Introducing Harrison Hair in Hugglescote.
Client: Harrison Hair
Sector: Service
Project Overview
Harrison Hair had already built a strong local reputation through word of mouth, social media and Booksy, but there was one thing missing: a dedicated website.
Booksy worked perfectly well for existing customers ready to make an appointment, but Harrison Hair needed somewhere that could properly represent the business to people discovering them for the first time, particularly those searching online for a local barber.
Having known Nathan for years, and being a Harrison Hair customer myself, I already had a good understanding of the business and what made it work.
The aim wasn't to reinvent their booking process. Instead, I created a website that introduced Harrison Hair, showcased the work of the barbers and gave new customers clear routes through to their individual Booksy profiles when they were ready to book.
My Approach
There was no existing website to redesign and no particular template Nathan wanted me to follow, so the project started with Harrison Hair's existing branding, photography and social media presence.
Nathan didn't want anything unnecessarily complicated, and neither did the website need it. I built a clean, bold Squarespace site using subtle movement and strong imagery to give it personality without getting in the way of what visitors actually came for.
One of the most important parts was representing how Harrison Hair operates. Nathan, Kai and Noel each run their own respective barber businesses from Harrison Hair, so the website gives each barber their own space while bringing everything together under the Harrison Hair name. Individual booking routes then take customers directly to the relevant Booksy profile rather than trying to replace a system that already works well.
As the business has continued to grow, the website has also become somewhere to showcase Harrison Hair's involvement within the local community, from supporting local football to charity events and other projects around Coalville.
For me, that's one of the best things about working locally. I get to build websites for businesses I already know, use and genuinely want to see do well.