# Archon.tools for salons & barbers

Canonical page: https://archon.tools/for/salons
Industry solutions: https://archon.tools/for

> Bring appointments, client conversations, marketing and reviews into one platform. Replace overlapping software around your salon or barbershop, keep the specialist systems you need, and expand through thousands of marketplace apps and integrations.

Connect the business behind your salon or barbershop, from individual schedules and client conversations to local marketing and repeat visits.

## Suggested selection and platform breadth
Suggested four categories: Customer hub & inbox; Booking & calendars; Follow-up & campaigns; Reviews & retention.
This is a starting selection, not a fixed niche package. Additional categories can replace a selection or be included with the full suite; they are not included automatically in a four-category plan.
- Booking & calendars [suggested selection]: Make appointments part of the same business. Offer appointments with the right stylist or barber, connect supported calendars and prepare the confirmations and reminders your clients need.
- Customer hub & inbox [suggested selection]: Keep the client's conversation with their record. Find customer details and supported inbox conversations together. Assign the next reply with context instead of searching across apps.
- Follow-up & campaigns [suggested selection]: Give your brand a consistent presence. Plan your own social content, seasonal offers and permission-based follow-up from one platform, with audience and schedule controls.
- Reviews & retention [suggested selection]: Make feedback a natural part of a visit. Request feedback consistently, manage supported review destinations and make a review QR card for your counter.
- Website & forms [additional category choice]: Give your salon or barbershop a home online. Show your cuts, color, styling or grooming work with your own portfolio, service pages and team profiles. Connect each page to the appointment experience you choose.
- Courses & communities [additional category choice]: Share your own expertise beyond the appointment. Organize your own styling or grooming lessons, care resources or a community space with member access you control. Course access is separate from loyalty points or recurring service billing.
- Reporting [additional category choice]: Review more of your business in one place. Compare supported appointment, inquiry and campaign activity over the same period. Keep the measures tied to the underlying records.

## Suggested integrations
These are connection options, not installed apps or enabled connections. Confirm availability, permissions, compatibility and pricing for your business before connecting.
### Google Calendar — Built-in connection
Connect the calendars your staff use and choose which busy times should block appointments.
Scope: Connections are specific to each host. Check service duration, staff and resource requirements, time zones and rescheduling before replacing an existing booking setup.
Costs: Use your own Google account. Any Google subscription and appointment-message usage are separate.
Official source: https://help.gohighlevel.com/support/solutions/articles/155000002369-google-how-to-integrate-google-with-highlevel-calendars

### Instagram & Facebook Messenger — Built-in connection
Bring supported social conversations into your customer inbox so questions and client details stay easier to find.
Scope: Connect the correct Facebook Page and linked Instagram account, allow messaging access and test both incoming messages and replies. Channel rules and contact-matching settings apply.
Costs: Use your own business accounts. Paid ads, optional AI and other separately enabled services are extra.
Official source: https://help.gohighlevel.com/support/solutions/articles/155000005068

### Google Business Profile — Built-in connection
Keep supported profile and review work alongside the customer relationships behind it.
Scope: Requires the reputation category and access to the correct business profile. Apply consistent feedback criteria and review your request settings before sending.
Costs: Message usage and any separately chosen reputation services are extra.
Official source: https://help.gohighlevel.com/support/solutions/articles/155000005837-easily-optimize-your-google-business-profile-in-highlevel

### Square — Built-in connection
Assess eligible online payment experiences using the Square account your business controls.
Scope: Authorize and test the payment experience you need. This does not migrate your full salon or barbershop POS, inventory, commissions or payroll.
Costs: Square processing fees, subscriptions and any separately chosen payment services are extra.
Official source: https://help.gohighlevel.com/support/solutions/articles/155000003314-how-to-connect-and-use-square-payment-processor-in-highlevel

## Workflow playbooks
These recipes need your content, settings and tests. Reading or downloading one does not install or activate a workflow.
### Connect a social inquiry to an appointment.
Source: https://archon.tools/for/salons#salon-inquiry-booking
Portable playbook: https://archon.tools/for/salons/playbooks/salon-inquiry-booking
Goal: A client's question, conversation and appointment can stay connected as your team finds the right service.
Tools: Customer hub & inbox; Booking & calendars; Follow-up & campaigns.
Requirements: Customer hub and booking, connected social accounts and a tested appointment setup. Campaigns are needed for a separate automated preparation sequence. Your team decides service suitability.
1. Receive a supported Instagram or Facebook message in the customer inbox.
2. Review the client's details and answer questions about the cut, color, styling or grooming service they want.
3. Share the booking link for the right appointment type and stylist or barber.
4. Check the booked appointment and send the preparation information your team has approved.

