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Verify your online profile
Verify your online profile
Get verified on Fresha to build trust with clients, increase your visibility, and start accepting Fresha gift cards. Learn how to become Fresha verified on the marketplace and how your clients can use Fresha gift cards to book with you.
How being Fresha verified works
When your online profile is verified, a badge will appear on your Fresha marketplace page. This badge shows clients that your business is trustworthy and reliable. Being Fresha verified also gives your business added benefits:
- Higher visibility:
Verified businesses are prioritized in marketplace search results and recommendations. Clients can also filter for "Fresha verified" venues, helping them find businesses like yours more easily. - Gift card payments:
Only verified businesses can accept Fresha gift cards, which makes you discoverable to even more clients. - Client trust:
The verified badge signals quality and dependability, encouraging more clients to book with you.
Becoming Fresha verified
Becoming Fresha verified is quick and simple. Just follow these two steps:
1. Enable Fresha payments
Activate the Payments Add-on to start the verification process. Once your account passes Fresha’s payment verification checks, your profile will be verified automatically.
Learn how to enable Fresha Payments.
If you’ve already enabled Fresha Payments, your profile will be verified when it’s published on the Fresha marketplace.
2. Publish your online profile
Make your profile visible to clients by publishing it on the Fresha marketplace. Once your venue is live, the verified badge will appear, and you’ll be ready to accept Fresha gift cards.
Learn how to publish your profile.
Fresha gift cards
Accepting Fresha gift cards
Fresha gift cards make it easy for clients to book services at your business, giving you more opportunities to grow your business.
Fresha gift card fees
Fresha gift cards are free to accept, with no payment fees for clients using them.
How clients can add Fresha gift cards to their account
Clients can add a Fresha gift card to their account by clicking the "Add to my account" button in the email they receive when they are sent one. Or they can copy the code and add it to their Wallet by clicking "Add a gift card".
How clients use gift cards
Clients can buy Fresha gift cards online through the Fresha marketplace and redeem them at any verified venue. Gift cards are valid for 12 months, giving clients plenty of time to book with you.
Redeeming Fresha gift cards
In-store:
Clients can use their gift cards to pay for appointments, services, and products during checkout.
- Create a new sale or checkout an appointment.
- Select the Fresha gift card as the payment method.
- Click Pay now to complete the sale.
Online:
Clients can use their gift cards when booking appointments on the Fresha marketplace:
- Find your venue on the Fresha app or website.
- Book an appointment.
- At checkout, tap Edit next to the payment method.
- Select Fresha gift card and Continue to complete the booking.
Payments from Fresha gift cards will be credited to your wallet, with next-working-day payouts. These will show as “Fresha gift card” in your transactions.
FAQs
Fresha gift cards can currently be purchased and redeemed in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Yes, refunds can be processed for payments made with Fresha gift cards. The refunded amount will be deducted from your business wallet and reissued to the client as a new Fresha gift card.
Gift cards are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. Clients can check the expiry date in their Fresha Wallet on the app or website.
No, there are no payment fees for accepting Fresha gift cards from clients. However, if a new client discovers your business through the Fresha marketplace and books an appointment, the Marketplace New Client Fee will apply.