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Video ads for barbershops, without a camera

Paste the link to a skin fade and Zappy writes the ad and builds the video. Seeing the script costs nothing and needs no account.

Paste your link and see the script — free

What a good ad for barbershops actually looks like

Barbering is a habit purchase inside a small radius. The ad's job is to make the trip feel easy: the cut, the price, whether you take walk-ins. Rhythm matters more than polish - quick cuts on the beat read as competent.

Zappy reads cuts, fades and beard trims straight off your own page, writes a hook and a six-second script against it, then stages the shot and adds motion and music.

Examples generated with Zappy. They autoplay silently, like ads in a feed.

Spoken voiceover is paused while we improve its reliability. Your script is still written for you, free, and your ad is built with motion and music. (Text-to-speech on its own is unaffected and still available in the studio.)

Three hooks you could run this week

Written for barbershops specifically. Paste your own page and Zappy writes one like these against your actual offer.

The mistake most barbershops make

Advertising to a whole city. Nobody crosses town for a fade, and the wasted reach is what makes the ad look expensive.

When barbershops should be advertising

Fridays and the days before public holidays carry most of the demand.

Not sure what to promote?

That is the harder half, and it is where Zappy starts. Tell it what you do and what you want to happen — a quiet week filled, a new service launched, more of the work you actually like — and it proposes a campaign direction, three genuinely different concepts to choose between, and a plan of what to make for the channel you pick, with the cost shown before anything is generated. The thinking is free. You only spend once you have seen the plan and said yes. Zappy makes the creative and hands it to you; it never touches your ad account or your budget.

Plan a campaign for your barbershops →

How to make one

If you do not have a website, upload a photo in the studio instead — everything after that is the same.

See your own ad before you pay for anything

Reading your page and writing the script cost nothing and need no card. You decide after you have seen it.

Write my ad — free

Questions

Should the video have music?

Zappy can add sound, but for a barber it is often better to add a trending track on the platform itself. TikTok and Reels both favour their own audio, and that usually outperforms music baked into the file.

How much does an ad cost to make?

A finished video ad is 100 credits. The free plan refills credits every day, and paid plans start at $9 a month. Reading your page and writing the script are free either way.

Do I need to film anything?

No. One photo is enough - anything that shows cuts, fades and beard trims - and if your website already has one we import it automatically. Zappy generates the scene, the motion and the music.

Will it look like a real ad for barbershops?

The script is written for short vertical video, which is the format TikTok, Reels and Shorts reward. You get a hook, a six-second script and a caption, then you edit any of it before the video is built. The script is yours to use — spoken voiceover is paused while we improve it, so the ad you get today is built with motion and music.

Can I run these as paid ads?

Yes, on any paid plan you get a full commercial licence that covers paid advertising. The free plan adds a small watermark and is meant for trying it out.

Does Zappy run the campaign for me?

No. Zappy makes the creative and gives you the file. You upload it to TikTok, Meta or YouTube yourself, and we never touch your ad account or take a share of your ad spend.

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