Service routing is optional. Owners or authorized managers create the shop’s custom services and assign eligible team members; staff can pause or resume assigned services for the shift. The kiosk does not let customers choose a specific team member. There is one shared rotation, with eligibility affecting the order for each service.
Barber Guide
Managing Your Appointments
Troubleshooting & Growth
- Why Don’t Clients See Any Available Appointment Times?
- Why Isn’t the Booking Option Showing on My Listing?
- I Received a Booking but Didn’t Get a Text or Email
- What Happens to My Appointments If I Downgrade My Listing?
- How to Get More Appointment Bookings From Your Haircut Now Listing
- Haircut Now Appointments FAQ for Barbers
Getting Started with Appointments
Walk-In Manager
- What to Do When No Team Members Are Available
- What Happens If You Leave Before Your Turn?
- How to Know When It’s Your Turn
- How the Walk-In Waiting List Works
- How to Check In for a Walk-In
- Walk-In Manager Notifications and Troubleshooting for Staff
- Understanding Walk-In Manager Reports and Statistics
- How to Set Up and Use the Walk-In Manager Kiosk
- How Staff Complete a Walk-In Service
- Walk-In Manager Staff Guide: Check In, Accept, Pass, and Get Ready Again
Booth Rental Manager
- Booth Rental Manager Access, Payments, and Reminder Troubleshooting
- My Booth Rent: Renter Getting Started Guide
- Understanding Booth Rental Manager Balances, Ledger, and Downloads
- How to End Recurring Rent or Remove a Renter
- How to Send Booth Rent Reminders
- How to Manage Booth Rental Manager Access
- How to Give Renters Access to My Booth Rent
- How to Add Late Fees and Correct Booth Rent Records
- How to Review Payments Reported by Renters
- How to Record Booth Rent Payments and Partial Payments
Haircut Now Biz App
- Haircut Now Biz Account, Connection, and Support Troubleshooting
- Understanding Biz Product Access, Premium, and Haircut Now Shops
- How to Open, Edit, and Share Your Digital Barber Card in Biz
- How to Set Booking Hours, Breaks, and Time Off in Biz
- How to Manage Marketplace Services, Prices, and Clients in Biz
- How to Add, Reschedule, or Cancel Marketplace Appointments in Biz
- How to Use the Biz Schedule and Find Your Appointments
- How to Manage Your Marketplace Listing from Haircut Now Biz
- Haircut Now Biz Notifications and Same-Day Request Troubleshooting
- How to Manage a Confirmed Same-Day Appointment in Biz
Shop Bookings
- Shop Bookings Setup, Access, and Appointment Troubleshooting
- How to Find and Share Your Shop Booking Page
- How to Manage Shop Booking Customers, History, and Notes
- How to Reschedule or Cancel a Shop Booking Appointment
- How to View and Add Shop Booking Appointments
- How to Add All-Day Time Off in Shop Bookings
- How to Set Weekly Hours for Shop Booking Team Members
- How to Activate, Deactivate, or Delete Shop Booking Services
- How to Add and Assign Services in Shop Bookings
- How to Turn Shop Bookings On or Off for a Team Member
Digital Barber Card
- How to Open, Edit, and Share Your Digital Barber Card in Biz
- Digital Barber Card Sign-In, Sharing, and Setup Troubleshooting
- How to Upgrade or Manage Your Barber Card Pro Subscription
- How to Read Your Digital Barber Card Analytics
- How Clients Can Save Your Digital Barber Card to Contacts
- How to Share Your Digital Barber Card and Download Its QR Code
- How to Add a Booking Link to Your Digital Barber Card
- How to Edit Your Digital Barber Card Profile and Design
- Understanding Basic and Pro Digital Barber Cards
- Digital Barber Card: Getting Started Guide
Premium Listings – Online Booking
- Haircut Now Appointments FAQ for Barbers
- Why Isn’t the Booking Option Showing on My Listing?
