Tees Life Tees Life Issue 12 | Page 51

Eleventh Hour BEAUTY to the rescue! You know the scenario – you have an extra special event coming up and the day before you break a nail, use the wrong product which results in blonde hair with a tinge of green, or lose a cluster of fake lashes leaving you with a bald spot! Eleventh Hour is a fantastic platform which can put customers in touch with providers for those last-minute emergency beauty appointments Abigail Fletcher - the entpreneur behind Eleventh Hour Beauty. How it works PERFECT FOR THE CUSTOMER Eleventh Hour is easy, free and saves you so much time. Simply download or go to the website and it becomes your go-to when you need an appointment. Without having to make countless calls, the platform directs you to the expert of your choice at salons with available time slots. You can book 24/7 and view past and future appointments to keep track of not only the date of your treatments, but which technician did them and how you rated the service. Opt for reminder ‘push notifications’ before the appointment and also cancel appointments via the Eleventh Hour platform if you need to. Afterwards, feel free to rate the salon. DON’T FORGET YOU CAN… AS EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE! 1. Simply input which service you want and when you want it 2 . Review the results and select the 3. appointment which best suits you Await confirmation from the provider and turn up! Eleventh Hour is easy, free and saves you so much time. Do you own a beauty business? Sign up to Eleventh Hour as a great way to increase your client base Joining Eleventh Hour for a small monthly fee with no commission, no contract and no minimum term allows your business to publicise available appointments with no limit to the amount of slots you advertise. Create a dedicated subsite within the Eleventh Hour platform and customise it to include company images, location, map, opening times, contact details, staff profiles and services provided. You can also add the link to your Facebook and Instagram pages so people can click the "book now" button and be directed to Eleventh Hour. > Confirm or reject any appointment - the customer requests the appointment and then awaits confirmation from you. > Amend availability 24/7 – no more leaving a paying customer to dash for the phone just in case you miss out on someone wanting to book a treatment. > Benefit from our marketing – Eleventh Hour will actively direct traffic to our site so by simply listing you can be found by customers. > Take a deposit from clients if you wish via your preferred method - the deposit terms are organised by you and the money goes directly to you. Eleventh Hour simply notify the client if a deposit is required. > Rate your customer after the appointment. > Send out a push notification to all customers who have "favourited" your business, notifying of last- minute cancellations etc. tees-life.co.uk 51