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No-Show Playbook

Policy templates, deposit mechanics, scripts, and the math behind them.

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Solves“A 10am no-show blows a hole in the day and I eat it every time.”
WorthAn empty chair is unrecoverable revenue. A deposit policy is the only thing that converts some of it back.

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  • The twelve-month cost of no-shows, in a table
  • Three complete policy templates — standard, stricter, and tiered
  • Deposit amounts by service type, and setup in common booking tools
  • How to phase deposits in with existing clients without losing them

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