Session hairstylists: run hair styling workshops
How performance and session hairstylists can run styling workshops with online booking: one service per level, places per mirror, pro and amateur dates.
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Teaching what you do on set, from editorial updos to stage-ready styles, fills the weeks between productions. But a workshop only works with the right number of people: one per mirror, one practice head each. With Book, each workshop is a service with a fixed number of places; participants book their own place, and a full workshop leaves your page.
One service per workshop and level
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, sits within one day and has its own capacity. Separate workshops by theme and level so people choose the right one:
| Service | Example slot | Places | Example price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial updos for hairdressers | 1 day | 8 | €220 |
| Bridal styling masterclass | 4 h | 8 | €150 |
| Period and stage styles | 4 h | 6 | €160 |
| Everyday styling for beginners | 2 h | 10 | €45 |
| Private workshop for a salon team | 4 h | 1 | €900 |
Durations, places and prices are examples: set places to your mirrors and practice heads.
Places per mirror
Each online booking takes one place, so you know exactly how many stations to prepare. When the last place goes, the workshop leaves your page. A slot can last most of a day, as long as it sits within one day, so a full-day masterclass is one slot.
What the description should say
- the level: professionals, students or amateurs;
- what participants learn and practise;
- what's provided (heads, pins, products) and what to bring (tools, a model if needed);
- the address, timings and breaks.
Bringing a model
If participants bring a model, say so in the description and ask for the model's name in the note. The model doesn't need their own booking: one place covers the participant and their model. The note reaches you in the new booking email.
Professional and amateur dates
Keep professional masterclasses and beginner workshops as separate services, on different dates. Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date; for workshops between productions, add dates one by one when your shooting calendar allows. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars, so workshops and shoot days sit side by side.
Private team sessions
A salon may want you to train its team on site. Create a private workshop with one place: the salon books once. Ask in the note for the number of stylists and the address. Book doesn't take payments or issue invoices, so invoice the salon as you do now.
When a production clashes
If a booking for a shoot lands on a workshop date, move the workshop and tell each participant yourself: participants can't move or cancel online, and Book doesn't email them about changes. The booking form takes email and phone, so you can reach everyone.
After the workshop
Participants who want more can book a follow-up or a one-to-one session. Mention it at the end of the workshop and keep it as its own service.
What Book doesn't do
Book doesn't take payments, sell tickets, issue certificates or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field: if you teach with an assistant, create services in each name. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.
How do I cap workshop numbers?
Can a workshop last all day?
Does a model need their own booking?
Can a salon book a private session?
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