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# 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 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  for a business to decide on a standard commission structure or to know what will work best. Having worked with thousands of salons, I found … 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

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

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

Why Do I Need an App if I Already Have a Website?

Lets all take the time to welcome Emma Farrell to the Phorest Team… WELCOME! Emma takes us through the difference and advantages of having an app instead of just browsing a website on a mobile. Websites, Social Media, Smartphones and now Apps…. it seems every time we get used to one new technological advancement another … Continued

We Have an Important Announcement About The New Phorest Software

Last week we announced the official launch of Phorest Cloud, our brand new salon software that we have spent the last 3 years building for you. As you know technology and marketing is changing rapidly. People are connecting, sharing and discussing yours and other salons on social networks such as facebook and twitter every single … Continued

What you need to think about when moving your salon to another location

When we decided to expand we weren’t sure where to expand to. There are so many things to consider with relocation…not least, how your clients might react! On top of all this you have to find something that is in line with the picture you have in your head of how the salon should look. … Continued