Websites, AI Receptionist & Bookkeeping for Salons & Barbershops
A salon runs on three things: getting found and booked, AI and automation that answer the phone and cut the busywork while your hands are full, and actually knowing your numbers. I handle all three, and I built and run a real Pittsburgh salon's siteso I'm not learning your business on your dime.
Most salons end up stitching together a web guy, an answering service, and a bookkeeper who've never talked to each other. You get one person who understands how a chair actually makes money, from the website that books it to the books that track it.
A website that books your chairs
Your work is visual and your booking is everything, your website should be too. A clean, brand-forward, mobile-first site that shows off your space and gets people into your chair. If someone has to hunt for how to book, you lost them, so booking is one obvious tap on every page. A Facebook page can't do that on its own; here's why you want both a site you own and social you don't.
- Online booking built in. Connected to the booking system you already use, front and center on every page.
- Brand-forward, mobile-first design. Designed around your look, fast and clean on the phone where most of your clients are.
- Services, stylists, and gallery.Your menu, your team, and your work presented so new clients know exactly what they're booking.
- Local SEO. Google Business Profile setup, location keywords, and clean link-share previews so you turn up when locals search your service plus their neighborhood.
AI & automation, starting with a receptionist that answers mid-cut
You can't stop mid-cut to answer the phone, so those calls go to voicemail and the caller books somewhere else. An AI receptionist answers every call in your salon's voice and books the appointment while your hands are full. Missed calls quietly cost more than most owners realize, here's the real math on what they're costing you.
- Answers 24/7 in your voice. Trained on your real services, prices, hours, and stylists, so it sounds like your front desk, not a robot.
- Books straight into Square. Connects to your scheduling and puts the appointment in while the caller is still on the line.
- Handles the repeat questions.Services, pricing, walk-ins, who's working when, all answered without pulling you off a client.
- Fully managed. I build it, tune it, and keep it current as your menu and hours change. You just get the bookings.
And it doesn't stop at the phone. The receptionist is the flagship, but most of what I build for salons is the automation around it, the front-desk work that quietly eats your time:
- Reminders and no-show follow-ups. Automatic texts that cut no-shows and help fill the gaps they leave behind.
- Rebooking nudges.A friendly "it's been six weeks" so clients book their next cut without you thinking about it.
- Review requests after the chair. A text with your review link goes out after the appointment, so your reputation builds on its own.
- Custom mini-apps and setup. A tool for the front desk, or Square wired to the rest of your stack. See custom mini-apps and AI setup.
A one-time build from $399at founding rates, and it's yours. Usage is billed at cost, typically $50 to $150 a month, compared to a human answering service at $245 to $1,399 a month that can't book a single appointment.
Books that actually reflect your shop
Service income, retail, tips, booth rent, commission and hourly pay, processor fees: a salon's books have a lot of moving parts. I keep them clean in QuickBooks so you actually know your numbers, and your accountant can work from them without guessing.
- Service vs. retail income split right. Cuts and color tracked apart from product sales, so each tells its own story.
- Booth rent & chair income tracked separately. If you rent chairs, that income stays clean and apart from your own service revenue.
- Commission vs. hourly pay, categorized consistently. Different pay structures sorted so you can see true labor cost.
- Deposits reconciled to real money. Card-processor and platform deposits matched and broken out from fees and tips.
I'm a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor and fully insured, so your financial details stay confidential. This is monthly bookkeepingthat keeps your records tax-time ready and works alongside your accountant; I don't file taxes or do CPA work.
QuickBooks Certified by Intuit · Levels 1 & 2Live in a real Pittsburgh salon
Lost Sheep Salon in Pittsburgh runs the website I built, an AI receptionist that answers on the salon's own number and books into its scheduling, and I've cleaned up a salon's QuickBooks from a phantom loss to reconciled books that finally reflected the real health of the business. I know how this industry's money flows.
Common questions
Do you actually work with salons, or is this generic?
Salons specifically. I designed and built the live website for Lost Sheep Salon in Pittsburgh, it runs an AI receptionist that books into its scheduling, and I've cleaned up a salon's QuickBooks from a phantom loss to reconciled books. This is the exact work I'd do for your shop.
Does the receptionist book straight into Square?
Yes. It connects to Square or whatever scheduling you use and books the appointment while the caller is still on the phone, no callback, no message slip. Lost Sheep Salon runs exactly this setup today.
Can I get just one of these instead of all three?
Absolutely. Plenty of salons start with just the website or just the receptionist. They're built to work together, but each stands on its own, and I'll tell you honestly which one moves the needle most for your shop right now.
What does it cost?
Websites start at $499 and most custom builds land between $499 and $999 at founding rates. The AI receptionist is a one-time build from $399 that you own, with usage billed at cost, typically $50 to $150 a month. Bookkeeping is quoted to your shop. Every quote is detailed up front with nothing added without your okay.
Want your salon set up right?
Tell me about your shop: your chairs, your stylists, your booking system, and how you take payment. I'll point you to the right mix and email you a real quote, usually within a day. Founding-client rates are still open for a few more Pittsburgh salons.