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I felt the need to share this with someone, and I think this is the right place.
A few months ago, a friend of mine (a barber) asked me to build him a website where people could book appointments. Since we couldn’t agree on the price, I had an idea: why not build it for free, not just for him, but for all barbers and salons?
Then the obvious question came up: how do we monetize it?
Ads would hurt the user experience, so I started thinking differently, why not charge for solving a real problem?
That’s when I came up with the idea of building a separate mobile app for service providers, designed to help them during the workday: – notifications about who’s next; – quick booking for walk-in clients; – better control of their schedule.
I also have another idea that I’m pretty sure doesn’t really exist yet, a kind of protection against “bad” clients who book appointments and don’t show up. To book through the app, users would need a verified account. When booking, they’d have two options: pay upfront or pay in...
I know it would probably sound more attractive if this story was coming from Silicon Valley or Manhattan, but I decided to start right here in my hometown, with local barbers and salons.
Let me know what you think. If anyone is interested in getting involved, this could easily...
Thank you Ciro!
What an interesting concept. How long did it take you to develop this idea?
Thanks a lot! Those are just a few prototyped screens, since the focus was mainly on the UX and the overall concept, it took me about 1–2 days.
Awesome, love it when the idea just flows through the creation process. Great work, well done! 🙌 🔥
Good thinking behind this!!
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