CLIENT INTAKE • CHECKLIST

Client Intake That Books Better

A working intake checklist for stylists who want to capture the details that make the first session feel calm, confident, and worth the booking.

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🔥 Stylist-ready · no theory padding

A printable PDF checklist covering brief clarification, style goals, visual inputs, session expectations, intake organization, and how to use AI for clarity without compromising client privacy. Use it before the first call, then carry the brief into the session.

Built for stylists in training and self-taught style consultants who want to walk into every first session with a tight, organized brief instead of a half-filled intake form.

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SOUND FAMILIAR?

Where intake quietly leaks bookings

The brief gets pieced together mid-session

Sizing, fit issues, and no-go items surface fifteen minutes in, and the first half of the call quietly disappears into questions that should have been answered before.

Vague words guide the work

Polished, edgy, elevated, and chic all enter the brief without translation, and the recommendation ends up answering a feeling instead of a clear visual goal.

Expectations stay implied, not stated

What the client will receive, when, and how many revisions are included never gets written down, and the scope quietly grows session by session.

Notes live in five different places

Some answers are in a form, some in email, some in a DM, and by the time the session starts, half the brief is being pieced together from screenshots.

WHAT’S INSIDE

Inside the checklist, six sections and twenty-four items

Clarify the Client Brief

Capture the trigger, sizing, fit issues, preferred silhouettes, three references with reasons, and budget boundaries before recommending a single look.

Map Style Goals

Translate vague words into visible outfit details, identify the contexts she needs most, and separate confidence goals from shopping goals.

Prepare Visual Inputs

Request closet, shoe, and favorite-piece photos in natural light, set a naming system, flag missing photos early, and hold the line on privacy.

Set Session Expectations

Confirm what the client will receive, by when, in what format, and how many revisions are included, in one clean message before the call.

Keep the Intake Organized

Save everything in one client folder, highlight unclear answers, tag urgent needs and budget limits, and keep the final brief short enough to guide decisions fast.

Use AI for Intake Clarity

Summarize anonymized priorities, translate inspiration words into a practical direction list, and draft clarifying follow-ups, while holding the line on what you never upload.

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Walk in with a real brief

Download the checklist now and start every next first session with a tight, organized intake, clear expectations, and a brief short enough to guide styling decisions fast.