Reception happens between services
A message about a new visit can arrive while you are preparing the chair. Confirm the service and time deliberately rather than letting an unanswered inquiry become an assumed booking.
Software for independent salon suite owners
Your suite, your diary, a clear client record.
Working from a salon suite can mean answering an inquiry, preparing a color service and checking out a client without a reception team. Keep the agreed visit and business details within reach so the next administrative task does not depend on remembering the last conversation.
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The everyday details
You know the work.
The admin adds up.
The chair needs preparation time
A chemical service, consultation or restyle can require more room around it than a maintenance cut. A clear service duration and buffer help protect the next appointment.
Suite costs sit outside the service bill
Rent, laundry and supplies continue even when the diary has gaps. Keep business expenses visible rather than judging the practice only by the clients seen.
The next visit still needs agreement
A client leaving the chair may mention another service without settling a time. Discuss the scope and confirm the next appointment explicitly rather than treating a friendly conversation as a reserved place in the diary.
How Microtra helps
Keep the business connected.
Use the tools that fit your day, with your records ready on your phone or on the web.
Reserve visits from your own desk
Set services with duration, buffers and availability, then create bookings inside the app. Review schedule conflicts before confirming the arrangement through your usual client channel.
Explore this featureRetain each client's business history
Save contacts, ordinary notes, estimates and invoices together. Record the approved service in appointment notes while following your separate consultation and consent procedures.
Explore this featureCheck pack credits before checkout
Manage client packs and memberships inside the app, including credit use, balances, expiration, top-ups and renewals. Public online booking and online package sales are coming soon.
Explore this featureReconcile the service with suite costs
Share service invoice PDFs from your device and record payment received elsewhere. Enter rent, supplies and other expenses with receipt photos, then review outstanding invoices and business reports.
Explore this featurePrepare an estimate for a larger service
Use an estimate when a consultation needs a clear commercial agreement before the appointment. Describe the proposed service and approved additions, then review them with the client.
Explore this featureA day in the life
From the first quote to paid.
Prepare the day in the suite
Review the visits you have confirmed and the preparation each needs. Check the contact and agreed service before setting up the chair.
Handle the next inquiry
Discuss the requested service directly, choose a realistic time and create the booking. Check its buffer against the next commitment.
Confirm any extra treatment
Discuss an addition before performing it and update the invoice details. Review a pack balance if the visit uses an existing client arrangement.
Finish the business handover
Share the invoice PDF, record payment received through your existing method and enter the day's business receipts before leaving the suite.
Your words
Find your way around.
Choose Barber & salon when you set up Microtra and these are the labels you start with. Change them, and the tools you use, any time in Modules & terms.
- Your work
- Appointment
- Your customer
- Client
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Questions from independent salon suite owners.
Is this software for renting out salon suites?
This page is for the independent practitioner working in a suite. Microtra does not administer suite leases, collect tenant rent or manage building occupancy.
How does a suite stylist set up the app?
Choose Barber & salon for Appointment and Client. Bookings and packages start on; linked records and stock start off, with optional modules in Modules & terms.
Can I sell a service pack from my website?
Online package sales are coming soon. Arrange the pack directly with your client and manage credits and renewals inside the app.
Can I take a card deposit before a visit?
Microtra card deposits and card charging are coming soon. Use an existing payment method and record what you have received against the invoice.
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