Same client. Same question. Sent to two shops at the same moment. Press play and watch what a real-time messenger actually does to your close rate.
The Reply Race · Live Simulation
Y
Your Shop
● KTF Messenger · live
2:14 PM
BOOKEDDEPOSIT PAID · 4 MIN
O
The Other Shop
Checks DMs "when things slow down"
2:14 PM
GHOSTEDCLIENT BOOKED ELSEWHERE
Your Shop booked the client in 4 minutes.vs.The Other Shop lost them after 19 hours.
That race runs in your inbox every day.
Inside The Inbox
One inbox. Instant replies. Deposits in the chat.
Winning the race up top is step one. Here's what's actually sitting behind that green bubble.
Shared Inbox
One Thread, Whoever's Free
Every message and booking request lands in the same place. Whoever's got a hand free answers it, so nobody's stuck waiting on the one person near their phone.
Mobile
Answer From the Chair
It's an app, not a desk you have to sit at. Quote a price, hold a Saturday, or follow up on a no-show between clients, without losing your place.
Payments
Deposits Live In the Chat
Skip the "just Venmo me" text. Send a real deposit link inside the thread, and the slot's locked before the conversation even ends.
Client History
Context Before You Type
What they got last time. Whether they've flaked before. Any notes from whoever worked on them last. It's all sitting above the message box before you reply.
Where It Plugs In
Straight Into Your Booking Flow
Client texts and booking requests from your site land in the same inbox, next to the deposit link and the client's history. One place to answer from, instead of three.
Try It Yourself
Take a peek inside the real inbox.
This is the actual product, live and fully clickable. Tap the expand icon for a full screen look, or just explore it right here. No signup, nothing to install. Just an inbox — desktop or mobile — you're welcome to try.
Seen enough?
The Math
Every slow reply has a price tag.
Think about last week. How many people messaged you while you were with a client? Drop your real numbers in below. It takes about ten seconds.
A Normal Week At Your Shop
How many people message you every week?
Texts, your website, booking requests — all of it combined
20
How many of those do you answer late, or not at all?
Be honest. A few hours late still counts.
30%
What's a typical booking worth to you?
What you'd normally charge for one session
$250
If you answered every one of those first, how many would actually book?
Guess low. Even 1 in 4 changes everything.
25%
What That's Actually Costing You
At risk of going elsewhere
26 clients/mo
Yours to win back
6 clients/mo
What that's worth to you every year
$19,485
That's $1,624 every single month. Real money, from real people who already wanted to book with you.
Want that $1,624 a month back?
We'll set the inbox up on your shop's real numbers and show you where it starts.
No card. Goes to a real person here, not a sales queue.
This is just an estimate, based on the numbers you entered above. Your real numbers will depend on your shop.
Common Questions
The stuff you'd ask before you'd switch.
If yours isn't here, ask it on the walkthrough. You'll be talking to someone who can actually answer it.
Does this replace how we take payments, or sit on top of it?
It replaces it. Keep The Fees becomes your card processing, so the deposit you send in a thread and the payment you take at the counter run through the same system. That's a real switch, and it's the part most worth asking about on the walkthrough.
What happens to our current booking setup and client list?
Both come with you. We import your client list and your existing bookings, so you're not retyping a year of regulars or asking anyone to book again.
Is there a contract?
No. It's month to month, and you can cancel anytime.
What does switching actually take?
On your end, not much — we do the setup. We move your clients and bookings over and build the shop out on your real numbers: your artists, your deposit amounts, your hours. You tell us what we got wrong.
What if only one of us answers messages?
It's one shared inbox, not a phone on somebody's hip. Every message and booking request lands in the same place, and whoever has a hand free answers it. Nobody waits on the one person nearest their phone.
Is Messenger extra?
No. It's in the plan. There's no add-on charge and no per-seat fee for the inbox — your whole front desk can be in it.
From The Shops
What shops say about running on Keep The Fees.
Pricing
One plan. Messenger's already in it.
Messenger isn't an add-on or a per-seat upsell. It's in the plan.
Plans start at
$69.99/month
Shared messaging inbox
Deposit links in chat
Mobile app for iOS & Android
Full client history on every thread
24/7 human support
First 30 days free.No credit card. Cancel anytime.
Take the walkthrough and the $50 lands on your account.
$50
on your accountAfter a walkthrough of the inbox running on your shop's setup — your artists, your deposit links, your busiest day.
Be the shop that texts back first.
Every message sitting in your inbox right now is a client deciding between you and whoever answers next. Tell us where to reach you, pick a time that works, and we'll walk you through it. Sit through the walkthrough and we'll put $50 on your account.
What the walkthrough shows that the demo above can't:
Your shop's setup — your artists, your deposit amounts, your busiest day.
Your actual message volume, not the example numbers.
Straight answers on switching: what moves over, who does the work, and why leaving costs you nothing.
Whatever your front desk is stuck on right now.
$50 lands on your account once the walkthrough's done. No card, no catch.
You'll pick your time on the next screen. Goes to a real person here, not a sales queue.