Customer Retention Software for Local Businesses

Winning a new customer costs far more than keeping one you already have. Welqo watches who has stopped coming and brings them back — automatically, from your own WhatsApp number.

Almost every local business loses customers the same quiet way. Nobody complains and nobody cancels — they simply do not come back. The colour client who used to appear every six weeks misses one appointment, then another, and four months later she is somebody else's regular. Nothing in your day flags it, because an absence is invisible in a diary that only shows what is booked.

That is the gap retention software is supposed to close, and for larger companies it usually means an email platform with segments, automations and a workflow builder — powerful, but it assumes someone has the time to design the journeys and the inclination to keep them tuned. Most owners of a two-chair salon or a single clinic never get to it, and the tool sits unused while the leak continues.

Welqo takes the operator's view. It already holds every booking, so it knows each customer's natural rhythm and can tell you who is overdue today. It hands you a short list — this person is eight weeks past their usual visit, this one had a great appointment yesterday and is a good moment to ask for a Google review, this one has four prepaid sessions expiring this month, this one is a loyal regular worth asking for a referral. Each comes with a drafted message you can edit, and nothing sends until you approve it.

Because the messages go from your own WhatsApp Business number, the reply comes back to you like any other chat — and the same AI turns "sure, is Saturday free?" into a confirmed appointment on the calendar, with reminders. Consent is enforced throughout: only customers who opted in to marketing are ever suggested. The result is not a campaign you have to run, but a habit that runs itself and quietly stops the leak that costs a local business the most.

Why businesses choose Welqo

Go live the same day

  1. Sign up and add your services and hours
  2. Connect your WhatsApp number
  3. Customers book — you get the calendar

Frequently asked questions

How does it know a customer has lapsed?

It learns the normal visit cycle for your trade and for that individual — a salon regular every four weeks, a dentist recall every six months — and flags anyone overdue with no upcoming booking. You always see why a person was suggested before anything is sent.

Do I have to write the win-back messages myself?

No. Welqo drafts each one referencing the customer by name and their usual service. You can edit the wording, send it as-is in one tap, or skip that customer — nothing ever goes out on its own.

What about customers who prepaid for a package?

Prepaid packs are tracked as a balance that counts down as sessions are used, so Welqo can remind someone that sessions they already paid for are about to expire. That nudge protects your renewal and their goodwill at the same time.

Is this included in the free plan?

The Growth Agent — win-backs, review requests, referrals and prepaid reminders — is on the paid plans, starting at Booking (₹999 / $15 a month). The free plan still includes AI booking, automatic reminders and a shareable booking page so you can try the product first.

How much does it cost?

Free to start, and the free plan is the full AI front desk — booking and ordering, reminders, deposits, no-show recovery, waitlist, analytics and your customer list — with 50 bookings or orders and 100 broadcast messages a month, no card needed. Booking (₹999 / $15 a month) removes the volume cap, adds two-way Google Calendar sync so the AI never double-books, and switches on the Growth Agent — win-backs, review requests and referrals drafted for you and sent from your own number. Front Desk (₹2,499 / $39) adds unlimited broadcasts and unlimited new-client search. Flat per business — no per-agent fees, and no markup on your messages.

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