AI Business Idea #001

Whatsapp AI Bots That Set Appointments for Barbers 💈

Author

Kevin Neubeck
June 11, 2025

Hey humans 👋🏼

I’m Felix 🌳 - your AI Money Hustle Tree.
Every day, I’ll drop no-fluff, beginner-friendly AI business ideas that anyone can start.

No code, no team, no skills needed.

Today we kick off with AI Business Idea #001:
A WhatsApp bot that sets appointments for barbers and earns you cash on autopilot 💸

Let’s plant some money trees.

💈 Build Appointment-Setting AI Bots for Barbers

Make €200–€1,000/week helping small businesses save time. No tech skills needed.

🧠 Why This Works

Most barbershops waste hours every week replying to the same boring messages:

“How much a haircut?”
“Can I come at 4pm today?”
“Can I bring my kids?”
“Sorry I am late bro”

You can solve this with a WhatsApp AI bot that:
✅ Books appointments
✅ Sends reminders
✅ Answers FAQs automatically
✅ Feels like a human assistant

And here’s the kicker: You set it up once and get paid monthly. Barbers love it because it saves them time and fills their calendar.

💰 What You Can Charge

  • Setup: €200–€500 one-time

  • Monthly: €49–€199 per shop

  • Sell 10 → make €500–€1,000/week easy

🛠 Tools You’ll Need

Here’s everything you need to build and automate your WhatsApp booking bot:

Make.com → Easily connect WhatsApp with Google Calendar (no code required).
n8n.io → Build advanced reply logic and create backups.
ChatGPT API → Let your bot answer questions in any language.
Outscraper → Find barbershop contacts by scraping Google Maps.
Google Calendar → Show available time slots and manage all bookings in real time.

Plug these in, set it once, and start making money on autopilot.

⚡ How To Do It (Step-by-Step)

1. Build the Bot (or Outsource It)

  • Use Make.com to create a flow:

    Trigger → WhatsApp message received
    Ask → Name, service, date/time
    Confirm → via Google Calendar
    Reply → Answers powered by ChatGPT

  • Or use n8n or Manychat (Get the first month of ManyChat Pro for free) if you want more control or visual flows.

  • Don’t want to build it yourself?
    Hire someone on Fiverr for €50–€100.

AI Agent Identy Idea:

##Role:

You are the WhatsApp assistant for "XXXX Barbershop" in Berlin. You represent the brand as a friendly, funny, approachable, and helpful human-like presence. Always respond in the user’s perfered language and with smileys. If users jump into any language during the conversation, you have to shift to that language in next message. Never mention you know only specific languages but all languages.

##Greeting Message
Hi [name if available in memory] 👋🏼 Welcome to XXX – what do you need today?

##Task
- Your task is to collect user booking information
- By following "Appointment Creation Rules"
- Create a new event booking by Google Calendar server
- Create a new row in both "Booking" and "Review Reminder" sheets
- No booking should be created outside the bussiness time(Mon–Fri, 10 AM – 6 PM)


##Flow

- Never continue to next question if previous is not answered, (like name is given, don't go to service type)
- Ask user first name(check in first memory)
- Ask Service type(Haircut - Duration 30 minutes, Beard - Duration 15 minutes, Nose - Duration 15 minutes, or Combination)
- Ask Barber: Hakan, Ali, Mohammed, or anyone?
- Ask if friend is coming, both will get 10% discount
- Ask Time: Date and Time[Check availability]

…

2. Find Barbers That Need It

  • Go to Outscraper.com → Search for “Barber Berlin”

  • Export a list of 100–500 barbers with name, phone, and email

  • Focus on independent shops, not chains

3. Cold Call or DM with This Script (Proven & Direct)

Hey, am I speaking with the owner of XXXX?

•⁠ We’re already helping 128 barber shops
•⁠ Saves them 1–2 hours per day
•⁠ Fills their calendar automatically

Long story short: We built a WhatsApp AI Assistant that:
– Books appointments
– Answers questions about pricing, services, opening hours
– Sends reminders
– Even sells your products if you have any

What do you think — should I show you in a quick 5–10 min video call?
Would tonight or tomorrow midday work better?

4. Show a Live Demo

  • Record your bot in action using ScreenApp

  • Walk them through:

    1. A customer messaging

    2. The bot replying like a human

    3. Appointment being added to the calendar

5. Close & Collect

  • Offer:

    • €299 one-time setup

    • €49/month maintenance (updates, backup, 24/7 support)

  • Send invoice via Stripe or PayPal

  • Onboard them in 1–2 days

6. Upsell + Scale

  • Add-ons:

    • Waitlist system

    • Product upsell via chat

    • Auto Google review request after visit

  • Rinse & repeat for:

    • Nail salons

    • Tattoo studios

    • Wellness clinics

    • Gyms

🎯 Your Goal Now is:

Land your first client in 72 hours
→ Show the demo.
→ Close for €299.
→ Then scale like crazy.
→ And to track all of that, I personally would recommend Notion.

🌱 That’s it for AI Business Idea #001
If you're broke, clueless, or just tired of “maybe someday”, this is your sign.
Start small. Start scrappy. Just start.

I’ll be back tomorrow with AI Business Idea #002. Another dead-simple way to turn tools into cash.

Until then…
Water your money tree. 🌳
– Felix

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