20 ChatGPT Prompts for Hair Salons
These 20 prompts help you fill the chair, post consistently, and keep clients rebooking, without hiring an agency. Paste your own details into the [brackets] and ChatGPT writes it for you. Copy, tweak the wording so it sounds like you, and use it today.
In short: This page contains 20 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 5 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 5 prompts are free instantly, no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.
Local Marketing
4 promptsGoogle Business Post
1/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a 60 word Google Business Profile post for [your salon name] in [your city] promoting [the service or offer], with a book-online call at [your booking link] and 3 local hashtags. Paste it into your profile, then hit publish.
Write a 60 word Google Business Profile post for [your salon name] in [your city] promoting [the service or offer]. Include one clear call to action to book online at [your booking link] and 3 relevant local hashtags.
Pro tip: Post one Google update a week to keep your profile active.
Profile Description
2/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a 700 character Google Business Profile description for [your salon name], a hair salon in [your city], covering [list 3 services], [your specialty], and who you serve, in natural local wording with no hype. Drop it on the listing, then trim if Google cuts it short.
Write a 700 character Google Business Profile description for [your salon name], a hair salon in [your city]. Mention our top services ([list 3 services]), what makes us different ([your specialty]), and who we serve. Use natural local wording and no hype.
Pro tip: Update this whenever you add a new signature service.
Local Offer Flyer
3/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes printed flyer copy for [the offer] at [your salon name] in [neighborhood or city], with a headline, 3 benefit lines, the price, expiry [date], and how to book. Print it for the window or a local drop, then take extras down after [date].
Write copy for a printed flyer promoting [the offer] at [your salon name] in [neighborhood or city]. Include a headline, 3 short benefit lines, the price, an expiry date of [date], and how to book.
Pro tip: Leave stacks at nearby cafes and boutiques.
Answer Local Questions
4/20✨ What it does
This prompt drafts 8 Google profile Q and A items for [your salon name] in [your city] covering parking, walk-ins, pricing for [popular service], first-visit tips, and the cancellation policy. Add them to the Q and A tab, then update prices when they change.
Draft 8 questions and answers for the Q and A section of the Google profile for [your salon name] in [your city]. Cover parking, walk-ins, pricing for [popular service], first-visit tips, and the cancellation policy.
Pro tip: Seed these yourself so the answers stay accurate.
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Reel Script
6/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a 20 second Instagram Reel script showing [the transformation or tip] for [your salon name], with a first-3-second hook, on-screen text per shot, and a caption. Film it between clients, then post with the caption.
Write a 20 second Instagram Reel script showing [the transformation or tip] for [your salon name]. Give me a hook for the first 3 seconds, the on-screen text for each shot, and a caption.
Pro tip: Film the hook last so you know what to promise.
Weekly Content Plan
7/20✨ What it does
This prompt creates a 7 day social plan for [your salon name] in [your city] mixing before and afters, a stylist tip, a client review, behind the scenes, and a promo for [the offer], with idea, caption, and best time. Follow the plan day by day, then swap a slot if a better photo lands.
Create a 7 day social content plan for [your salon name], a hair salon in [your city]. Mix before and afters, a stylist tip, a client review, a behind the scenes, and one promo for [the offer]. Give the post idea, caption, and best time to post.
Pro tip: Batch-shoot on a quiet Monday to stay ahead.
Hair Care Tip Carousel
8/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a 5 slide Instagram carousel of [hair type or concern] care tips from [your salon name], with a hook, three tips, and a call to book a [service]. Set up the five slides, then pin the post if it starts getting saves.
Write a 5 slide Instagram carousel with practical [hair type or concern, e.g. color-treated hair] care tips from [your salon name]. Slide 1 is the hook, slides 2 to 4 are the tips, and slide 5 is a call to book a [service].
Pro tip: End with a product you sell to drive retail.
Bookings and No-Shows
4 promptsReminder Texts
9/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes 3 short friendly appointment reminder texts for [your salon name] with [name], [service], [date and time], and a reply-to-confirm-or-reschedule line, each under 160 characters. Load them into your booking tool, then send the one that fits how far out they are.
Write 3 short, friendly appointment reminder text messages for [your salon name]. Include the client first name [name], the service [service], the date and time [date and time], and a line to reply to confirm or reschedule. Keep each under 160 characters.
Pro tip: Send one 48 hours out and one the morning of.
Cancellation Policy
10/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a clear, polite no-show and cancellation policy for [your salon name] asking for [24] hours notice and a [deposit or fee] for misses, in a booking-page version and a confirmation-email version. Paste each where clients will see it, then enforce it the same way every time.
Write a clear, polite no-show and cancellation policy for [your salon name] that asks for [24] hours notice and mentions a [deposit or fee] for missed appointments. Give me a short version for the booking page and a version for a confirmation email.
Pro tip: State it at booking so no one is surprised.
