Make the wait visible
Domino's showed customers their order moving through each stage: prep, oven, quality check, out for delivery. The pizza didn't arrive faster. The wait became visible, and visible waits feel shorter and create fewer "where is it?" calls.
For your business
- List the 3–5 stages of your job or onboarding.
- Send an automatic text as each one starts: "booked", "crew on the way", "done, invoice attached".
- For a studio: "class booked", "reminder: tomorrow 6 PM", "how was your first session?"