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Plain-English guides for UK clinics and salons: WhatsApp, bookings, no-shows and the rules around them. Short, honest, no jargon.
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Ten WhatsApp replies for UK clinics and salons, ready to copy: after-hours message, prices, deposits, no-shows, complaints. Free, no email needed.
What an AI WhatsApp receptionist genuinely does (24/7 replies, booking, rescheduling, FAQs, greeting returning clients by name), and where it should hand to a human.
The free app can send a canned we're closed. It can't book. Here's what each WhatsApp tier really does, and the minimum to answer and book 24/7.
Yes, in the UK, replying to a customer who messaged you first is the easy case. The honest, plain-English line between answering inbound and cold-blasting strangers.
Keep your WhatsApp Business number when Luna answers for you. Same number, same chats, your phone still works. What moves, what changes, how to undo it.
What the UK advertising rules and WhatsApp's own policy say about a Botox price on WhatsApp, where a reply turns into an advert, and a careful reply to paste.
What an AI WhatsApp receptionist genuinely does (24/7 replies, booking, rescheduling, FAQs, greeting returning clients by name), and where it should hand to a human.
Wage floor, employer NIC, pension: the honest 2026 maths on a salon front desk, and the part of that £30k job you can cover for a flat monthly fee.
The free app can send a canned we're closed. It can't book. Here's what each WhatsApp tier really does, and the minimum to answer and book 24/7.
Booking deposits are legal in the UK when they are fair and clearly agreed. But the real win is refilling the slot the second a reschedule lands.
Yes, in the UK, replying to a customer who messaged you first is the easy case. The honest, plain-English line between answering inbound and cold-blasting strangers.
Some booking apps take 20–35% of the new clients they send you. The honest breakdown of subscription vs commission pricing, and why a flat fee keeps more of what you earned.
What happens to the WhatsApps you don't see after closing time. The honest version, without invented numbers. Just what every salon owner already knows.
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