01 · Ask to see it, not hear about it
Real client work you can click on
Beauty marketing lives or dies on visual proof, so an agency's own portfolio should look like the kind of content that actually gets a service booked, not a generic slide of logos. Ask to see live client Instagram or TikTok accounts, real before-and-after galleries, and booking pages they've actually built.
- Ask for live client accounts, not screenshots
- Ask which booking platforms they've integrated with (Vagaro, Booksy, Fresha, GlossGenius)