- Appointments vs. Same-Day Haircut Requests: What’s the Difference?
- How to Set Your Appointment Availability
- How Haircut Now Helps Clients Book Their Next Appointment
- How Client Reviews Work After an Appointment
- What Notifications Do My Clients Receive?
- What Are Haircut Now Appointments?
- What Happens to My Appointments If I Downgrade My Listing?
- How to Set Booking Hours, Breaks, and Time Off in Biz
Frequently Asked Questions
Walk-In Manager — Owners & Staff
Can I route walk-ins by service or let clients choose a team member?
Do I need accurate GPS to create my business or set up booth rent?
Device location is not required to create the business or manage booth-rent accounting. Walk-In Manager requires the kiosk’s saved business location, and team members use precise location for daily on-site check-in. Complete the location setup before expecting the team to join the rotation.
Will I still receive walk-in alerts if my phone is locked or the app is closed?
Allow notifications and verify alerts on the phone you will use. Supported push notifications can arrive while the phone is locked or the app is not open, but internet access, permissions, and background settings matter. A successful test alert does not check you into the daily rotation. Alert troubleshooting.
Can an owner remove a staff member who no longer works at the business?
Owners and managers with the required Walk-In Manager authority can remove former team members from the business’s walk-in team. Review their access promptly. Removing walk-in participation should not be treated as canceling their appointments, ending rent terms, or deleting their entire Haircut Now account.
Why can’t I mark a walk-in service complete yet?
After you accept, the two-minute Accepted — verify the client countdown runs first. Service starts automatically when it ends. The business’s minimum-completion timer starts at service start, not acceptance. Choose Mark Complete only after the actual service is finished and that minimum has passed. During the verification window, use Walked Out or Not a Walk-In for an incorrect entry.
What happens if I do not respond to a walk-in offer in time?
How is the daily staff rotation determined?
The shared daily rotation starts in check-in order and resets with the shop’s local business date. Only eligible Ready team members receive visible numbered positions. With service routing enabled, the eligible order depends on the service; there is no universal next-up position across every service. Check in again each workday.
Who should use Walk-In Manager?
Walk-In Manager is designed for businesses that serve walk-in clients and need a fair, visible way to manage staff availability and client flow. Owners and managers control business settings, team access, the kiosk, and reports. Staff use it to check in, receive walk-in offers, pass when needed, complete services, and return to Ready status.
Booking an Appointment
Which time zone should I use for my appointment?
Where can I find my appointment and the shop address?
Use the appointment confirmation and the My Bookings page for clients when the booking is connected to your account. Review the public listing for the provider’s address and contact details. Use the account and sign-in method associated with the booking.
How do I know my appointment is confirmed?
Complete the booking flow and review the final confirmation or appointment status. Check the provider, service, date, time, and location. Selecting a time or receiving a response to a same-day request is not enough by itself. If you are unsure, check your booking record or contact the provider before making a duplicate booking.
Why are there no available appointment times?
Why does a listing have no online booking button?
Not every listing includes online booking. Public booking is available on eligible Premium individual listings and configured Shop Complete booking pages. Use the contact or external booking options actually shown on the listing. A business appearing in the directory does not guarantee online booking or an opening.
Can I choose a specific barber?
How do I find a barber and book an appointment?
Search the Haircut Now directory, open a listing, and review its services, location, photos, and booking options. Where online booking is available, choose a service and an available time, enter the required details, and complete the booking. Review the final confirmation before traveling.
Payments, Changes & Booking Help
Who should I contact if my booking or payment looks wrong?
Contact the provider for service details, arrival instructions, or schedule changes. For a Haircut Now account or payment problem, email [email protected] with your booking date, provider, account email, and a brief description. Include a receipt reference if relevant; do not send passwords or full card details.
How do refunds, cancellation fees, or a no-show work?
