Text to Cover

Call-outs that cover themselves

Text to Cover is a texting tool that helps multi-location salons cover a shift when a stylist calls out. No app to download.

How it works

  1. A salon manager texts COVER and gets a link to post the shift that needs covering.
  2. Stylists who signed up for that salon get one text about the shift. They reply YES, NO, or the hours they can work.
  3. A supervisor approves who covers it with one tap.
  4. The stylist gets a confirmation text, and the manager is told who's covering.

Who gets texts

Texts are sent on behalf of the salon group each person works for, using Text to Cover. Only that group's own employees who signed up themselves get texts. We never text anyone who hasn't joined. Texts are about covering shifts and the person's own account, never ads.

How people join

See a live example of a join page.

Each organization has its own join link, which managers share with their team. On the join page, a person enters their name and cell phone number and checks a box agreeing to the disclosure below, then taps Join. We then text a link to that number to finish signing up, so nobody can be signed up with someone else's phone.

The join page Your first and last name Your mobile phone number

☐ I agree to get shift-coverage texts from [Salon group name], sent through Text to Cover. Msg frequency varies. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help. Consent is not a condition of employment. Privacy · Terms

Join

What the texts look like

Text to Cover
[Salon group name] Text to Cover: You're in! Tap the link to get started. Msg freq varies. Msg&data rates may apply. Reply HELP or STOP.
Shift to cover: Belmar, Tue, Oct 27, 9am-5pm. Reply YES, NO, or the hours you can do, like 9-1.
Stylist
YES
Text to Cover
Got it! We asked your GM to approve you for Belmar, Tue, Oct 27, 9am-5pm. We'll text you once she reviews it.

Reply STOP to any text to stop all texts, or HELP for help. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.

Contact

Text to Cover is a service of Malloy Ventures LLC, based in Denver, Colorado. Questions? Email hello@texttocover.com.