I'm a salon or barber

Salons live and die by the booking link

A new client finds you on a phone, usually in the evening, usually deciding between you and two others nearby. If they can see the work and book without calling, you've got them.

Where salons get found
Instagram
Booksy, Vagaro or StyleSeat
Google
What usually decides it
Recent photos of actual cuts and colour
Booking that works at 11pm without a phone call
A steady drip of new reviews, not a burst two years ago

Kerby has salons-specific benchmarks for How many reviews you have, and how fresh. Everything else is compared on the same rubric as any other trade.

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Pick anything below to see what it means for salons — or skip ahead and just run the comparison.

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Kerby is letting local businesses in a few at a time. Leave your email and we'll send you a link to set up your account — two free reports, plus one check by email every month. No card.

We'll email you a sign-in link, not a newsletter. Nothing else, ever.

Built by people who've run the shop

All three of us have owned local businesses and built software for them. We know what it's like to be sold urgency by someone whose fee depends on the problem sounding bad — which is exactly why Kerby doesn't sell the fixes. Read our story →

Three ways to start

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