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Online booking in practice
Guides for salons and studios: starting a business by trade, choosing and embedding a booking system, fewer missed appointments.
Starting a business by trade
Qualifications, registering with NAV, the tax regime, premises, pricing and the first clients under the Hungarian rules of 2026, with sources.
Starting a hair salon business in Hungary in 2026: qualifications, tax, first clients
The steps in order: qualifications, registering with the tax authority, tax regime, premises, prices and the first clients.
Read it →Starting a beauty business in Hungary in 2026: the steps in order
Qualifications, registration, tax, a treatment room and handling client data for a new beautician.
Read it →Starting a nail technician business in Hungary in 2026: qualifications, tax, clients
Qualifications, registration, tax as a main job or alongside employment, a home salon and clients from Instagram.
Read it →Starting a massage business in Hungary in 2026: what to watch at the start
Qualifications, wellness and therapeutic massage, tax, a treatment room or home visits, and the first clients.
Read it →Online booking
What to look for in a free booking system: limits, costs, boundaries
The limits of free plans, the hidden costs, and when it is worth paying.
Read it →Adding a booking system to your website: link, button or widget
Three ways to put your booking page online, with WordPress, Wix and Instagram examples.
Read it →How to reduce no-shows and last-minute cancellations
Confirmation, reminder, cancellation rule: what to set so that fewer clients miss their appointment.
Read it →How to choose a booking system: eight criteria
Eight questions worth asking before you give your clients the booking link.
Read it →What we write about
About what really comes up in the life of a small salon or studio: how to start a hairdressing, beauty, nail or massage business, how to choose a booking system, what a month really costs, how to embed the booking page in your website, and what you can do against missed appointments.
Setup tips by trade are on the industry pages, and a comparison of the providers’ fees on the comparison pages.
How the articles are made
The articles are written by Magor Megyeri, the developer of FoglalGo. Every article starts with a short summary and ends with the sources used, with the date of the check.
We only publish statistics with a source. Where we have no measurement, we give advice, not numbers.
These are the English versions of our Hungarian articles. The business guides describe the rules in Hungary, and most of their sources are in Hungarian.
Questions about the blog
Who writes the articles?
Magor Megyeri, the developer of FoglalGo. Every article starts with a short summary and ends with the sources used, with the date of the check.
How can I hear about new articles?
The blog has an RSS feed: add foglalgo.com/en/blog/feed.xml to any feed reader.
How up to date are the rules in the articles?
The articles describe the rules in force on the day they were written, with sources. Laws and tax rules can change, so check the source or ask your accountant before a specific decision.
Are the articles useful if I do not use FoglalGo?
Yes. The business guides and the advice on choosing a booking system apply to any system and any business.
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