Review the terms shown for your specific booking and contact the provider about changes or a missed appointment. For money paid through Haircut Now, contact support with the booking and payment details. For money paid directly to the barber or through another booking platform, contact that recipient. A cancellation does not by itself confirm that a refund has been issued.
Will I receive a confirmation or reminder?
Eligible online bookings use the email/SMS messages enabled for the booking system. Confirmations, updates, and reminders depend on those settings, the appointment status, and valid contact details. Check spam folders and your booking record if a message is missing. Do not assume a booking failed just because no message arrived.
How do I reschedule or cancel an appointment?
Open the booking details and use any reschedule or cancellation option offered. If no option is available, contact the provider using the confirmation or listing details. Agree on the change and check that the appointment record or confirmation reflects it. Sending a message alone does not necessarily change the booking.
Is there a deposit or extra fee for a same-day appointment?
When you book a same-day appointment, you pay a $10 deposit through Haircut Now. That deposit counts toward the total service price. You pay the remaining balance when you arrive at the shop, so there is no additional fee for using Haircut Now.
For example, a $40 haircut is $10 at booking plus $30 at the shop, for $40 total.
Do I pay online or at the appointment?
For regular Haircut Now appointments configured for direct payment, you pay the barber at the appointment using their accepted methods. The displayed service price or booking confirmation is not proof of payment.
For same-day appointments, pay a $10 deposit when booking and the remaining service balance when you arrive at the shop. The deposit is credited toward the service price, with no extra fee for using Haircut Now. External booking websites use their own payment arrangements.
Same-Day Haircut Requests
What happens if no barber responds to my same-day request?
Check the request status and any expiry, cancellation, or payment instructions shown in your account. You can also look for an available regular appointment or contact a provider. Do not travel to a shop without a confirmed arrangement. If a payment was collected and its status is unclear, contact Haircut Now support rather than assuming a refund has completed.
Does starting a request from a barber’s listing send it only to that barber?
How is a same-day request different from online booking?
Online booking reserves an available service and time with the selected provider. A same-day request asks eligible nearby barbers about service today. Barbers can respond, and you then complete the selection and confirmation steps shown. Availability is not guaranteed.
When you book the same-day appointment, you pay a $10 deposit toward the service price and pay the remaining balance when you arrive at the shop. There is no additional fee for using Haircut Now.
Walk-In Visits
Can I choose a barber or rely on an exact wait time at the kiosk?
The Walk-In Manager kiosk uses the shop’s rotation and eligible team members; it does not offer customer selection of a specific team member. If service selection is enabled, choose the service you need. Queue information does not guarantee an exact wait. Ask staff about preferences or use regular online booking for a specific provider.
What happens if I leave the walk-in queue before being served?
What should I do if the kiosk says no team members are available?
Haircut Now Products & Accounts
Where can barbers and shop owners get setup help?
Use the Help menu for Haircut Now Biz, Premium online booking, Shop Bookings, Walk-In Manager, Booth Rental Manager, and Digital Barber Card. Each collection includes setup and troubleshooting instructions.
Are Walk-In Manager and Booth Rental Manager used to book a haircut?
Walk-In Manager lets customers join a participating shop’s in-person waiting list; joining the queue is not a timed appointment. Booth Rental Manager tracks rent between shop owners and renters and is not a customer haircut booking tool. See Walk-In Manager help or Booth Rental Manager help.
How do I save a barber’s contact details?
Can I book from a Digital Barber Card?
If the card displays a booking button, it opens the provider’s available booking destination. That may be Haircut Now or an external platform. Opening the button does not reserve an appointment; finish the destination’s booking process. Basic contact-only cards may have no booking button. Digital Barber Card help.
What is the difference between Premium individual booking and Shop Bookings?
A Premium individual listing offers booking with that provider. Shop Bookings supports a shop’s team and is included only with Shop Complete. As a customer, use the public listing or shop booking page and confirm the provider and location. Owners can read Premium booking help or Shop Bookings help.
Which Haircut Now app should clients use?
