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Front-desk and marketing software for independent hair stylists

Instagram bookings.
Less back-and-forth.

Mecan Desk is your AI front desk. It answers questions about your services, prices and available times, then collects booking requests in Instagram for you to confirm.

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14 days free, then $99/month.

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  1. Instagram DM
    Willow Hair
    Maya: Hi! Any space for a cut & blow-dry on Tuesday?

  2. Booking created

  3. Your agenda
    Tuesday

    to

    Maya
    Needs a decision

    Cut & blow-dry

Mecan Desk

AI that handles your booking conversations

Less booking admin, from enquiry to confirmation.

Spend less time answering the same questions and gathering booking details. Desk brings each request into your calendar for you to review.

Get the details you need to confirm.

Desk checks your Mecan calendar, offers available times and collects the client’s details in Instagram. You review and confirm the request.
Willow Hair
Instagram
Maya: Hi! Any space for a cut & blow-dry on Tuesday?
Desk: Hi! We have 11 am or 2 pm. A cut & blow-dry is $60 and takes an hour.
Maya: 2 pm would be great.
Desk: Great. What’s your name and phone number?
Maya: Maya, +1 202 555 0146
Desk: Booking created. We’ll notify you once the salon confirms.

Give clients a link to your available times.

Share your booking link in your bio or on your website. Clients choose a service and an available time for you to confirm.

Willow Hair

Your services · Your availability

mecan.io/book/willow-hair

Leave confirmations and reminders to Desk.

Once you approve a request, Desk sends the confirmation and a reminder before the appointment.

  1. Request received

    Waiting for the salon

  2. Booking confirmed

    After owner approval

  3. Reminder sent

    Before the booking

Replies that follow your rules.

Set your tone and decide which questions need a personal reply. Turn automatic replies on or off whenever you need.
  • Review your reply rules before they go live
  • Set which questions need a personal reply
  • Turn automatic replies on or off

See how bookings reach you.

See bookings by source, including Instagram and Google, to help decide where to share your booking link.
  • Google12
  • Instagram18
  • Manual6
  • Direct / unknown4
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Mecan Studio

Coming soon

AI that creates content in your style

Keep your Instagram active.
With less on your to-do list.

  • Create posts, Stories and Reels in your salon’s style.
  • Refine content through chat.
  • Get suggested posting times, then schedule and publish.
Three Willow Hair Studio posts in burgundy and blush: curl care, a natural-curl portrait, and a Friday styling invitation.

Mecan Ads

Coming soon

AI that manages your local campaigns

Reach clients nearby.
Without becoming an ad expert.

  • Create new ads or promote your existing Instagram posts.
  • Reach people near your salon.
  • Manage campaigns through chat, with weekly reviews and adjustments.
Nearby audience
Willow Hair

Set up Desk around the way you book.

  1. Add your services and availability.

    Set your prices, service lengths and working hours. Add existing appointments and block time off in your Mecan calendar.

  2. Connect Instagram and set your reply rules.

    Connect a professional account with messaging access. Set your reply preferences, then turn on automatic replies.

  3. Review and confirm booking requests.

    Requests from Instagram and your booking page arrive in one calendar. You approve them; Desk sends the confirmation and reminders.

Pricing

Desk

AI that handles your booking conversations

14 days free

$99/month

After your free trial

Try Desk free

Card required. Cancel before your trial ends to avoid a charge.

For new subscribers. Prices exclude applicable tax.

  • Instagram replies and booking requests
  • Your reply rules and booking approval
  • Your own online booking page
  • Booking confirmations and reminders
  • Booking source breakdown
  • Personal setup help

Studio

Coming soon

Create and publish Instagram content in your salon’s style.

Explore Studio

Ads

Coming soon

Reach nearby clients with local ads.

Explore Ads

Common questions.

Let Desk handle the booking back-and-forth.

Try Desk free

14 days free, then $99/month.

Card required. Cancel before your trial ends to avoid a charge.