Kate, founder of Hive Beauty Design, laughing while working on a laptop

Twenty years behind the chair  ·  For salon owners and beauty businesses

Get Found

See exactly where you show up — and where you don't.

When someone looks for a salon near you, do you come up? On Google, on maps — and now when they just ask ChatGPT. A Visibility Audit tells you exactly where you stand, and hands you a 30/60/90-day plan for fixing it.

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Not a marketing agency I've run the business you're running Plain language, no jargon

The problem

You can be fully booked by your regulars and still be invisible to everyone else.

Nobody Can Find You

Your work is good. That was never the problem. But when someone new moves to town and searches for a salon — or asks a friend, or asks ChatGPT — a name comes up, and it isn't yours. That's not a talent gap. It's a visibility one.

I had no idea I wasn’t even showing up for those searches in my area.
Aleasha Extension specialist

Where it starts

The Audit

Everything starts here. I find out where you actually show up, and hand you a 30/60/90-day plan. What you do with it is up to you — follow it yourself, or have me build the fixes for you.

Step one

Visibility
Audit

See where clients can find you.

$1,200CAD

What's one new client worth to you over a year? Not one visit — a year of rebooking.

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  • A salon-specific check of how you show up on Google and on maps — and when clients ask for a recommendation
  • Where you land when someone asks ChatGPT or another AI assistant for a salon near you
  • Written findings, plus a 30/60/90-day plan for what to fix and in what order
  • A short video walkthrough, within five business days
  • Credited toward your Build if you decide to have the fixes done for you

For salons, medispas, lash and brow studios, barbers and estheticians.

Then pick your lane

Track A

Run It
Yourself

You've got the plan. Go.

  • For owners with the time, or a team who can action a list
  • Work through the 30/60/90-day plan at your own pace
  • Nothing further to pay
  • Come back for the Build later if you'd rather not
Includedwith your audit
Track B

Hand It
To Me

I build the fixes for you.

  • One core system built for you, end to end
  • Tested, delivered, and documented so you and your team can use it
  • Built around your business, not a template
  • A re-scan once the work has had time to land
$2,000CAD and up — audit fee comes off
Once it's built

Stay Visible

Being found once doesn't hold. This keeps the systems running and adjusts them as your business changes, so you stay the name that comes up.

$600CAD per month, six months

From clients

It Works

I had a business audit with Kate, and it was a total eye-opener! She gave me a clear breakdown of my upcoming services, highlighted my strong review count, and pointed out critical gaps in my search visibility. As an extension specialist, I had no idea I wasn’t even showing up for those searches in my area. Her insights were spot-on, professional, and gave me an exact roadmap of what I need to fix. If you’re a salon owner wanting an honest look at your business data, I highly recommend working with her!
Aleasha
Having Kate create a quiz for my online booking was the best thing I could do for clients. They used to book the wrong thing or reach out confused — this quiz eliminates those issues completely. The client experience is so much better, for them and for me.
Sydnee @cozy.brewnette

More from Meg at Botega, after her audit

What was bugging you about the online stuff before I got in there?
Our Google had dropped due to having a linked account — this was working against us, as Kate informed me once we started the process.
Anything in the audit that made you go “oh, I had no idea”?
Yes, all of it — the fact that we were attracting hiring staff and not potential clients.
What was it like having me just handle it?
I would have done more damage trying to do this myself. Kate knew the way with my website, as she built it in the past.
Would you tell another salon owner to do this?
I would definitely recommend Kate for any online work — Google help, website building, all of the above!
Long, hand-painted blonde waves in a salon

About Kate

Who I Am

Kate, founder of Hive Beauty Design

Hi, I'm Kate. I help hair salon owners get found in Google and AI search. I spent over twenty years behind the chair — running every part of my own salon while I was at it.

So when I look at your salon, I'm not a marketing agency reading off a checklist. I know the difference between what actually brings someone new through the door and what just looks busy — because I spent two decades on the other side of it.

  • Twenty years behind the chair. I know what the day actually looks like, and how little time there is at the end of it.
  • Two salons owned and run. Not just the hair — the bookings, the staffing, the phone, the whole thing.
  • Not an agency. No account manager, no reused template. You're dealing with me.
  • Plain language, always. If a report needs a glossary, it isn't finished.
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What actually happens — no calls required

  1. The day you book

    You fill out one short form

    About five minutes. Write like you'd text a friend — messy is fine, I read every word. That's the last thing I need from you.

  2. While you're working

    I look you up the way a new client would

    Google, maps, and what the AI assistants say when someone asks them for a salon in your town. Nothing needed from you at this stage.

  3. Within five business days

    Your findings land in your inbox

    Written up in plain language, with a short video walkthrough so you can hear me explain it rather than decode a report.

  4. From there

    You've got a 30/60/90-day plan

    What to fix, in what order. Work through it yourself, or hand it back to me and I'll build the fixes for you.

The first step

Start Here

See where your clients can find you.

A Salon Visibility Audit — findings, your 30/60/90-day plan, and a walkthrough within five business days. Credited toward your Build if you go further.

Get your visibility audit — $1,200

Free, no strings

Not ready yet? Find out if clients can actually find you.

Answer a few short questions and I'll look your salon up the way a new client would, including asking AI where to get their hair done in your town. Then I'll send you what I found.

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Questions, answered

What's included at each step?
The Visibility Audit ($1,200 CAD) is where everyone starts: a salon-specific review of how findable you are on Google, on maps, in AI answers, and when clients ask for a recommendation, with written findings, a 30/60/90-day plan for what to fix and in what order, and a short video walkthrough within five business days — credited toward a Build if you decide to have the fixes done for you. The Build (from $2,000 CAD) is one core system built end-to-end (client intake and consult forms, a welcome email sequence, getting you found on Google — whatever the biggest friction point is), tested, delivered and documented, with a re-scan once the work has had time to land. Staying Visible afterwards is $600 CAD a month with six months locked in at that rate.
Do you check AI search too?
Yes. More people are asking ChatGPT — or the AI summary sitting at the top of Google — for a salon recommendation instead of scrolling through a map. Those answers get assembled from what already exists about you online, which means you can be easy to find on Google and still be invisible in an AI answer. The audit covers where you land in both.
Do I have to do the Build?
No. The audit stands on its own — you get the findings and the 30/60/90-day plan, and you're free to work through it yourself or hand it to whoever already helps you. The Build is there if you'd rather not do it yourself, and what you paid for the audit comes off the price.
How long does it take?
Audits are delivered within five business days. Builds typically take about two weeks from intake to delivery. I send progress notes throughout so you always know where things stand.
Do we have to meet over Zoom?
No. The whole service is built around your schedule, not calls. You fill out the intake, I build, you get a short video walkthrough, and you can message me anytime during support. If you'd prefer a quick call, just ask — but it's never required.
I'm not techy. Is this for me?
Especially then. The audit comes back in plain language — no jargon, no dashboard to learn, no logins to figure out. It's a written list of what's costing you visibility and what to do about it, in the order I'd do it. If you'd rather not do the fixing yourself, that's what the Build is for.
Do you only work with hair salons?
No — salons are where I started, but I also work with estheticians, lash and brow artists, barbers, spas, and other beauty businesses. If people need to be able to find you and book you, the audit works the same way.
How do I get started?
Fill out the intake form — about five minutes, write like you'd text a friend. That kicks off your Visibility Audit. I'll read every word and respond personally within one business day.

Last thing

You don't have to become a marketing person. That was never the job.

You do good work and you'd like the right people to be able to find you. I'll tell you exactly where you stand — then you decide what to do about it.

Get your visibility audit — $1,200 CAD