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Reducing Friction in Booking

With everything we build at Timber POS, we ask the same question:

“How can we reduce friction?”

For service businesses, friction shows up everywhere — missed messages, unclear availability, no-shows, and payment follow-ups. Over time, these small inconveniences turn into real operational pain.

The Booking Storefront exists to remove those points of friction and leave only what’s necessary, helpful, and dependable.

Why Booking Still Breaks

Appointments are the backbone of barbershops, salons, nail studios, and independent professionals. Yet many businesses still rely on DMs, texts, or phone calls to manage them.

Messages get buried. Time slots overlap. Payments are forgotten. Clients ghost.

Booking shouldn’t depend on who replies fastest.

That’s why we focused on building a storefront that works even when you’re busy with clients.

The Booking Storefront

A single, shareable booking page where clients can view your services, choose available times, book instantly, pay upfront, and receive automatic confirmation — all in one seamless flow.

No back-and-forth. No manual scheduling. No guesswork.

Booking store front

Availability That Stays Accurate

Your calendar updates in real time. Only open time slots are shown, so double bookings never happen and clients always know what’s available.

Scheduling becomes predictable — for you and your clients.

Appointment calendar admin view

Payments That Reduce No-Shows

When clients pay at booking, they show up.

The Booking Storefront supports upfront payments so appointments are confirmed, not tentative. Less chasing. Fewer cancellations. More reliable revenue.

Confirmations That Don’t Get Missed

Every booking sends automatic confirmations and reminders via email or SMS. Clients stay informed, and you spend less time following up.

Reliable communication, without extra work.

Customer notifications

One Link That Works Everywhere

Your booking link can live anywhere — Instagram bio, website, Google Business profile, or direct messages. Wherever clients find you, booking is always one click away.

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Mobile view

Built for Real Service Workflows

The Booking Storefront was designed around how service businesses actually operate — fast-paced, client-facing, and time-sensitive.

Less admin. More focus. Better bookings.

Friction doesn’t disappear by adding more features.
It disappears when the experience gets simpler.

That’s what the Booking Storefront is built to do.

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