Standalone Product

AI Assistant — Drop it onto the salon website you already have

A smart chat widget trained on your salon's services, staff, and policies. Answers visitor questions, recommends the right service, captures bookings, and hands the lead off to your existing booking system. Embeds in one line of code on Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, Shopify, or custom sites. Bilingual English and Vietnamese. No website rebuild required.

Why a standalone AI Assistant?

Most people visiting a salon website aren't ready to click "Book" right away — they have questions first. "Do you do gel extensions?" "How long does a pedicure take?" "Do you take walk-ins on Sundays?" If there's no one to answer, most of them leave. A static FAQ page doesn't change that.

Most AI chatbot products force you to rebuild your website on their platform, switch booking systems, or hand off your customer data to their marketing cloud. For a small salon that's overkill.

SICUS AI Assistant is sold standalone — you keep your Wix / Squarespace / WordPress site, you add a single script tag, and the AI starts answering visitors trained on your salon's real services and prices. Same AI that powers the full Sicus Booking platform, packaged so you can drop it in without changing anything else.

What the AI actually does on your website

Not a canned chatbot that returns "Sorry, I didn't understand that" — a real conversation that ends in a booking.

Answers service questions instantly

Pricing, durations, what's included, technician specialties, walk-in availability, parking, cancellation policy. Whatever you'd normally answer by phone or email — the AI handles it in seconds.

Recommends the right service

"I want something low-maintenance for a wedding" → AI suggests gel, nail art options, and a specific technician. Turns uncertain browsers into confident bookers by asking the right follow-up questions.

Captures bookings in-chat

Name, phone, service, preferred time — collected in natural conversation, not a five-field form visitors abandon. The booking request goes straight to your inbox or booking system.

24/7, no staff required

Most booking decisions happen after hours — evenings and Sunday mornings. The AI works while you're closed, capturing leads you'd otherwise lose to a competitor whose site happens to answer.

Honest when it doesn't know

If a question is outside the trained scope, the AI says so, captures the visitor's contact info, and hands the thread off to you. No hallucinations, no invented prices, no made-up policies.

What a conversation looks like

A representative example — not a script. The AI adapts to whatever the visitor types.

Hi! I'm Bloom Nail & Beauty's virtual assistant. How can I help you today?
Hey — looking for something for my friend's wedding next Saturday. What do you recommend?
Exciting! For weddings, most clients go with either a gel manicure ($45, 50 min) or a full set of soft-gel extensions ($75, 90 min) with optional nail art. Are you going for low-maintenance or more of a statement?
Low-maintenance, but something that looks nice in photos.
Perfect — gel manicure in a neutral tone with a subtle shimmer accent is our most popular for that. Linh and Sarah both do great minimalist work. Want me to check availability for Saturday?
Yes please, Saturday morning if possible
Saturday morning I have Linh at 10:00 AM or Sarah at 11:30 AM. Which works better?
10 with Linh, that's great
Got it. Can I grab your name and phone number to confirm the booking?
Maria, 403-555-0142
Thanks Maria! You're booked with Linh this Saturday at 10:00 AM for a gel manicure. You'll get a text confirmation in a moment. Have a great wedding!

3 ways to embed on your website

Pick the level that matches your website builder. We recommend the right one during onboarding.

1Script Tag (One-Line Embed)

Complexity: Lowest · Setup time: Under 1 day · Works with: Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Shopify, custom sites, any platform that allows custom HTML in the footer

Paste a single script tag into your website's footer or custom code area. The chat bubble appears in the bottom-right corner automatically. Colors, position, and greeting message are all configured from a dashboard — no code changes needed after install. This is how 80% of our customers go live.

<!-- Paste before the closing </body> tag --> <script src="https://cdn.sicusmedia.com/assistant.js" data-salon-id="your-salon-id" defer></script>
[TBD — exact script URL and data attributes will be finalized when the standalone product launches. The embed pattern shown is representative.]