Clients use Haircut Now and the customer-facing website booking options. Haircut Now Biz is for barbers, while Haircut Now Shops provides business tools for shop teams. You do not need a business subscription to be a customer; review the service and any payment terms for your actual booking.
Haircut Now Biz — Barber FAQs
Where do I manage appointments and other products in Biz?
Use Schedule for the connected Marketplace calendar and the separate Same-Day route for those appointments. My Business provides supported listing, card, and product tools. Controls depend on your app version and account access; use the linked website workflow if needed. Shop operations are managed in Haircut Now Shops. All Biz help.
Why am I not receiving same-day requests?
Requests depend on nearby client demand, your workplace location, account eligibility, and working notifications. Eligible non-mobile barbers generally receive requests within approximately 15 miles. Verify your profile and phone notifications, and use the latest available app version. Premium does not guarantee requests, and mobile barbers are not eligible.
Does accepting a same-day request guarantee the client is booked with me?
No. Several eligible barbers may receive the request. Follow the response and confirmation steps, then check that a confirmed appointment appears for you. Review the service, time, location, and payment arrangement before providing service. Same-day requests are separate from your Marketplace booking calendar.
The client pays a $10 deposit when booking the same-day appointment, then pays you the remaining service balance at the shop. Haircut Now retains the deposit as the barber referral fee. Because the deposit counts toward the service price, the client pays no additional fee for using Haircut Now.
Why is my existing listing or Digital Barber Card missing in Biz?
Check that Biz is connected to the Haircut Now account that owns the listing or card. Profile setup and verified ownership are separate steps. Use the account-connection or account-switch option offered. Do not create a duplicate listing or buy another subscription to fix an account mismatch; contact support if the connection remains incorrect.
How do I get started with Haircut Now Biz?
Use your existing Biz login if you already have an account. If you own a Marketplace listing but have not joined Biz, use Connect my existing listing when offered and complete ownership verification. New barbers should use registration. Complete your workplace and profile details and enable notifications. Biz setup guide.
Premium Listings — Online Booking FAQs
What happens to my bookings if I downgrade to a Free listing?
Public online booking is removed, but your account and appointment history are retained. Free provides a private manual calendar; its manual entries do not send automated booking email/SMS messages. Premium client, service, and availability controls are locked. A downgrade is not a cancellation action—review upcoming appointments. Premium booking help.
Does Premium booking collect payment and send customer messages?
For the direct-payment booking flow, clients pay you at the appointment; a booking confirmation is not proof of payment. Eligible paid booking actions use configured email/SMS notifications. Channels, reminders, and follow-ups depend on active settings and valid contact details. Same-day requests use a separate payment workflow.
How do I add, reschedule, or cancel a Premium appointment?
Open Appointments → Manage Appointments. Select or enter the client, choose a service and available time, and save. Use the existing appointment’s Manage action for changes or cancellation. Check the saved result and coordinate changes with the client. Website appointment guide.
How do I change booking services, hours, breaks, and time off?
Use Services for offerings, prices, durations, and active status. Use Availability for weekly hours, breaks, and Time Off / Block Time. Save and check the public result. Review existing appointments separately; time off overlapping a booking may be rejected, and changing hours does not reschedule appointments.
What do I need before clients can book my Premium listing?
Use the account that owns your claimed eligible Premium individual listing. Open My Appointments or Booking Manager, add active services with prices and durations, save availability, and check your time zone. Test the public listing’s booking options. Setup guide.
Shop Bookings — Shop Complete FAQs
Will turning a provider’s booking off cancel their appointments?
Do not treat that switch, service deactivation, or time off as a cancellation action. Review existing appointments separately and use their edit or cancel controls when needed. Check the selected team member before changing records, and confirm changes with the customer. Shop Bookings help.
Why does Shop Bookings show a setup or ownership error after purchase?
