costs and your real chair occupancy, not from the shop next door. A step-by-step hypothetical calculation in Chilean pesos.
How to reduce no-shows in a barbershop
What counts as a no-show, how to count them for four weeks and which reminder to try first, WhatsApp included. A hypothetical example in Mexican pesos.
Shared barbershop calendar: shifts, breaks and changes
A shop open all day is not the same as a barber being free. Separate real availability from opening hours and decide who may move an appointment.
Tattoo studio operations
How to put a tattoo studio day-to-day in order
Six decisions that hold up a studio, in the order worth taking them, and which guide to read to settle each one properly on its own.
The calendar of a tattoo artist in a shared studio
Who answers enquiries, who moves an appointment and what happens to your clients if you leave. A checklist of working agreements to settle first.
Running a flash day without losing your calendar
Slots of unequal length, a design sheet, a booking rule and terms stated in advance. An hour-by-hour plan for a fictional day at a Mexican studio.
How to explain a tattoo deposit before you charge it
What it covers, which conditions the client must know before paying, and how to record the agreement so nobody argues about it weeks later.
From Instagram messages to a booked tattoo session
A script for turning a studio inbox into appointments: what to ask for, how to close terms in COP, and why a request is still not a booking.
What a tattoo quote should include, field by field
Scope, size, placement, sessions, design revisions and validity. A quote structure and a fictional MXN example that stops arguments happening later.
Tattoo appointments: from first enquiry to the session
Separating enquiry, design, quote and session puts a studio in order. A message protocol, an owner for each stage, and what to write down at each step.
Managing your time
Client no-show on a call: what to do and what to say
How long to wait when a client misses a call, messages you can copy, and a short policy so the second no-show doesn't catch you without an answer.
The 15-minute discovery call: a minute-by-minute script
A minute-by-minute script for a free first call with a client: what to ask, how to stop giving free advice, and what to send after you hang up.
Calendly, Cal.com or Reserrva if you sell sessions
Calendly, Cal.com and Reserrva compared for people who sell sessions: published prices, taking payment at booking, and when each one fits.
How to stop the what-time-works-for-you email thread
You offer Tuesday, they reply Thursday, and a week goes by. Three ready-to-send messages, and when to replace the thread with a booking link instead.
15-minute meetings: how to cut yours in half
Many 30-minute meetings fit in 15. Seven steps to shorten yours, which meetings deserve the full hour, and what to do with the time you get back.
Going to the barbershop
How to tell if your barbershop appointment is confirmed
The difference between a message sent, a pending request and a real confirmation with date, service and barber. And what to do if nobody replies.
What to check before booking a cut and beard
What the service includes varies a lot between shops. Duration, barber and the price in soles: four things worth checking before you book.
How to move your barbershop appointment in good time
What to do depending on where you booked, the message that works, and why asking for a change is not the same as having it accepted.
Barbershop: book ahead or walk in? What to check
It depends on the time you have and the service you want. How to find out whether a shop takes walk-ins, and what to ask so you do not wait.
How to explain the haircut you want to your barber
One photo is not enough. Which photos to bring, how to describe the length you want to keep, and how to check you were understood in time.
Getting a tattoo
How to read a tattoo quote before accepting it
Which fields have to be there, what expected sessions really means, and what to ask if something is missing. With an example quote in Chilean pesos.
What to ask before paying a tattoo deposit
Receipt, amount, design and date changes, and the terms that should be in writing before you transfer anything. Six questions, none of them rude.
Flash or custom tattoo: what changes when you book
A design already drawn and a commissioned piece are not requested the same way. What to ask about resizing, exclusivity and how long each takes.
What to send when you ask for a tattoo quote
The message a studio can answer first time: idea, size, placement, references and dates. And why asking for a quote is not yet having an appointment.
How to choose a tattoo artist beyond a single photo
What a portfolio reveals about style and consistency, why healed work matters, and what to ask a studio before you commit to anything.