Fill a Same-Day Gap
11/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a text and an Instagram Story to fill a same-day opening at [time] for [the service] at [your salon name], with urgency that does not sound desperate and how to grab the slot. Send the text to your waitlist first, then post the Story.
Write a text and an Instagram Story to fill a same-day opening at [time] for [the service] at [your salon name]. Create urgency without sounding desperate and include how to grab the slot.
Pro tip: Keep a short list of flexible regulars to text first.
Waitlist Message
12/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a waitlist message when a spot opens with [stylist name] for [service], including the date, the claim window, and [link]. Blast it to your waitlist, then give the slot to whoever replies first.
Write a message to send clients on our waitlist when a spot opens with [stylist name] for [service]. Include the date, how long they have to claim it, and the booking link [link].
Pro tip: Give a firm claim window so the slot does not sit.
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Retention and Rebooking
4 promptsRebooking Nudge
13/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a friendly text [X] weeks after a [service] reminding the client to rebook with [your salon name], with ideal timing and [link]. Schedule it after each visit, then send it when the grow-out window hits.
Write a text to send [X] weeks after a [service, e.g. color] appointment reminding the client it is time to rebook with [your salon name]. Friendly, with the ideal timing for their service and a booking link [link].
Pro tip: Set the timing to match how fast the service grows out.
Win-Back Email
14/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a warm under-120-word win-back email for [your salon name] clients who have not visited in [X] months, noting the gap, what is new, and [the offer]. Send it to the lapsed list, then follow with a text if they open it and do not book.
Write a warm win-back email for clients of [your salon name] who have not visited in [X] months. Acknowledge it has been a while, share what is new, and offer [the offer] to come back. Keep it under 120 words.
Pro tip: Segment this list so regulars do not get it by mistake.
Loyalty Program
15/20✨ What it does
This prompt designs a simple loyalty program for [your salon name] with how clients earn rewards for visits and referrals, 3 reward tiers, and the checkout sign-up message. Brief the front desk, then have them say the sign-up line at payment.
Design a simple loyalty program for [your salon name]. Suggest how clients earn rewards for visits and referrals, 3 reward tiers, and write the sign-up message clients see at checkout.
Pro tip: Keep the reward simple enough to explain in one line.
Birthday Offer
16/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a birthday SMS and email for [your salon name] offering [the birthday offer] valid for [X] days, warm and personal, with [name] and a booking link. Trigger both on their birthday, then expire the offer on time.
Write a birthday SMS and email for [your salon name] offering [the birthday offer] valid for [X] days. Warm and personal, with the client first name [name] and a booking link.
Pro tip: Collect birthdays at intake so this can run automatically.
Reviews and Reputation
4 promptsAsk for a Review
17/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a short text and email asking a happy client to leave a Google review for [your salon name] after their [service], with [link] and an easy yes. Send them after a great appointment, then stop if they ignore it.
Write a short text and an email asking a happy client to leave a Google review for [your salon name] after their [service]. Include a direct review link [link] and make it easy to say yes.
Pro tip: Send it within an hour of the appointment ending.
Reply to 5-Star Reviews
18/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes 3 warm, varied under-40-word replies to a 5 star Google review for [your salon name] that mention the stylist [name] and invite the client back. Post a different one each time, then tag the stylist internally.
Write 3 warm, varied replies to a 5 star Google review for [your salon name] that mention the stylist [name] and invite the client back. Keep each under 40 words.
Pro tip: Vary the wording so replies never look copy-pasted.
Respond to Criticism
19/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a calm, professional reply to a 2 star review that says [paste the complaint] about [your salon name], taking responsibility where fair, avoiding argument, and offering to make it right offline. Post it once, then move the fix to a private message.
Write a calm, professional reply to a 2 star review that says [paste the complaint] about [your salon name]. Take responsibility where fair, avoid arguing, and offer to make it right offline.
Pro tip: Move the details to a call or DM, never debate in public.
Reviews Into Posts
20/20✨ What it does
This prompt turns [paste 3 reviews] into 3 short social posts and one testimonial graphic caption for [your salon name]. Ask permission if a name is visible, then post the strongest quote with a photo.
Take these client reviews [paste 3 reviews] and turn them into 3 short social posts and one testimonial graphic caption for [your salon name].
Pro tip: Pair each with the client photo if you have permission.
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Social Content
4 promptsBefore and After Caption
5/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes 3 Instagram caption options under 50 words for a before and after of [the service] at [your salon name], each with a booking call and 5 hashtags mixing [your city] and hair tags. Pick one, then post it with the photo.
Write 3 Instagram caption options for a before and after photo of [the service, e.g. balayage] done at [your salon name]. Keep each under 50 words, include a booking call to action, and 5 hashtags mixing [your city] and hair tags.
Pro tip: Always tag the stylist so their followers see it too.