✕ 9pm Saturday DM: “Are you free tomorrow?” — no reply until Monday. Client books elsewhere.
✕ Mid-fade. Mid-session. Mid-job. Phone buzzing. Three WhatsApps asking about prices. You can’t reply.
✕ Client enquired last Tuesday. Never followed up. They forgot about you.
✕ Same questions every day: “How much?” “What time do you close?” “Do you do walk-ins?”
✕ Receptionist costs €1,500+/month. And they don’t work evenings, weekends, or bank holidays.