Practical advice to fill your appointment book, cut no-shows and grow your hair salon.
Square's free plan is real, so why do UK salon owners look elsewhere? Salon-specific depth, processing fees and per-location pricing. The verified alternatives, in pounds.
Most UK hairdressers start as sole traders, and most should stay that way. Here is how to tell whether a limited company would actually earn its admin.
The slowest months of the year are decided in the busiest one. How US salons pre-book December clients into January, win back lapsed clients and use the quiet weeks on purpose.
Slick's column pricing is transparent and its SMS reminders are unlimited. So why switch? The real reasons, and the alternatives that fit each one.
Online, your service menu does the receptionist's job alone. Here is how to name, describe, time and price your services so clients book the right thing.
She booked a 45-minute haircut. She wants to go from box-dye black to blonde. Your service menu caused that, and your service menu can fix it.
Most salons are listed the month the owner decides to leave, which is two years too late. Here is how a US owner exits with the business, the team and the price intact.
Three weeks in Saskatchewan from day one, six paid holidays in Nova Scotia versus eleven in BC, and four different holiday-pay formulas. There is no national answer, so here is the honest provincial one.
You do not need points software or an app to run a referral program. You need a clear reward, one tracking question, and the discipline to deliver. Here is the whole setup.
Every software vendor says your salon needs a membership. Sometimes they are right. Here is the honest version: the math, the design, the recurring-billing laws, and when simple pre-booking beats a subscription.
You do not need an analytics dashboard to know how your salon is doing. Five numbers, all hiding in your booking history and your till, tell the whole story.
Gift cards are December cash and January chairs. Here is how a US hair salon sells them, tracks them without disputes, and stays on the right side of the federal expiration rules.
