For expat beauty professionals
Run your beauty business in the Netherlands — in English
You brought your skills to the Netherlands. pbw.life brings the rest: a booking page your clients use in five languages, automatic deposits via iDEAL, and an agenda built for working at clients’ homes — all managed in English.
Sound familiar?
Every tool is in Dutch
Dutch booking platforms, Dutch invoicing apps, Dutch tax letters. You can master a craft in three countries and still get stuck on a Dutch-only signup form.
Your clients speak five languages
Expat clients want to book in English. Dutch clients hesitate on an English-only page. Polish and Russian-speaking clients relax when they see their own language. One page cannot be monolingual.
No salon, no problem — except for no-shows
You travel to clients, so a no-show costs the treatment AND the trip. Asking for deposits by DM feels awkward, and Tikkie requests get ignored.
What pbw.life handles for you
A booking page in 5 languages
Dutch, English, German, Polish and Russian. Clients book in their language; you run everything in yours. Descriptions, confirmations and deposit requests are localised automatically.
Automatic deposits via iDEAL
The payment method every Dutch client already uses. You set the amount; the system requests it at booking. No payment, no booking — and the money lands in your own Mollie account.
Built for mobile work
Travel zones by postcode, call-out fees, per-service location (client’s home or your home studio). No fixed address required — ever.
English interface, Dutch-proof business
You manage services, agenda and clients in English while your public page meets Dutch expectations: agenda-first booking, transparent deposit terms, iDEAL.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to speak Dutch to use pbw.life?
No. You run your whole business in English while your booking page serves clients in Dutch, English, German, Polish or Russian — each client sees the page in their own language.
Do I need a salon or a fixed address?
No. pbw.life is built for mobile professionals who work at clients’ homes. You define travel zones and call-out fees per postcode area; if you also have a home studio, you set the location per service.
Do I need a KvK registration?
To publish your booking page as a Dutch business you provide your KvK and VAT details — the same registration every self-employed professional in the Netherlands needs. Our expat start-up guide walks through getting one in English.
How do deposits work with Dutch clients?
Deposits on appointment-based services are legal and normal in the Netherlands when communicated up front. Your page states the amount and conditions before booking, collects it via iDEAL, and the money goes directly to your own Mollie account.
What does it cost?
The Solo plan is €29 per month for a one-person business: booking page, deposits, calendar and client records. Report exports and up to three team members are on Pro (€49). Mollie charges roughly €0.29 per iDEAL transaction, billed directly by Mollie — pbw.life adds nothing on top.
Guides for getting started
- How to start a mobile beauty business in the Netherlands: the expat guide
- Do you need to speak Dutch to run a beauty business here?
- Taking bookings as an English-speaking beauty pro: what actually works
- Asking for a deposit in the Netherlands — what is legal, what is practical
- What a no-show really costs a mobile beauty pro
Your clients speak five languages. Now your booking page does too.
Set up your page in about 10 minutes. 14-day free trial.
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