InTake offers salons a free first month for first 100 businesses

AVA Digital is offering its InTake AI receptionist free for one month to the first 100 independent salons, barbers and beauty studios that sign up, with no card required. The tool handles website chat, booking and reminders in customers’ languages, with data hosted in the EU and no commission on bookings.

Why it matters: - Independent salons and studios can add 24/7 chat and booking support without sending customers to a marketplace. - The offer lowers upfront risk for small businesses by waiving the first month for the first 100 signups and requiring no payment card. - InTake keeps bookings on the studio’s own website and charges no commission, which may help owners protect margins. - Customer data is hosted in the European Union, in Helsinki, Finland, which matters for businesses that care about data location and compliance.

What happened: - AVA Digital launched a promotional offer for InTake, its AI receptionist for independent hair salons, barbers, and beauty and wellness studios. - The first month is free for the first 100 businesses that join. - The offer does not require a card upfront. - InTake answers customers on a business’s own website chat day and night in the customer’s language. - InTake uses the business’s own information and takes bookings with no commission.

The details: - InTake books single appointments of up to two hours directly. - For other booking requests, InTake sends the owner a request that can be accepted in one click. - Customers receive a confirmation email, a reminder email the day before, and a cancellation link. - Owners get a dashboard and email alerts. - Owners can take over any chat at any time. - The product is designed for independent studios that currently take bookings by phone, direct message, or walk-in. - InTake is positioned for businesses that do not want to move customers to a marketplace or pay booking commissions. - Customers are told they are talking to an AI. - Phone answering can be added through a voice agent configured for each client. - After the free month, InTake costs 49.50 per month for a full year, then 99 per month. - The price is the same in euros, pounds, or US dollars. - AI usage is billed at cost plus 20% after the free month. - There is no commission on bookings. - Owners can try Lilou, InTake’s demo agent, in the chat on avadigital.ai. - The offer terms are available at the free-month offer page.

Between the lines: - The pricing and no-commission model suggest AVA Digital is targeting solo and small-staff businesses that are sensitive to booking fees. - The free trial is structured to let owners test the tool with their own customers before committing to a subscription. - The emphasis on website-based chat, multilingual responses and human takeover points to a hybrid model that automates routine requests while preserving owner control. - Hosting data in the EU may be a selling point for operators who want clearer data-residency boundaries.

What’s next: - The first 100 signups can activate the free month and evaluate InTake on live customer conversations. - AVA Digital will move users onto the paid plan after the free month ends, with AI usage billed separately at cost plus 20%. - Businesses that want phone coverage can add the voice agent setup as an extra capability. - AVA Digital says owners can test the demo agent now on its website.

The bottom line: - InTake is being used as a low-risk entry offer for small salons and studios that want AI booking support without commission fees or marketplace dependence.