Negative keywords for beauty and hair salons. Bookings, not tutorials.
Beauty searches are full of tutorials, product shopping and people training to become stylists. This list blocks them so a salon's budget reaches people who want an appointment.
- 23 negatives for this industry, plus the general groups.
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23 negative keywords
- "at home dye"
- "beauty school"
- "beauty schools"
- "best hair dryer"
- "celebrity hairstyles"
- "cosmetology license"
- "diy nails"
- "hair dye kit"
- "hairdresser apprenticeship"
- "hairstyle ideas"
- "how to cut your own hair"
- "nail art ideas"
- "nail polish set"
- "nail polish sets"
- "nail tech course"
- "nail tech courses"
- "pinterest"
- "salon job"
- "salon jobs"
- "sephora"
- "tutorial"
- "tutorials"
- "youtube"
Check the list against your business before pasting it. Never add a negative for a search that has converted.
Oppy reads your own search terms every week and proposes the negatives your account needs, for your approval.Try it on your account
Why these searches cost you
Beauty searches are often about ideas and products rather than appointments. A haircut keyword can spend on people looking for a tutorial.
Inspiration searches sometimes become bookings later, so watch your own terms before blocking all of them.
Words to check before you block them
These look like waste on most accounts. On some of yours they may be customers, so read your search terms before adding them.
- near me, open today
- Strong booking signals. Keep them.
- prices
- People choosing a salon. Keep them.
- bridal, wedding
- Often high-value bookings. Keep if you do bridal.
How to use the list
Add the list to a shared negative keyword list and attach it to every Search, Shopping and Performance Max campaign. Phrase match is a safe default for single words.
Negatives do not match close variants, so the generator adds the plurals. Never add a negative for a search that has converted in the last year.
Then read your own search terms every week at first. A starting list catches the common cases; your report shows the ones that are yours.
Questions, answered.
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What negative keywords should a beauty salon use?
Beauty school and jobs, at-home tutorials, product shopping and pure inspiration searches. Keep near me, prices and bridal searches.
Should salons block hairstyle ideas?
Test it. Some idea searches become bookings, especially with a picture-led ad. Block if they never convert.
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