Category: Management

How To Triumph Over Daily Salon Distractions

Looking at my content calendar this morning, it felt ironic to see that I was going to discuss overcoming salon distractions. I had already made two trips to the kitchen in […]

Should Beauty Salons Use Staggered Pricing?

In our last article, we discussed how to make pricing irrelevant. Today, we are going to follow that up with a new type of payment model: Staggered pricing. This is […]

5 Keys To Nailing Your Salon & Spa New Years Resolutions

Welcome to 2016! Here is our mission: Together we will ensure that the next 12 months, the next 365 days, the next 8,760 hours are going to be the absolute […]

Exquisite Salon Decoration Ideas For Christmas

We had such an amazing response to our last article where we gave you fine readers a FREE salon Spotify Christmas playlist. We also received a couple of requests for […]

Salon Motivation: The incredibly important lesson you can learn from the humble Jigsaw puzzle!

Most salon owners don’t do Jigsaws but ask those who’ve got small children if they do them and the answer is yes! But how does a child choose a puzzle […]

Salon Upselling: Learning the fine art of finessing

**GUEST POST** If you are an avid bridge player (which, let’s face it, most of us are not), you will know of the term ‘to finesse.’ This means to get […]

Don't Let Business Problems Overwhelm Your Salon's Success – Simon Lotinga GUEST POST

If almost 20 years as a mentor, coach and consultant to salon owners has taught me anything, it’s that salon owners (enjoying long-term success) share one key attitude. This attitude […]

The Salon Insider's Guide to a Successful Commission Strategy

  Commissions can be an amazing driver and motivational tool for staff that can really help the business achieve their targets and goals. However, it can often times be difficult […]

You are Not Alone. We ask 250 Salon Owners 'What Makes Running a Salon SO Difficult?'

We asked over 250 salons what their biggest challenge is when it comes to owning and running a salon.  As you well know, venturing out on your own to start […]