CUTTING ADMIN in a busy salon Salon owners have a lot on their plates. Not only are they busy doing all the work they love (hair, nails, beauty treatments, spa services, etc), they also have to do a lot of the stuff they don’t necessarily love, such as all the admin work that goes into running a successful hair and beauty salon. It’s all about customer service, new client acquisition and client retention, and the admin that goes into that has become a major part of the job.

HOW CAN YOUR CUSTOMER BOOK WITH YOUR SALON QUICKER? If you ask any salon owner what the best things about having their own dedicated website are, chances are the ability to take instant online bookings is going to be one of the biggest benefits they mention. If you think having a website that not only increases your online presence and brings your services to as many people as possible, but also enables you to handle client appointments quickly and easily, is too costly, too complex to use, and not really an ideal fit for you, you would be incorrect on all counts.

But I'm a Salon Business - Why Does A WebSite Drive Customers? We don't mean to alarm you, but if you still don't have a website, your salon has no future. Sound harsh? Well, here are some facts for you, straight up: Millennials spend at least 4.5 hours per day online (and we think that's a pretty conservative figure!) 85% of customers use the internet to find a local business (according to Nielsen) 88% of consumers consult online reviews before they purchase local services (BrightLocal , Local Consumer Review Survey 2014)

Standing Out As Salon With An Effective Website In a crowded market packed with stiff competition, you need your hair and beauty salon to jump out and shout: book your treatment here! But how can you stand out from the crowd? Here are four places to start.

Salon Customer's Online To Real World Offline Thousands of likes on Facebook? Check. Slick new web offering? Check. Great conversion rate to real life customers from your online community? Ehhh... If you haven't yet mastered the art of turning clicks into bookings, here are four ways you can start turning your website visitors into salon visitors. (If you still don’t have a website for your hair and beauty salon or your stylist business, check this out).

Costing a Salon Website Effectively It's the one business decision you know is essential but have been putting off for some time: you need a salon website and you need it now. If lack of time, high costs and spurious technical know-how has had you burying your head in the sand over getting your hair and beauty salon online, there is a solution out there to help. You've managed to get by without a dedicated website for this long, but your Facebook page only does so much, and the rise of the millennial spend and an increasing trend for home treatments over salon services means that not being online is a death knell for the local salon.

Taking Wedding Bookings Online A Guide FOr Salon Owners The wedding business can be a tough nut to crack, but once you do, it is the gift that keeps on giving. A happy bride who gives top-class referrals for hair, nail and beauty treatments is one of the best ways that you can recruit more and more wedding business, but did you know that your salon website is your number one tool for cashing in on wedding belles?