Square appointments setup for salons, spas and services

Salons, spas, barbershops and other service businesses: Roots sets up your booking site, staff schedules, policies and checkout.
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What Square offers

Plan the software and configuration around the work your team performs.

Online booking

Publish your services and availability for customer bookings.

Staff calendars

Organize services, schedules and appointment availability.

Client communication

Configure appointment confirmations and reminders.

Booking policies

Set prepayment and cancellation preferences.

Service checkout

Take payment for the appointment at checkout.

Product sales

Include retail products in the service checkout workflow.

Build an appointment workflow from booking to checkout

A salon, spa, barbershop or service business needs more than a payment point at reception. Customers need to understand the service, find an appropriate appointment and know what to expect when they arrive. Staff need a calendar and checkout process that reflect their responsibilities. Roots configures Square Appointments around that full journey, from the service list and staff availability to customer communication and payment.Describe how customers currently book and the situations reception staff handle most often. Those cases help us plan a service menu, booking settings and training that fit the business.

Make service names and durations useful for booking

Prepare your service list with names, prices, durations and the staff members who provide each service. Include any differences customers need to understand before booking. Roots helps organize the agreed service structure and availability so the booking choices match the work your team performs.Test the calendar with several cases: a familiar returning client, a new client choosing a service and an employee with a restricted schedule. Review the result from both the client and reception perspectives. Staff should understand how a service change affects the appointment they are managing.

Set communication and payment policies deliberately

Square supports appointment communication settings and booking payment policies. Roots helps configure the preferences you choose, including confirmations, reminders, prepayment and cancellation handling. Prepare the policy wording and the actions you want staff to take when a client changes an appointment. Your booking process and reception instructions should tell the same story.Review these decisions with whoever manages the business before launch. Reception staff need to know when they can make a change, when to request manager approval and how to explain the next step to the client.

Connect the calendar with front-desk checkout

Practice the handoff from the scheduled appointment to the completed sale. Confirm which employee manages the checkout, how the service is identified and how any retail products are added. Roots configures the agreed item and service structure and trains the team on the workflow they will use.Include late arrivals, changed services, canceled visits and refunds in the training discussion. The aim is a consistent process for both the service provider and reception. Managers should also understand how to review appointment and sales activity and who maintains the service list after launch.

Prepare your appointments setup and quote

Bring your service menu, staff schedules, locations, current booking process and checkout hardware details. Share the communication and payment policies you want clients to see. Roots uses those details to scope service preparation, booking configuration, device recommendations, staff training and support. Consultations and payment reviews are free; request a quote for the implementation work.Purchase hardware directly from Square. A reception desk may suit Register, Stand or Terminal, while a mobile service workflow may call for Handheld or Reader. Review the current Square software plan and device requirements alongside your booking needs before choosing equipment.

Plan your appointments equipment and configuration

  • Square Register (2nd generation)
  • Square Handheld
  • Square Terminal
  • Square Stand
  • Square Reader
  • Service menu and durations
  • Staff schedules and availability
  • Booking site and policies
  • Reminder and confirmation messages
  • Checkout and product inventory
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Appointments setup questions

Square Appointments supports booking payment policies, including prepayments and cancellation fees. Roots configures the policies you choose for your services.
Yes. Square Appointments supports staff scheduling. Roots sets up each person’s services, availability and booking workflow.
Square Register, Handheld, Terminal, Stand and Reader offer different checkout formats. Roots recommends devices for your front desk or mobile workflow; purchase hardware from Square.
Yes. We configure your service menu, durations, staff availability, booking site and customer communication settings.
Square supports appointment checkout and product sales. Roots helps organize your services, retail products and front-desk workflow.
Yes. Consultations and payment reviews are free. Book a 30-minute call to discuss your business, review your current setup and request a quote.

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