### Prepare the client and the appointment together.
Source: https://archon.tools/for/salons#salon-appointment-preparation
Portable playbook: https://archon.tools/for/salons/playbooks/salon-appointment-preparation
Goal: Clients receive the relevant appointment details while your team controls reminders and changes.
Tools: Booking & calendars; Follow-up & campaigns.
Requirements: Booking and campaigns when using a workflow sequence, with approved messages and a working sending channel. Confirm staff and resource rules and avoid duplicate reminders from your existing salon or barbershop software.
1. Choose the service, assigned host, availability and preparation details for the appointment.
2. Turn on the confirmation and agreed reminders through your chosen channels.
3. Make a test booking, then check its timing, message content and calendar entry.
4. Test a cancellation or reschedule and confirm the original reminders no longer send at the wrong time.

### Connect a completed visit to the next conversation.
Source: https://archon.tools/for/salons#salon-feedback-rebooking
Portable playbook: https://archon.tools/for/salons/playbooks/salon-feedback-rebooking
Goal: Feedback and relevant rebooking invitations follow the visit without turning every client into a generic campaign.
Tools: Customer hub & inbox; Reviews & retention; Follow-up & campaigns; Booking & calendars.
Requirements: Customer hub, reputation, campaigns and booking. Your team sets the service interval and confirms completion. Do not infer a completed visit from the calendar time or filter feedback requests for positive reviews.
1. Have your team confirm that the appointment took place and is ready for feedback.
2. Check contact preferences and send one consistent request to the correct review destination.
3. Choose a relevant rebooking interval for your cuts, color, styling or grooming services and the client's preferences.
4. Invite opted-in clients to book again, with stop conditions for replies, new bookings and opt-outs.

## Existing setup guides
- Set up your appointment experience.: Choose the host, availability, calendar connections and notifications, then test the customer view. https://archon.tools/guidance/set-up-booking
- Work from one customer inbox.: Find the client conversation, review its context and prepare the reply through the right connected channel. https://archon.tools/guidance/work-your-inbox
- Make a review QR card for your counter.: Check the review destination on a phone before printing and ask eligible clients consistently. https://archon.tools/guidance/print-a-review-qr-card

## Plan and trial terms
FREE 30-day workspace trial. Card required; renews automatically unless canceled.
Suggested four-tool trial selection: https://archon.tools/account?service=small-business-customer-hub&offer=archon.tools.v1&plan=four&tools=crm%2Cbooking%2Ccampaigns%2Creputation
- Archon Starter: Single Tool; $97/month after the trial.
- Nexus Executive: 4 Tools; $197/month after the trial.
- Apex Suite: Full Suite · All 7 Tools; $247/month after the trial.
Prices exclude applicable tax. Usage and paid extras are separate. Setup is self-service with written guides; there is no setup fee.
Manage your plan, tools, billing and cancellation: https://archon.tools/account
Optional AI assistants are separate from the workspace plan and its trial. Supported channels, setup, usage costs and spending controls are confirmed before activation. Paid apps, message usage and payment processing may cost extra.

## Fit and scope
- Fit the way your team uses each chair. Compare staff availability, service combinations, chairs, deposits and cancellation rules before switching booking systems. Walk-in queues, chair rentals, commissions, specialist POS and stock need their own fit review.
- Choose a platform that fits your brand. The four-tool starting selection covers customer hub, booking, campaigns and reputation. Website, courses and communities, and reporting are additional choices or part of the full suite.
- Keep sensitive services in the right setting. This page covers hair salons and barbershops. Clinical records and medical treatments need a separate review. Optional AI, paid apps, sending and processing costs are separate.

## Common questions
Can I keep my current salon or barbershop booking and POS system?
Yes. Compare what you want to consolidate and what your specialist system still needs to handle. Review any supported connection before relying on it. A payment-provider connection does not automatically bring over your inventory, service rules or full POS catalog.

Can stylists and barbers use individual schedules? What about walk-ins?
Supported calendar connections are tied to individual hosts. Each stylist or barber connects their intended account, and you review appointment types, permissions and availability. Check complex services and shared-chair rules before switching. A booking calendar does not by itself provide a walk-in queue; retain or qualify the specialist system you need for that.

Can AI answer questions for my salon or barbershop?
Text and voice assistants are optional services. We confirm the supported channels, knowledge, setup and usage costs before activation. A voice receptionist also needs the appropriate business phone setup. These services are separate from the workspace plan and its trial.

## Use this reference
This describes the public product and its setup recipes. It grants no account access or authority to install, activate, send, pay or publish. Never share credentials. Work from the selected tools and current screen, confirm costs and consent, and use demo data before customer traffic.