# SalonSelfie – Phorest Launches its Most Exciting Feature in 10 Years

  With the recent Phorest Salon Software update, you may have noticed a # SalonSelfie column magically appear in the reviews section of your software. Many of you have asked the two burning questions… “Why?” and “What is it?”

The Phorest Team Finish Two Day Charity Garden Project!

  To celebrate our 10th anniversary, the Phorest team raised over €4,500 for the restoration of Saint Mary’s Hospital Garden for patients who suffer from dementia. On August 14th & 15th we set out to build that garden!

New Phorest eBook: The Salon Owners Ultimate Guide To Twitter

We’ve done it again! After the success of our other eBooks (Retention Marketing: My New Clients Are So Last Season and The Salon Owners Ultimate Guide To Facebook), we here in Phorest Salon Software thought it would be a great idea to write another one, this time dedicated entirely to Twitter – voila: ‘The Salon … Continued

The Perfect Spotify Salon Playlist

  Phorest Salon Software has been chatting recently with salon and spa owners about the kinds of music they play for their clients and if they have a salon playlist.  Some said they liked classical music, some said they liked to play the radio, some even said they prefer no music at all! But overall we … Continued

Why Phorest Is The Only Salon Software That Doesn't Allow Cancellations By SMS

Have you ever wondered why Phorest won’t make cancelling really convenient for your clients and let them text back after you have sent them an appointment reminder or confirmation? Many salon owners have and we here at Phorest get asked this question fairly regularly.

Phorest Staff App Update: Manage Staff Members and Rosters on iPad and iPhone

There is a new version of the Phorest iPad and iPhone staff app which was released onto the App Store this week. There are a bunch of new features as well as a significant upgrade to the appointment screen which should make it much easier to use and in turn make it easier to manage … Continued

5 steps to surviving hair and beauty trade shows

  It’s easy to worry about surviving hair and beauty trade shows, particularly when it’s a titanic-sized industry event like the upcoming Professional Beauty show in Excel, London. You know that frustrated feeling of coming away tired, queuing in traffic jams, and thinking, “Geez, I didn’t even get to see HALF of what I wanted … Continued

FREE Marketing Ebook just for you – Get a Great Start Off to a Successful Year

We in Phorest want to start 2014 at our best. We want you to make this year the best one as well… and then get better. As a salon or spa owner, that may seem daunting. You’re already working really hard right? Now it’s time to stop chasing new clients and start focusing on your … Continued

Make Xmas less Stressful – Process Vouchers, Payments and Sales on iPad & iPhone

You know that Christmas feeling… the bad one! Everybody is tripping over themselves at the till trying to put through payments, process vouchers, make appointments and answer the phone. It just can’t be done. Clients can end up feeling frustrated while the team begin to get irate which results in bad customer service. We have … Continued