Sell Gift Cards for Your Services
Let customers buy and send digital gift cards online. Recipients redeem them when booking an appointment, perfect for salons, spas, wellness studios, and any service business that wants to turn happy clients into new referrals.
Why Gift Cards Are a Growth Engine for Service Businesses
Gift cards do two things that almost no other marketing channel can accomplish simultaneously: they generate immediate revenue and bring in new customers. When an existing client buys a gift card, you receive the full payment upfront, before any service is delivered. When the recipient redeems it, they often become a new client who books again at full price.
For salons, spas, massage studios, fitness centers, and wellness businesses, gift cards are especially powerful during holidays, birthdays, and special occasions. Instead of competing on price with discounts and promotions, you let your clients do the marketing for you by gifting your services to friends and family. SchedulingKit makes this entirely digital, no plastic cards to order, no point-of-sale hardware needed, and no manual tracking.
Everything You Need to Sell Gift Cards
From purchase to redemption, every step is handled, branded design, instant delivery, balance tracking, and seamless booking checkout.
Digital Gift Cards
Sell beautiful, branded digital gift cards directly from your booking page or a dedicated gift card storefront. Each card gets a unique code, a personalized message from the buyer, and an expiration date you control. Buyers purchase online and recipients redeem at booking, entirely digital, no physical cards to print or mail.
Balance Tracking
Every gift card has a real-time balance that updates automatically when redeemed. Clients can check their remaining balance from your booking page or customer portal. You see all active gift card balances, total outstanding liability, and redemption rates from your dashboard.
Redemption at Booking
Recipients apply their gift card code during the booking checkout flow. The balance is deducted automatically, if the service costs more than the card balance, the client pays the difference with a regular payment method. Partial redemptions are supported, so one card can cover multiple appointments.
Email Delivery
Gift cards are delivered instantly by email to the recipient with a branded design, the sender's personal message, the card value, the unique redemption code, and a direct link to your booking page. Buyers can also schedule delivery for a specific date, perfect for birthdays and holidays.
Custom Amounts
Offer preset denominations ($25, $50, $100) or let buyers enter any custom amount. You can also create gift cards tied to specific services, a gift card for a 60-minute massage or a full hair color session, so the recipient knows exactly what they are getting.
Transaction History
A complete audit trail for every gift card: purchase date, buyer details, recipient, original value, every redemption with date and amount, and current balance. Export gift card reports for accounting, track outstanding liabilities, and identify your best-selling card amounts.
How Gift Cards Work
Set up once, sell forever, a fully automated gift card system built into your booking flow.
Set Up Your Gift Cards
Choose your denominations, add your branding, set expiration rules, and enable your gift card storefront. The setup takes under five minutes and your cards go live immediately.
Clients Buy & Gift
Buyers purchase gift cards from your website or booking page. They add a personal message, choose a delivery date, and pay with any supported method. The card is delivered by email instantly or on the scheduled date.
Recipients Book & Redeem
Recipients enter the gift card code when booking an appointment. The balance is applied automatically at checkout. You see redemptions in real time and can track outstanding card balances from your dashboard.
Gift Cards That Work With Your Whole Platform
SchedulingKit's gift cards are not an afterthought bolted onto a scheduling tool, they are woven into every part of the platform. When a recipient redeems a gift card during booking, the payment is processed through the same payment system you already use for deposits and invoices. The redemption shows up in your invoicing records with a clear line item. And the client can see their gift card balance and history in the customer portal.
For seasonal businesses, gift cards smooth out revenue dips. A spa that sells gift cards during December generates cash flow during a typically slow booking period, then redeems those cards in January and February when recipients start booking. This revenue smoothing effect is well-documented in the service industry and is one of the primary reasons businesses adopt gift card programs.
You can promote your gift cards through your website embed, share them on social media, include a link in your email signature, or mention them in your appointment reminder emails. The more visible your gift card option is, the more your existing clients will think of your business when they need a gift.
Gift Card FAQ
Common questions about selling gift cards for your services.
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