Published plans and private offers
The same plan engine, two ways to use it.
Private offers
A plan you send directly to a client who is already yours.
You build it, you send it, they accept it, collections start. It is not listed anywhere. It is not searchable. Nobody else sees it.
Unlimited. We do not cap these, because we want your whole book on plans. A cap would just push you back to notebooks and bank transfers.
Use private offers for regulars moving onto a maintenance plan, a course of treatment agreed in consultation, a bespoke package, a returning client, or a bridal or occasion booking.
Published plans
A plan you choose to list so someone searching for that treatment near you can find it on Find a salon and subscribe.
Same commission rate. Whether the client was already yours or found you through Plan4beauty, the rate agreed with you does not change.
Side by side
| Private offer | Published plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Who sees it | Only the client you send it to | Anyone browsing Find a salon |
| Commission | Rate agreed with you | Same rate agreed with you |
| How many | Unlimited | Your choice |
| You set the price | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Your existing book | Growth |
Do you have to publish anything
No.
A large number of providers use Plan4beauty entirely privately, and that is a perfectly good way to use it. The payment engine, agreements, reminders and payouts all work exactly the same whether you ever publish a plan or not.
Publish when you want new clients. Do not, when you do not.
Designing a plan that sells
Anchor the plan against the single-payment price. Show both. The monthly figure is what makes the decision possible.
Make month one worth something. For membership plans, give the client something in the first month. A plan where nothing happens for months feels like paying for nothing.
Be specific about what is not included. Vagueness produces refund requests. Precision produces trust.
Keep the term honest. A twelve-month plan that should have been six will be cancelled in month four.