Barbershops miss up to 20 calls a day when stylists are in the middle of cuts and color treatments. Those callers want to book — a new client, a weekend fade, a first-time visit after finding you on Google. When nobody answers, 85% of them hang up and call somewhere else. Kordial is an AI receptionist trained on your shop: your services, your hours, your reviews, your vibe. It picks up every call you can't, answers questions about walk-in wait times and pricing, and sends booking links via SMS so callers act while they're still interested.
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20/day
calls missed by salons when staff are in treatments
85%
of unanswered callers never call back
62%
call a competitor immediately if they can't reach you
78%
of customers book with whoever answers first
Calls that come in while you're in the chair get answered immediately — no voicemail, no missed bookings, no new clients who give up and go somewhere else.
Your reviews say things like "best skin fade in the city" and "no wait on Tuesday mornings." Kordial reads all of it and answers questions about your stylists, your vibe, and your walk-in policy from that perspective.
Callers who want to schedule get your booking link via SMS while they're still on the call. Kordial doesn't touch your calendar — it routes leads to you.
Barbershops run on talent and availability. A client comes in, spends forty-five minutes in the chair, and builds a relationship with a barber over years of haircuts. That loyalty starts with a first call. If that call goes to voicemail, 85% of first-time callers hang up without leaving a message — they don't try again, they don't wait, they Google the next shop.
Kordial is trained on everything that makes your shop yours: the barbers, the specialties, the walk-in policy, the vibe. It reads your Google Business Profile and your reviews before it ever answers a call. When someone asks if you do skin fades, it knows the answer. When someone asks about weekend wait times, it answers from your actual reviews, not a generic script.
The economics are straightforward. A front-desk hire at a barbershop costs $30,000 to $45,000 a year. A traditional answering service is $200 to $400 a month, staffed by people who have never seen a lineup or know the difference between a taper and a fade. Kordial starts at $99 a month, costs nothing to set up, and answers every call that comes in while your hands are full.
“After one week, significantly better at capturing leads from new customers who call after hours. An absolute steal.”
“We were losing customers because calls were going to voicemail. Since using AI, callers stay engaged instead of going to competitors.”
“More accuracy, faster responses, 24/7 availability at a fraction of the cost. We fired our live answering service.”
No. Kordial captures the caller's name and number, answers their questions, and sends them your booking link via SMS. Scheduling stays in your hands — Kordial doesn't touch your calendar.
It says it doesn't have that information and offers to take a message. It never makes things up.
Kordial is transparent when asked. In practice, most callers are focused on getting a question answered or a booking started, and Kordial handles both effectively.
Yes. The free plan gives you 20 minutes of calls. No credit card required.
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