Salon and spa service providers often struggle to find an employer who will offer them benefits, pay a living wage and provide flexibility for work/life balance. LifeSpa, the nation’s largest full-service salon and spa located inside Life Time Athletic Country Clubs with 150+ LifeSpa locations across North America, offers them all of the above and so much more.
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Becoming a successful stylist requires more than talent and creativity. Coach Dawna Jarvis helps stylists hone in on additional skills that help them reach six figures.
Learn from those who just recently went independent, as well as those who have been doing it for years, what it’s REALLY like to take the leap to becoming an independent salon professional.
The client experience in a COVID-19 world will be very different. So will the stylist’s experience. How do we still create a warm, welcoming environment for everyone?
Hotels and airlines have long understood the benefits of offering membership advantages to their most loyal customers. Membership does indeed have its privileges in the forms of increased client retention, increased client frequency, greater client loyalty and boosted referrals—all critical metrics for any business.
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Watching your client go from hair cuts perched on a parent’s knee to seeing them off to college can be rewarding and heartwarming. But it also takes a whole lot of patience when working with children—and knowing the number-one rule.
If you’re thinking about offering online booking options, and you have questions, here are insights from Rosy Salon Software Founder Jim Bower.
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With these 10 business-building tips you can make your service stand out to ensure you have a new client in your book.
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Erin Hayden of Hairdreams describes the conversations that can lead to more extensions clients, and thus more revenue.
When it comes to your client base, less can definitely be more. Building a busy book is critical to long-term success and stability in the beauty business; but stuffing your books full of quick and low quality appointments is doing a ...
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Involuntary Memory describes how everyday life triggers like sounds and smells can recall memories of the past without conscious effort. Elements such as scents, sounds and color can make someone feel like they are a place worlds away, when in ...
Men's groomer Patti Davenport, who nabbed American Crew's highest achievement for its educators, offers five tips for gaining guys.1. Request referrals. “Ask your female clients who they know, by saying ‘We have a new ...
Paul Tate, CEO of Shortcuts Smarter Business Technology explores how to build a successful column with Ron Love, the mastermind behind the expanding gentleman’s hairdressing brand 18|8. "You can spend 10 years building your book ...
When Beehive Salon in Wichita, Kansas, set a goal to attract a new, young demographic, they did what other business do—they turned to the Internet and web-savvy stylists on their staff.
In last week's Salon Success, we talked to Eric Moon, a stylist and educator who's using Twitter and Facebook to book fill last-minute appointments and get referrals. Here are some other innovative ways people in the industry are using social networking sites.