Faqs
Browse our frequently asked questions below.
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General
Account
We're sad to see you go :(
But if you must, go to Settings > Edit Account, and you will see an option to delete your account.
You can reset your password by using the "Forgot Password" link on the log in screen. You will receive an email with the reset password link. Please be sure to check your spam folder for this email! Once you click on that link, you will be taken to a page to enter your new password. Once you’re done, you will receive an email confirming this change.
Reach out to us at support@thecut.co. We can look up your account using some additional information.
Unfortunately, we cannot switch your account. You would have to delete your account so that you could re-register correctly.
Unfortunately, we cannot switch your account. You would have to delete your account so that you could re-register correctly.
Barbers
Yes they will. However, when creating your profile, you can create a custom profile link that will direct clients to download the app and immediately display your profile after they sign up. Clients can also filter through search results by name.
Only PRO barbers are visible in search. You must also have a valid address, hours and at least one service.
If you've confirmed all of the about, double check the address you provided to make sure it’s accurate. If you include any extra text in your address field, it may cause errors when being displayed. For example, "Across the street from Denny’s" or adding a phone number in your address.
At this time, we do not support multiple accounts or locations under one email address. You would need to create a separate account under a different email in order to list your hours and location for the other shop. To ensure you are not charged twice for PRO, we do offer a discount of 50% for each account. All you'd need to do is sign our agreement to get enrolled. Send us an email at support@thecut.co and we’ll get you taken care of.
Yes you can! In order to properly enforce and set up a Cancellation or No-Show Policy, you’ll have to have Payment Processing enabled first. Once Payment Processing is set up for your account, you can set up your Cancellation or No-Show Policy by going to Settings > Cancellations & No-Shows.
Your list will allow you to keep track of your client’s previous visits. You can store their contact information or any notes that you’d like as well as send your entire list of clients a message with important updates or announcements using the Client Blast feature.
We have much more coming soon!
Download the app, sign up, and complete your profile:
- Add your services. Create services to allow clients to book appointments. Combine multiple services into one (ex: Haircut + Beard) to make it easier for clients to book.
- Add your location and hours. This will allow clients to discover you and view your availability.
- Add a profile picture and showcase your work. It's easier for clients to identify barbers with real pictures. Upload fresh pics to receive more bookings from clients.
- Set Up Payment Processing. Get higher tips and direct deposits into your account. Track all of your payments in one place. Payment Processing is required for Cancellation/No-Show Policy. Visit http://www.thecut.co/payments for more information.
- Create a custom profile link. Clients who click the link will be taken directly to your profile. No search needed!
- Invite your clients. Use the invite button from your clients tab to onboard all your clients. Use your address book to text your clients the download link. Encourage clients who book through the app to leave a review.
- Request a shareable post/promotional material. Send us an email at promotions@thecut.co. We'll send you a shareable post that you can use to promote your profile on social media. Include your name and delivery address for promotional material for your shop.
- Visit theStore. Head to http://shop.thecut.co to get the hottest marketing and branding tools! We've got business cards, posters, shirts and hats to help you grow your business.
- Activate your PRO subscription. To ensure that your clients have a smooth experience, you can activate your PRO subscription at any time during the trial period. This will keep your profile visible and continue to allow clients to book appointments with you once the trial is up. The PRO subscription for theCut is the average price of a haircut, $20 per month. You can manage your subscription here.
Our growing community of clients will be able to discover and book with you immediately!
Both you and the barber you refer are eligible to receive rewards! You can refer barbers by sharing your unique referral code.
Now is a great time to get, or change, your health insurance. Premiums are lower on a majority of marketplace plans, thanks to the American Rescue Plan. 4 in 5 barbers can find a plan for less than $10/month - yes, less than $10 a month!
Make sure to complete your profile by adding your address, hours, photos, services, and profile picture - then let us handle the rest. Our growing community of clients will be able to discover and book with you immediately.
Barbers with clear, well lit photos from multiple angles showcasing a variety of hair textures get booked with the most. Be sure to have your existing clients leave you great reviews on the app to get noticed more.