2WordPress Plugin

Complexity: Lowest · Setup time: Under 1 hour · Works with: WordPress (self-hosted and WordPress.com Business plan or higher)

For WordPress sites, we provide a dedicated plugin: install from the WordPress plugin directory, enter your salon ID, and the assistant is live. No code, no footer editing, no risk of breaking your theme. Updates happen automatically whenever we ship improvements to the AI.

[TBD — WordPress plugin is planned for the standalone product launch. Until then, WordPress sites can use the script tag option above, which works identically.]

3API / SDK (Custom Build)

Complexity: Highest · Setup time: 1-2 weeks · Works with: Custom-built websites, native mobile apps, headless CMS setups

If you want a fully custom chat UI that matches your brand pixel-perfectly — or if you want the AI inside a native iOS / Android app — we expose a REST API and a lightweight JavaScript SDK. Your developer builds the interface; we handle the AI, the training, the conversation state, and the booking handoff. Only needed if you have a specific design requirement the script-tag embed can't meet.

How to get started — 3 to 5 days to go live

No long migration projects, no multi-week onboarding.

1

Free 15-min Discovery Call

We learn about your salon — services, website platform, current booking system, languages needed. You get a clear recommendation on which integration option fits and a tailored quote. No pressure, no pitch.

2

Share Your Salon Details

You fill out an intake form with your services and pricing, staff names and specialties, business hours, cancellation policy, and any FAQs you want the AI to handle. Takes 30-45 minutes.

3

AI Training & Widget Setup

We train the AI on your salon-specific data and configure the widget's appearance (colors, greeting, position). You review sample conversations and approve the tone before it goes live. Takes 2-3 business days.

4

Embed on Your Website

You paste the one-line script tag into your site's footer (or install the WordPress plugin). We walk through it live on a screenshare if you want. The chat bubble appears instantly.

5

Monthly Review & Tuning

Once a month we send you a performance report — total chats, bookings captured, top questions, missed handoffs, revenue attributed. We update the AI's responses based on what visitors actually asked.

Pricing

Standalone AI Assistant is priced as a flat monthly subscription based on your website traffic and the integration level you choose. No per-message charges, no surprise overages.

[TBD — pricing starting point will be published here once the standalone product launches. For now, the intake process is: 15-min discovery call → tailored quote within 24 hours.]

Most standalone AI chat products on the market today range from $75 to $300/month depending on features and message volume. SICUS pricing is designed to be competitive for small and mid-size salons. Book a discovery call to get an exact number for your situation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Any website that allows a snippet of HTML or script tag in the page footer: Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Weebly, Carrd, Framer, and custom-built sites. Some platforms restrict raw script embeds on free plans, so you may need to upgrade to a paid tier — we confirm compatibility during the discovery call. A dedicated WordPress plugin is planned for one-click install.

Answers service questions, recommends services based on what a visitor describes, captures bookings end-to-end (name, phone, service, time), and hands leads to you via email, SMS, or straight into your booking system. It's trained on YOUR salon's services, staff, pricing, and policies — not a generic chatbot.

AI Receptionist answers your phone. AI Assistant answers your website. Phone calls go to the Receptionist. Website chat, forms, and after-hours web visitors go to the Assistant. Many salons eventually run both, but start with whichever channel is leaking more bookings for you. We help you figure that out on the discovery call.

Yes. Three integration levels: (1) Lead handoff via email or SMS — you add the booking manually. (2) Shared calendar — AI pushes bookings into Google Calendar / iCloud / Microsoft 365, which your booking platform syncs from. (3) Direct API — bookings appear in your existing system in real time (select platforms only). Chosen during onboarding based on your setup.

Pricing is tailored based on your website traffic, integration level, and language needs. Flat monthly — no per-message charges or surprise overages. Book a 15-minute discovery call and we'll send you a quote within 24 hours.

Stop losing bookings to a silent website

Book a free 15-minute discovery call. We'll look at your current site, your booking system, and the questions visitors most commonly ask, then tell you whether AI Assistant is a fit. No commitment, no pitch.