Pedicurists: build a pedicure menu with timings
How pedicurists can build a pedicure menu for online booking: one service per treatment, slot lengths that include drying, clear descriptions. €5/month.
5 min read
Your treatment list may live in your head or on a laminated card, but online it needs to answer three questions at a glance: what is it, how long does it take, and how much does it cost. With Book, each pedicure becomes a service with its own name, slot length, price and description, so clients pick the right treatment and every booking fits your day.
One service per treatment
On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service and sits within one day. Build your menu treatment by treatment:
| Service | Example slot | Places | Example price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Express pedicure (shape and polish) | 30 min | 1 | €25 |
| Classic pedicure | 50 min | 1 | €38 |
| Gel pedicure | 1 h | 1 | €45 |
| Spa pedicure with scrub and mask | 1 h 15 | 1 | €55 |
| Gel removal + gel pedicure | 1 h 15 | 1 | €52 |
| Pedicure at your home | 1 h 15 | 1 | €55 |
Durations and prices are examples: set your own.
Timings that include drying
A pedicure isn't finished when the last coat goes on. Set each slot to the full time the client is with you, including drying, so the next client doesn't arrive while the previous one is still waiting with cotton between their toes. Time a few treatments on a normal day and use those numbers.
Names and descriptions clients understand
Use plain names, then let the description do the detail:
- the steps included: soak, nail shaping, cuticles, hard skin, scrub, massage, polish;
- whether polish or gel is included, and if removal is extra;
- what to bring or wear, such as open shoes;
- that clients with a foot or skin condition should contact you before booking, according to the rules that apply to you.
Add-ons as separate services
Each online booking takes one place in one service, so a client can't add "nail art +€5" to a booking. Instead, create the combined version as its own service, such as "Gel pedicure with nail art", with the longer slot and higher price. Fewer, clearer options work better than a long list of extras.
Keep the menu short
Every service appears on your public page; there are no hidden services. Five or six well-described pedicures are easier to choose from than fifteen. Group variations into one service where the time and price are the same.
Home visits
For pedicures at home, create a separate service with travel included in the slot, and ask in the note for the address, parking and floor. The note reaches you in the new booking email. Tell clients not to write health details there, since the note also appears in their calendar file.
Seasonal treatments
Before summer, add a seasonal treatment as its own service with an end date. Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until that date, then it disappears from your page without you having to remember.
Regular clients
Before a regular leaves, book their next pedicure from your bookings list. First and last name are enough; with their email, they get a confirmation with a calendar file.
What Book doesn't do
Book doesn't take payments, sell gift vouchers or send reminders. Clients can't move or cancel online: they contact you. One booking page per business, no staff field: with several technicians, create services per person. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.
How long should a pedicure slot be?
Can clients add extras to a booking?
Can I hide some treatments?
Can I offer pedicures at home?
- Pedicure booking software & foot care app — €5/month
- Pedicurists: set up manicure and pedicure combos
- Manicurists: plan gel and extension refills