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Salons and beauty studios · Social media

Post the work you did, unfiltered, on the skin you actually see.

Social media for a salon is the portfolio a customer scrolls before booking, and for bridal work it is the shortlist itself. GullySales sets what gets photographed after each service, plans the posts around the wedding and festival months, and treats the messages as bookings.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What social media means

Social media is the ongoing posting your business does on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to stay visible to customers and prospects between purchases. GullySales plans a posting calendar, writes captions and designs the images so the page looks active and answers what a visitor would ask.

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For salons and beauty studios

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “Filters cost you the walk-in”

    A customer books from an edited photograph, gets a good natural result and leaves unhappy. The filter caused that.

  • “Brides shortlist months ahead”

    A bride saves artists in July for a January wedding, so the grid has to show the bride's skin tone and kind of function.

  • “Before and after needs permission and honesty”

    The customer has to agree, and the after cannot be a different light, a different angle and a different face.

What we do

What we deliver for salons and beauty studios.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. A shot routine after each service

    What to photograph, in which light and from which angle after a colour, a bridal trial or a nail set, done in two minutes at the station.

    Result: The portfolio fills without a separate photoshoot.

  2. Consent taken at the chair and written down

    A simple ask at billing for permission to share photographs, with a note of who agreed and to what.

    Result: A customer is never surprised to find themselves on the grid.

  3. The grid sorted by service and by stylist

    Highlights and collections for colour, bridal, nails and men's grooming, so somebody can find the work they came looking for.

    Result: A bride sees bridal, not last week's nail art.

  4. Posts planned to the wedding and festival months

    Bridal work pushed three to four months before the main muhurta dates, festival looks before Diwali, Karva Chauth or Onam, and the weekday offer in the flat weeks.

    Result: You are visible while people are deciding.

  5. The Instagram inbox worked like an appointment book

    Messages checked twice a day by a named person and written into the same list as the phone and walk-in enquiries, since bridal arrives there first.

    Result: A midnight bridal message has an answer by morning.

  6. Captions that name the service, the time and the price band

    Each post saying what was done, how long it took and roughly what it costs, with the booking link kept in the profile.

    Result: A post saved in July still becomes an appointment.

How the result is measured

  • Posts published
  • Engagement rate
  • Enquiries from social profiles

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full social media marketing page

Platform for this buyer

What a salon posts on each platform, and the one action it asks for.

Instagram reels of the finished look
Film the result in natural light at the chair, with the service named on screen: balayage, keratin, bridal trial. End with 'message us to book' and answer the message with a slot, not a rate card.
Instagram highlights as a menu
Keep highlights named Bridal, Hair colour, Skin and Nails, each with a few recent works and the price band in text. A woman checking your page before booking should find their service in one tap.
WhatsApp Business status and catalogue
Post tomorrow's open slots and a festival offer in status, and keep services with prices in the catalogue. The action is one reply, 'book 5 pm', so the receptionist can confirm it on the spot.
Google Business Profile posts
Add the latest photo and a short note on a service or offer. People searching 'salon near me' see these before your Instagram. The action is call or directions.
What not to post
A client's face without consent, a half-done colour, stock looks copied from Pinterest as your work, and comments about another salon. Post only what your stylist actually did.

Who it is for

This is written for these salons and beauty studios.

  • Neighbourhood unisex salons
  • Ladies beauty parlours and threading studios
  • Premium hair studios and colour specialists
  • Bridal makeup artists and bridal studios
  • Freelance and home-visit makeup artists
  • Nail, lash and brow studios
  • Men's grooming lounges and barbershops
  • Franchise outlets of salon chains
  • Skin care and cosmetics brands selling online and through salons

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • The salon has no customer consent routine for photographs, and each post would risk a complaint.
  • You use heavy filters and the work in the chair looks different.
  • Nobody will reply to the messages that posts bring, so the bookings would go elsewhere.

How it works

How the social media work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Confirm audience, platforms and access

    We note which platforms your buyers use and check that the pages sit under your own business accounts, with you as owner and us as added roles.

  2. 2

    Review the current presence

    We read the existing pages, the posts that drew replies and the gaps in posting.

  3. 3

    Build the calendar

    Themes, formats and dates are set out for your approval, with space for offers and news.

  4. 4

    Create, approve and publish

    Posts are made, approved by you and scheduled. Replies to the public are handled in your voice.

  5. 5

    Record enquiries and adjust

    Enquiries are logged against the post or platform where they began, and the mix changes to follow what brings them.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 0, foundation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Should we post before and after photographs?
Yes, with permission and in the same light. An after shot taken in different lighting is the reason a customer arrives expecting something you cannot do.
How often should we post?
Three or four times a week in the bridal season and less in the flat months. Shooting during service means there is always material without a separate shoot.
A client messages on Instagram late at night asking the price. What should we reply?
Reply in the morning with the service, the price band and two open slots, and ask which the customer wants. A bare number invites comparison. If hair length or colour history changes the price, say so and offer a short consultation.
We have more than one branch. One account or one each?
Keep one brand account for the work and a Google Business Profile for each branch with its own address, photos and phone. Separate Instagram accounts split attention. Tag the branch and stylist in each post so the booking goes to the right place.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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