Hair and beauty

Websites for barbers in Dublin

Most people looking for websites for barbers in Dublin want the same few things answered before they walk in: how much is a skin fade, do you take walk-ins or do we need to book, are you open on Sunday, and what do your cuts actually look like. If your Instagram answers the last one and nothing answers the other three, you are losing customers to the shop two doors down that put its prices on a page.

We build, host and run that page for you. You cut hair. We keep the site, the Google listing and the bookings working.

What a barber’s customers look for

Barbershop customers are decided before they arrive. They have searched “barber near me” or “skin fade Dublin 8”, looked at the top three results, and picked one in about a minute. In that minute they check:

  • The price list. Men’s cut, skin fade, beard trim, hot towel shave, kids’ cut, OAP rate. If the price is not on the page, a fair number of people assume it is dear and move on.
  • Walk-in or booking. Some want to walk in on a Saturday morning and queue. Others want a 6pm slot on Thursday and will not risk a wait. Your page should say which you do, and if you do both, how the queue works.
  • Opening hours that are right. Barbers open late on Thursdays, close on Mondays, and change around bank holidays. Wrong hours on Google lose you a Saturday without you ever knowing.
  • The cuts. Real photos of your work, not stock photos of a model. A dozen good pictures from your phone, taken in the shop light, beat anything a designer would supply.
  • Reviews. The shop with 40 recent reviews gets picked over the shop with 6 old ones. Not because it is better, because it looks busier.

A good barber site is short. One page can do all of this, with a Book button if you take bookings and a call button if you do not.

The parts that matter for a barbershop

Bookings with reminders. Customers pick a barber, a service and a time. They get a text the day before. No-shows drop, and your Thursday evening fills from your phone while you are working. If you already use Booksy or Fresha, we plug it in instead of replacing it.

Deposits on the slots that get wasted. You choose which services or times need a deposit, usually Saturdays and anything over 45 minutes. A no-show then costs the customer, not you.

A Google listing that is actually correct. Hours, categories, photos and the Book link set properly, then kept up to date. For a barber, the Google card does more selling than the website does, so it has to be right.

Reviews that build on their own. After a cut, the customer gets a short text with a direct link to your Google review box. You never have to ask across the chair again.

Your price list in your hands. Open the edit page on your phone, change a price or add “no walk-ins this Saturday”, save, done. Or text us and we do it.

Chat that answers while you are busy. “Do you do kids?”, “Can I get a fade and a beard in the same slot?”, “Where do I park?” The chat box answers from your own details and passes anything else to you on WhatsApp.

What we need from you

Your price list, your hours, photos of a dozen cuts, the names of the barbers on the chairs if you want them shown, and ten minutes on the phone or in the shop. If you have no photos, we will tell you exactly what to take and from where. Most barber sites are live within a few days.

A note on Instagram

Keep posting. Instagram is where people see the work, and it will be linked from every page. But nobody can book from a Reel, Google does not rank your grid, and a customer who found you in search wants a price before they want a video. The site and the Instagram do two different jobs, and the site is the one that turns a search into a chair booked. We wrote more on this in do you need a website if you have Instagram.

Prices and plans

Both plans include the site, the .ie domain in your name, hosting, the Google Business Profile setup and the AI search groundwork. Complete adds bookings, deposits, review growth and the chat box. The full comparison is on the pricing page, and we have written up which booking systems suit Irish barbers if you want to compare before we talk.

What your site includes

The parts that matter most for your trade first, then everything else in the plan.

  • Online booking

    Customers pick a service and a time on your site, day or night, and the booking lands in your calendar straight away. If you already use Fresha or another booking system, we connect it rather than replace it.

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  • Google Business Profile set-up

    We claim your Google Business Profile, or create one, and get it verified. Hours, categories, services and photos are set so your listing matches your website.

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  • Review growth

    After a visit, your customer receives a short text or email asking for a Google review, with a link straight to the review form. More reviews with less chasing. We never write reviews on anyone's behalf.

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  • Edit it yourself from your phone

    You get a private edit page that opens from a secure link in your email, with no password to remember. Change your hours, prices, services or photos, or post an announcement such as a bank holiday closure, and it is live the moment you save.

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  • Bookings through AI assistants

    We connect your booking calendar to AI assistants, so a customer can ask ChatGPT or Claude to book an appointment with you. The assistant checks your availability and makes the booking, and it appears in your calendar like any other.

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Also in the Complete plan

Which plan fits

We would recommend Complete: €1,499 to set up, then €99 a month. No contract. Cancel at any time with 30 days' notice.

Barbers make their money per chair per hour, and the two things that protect that are bookings with reminders and a steady flow of Google reviews. Both are in Complete, along with deposits for busy Saturday slots and the chat box that answers 'do you take walk-ins' while you are mid-fade. If you are strictly walk-in and happy that way, Essentials covers the site, the Google listing and the price list, and you can move up later.

See it working

Barbiere is a live site we built for a business in your trade. Have a look at how the prices, hours and contact buttons are laid out.

Questions barbers ask us

Do I need online booking if most of my trade is walk-in?

No. Plenty of Dublin barbers are walk-in only and do well. What you do need is a page that says so clearly, with your hours and prices, because 'do they take walk-ins' is the first thing people check. If you later want to fill quiet mornings with booked slots, booking can be switched on without rebuilding anything.

Can I keep using Booksy or Fresha?

Yes. If your booking system is working, we connect your site to it rather than replace it. The site still carries your prices, hours, photos and reviews, and the Book button opens your existing system.

Can customers book through ChatGPT?

With the Complete plan, yes. We connect your booking calendar to AI assistants so someone can ask ChatGPT or Claude to book a skin fade on Saturday morning, and the assistant checks your availability and books it. It lands in your calendar like any other booking.

How do I stop no-shows?

Reminders by text the day before cut most of them, and a small deposit on busy slots cuts the rest. Both are part of the booking setup in Complete. You decide which services or times need a deposit, and the money goes to your account.

Will my Instagram still matter?

Yes, and the site makes it work harder. Your Instagram shows the cuts, the site tells people the price, the hours and how to book, and Google sends people to the site when they search 'barber near us'. The two do different jobs.

How fast can a barber site be live?

Usually within a few days of our chat. We need your price list, your hours, a handful of photos of cuts and the shop, and the names of anyone on the chairs. If you have those ready, sooner.

Can I change prices myself?

Yes. You get a private edit page that opens from a link in your email. Change a price, add a service, post 'closed Monday for the bank holiday', and it is live when you save. Or text us the change and we do it.

Ready to have it built and managed for you?

Send us the name of your business and we will tell you plainly which plan fits, what it costs and what we need from you.

Where we work

We are based in Dublin and meet Dublin clients in person. Businesses elsewhere in Ireland receive the same service by phone, video call and WhatsApp.

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