Your booking software shouldn't be your biggest competitor.
Marketplaces: The Uncomfortable Truth
of bookings come from marketplace apps
Your Google ranking, your Instagram, your word-of-mouth — that's what fills your chairs. Not a marketplace platform.
is what they charge you for the privilege
On clients who found you themselves. Already chose you. The platform just intercepted the click — and billed you for an introduction you didn't need.
of your loyal customers are now a part of the marketplace database. Forever.
And the marketplace will now sell your customers to your competitors, the customers you worked so hard to earn.
The real cost
A five-chair salon doing $8k a month on a marketplace platform is handing over $400–600 every month. That's not a software fee. That's the part-time employee you've been wanting to hire.
Six ways Askie puts you in control.
No jargon. No feature list. Here's what actually changes.
Your data. Full stop.
Your complete client list: every appointment, preference, and note lives in your account. Not shared with a marketplace. Not locked away. One-click export any time.
Build your reputation
After every appointment, Askie collects feedback automatically. Happy customers get a direct path to Google reviews. Unhappy ones get a private channel to resolve before going public.
Kills the no-show problem
Automated reminders at 48, 24, and 2 hours. Compulsory client confirmation. Waitlist fills cancelled slots automatically. The chair doesn't sit empty, it gets filled.
Books while you work
Or sleep. Instagram DMs, Google, your website: Askie responds with your real availability and converts enquiries into confirmed appointments. No app for clients to download. No account to create. Just: tap, book, done.
Meet customers where they are
Zero-friction booking from every channel, DM, comment, Google profile, Whatsapp (coming soon). Booking completes in under 30 seconds. No redirect to a marketplace. The booking is yours, not Fresha's.
Honest pricing. Written down.
Priced on completed appointments, not staff seats. All features included. No commission on any booking. If something changes, we tell you directly, before it happens. That's not a policy. It's how we run this.
$29/month.No commissions. No per-seat fees. No surprises.
Solo Plan
- 300 bookings included · $0.25 per additional booking
- Instagram + WhatsApp* + Google booking
- Full customer data ownership
- Google Review automation included
- No contracts · cancel anytime
What most salons are paying now
A typical 5-person salon saves $4–7K per year
Why Smart Salons Are Switching
Of appointments come from marketplace apps
Of bookings start on Google Maps or Search
What Fresha costs a 5-person salon after commissions
Industry data, appointment booking sector, 2024
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