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Instagram booking for lash techs: stop booking by DM

A Book Now button on Instagram lets clients pick a slot and get email reminders, without the DM back-and-forth. Setmore Free. Free.

At a glance

  • What it costsFree

  • Worth, in extra profit or time saved in the worked example$184£138€164A$265C$259 a month

  • Pays for itselfFree to run

  • Sign up and configure; no technical skills neededEasy to set up

Figures come from the worked example below, using its stated assumptions. Tool prices checked . How we check prices

The problem

Lash and brow clients find you on Instagram and then send a DM: what's free on Saturday, how much is a lift, can I bring it forward. A technician answering 12 booking DMs a week, at about 8 minutes of back-and-forth each, spends over an hour and a half a week, about 6.9 hours a month, often between clients or late at night.

What the AI does

Setmore is online booking software. Its free plan, for up to 4 users, includes unlimited appointments, a booking page, Instagram and Facebook Book Now buttons and email reminders and confirmations. Add your treatments with prices and durations, set your hours, and connect the Instagram button so clients book a real slot themselves. Text reminders, deposits and recurring appointments need Pro at $12 (about $12£9€11A$17C$17) a user a month, or $5 (about $5£4€5A$8C$8) billed annually. Patch test and allergy details don't belong in Setmore's booking notes; keep them in your client records.

A worked example

A lash and brow technician in Luton working from a home studio gets about 12 booking DMs a week. They set up Setmore's free plan with their treatments and patch test appointments, add the Book Now button to Instagram and pin a post explaining how to book.

Before

About 12 booking DMs a week at about 8 minutes each

After

Most clients book themselves through the button; DMs drop to questions, saving about 6.9 hours a month

What it's worth

About $184£138€164A$265C$259 a month in time saved: 8 minutes on each of 12 DMs a week is 96 minutes, times 4.3 is about 6.9 hours, worth $184£138€164A$265C$259 at $27£20€24A$38C$38 an hour. Setmore's free plan covers the booking page, Instagram button and email reminders at no cost.

How to set it up

  1. Sign up for Setmore's free plan and add each treatment with its price and duration, including patch test appointments.
  2. Set your working hours and breaks so only real gaps show.
  3. Connect the Instagram Book Now button and pin a post saying how to book.
  4. Book a test appointment yourself on your phone to see what clients see.
  5. Reply to booking DMs with the link rather than offering times by message.

What goes wrong

  • The free plan sends email reminders only. If no-shows are a problem, text reminders need Pro.
  • A new client can book a full set without a patch test unless you make the patch test a separate first booking and check before you start.
  • Keep allergy and patch test results out of the booking page and notes. They're health data under UK GDPR and belong in your client records.

More ideas for Lash and brow technicians

Fresha marketplace for lash and brow techs: new clients

List your treatments on Fresha's marketplace, where people search nearby, and pay only on a new client's first visit. From about $17£13€15A$25C$24 a month.

  • Costs $113£85€101A$163C$160/mo
  • Worth $359£270€321A$518C$508/mo
  • Pays for itself in about two weeks
  • Easy to set up

Lash infill reminders: rebook clients before they lapse

A message goes to clients who haven't rebooked their infill within the time you set, with a link to book. Fresha. From about $17£13€15A$25C$24 a month.

  • Costs $17–24£13–18€15–21A$25–35C$24–34/mo
  • Worth $140£105€125A$202C$197/mo
  • Pays for itself in about a week
  • Easy to set up

Patch test records for lash and brow techs: none missed

Record each client's patch test with date and result, and flag services that need one when clients book. Fresha. From about $17£13€15A$25C$24 a month.

  • Costs $17£13€15A$25C$24/mo
  • Worth $114£86€102A$165C$162/mo
  • Pays for itself in about a week
  • Easy to set up

Waitlist for lash technicians: fill canceled infill slots

Clients who want an earlier slot join a waitlist, and Fresha tells them when a cancellation frees one. From about $17£13€15A$25C$24 a month.

  • Costs $17£13€15A$25C$24/mo
  • Worth $105£79€94A$152C$149/mo
  • Pays for itself in about a week
  • Easy to set up

Lash aftercare emails: instructions after every set

Your written lash and brow aftercare goes to every client by email after checkout, so they know what to avoid. Fresha. From about $17£13€15A$25C$24 a month.

  • Costs $17£13€15A$25C$24/mo
  • Worth $61£46€55A$88C$86/mo
  • Pays for itself in about two weeks
  • Easy to set up

Competitor price watch with ChatGPT tasks for lash techs

A weekly ChatGPT monitoring task checks local lash and brow price lists and tells you when prices or offers change. Free.

  • Costs Free–$9Free–£7Free–€8Free–A$13Free–C$13/mo
  • Worth $40£30€36A$58C$56/mo
  • Pays for itself in about a week
  • Easy to set up

Last updated October 17, 2026.