Working for yourself? Stop losing money to no-shows - keep 100%.
Preened is built for solo hair, nail, brow & makeup pros - whether you travel to your clients or work from your own studio. A small flat fee, never a commission, and your clients are always yours.
How it works
- 1
Set up your page
Add your services, prices, hours and the areas you travel to. Takes a few minutes.
- 2
Share your link
Send your booking link on WhatsApp, Instagram or your status. Clients book in seconds - no app, no account.
- 3
Get booked & build your name
Manage your day, message clients, mark jobs done, and collect reviews that grow your reputation.
How the money actually works
Most platforms take 20% of your earnings or a slice of every new client. Here is exactly what happens instead - no cut, and nothing of yours passing through us.
Deposits go straight to you
You add your own payment link - Yoco, SnapScan, PayFast, Ozow, whatever you already use - and set an optional deposit per service. Clients pay it directly to you to secure the slot, and you tap “deposit received” once it lands. The money never passes through Preened. We don't hold it, and we still take 0%.
Safety check-in, free on every plan
On a home visit you name a trusted contact and start a check-in. If you don't check out in time, they're emailed automatically. It's live now and it will never sit behind a paywall - it's a notification tool, not an emergency service, and it alerts someone you choose.
Not another marketplace
Most booking platforms grow by taking a piece of your business. We grow only when you do.
- Take a cut of your bookings - often a slice of every new client
- Own the relationship - your client list is theirs, not yours
- Keep clients inside their chat, limiting how you reach them
- Sell better placement to whoever pays for it
- 0% commission - a small flat fee, never a cut of your work
- Your clients are yours - download your list any time
- Message clients however you like - we never lock them behind our chat
- Placement is earned through real reviews and repeat clients - never sold
Simple pricing
Start free. Upgrade to Pro when you want to grow - no commission either way.
Free
Everything you need to get booked. Available now.
- Up to 3 services
- Your own booking page + shareable link
- Free QR code - scan to book
- Unlimited bookings - keep 100%, own your clients
- Booking requests you approve - always in control
- Manage clients your way - WhatsApp them from your studio
- Reviews & returning-client recognition
- Service areas, travel buffer & time off
- Safety check-in on home visits - free on every plan, always
- Listed in discovery once you're a Trusted Pro
Pro
Everything in Free, plus the tools below. Rolling out soon.
- Unlimited services
- Automated emails - booking alerts + client confirmations
- Automatic email reminders - cut no-shows
- Custom branding - make the page yours
- Deposits to cut no-shows - paid straight to you via your own link
- Featured placement in discovery
- “On my way” live updates for clients
- Earnings & returning-client analytics
Start free today - upgrade to Pro when it launches.
Questions
No. They book in seconds from your shared link - no app and no sign-up.
Yes. Set the areas you travel to and your page shows “comes to you,” with travel time built into your schedule.
A status you earn through real reviews and returning clients, rather than one you buy. It unlocks your listing in discovery, and it shows clients you have a track record.
Yes, and there's no rush - Free is a complete product, not a trial. Pro adds automation when you want it, and there's never a commission on either plan.
We're starting in Cape Town for the pilot, then expanding.
Ready to get booked?
Set up your free page in a few minutes.