How to Run a Salon on a Google Sheet (No Costly App)
Why a Google Sheet beats Fresha and Zenoti for 80% of Indian salons under 10 staff.
A small salon doesn't need heavy software
Tools like Fresha and Zenoti are powerful, but they're overkill and expensive for a salon under 10 staff — the monthly subscription runs for years. A well-built Google Sheet does 90% of the job for free.
What your sheet should have
A customer list (name, phone, birthday, last visit), a daily appointment tab, a billing/revenue tracker, and a staff commission tab. That's enough to run a 5-staff salon completely.
Connect it with WhatsApp
Keep a 'click-to-chat' WhatsApp link next to each customer in the sheet. With one click you can send a reminder or recall message — without typing the number.
When to upgrade
When you hit 40+ appointments a day or run multiple branches, a dedicated system makes sense. AgenticVani Salon CRM is built on Google Sheets itself — ready-made, one-time ₹499, no monthly fee — so you don't have to build it from scratch.
Everything here comes ready-made inside AgenticVani — one-time ₹499, no monthly fee.
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