Opening your own salon or shop? Start here.
A plain checklist for the first 30 days, free tools for pricing and invoicing, and free software that runs the business from day one. No subscription to justify before you have customers.
Free forever Not a trial. No card, no contract, unlimited staff. Card payments cost 3.9% + 30¢. Our promise →
Free means all of it
Free software
Clients, appointments, checkout and reporting, for $0 a month.
Free booking
A 24/7 booking page with text confirmations and reminders.
Free accounting
A real double-entry ledger built in, so you can drop QuickBooks.
AI receptionist, with the phone system
Part of the $79/month* phone system: answers your calls 24/7, answers questions, books appointments into real openings, takes messages, and transfers to you.
Unlimited users
Every stylist, tech, trainer and front-desk person, $0 each.
The honest part
Card payments you take cost 3.9% + 30¢, and optional bill pay from your accounting is $39 a month per office.
The first-30-days checklist
1. Form the business
Most owners form an LLC with their state (in Florida, through Sunbiz) and get a free EIN from the IRS.
2. Get licensed
Most states license cosmetologists, barbers, massage therapists and the shop itself. In Florida that's DBPR.
3. Insurance
General liability and professional liability at minimum; ask an agent who insures shops like yours.
4. Open a business bank account
Keep business money separate from day one. It makes the books (and taxes) far easier.
5. Price your work
Price each service from your time, product cost and the margin you need.
6. Set up your software
Booking, invoicing, payments and the books in one free account, so you look professional on your first job.
Set up your business free in about 10 minutes
Create your account, pick your business type, and you'll start with a service menu and a setup checklist. Connect Stripe when you're ready to take cards. Share your booking page the same day.
What "free" means here, in plain numbers
- Software: $0 a month. Unlimited users. No contract, no setup fee, no card to sign up.
- Card payments you collect: 3.9% + 30¢.
- ACH bank payments: up to 1.8% (never more than $10).
- Online bill pay to your vendors (optional, from your accounting): $39 a month per office, only in months you pay bills through it, unlimited users, plus Stripe's cost at cost (bank debit 0.8% capped at $5, 0.25% + 25¢ per vendor payout, $2 per active vendor per month).
If you never take a payment through the platform, you never pay us anything. If you do, the fee is the same whether you have one employee or fifty.
Free software for your kind of business
Pick your business type and you'll start with a service menu built for it.
“I’ve got a person for you.” Get paid for it.
Your clients ask you for recommendations all the time. On the TotalPro360 network, when your stylist sends a client to a massage therapist on the network and that appointment is booked and paid, your business earns a share of the network fee. The business that receives the referral pays nothing for the lead itself, only a network fee after the job is booked and paid. How the referral network works · Our sister network for home services.
Questions people ask
Is it really free forever?
Yes. The software is free forever: online booking and reminders, client records, checkout, invoicing, accounting, your website and the apps, for unlimited staff. It isn’t a trial, and there’s no credit card to start and no contract. Card payments cost 3.9% + 30¢, and ACH bank payments cost up to 1.8% (never more than $10). Paid add-ons are optional: the phone system is $79/month* (one business number with calls and texting, the AI receptionist, after-hours on-call dispatch and Compendium Capture), and payroll (coming December 2026) is $39/month + $6 per employee. Read the free-forever promise.
Do I need an LLC to start?
Not always. Many owners form one for liability protection, and it's inexpensive in most states. Ask an accountant or attorney what fits you.
What software does a new salon or shop need?
Booking with reminders, checkout, a client list and basic books. TotalPro360 does all of it for $0 a month.
What will it cost me?
The software is $0 a month with unlimited users and no contract. Card payments you collect cost 3.9% + 30¢. ACH bank payments cost up to 1.8% (never more than $10). Optional online bill pay to your vendors, from your accounting, is $39 a month per office, only in months you pay bills through it, unlimited users, plus Stripe's cost at cost (bank debit 0.8% capped at $5, 0.25% + 25¢ per vendor payout, $2 per active vendor per month).
Set up your account in about two minutes.
No card, no contract, no sales call. Pick your business type, and you'll land in your dashboard with a starter service menu and a short setup checklist.
Get started free*Included minutes and texts cover typical use. Usage above the included amounts is billed as overage, and larger or high-volume companies may be quoted higher phone and texting rates. See our Terms.