Package access and the shop’s booking connection must both be ready. Confirm the correct shop and owner account. A provisioning or ownership message needs setup or connection review; it does not mean you should purchase another package. Contact support with the shop name and exact message.
How do I make a team member available for online appointments?
In Booking → Team, add or link the correct active Haircut Now member account and turn booking on. In Services, assign active services. In Settings, save the provider’s weekly hours and check time off and the business time zone. Then check the public booking page. Linking the account alone does not complete setup.
Who can manage my shop’s bookings?
Which package includes Shop Bookings?
Shop Bookings is included only with Shop Complete. Individual Marketplace Premium is for an individual booking profile, while Shop Complete supports shop team booking. Sign in to Haircut Now Shops and open Booking. Shop setup guide.
Booth Rental Manager — Owner & Renter FAQs
Where do I find rent history, reminders, and year-end records?
Review the current balance, last payment received, and Recent ledger for the last 30 days. Use the available PDF or CSV annual downloads for records. Send manual reminders when needed. Use the product’s correction and rent-ending controls rather than entering a payment you did not receive. Booth Rental Manager help.
How do renters see their balance or report a payment?
Enable Give this renter access to My Booth Rent with the renter’s account email. That option does not automatically send an invitation email; tell the renter how to sign in. Review submissions under Reported payments before accepting them into the balance. A reported payment is not proof you received the money.
How do I bring over rent already owed without charging it twice?
How do I set up Booth Rental Manager?
Open Booth Rental Manager in Haircut Now Shops. Add a renter, choose recurring or one-time rent, enter the amount and schedule, and set the opening balance with its Balance as of date. Configure optional rent terms and renter access. Owner setup guide.
Digital Barber Card — Basic & Pro FAQs
Where do I manage my Card subscription and see results?
Use Manage subscription in the card manager for the available billing controls. Pro’s Last 30 days shows views, QR visits, downloads, and action clicks. These counts do not confirm completed bookings, calls, saved contacts, or revenue. If paid access is missing, verify the owner account before purchasing again.
Will my QR code or card link change when I update or upgrade the card?
How do I edit my card or add my existing booking link?
Can I use Barber Card Pro without a Marketplace listing?
Yes. Sign in to your card manager with the account you intend to keep. If no card exists, use the Pro setup offered, choose a public username and billing interval, and review checkout. Marketplace Premium and Card Pro are separate products.
What is included in Basic versus Pro Digital Barber Card?
Basic is available with an eligible claimed individual listing and uses its connected Marketplace profile. Free-listing Basic is contact-only; eligible paid individual listings can provide their Haircut Now directory booking link. Pro adds independent editing, external booking links, custom design, analytics, and SVG QR downloads. Card help.
Shop Operations & Shop Complete — Plans & Access
What should I do if a product I already pay for is locked?
Check the signed-in account, business or listing, active plan, and role permissions. Finish any ownership or setup prompts, then reload. Contact [email protected] with the product, account email, business/listing, and exact message if access remains wrong. Do not create duplicate accounts or purchases to bypass a connection issue.
Where do I check prices, trials, renewal, or cancellation?
Use the Pricing page and review the selected product’s checkout terms for its price, billing period, and trial. Manage an existing subscription through that product’s billing controls and check the effective renewal or cancellation date. Canceling one product does not automatically cancel unrelated subscriptions.
Which app should my shop’s barbers and managers use?
Haircut Now Biz provides individual barber and same-day tools. Haircut Now Shops provides shop operations and the access assigned to each member. The Haircut Now client app is for customers. Use the product’s setup guide and the correct connected account; logging into one surface does not grant every shop permission.
Does buying one Haircut Now product unlock every other product?
What is the difference between Shop Operations and Shop Complete?
Shop Operations combines Walk-In Manager and Booth Rental Manager. Shop Complete adds Shop Bookings and its package benefits. Each product still needs its own setup: team rotation, rent terms, and booking services/hours are separate. Review the current pricing and package details before subscribing.