Instagram posts for barbershops: what to post and when
A barbershop fills its book with cuts people can see, clear hours and a place people want to come back to. Here are ideas for the week, the best times to post for retail according to two public studies and the Feedmakers features that make each post.
What to post
- The cut of the week and how to ask for it
- Today's open slots
- Prices for a cut, a beard trim and the combo, in a single image
- How to look after your beard between visits
- Who cuts and which style they own
- The products you sell in the shop
- A deal for the quietest day of the week
- How to book: by message, by phone or online
When to post
For barbershops we use the retail data.
The time slots with the most Instagram engagement, in your local time, according to two public studies.
- MonMonday14–16 h
- TueTuesday13–20 h
- WedWednesday12–16 h
- ThuThursday12–15 h
- FriFriday6–11 h
- SatSaturdayNo strong slot
- SunSundayNo strong slot
- The retail study marks it and another one agrees
- The retail study marks it
- Only the overall average marks it
Sources
Sprout Social: nearly 2 billion engagements from about 307,000 profiles (Nov 27, 2025 – Feb 27, 2026)
Hootsuite: over 1 million posts, with times localized across 118 countries
How to do it with Feedmakers
- PlannerNorthbound Coffee
Content Planner
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Reading your brand's goals and pillars…Working out hooks and angles…Shaping proposals and formats…Tuning tone and calls to action…Ask for ideas: “Plan 3 posts for this week”, “Ideas to promote…”
Content planner
Ask the planner for ideas for the week, like the cut of the week or a Tuesday deal, and generate the ones you pick without leaving the chat (it replies in Spanish for now).
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Post directlyGoes out on its own at the time you pick. No music or stickers.Finish on InstagramWe email you at the time you pick and you finish it on your phone, with music and stickers.Instagram stories
Make a story with today's open slots and finish it on Instagram from your phone, with music and stickers.
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Schedule it to go out on its own on Instagram and Facebook, in one of the slots on the map.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I use photos of my cuts?
A cut has to look exactly as it is. If a photo goes through the creator, an image model redraws it and can change details. To post your photo as it is, you upload a post made outside Feedmakers and schedule it.
Does it make stories?
Yes. You make vertical stories and choose whether they go out on their own or you finish them on Instagram from your phone, with music and stickers.
Can I put the price list in the image?
Yes. You can type the services and prices yourself and they go inside the image. An image model draws them and can make mistakes, so check them before you post.
How much does each post cost?
1 credit per image on Fast, 3 on Standard and 6 on High, and credits are only charged when the image comes out right. The caption doesn't spend credits.
Try it with your business
10 free credits when you confirm your email and back to 10 every month, no card and no watermark. The first ones cover 3 Standard images or 10 on Fast.