You can offer promotions in 3 ways:
Service Promotions: You can configure this when creating/editing your services
Client Referral Program: You can reward your clients when they refer you to their friends! You can set this up in Settings.
Client Loyalty Program: You can reward your loyal clients who keep coming back! You can set this up in Settings.
You can allow clients to book multiple services by enabling it in your Booking Preferences. Clients will then have the ability to select multiple services when booking.
Right now, we focus on empowering each and every individual barber to be able to manage their clientele, schedule and payments. However, we recognize that some shops operate differently. If your shop’s owner actively manages the barbershop, talk to them about theCut to see if we’re a good fit.
By default, yes you do. This is to ensure that you are available during the date and time the client has requested.
If you rarely find yourself declining appointment requests, you can enable Auto Confirmation from the Booking Preferences Settings in the app.
Currently, barbers receive a notification in the morning of how many upcoming appointments they have for that day. Clients that book through theCut receive reminder notifications 2 hours before their upcoming appointment if they’ve enabled notifications from theCut.
Definitely! Once they've completed an appointment with you, they will have the ability to leave a rating and review. In fact, we highly recommend you encourage your clients to do so! Let your clients be your marketing team. People trust people, reviews are a great referral.
Coming soon! We're working on rolling out a suite of features to introduce a marketplace experience. Stay tuned! If your a grooming brand related to the industry and would like to get involved, hit us up at info@thecut.co.
Absolutely! theCut is great for barbers just starting out. Track your progression from the start as you start your career. Showcase your best cuts from barbering college and let new clients find you.
Under Booking Preferences in the Settings tab of the app, you can set:
- Payment Options - Choose to accept either Mobile Pay, In Shop (cash), or both.
- Auto Confirm - Every appointment requested is automatically confirmed. Notification of your confirmation is sent to your client.
- Multiple Services - Clients can select multiple services when booking with you.
- Recurring Limit - Control how your clients book recurring appointments with you.
- Last Minute Booking - Prevent Clients from booking last minute appointments.
- Availability Intervals - Set acceptable times for appointments.
Coming soon! We’re in the process of building out the ability for barbers to view and book with other barbers. We’ll notify our users as that’s ready to be released.
Absolutely, you can set how far in advance clients must book from Settings >
Absolutely! Send us an email with your name and shop location at promotions@thecut.co and we'll be happy to send you a promotional package. Also, make sure to add a profile picture, your services, and at least 3 pictures to your profile to get a digital post of your profile made for you to share across social media.
Interested in business cards? Now you can purchase them directly from us at https://shop.thecut.co/ with your profile and shop information printed. We also have a theCut poster for your shop, hats and shirts available.
Yes you can. This is as easy as creating an appointment in you calendar. Your availability will be blocked off for any appointments that are created in your calendar. If you’d like to block off a few hours or an entire day, you can do so by creating an appointment in your schedule. When doing so, you’ll have the option to create an all-day event.
You can create a custom profile link that will direct clients to your web booking page. From there, they can either book from the web, or download the app and immediately see your profile after they sign up. You can find this option in the Settings of the app.
You can send a message to all of your clients at once using the Client Blast feature. Also, you and your clients can message each other under an appointment. Tap on the appointment they had booked and you’ll be able to start a conversation within.
Clients
If you miss or cancel an appointment with a cancellation or no-show policy, your Mobile Pay Preauthorization will not be voided immediately. Cancellation and no-show fees are not processed automatically. Barbers have a few days to decide whether or not they'll charge their fee. If they decide against charging you, the preauthorization will be voided and your funds will be released.
You will receive a reminder 2 hours before your appointment as long as you have enabled notifications for theCut app on your device.
Yes, you can. If your barber allows you to book multiple services, you can book everything in one appointment. If not, simply book multiple back to back appointments. Just leave a comment when booking so that the barber knows who the appointment is for.
Head over to the Rewards tab. If the barber(s) you have previously booked with have setup a referral program, you will see it here. You can refer a friend by sharing your unique referral code.
To be eligible to use this referral code, your friend must not have completed an appointment, have a current confirmed appointment, or have been referred to that barber previously.
