With the right software, a few hours at most. With the wrong software, it can take days, and that’s before you’ve even run a real booking through it.
Here’s what setup actually involves and how to get it done without it taking over your week.
What you actually need to set up
Setting up salon software comes down to four things: your services, your hours, your staff, and your booking page. Everything else: reminders, reporting, stock management flows from those basics.
Services and pricing
Add each service you offer, set the duration, and set the price. Be precise with durations. If a colour and cut takes two hours and fifteen minutes, put that in. Rounding up or down by 15 minutes in either direction will affect your schedule every single day.
Your working hours
Set the hours you actually work, not idealised hours you aspire to. If you don’t take clients before 9 am, don’t open the booking system at 8 am. Your calendar should reflect reality.
Your staff
If you have a team, add each person, set their services, and set their individual hours. Clients booking online will be able to choose who they’re seeing and see accurate availability for that person.
Your booking page
Add your logo, choose your colours, write a short description. This is what clients see when they follow your booking link. It takes ten minutes and makes a real difference to how professional the experience feels. Baxus lets you customise your booking page as part of the setup.
Then share your link
Once your services and hours are in, your booking link is live. Put it in your Instagram bio, add it to your Google Business profile, drop it on your website. You’re done.
The whole process takes a couple of hours if you sit down and do it properly. Baxus is designed to get you set up fast no onboarding calls, no training sessions, no waiting for someone to configure it for you.