10 Smart AI Tips for Belgian Salons to Save Time
Are you the owner of a hair salon , beauty salon or nail studio in Belgium ? Then you know that time is your most valuable asset. Thanks to the rise of AI tools for beauty professionals, you can already work much faster and smarter today. During the webinar “10 ways to save time with AI in your salon”, Lien Pletinckx from Beaujaune gave concrete tips that you can get started with right away.
Whether you missed the webinar or just want to read everything again at your leisure – here you will find a practical summary, including tips specifically for salons in Flanders and the whole of Belgium .
🤖 What is AI – and what can you do with it as a salon owner?
AI (Artificial Intelligence) is technology that learns, thinks and performs tasks independently. Think of writing texts, giving answers, providing ideas or even creating images - all based on your input.
The most well-known tool? ChatGPT , available as an app (for iPhone and Android) and via chat.openai.com .
What can you do with this as a Belgian beauty professional?
Social media planning
Respond to customers faster
Developing promotions
Training team members
Better manage inventory
The better your prompt (your question), the stronger the answer.
Example:
"Give me a summery caption for a nail polish promotion in my salon in Ghent."
🧠 10 AI Hacks Every Belgian Salon Owner Should Know
1. Use AI as your personal salon assistant
In the ChatGPT app you can use the voice function to quickly speak ideas while you are working. Useful for:
Social media captions
Reels Ideas
Fast customer responses
💡 No hands free? Just speak and it's done!
2. Automate customer queries with an AI chatbot
Install an AI chatbot on your website, WhatsApp or Instagram to automatically answer standard questions: "How much does a treatment cost?", "Do you still have room?", etc.
👉 How do you set that up? Just ask ChatGPT 😉
AI learns your tone of voice and answers in your name. You focus on your customers, AI does the rest.
3. Check your branding with an AI photo analysis
Upload a photo of your salon and your Instagram feed into ChatGPT and ask:
“Does my social media match the image of my salon in Antwerp?”
Or:
“Does my branding match my beauty salon in Bruges?”
Perfect for visual control of your brand.
👉 Click on the '+' at the bottom left to add the photos and ask your question.
4. AI reminds you of inventory and tasks
Let ChatGPT or Optios remind you of important tasks (e.g. summer promotions or orders).
📅 How to schedule tasks in Optios? Here's how.
📱 Do you want to receive ChatGPT notifications for this on your mobile phone? Make sure notifications are allowed in the settings.
5. From boring photos to attractive videos
Use tools like Kling AI to make your products visually stronger. In just 10 seconds you can turn an ordinary photo into a summer video or animation.
🎨 Tip: use a white background and make the packaging clearly visible.
6. Let AI help you with promotions and upsells
Ask ChatGPT:
“Give me 3 promo ideas to sell my slow stock + calculate ideal discount.”
Use Option to automatically send these actions via email or SMS.
Smart and sales-increasing. 🤩
7. Train your team with AI as a sales coach
Do you have products that are sitting on the shelf for too long? Get your info from Optios inventory management and let ChatGPT write a sales script and give your team subtle sales techniques. You can even create a prompt for motivation and tips for your employees.
8. Save time with an AI content planner
Upload your best performing post (or that of a competitor) to ChatGPT and ask:
“Create a similar post in the same style about [new product].”
Here's how to build consistency and efficiency into your content planning without wasting hours. 🫡
9. Automate intake interviews with new customers
Let AI prepare an intake interview via WhatsApp, email or your website. The AI summarizes the information and you are immediately prepared. Less loss of time, more professionalism.
10. Use ChatGPT wisely: WhatsApp vs. App
WhatsApp ChatGPT → useful for quick questions (add as contact)
ChatGPT App → more possibilities, remembers context, ideal for (brainstorming for) salons
💡 Extra tip for Belgian salons: save and reuse everything
Did you know you can build your own AI assistant? Thanks to the memory function in the ChatGPT app, you can teach AI your tone of voice, preferences and target audience – super handy for salons that often use the same style.
Bonus : Click on the bars at the top left of the app to find all your previous prompts and answers.
⚙️ How do you use these tips in practice?
Each tip above is easy to implement – and in the webinar you will get step-by-step explanations and live demonstrations .
📺 👉 You can now find the full webinar exclusively in the Optios Academy – useful if you want to visually see how you can actually use AI in your salon.
💡 Want to experiment right away? Just ask ChatGPT yourself! For example:
“How do I install an AI chatbot on my website to automatically answer customer questions?”
The more specific your question ( prompt ), the better your answer.
🚀 Ready to truly integrate AI into your salon?
As an Optios customer, you get free access to all business webinars via the Optios Academy, including sessions by Lien Pletinckx. You get guidance, tools and inspiration to work smarter.
We are the partner in salon software for Belgium and help you grow with digitalization tailored to the beauty sector & hair sector.
🤝 Start a test account now and get 14 days of free access to all webinars in the Optios Academy.
🌟 Discover Beauty AI – the smart AI for beauty professionals
Beauty AI PRO , developed by Lien Pletinckx , is the AI partner for salons:
Scheduling social media
Creating creative campaigns
Automate customer communication
Create promotions tailored to your salon
👉 Combine these tools for maximum impact
🔗 View Lien's offer here.Are you looking for an AI solution for your hair salon, beauty salon or nail studio in Flanders or Belgium?
Contact us via optios.be or book a demo . Together we will put your salon on the map – digitally and creatively.