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If you're an independent salon owner and looking to improve your business, Booksy may be your solution. Booksy takes care of appointment bookings, client payments, reminders and even consent forms.
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If you're an independent salon owner and looking to improve your business, Booksy may be your solution. Booksy takes care of appointment bookings, client payments, reminders and even consent forms.
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“We have found that customers are ready to adopt touchless check-ins and check-outs. They appreciate the simplicity and convenience. And they also understand how it helps everyone maintain health and safety guidelines during COVID-19.”
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While clients can still confuse balayage and ombre, fall is the perfect time to educate them on these warmer tones.

If you’ve considered adding online booking to your website, now’s the time to take the plunge. So what’s holding you back from incorporating this must-have feature? If it’s one of these common myths, read on for the truth behind them.
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Shedul.com was rated as 2018’s best salon software by Capterra, a Gartner Inc. company. The platform came out on top in all three rating categories for salon software; most popular, most affordable and most user-friendly.

Shedul.com was rated as 2018’s best salon software by Capterra, a Gartner Inc. company. The platform came out on top in all three rating categories for salon software; most popular, most affordable and most user-friendly.
Sponsored by Shedul

Integration of mobile scheduling software with social media platform allows for immediate, seamless appointment booking experience benefits clients and businesses.

As one of the first salons to use the artificial intelligence texting software Presence AI, Umbrella Salon in San Jose is cutting the time the front desk spends manning the phones up to 40 percent. See how this new technology is helping the front desk do more while giving clients an improved experience.

Tip #4 of 10 in the series: Rebook aggressively.Rebooking is the art of getting the client back on the appointment book before they depart from THIS haircut experience. Rebooking is the single most important non-technical skill ou will ...

Tip #3 of 10 in the series - Think of time as units – To manage your book better and manage your time better stop thinking of time as time. Start thinking of time as units.All units are created equal. Not units carry equal ...

A hairdresser asks other salon professionals to contribute funny or inspiring stories to help raise money for cancer research.

Have you heard about Sh-Boom! The Power of Positive Aging? This new book, by industry legend Doug Cox, is targeted for everyone between the ages of 50 and 100. Maybe it should be your next on your "must-read" list?

Your appointment book is your interface between you and the world of your clients. Your appointment book does way more than just tell you who to cut and when to cut them. In the following 10-installment blog post series I will share my top 10 tips for managing your appointment book.

One of MODERN's favorite celeb artists, Dean Banowetz, has come out with a must-read for your daddy clients. The Dean's List of Daddy Dos is written by Banowetz to help all non-hairdresser fathers develop some basic skills on ...

When the book Hair: A Human History (by Kurt Stenn, Pegasus Books) arrived to our offices, we were thrilled. We LOVE any observation of hair, from the professional, consumer and even academic point of view. Stenn has been studying hair for more ...

When clients' run late to their appointments, guess what? Your whole day gets jacked. One person 10-15 minutes late or more can, and usually does create a bad situation for everyone else on your book that day.What about the ones that run ...

FUEL, the company for True Stylists, has named Lindsey Misale as Director of Education and appointed Juliana McDonald as Marketing and Social Media Specialist.As Director of Education, Misale will develop, expand and lead the national and ...