Your friend will receive a voucher for your barber(s) once they redeem your code. After your friend has completed their appointment with the barber you referred them to, you will then receive a notification that your voucher is available and you will be able to redeem it on your next cut.
Go back to the Rewards tab and you will now see a section called Vouchers. Just tap on the voucher and it will bring you to that barber’s booking page where you can choose the service you want and the voucher amount will be applied upon booking.
You can leave your barber a public review by going to their profile. Share your feedback so other people know exactly how talented your barber is. You can edit your review by leaving the barber a new one. Clients cannot leave multiple reviews but leaving a new one will update your existing review. You can only review a barber if your previously booked and completed an appointment with them.
Be sure to cancel the appointment with your barber as soon as you can to avoid any cancellation or no-show fees.
If you have your barber's profile link, you can book with them directly through their web booking page. However, in order to experience the most seamless booking experience, we highly recommend that you download the app, you won't regret it. The app allows us to provide extra features that are not be available in our web version, like the ability to receive notifications regarding appointments.
Pricing
We will attempt to charge your payment method on file at the beginning of each billing cycle. If for any reason we are unable to successfully charge the payment method you have on file, you will be notified to update and verify your payment method. We will retry charging the payment method on file throughout the week. If it continues to fail, your account will be downgraded to LITE. You can upgrade back to PRO at anytime by visiting the Subscription Portal.
If you've activated your PRO subscription by putting a payment method on file, you will get charged at the end of your trial. Having an active payment method ensures that you and your clients still get the same great experience.
If you decided not to continue using PRO by not putting a payment method on file, you’ll automatically be downgraded to LITE. Your account will be hidden from search results and your clients will no longer be able to book with you. You can upgrade back to PRO at any time.
If you are a barber looking to focus more on your craft, spend less time managing your business, and gain potential new clients, we highly recommend PRO. If you are just looking to keep your schedule organized, you can start off with LITE. Check out our pricing for a more detailed list of features.
After the free 15 day trial, there is a $20 monthly subscription fee for barbers who wish to continue using PRO. If you downgrade to LITE, there are no monthly fees.
The app is free to download and use for clients. Clients may be charged a service fee for any payments made through the app.
The app is free to download and use for barbers. You will automatically get 15 days of PRO for free. After your trial ends, you can subscribe to PRO for a $20 monthly subscription fee. Otherwise, you may continue to use LITE for free.
As soon as you sign up for theCut, your free PRO trial begins. You'll have access to all of the PRO features to grow your business. No payment information is required. In your settings, you can manage your subscription at any time, and see how many days left in your trial. Once you've decided that you would like to continue using PRO, you can activate your subscription by putting a payment method on file. You will not get charged until the end of your trial. If you do not put a payment method on file, you will be downgraded to LITE at the end of your trial. You may also downgrade to LITE at any time during your trial.
You can manage your subscription from the Subscription Portal. You'll be able to view your past/upcoming payments, change your subscription, and update your payment method.
If you're currently on the PRO free trial, all you have to do to continue using PRO is put a payment method on file. You will get charged at the end of your trial.
If you're on LITE, you can upgrade to PRO at anytime. You will be asked to provide a payment method and you will be billed for your first billing term.
You can make these changes from the Subscription Portal.
You can pay for your subscription using a valid credit/debit card. You can add/update your payment method from the Subscription Portal.
You can change your plan to LITE at anytime:
- If you're currently on the PRO free trial, your account will get downgraded immediately.
- If you're on PRO and you've already paid, your subscription will be cancelled. You will still have access to PRO until the end of your billing cycle. Your account will automatically be downgraded to LITE at the end of your billing cycle.
You can make these changes from the Subscription Portal.
Barbers active on theCut who belong to a barbershop where multiple Barbers are using theCut are eligible for discount pricing on theCut PRO. Barbers will receive theCut PRO for $10 a month.
- Must have at least 5 active barbers at their shop/location
To remain eligible for the discount, shop owners/managers must continue to maintain at least 5 barbers in the location. If barbers leave or change locations, you must notify theCut immediately to reflect the changes. If you’re interested, let us know, and we’ll move forward. Send us an email at billing@thecut.co.
Payment Processing
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