Why More Staff Won’t Fix Your Salon’s Profit Problem Salon Owners- have you ever thought, “If I just had more staff, everything would finally fall into place”? I used to believe that too. Back when I had my own salon, I was convinced a bigger team was the golden ticket to more profit, more… The post Why More Staff ≠ More Profit… And What Works Instead appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
When Your Top Performer Becomes the Problem You know the one… she smashes her targets, has the highest rebooking rate, brings in the biggest commissions, and now suddenly, she’s rolling her eyes in team meetings, ignoring the group chat, and kind of just… doing her own thing. And while the rest of your team are… The post When Your Salon’s Top Performer Becomes the Problem appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“Preparing for the future isn’t just an option… it’s essential!” Have you ever felt like selling your salon just to escape the stress? If so, you’re not alone. Running a salon can feel like an endless cycle of firefighting, decision fatigue, and exhaustion. I remember when I was deep in the trenches, constantly putting… The post Ditch Burnout & Build a Business That Runs Itself appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“Preparing for the future isn't just an option... it's essential!” 2025 offers an opportunity... a critical juncture where fast-tracking your success becomes not just advisable, but non-negotiable. The industry has had a bumpy fer years but this year demands decisive action... you NEED to make a Queen move in 2025. No more 'same shit,… The post Fast Track Your Salon Success appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“We’re bringing in $1M + in revenue but not making any profit!!” If you’re bringing in $1M or more in revenue yearly but still aren’t profitable, that’s a massive problem! To your team, you look like you’re smashing it… they’re bringing in clients, rebooking, selling products… But then when it comes to looking at… The post Million Dollar Business Aren’t Always Profitable! appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“I need a fricken holiday… but I can’t leave my team!” Holidays are supposed to be a time to relax and rejuvenate… yet for Salon Owners, they bring a whole lot of anxiety and stress. And that’s before you even think about booking anything! There’s an overwhelming fear that if you go on holiday,… The post How to Enjoy a Stress-Free Holiday as a Salon Owner appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“What the heck am I doing” I started my Salon at 20, 6 months after my apprenticeship… and I didn’t know what the heck I was doing. I was just winging it. I was exhausted and wanted to keep pushing through, even though I wasn’t making any money! I decided one day that… The post The Secret to a Million Dollar Mindset appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“I am suddenly feeling quite panicked” I recently had a Salon Mastery owner reach out to me, worried that she wasn’t leaving her team with enough support whilst she goes on a 3 week Europe holiday. But, what do you do? Do you take the risk and recruit a Front of House… The post The Right Time to Recruit… is NOW! appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“Imagine boosting your Salon’s income by 20%” Wouldn’t that be a game changer… especially in a cost-of-living crisis? Feels impossible right now though. Clients aren’t rebooking, those that do a drawing out the time between appointments… or they just cancel last minute… Clients just aren’t getting their hair or brows done like they… The post 5 Insights Every Salon Owner Should Hear appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“Everyone wants to work solo!” We all know the feeling… you finally recruit a new stylist, spend time and money training her and then suddenly after 2 years she leaves to go solo taking everything you’ve taught her (and sometimes clients) with her! Another stylist leaving to go solo isn’t the end of… The post How to Create a Future For Your Team in Your Salon appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“It's about creating a space where everyone feels valued and respected” Have you ever walked into a room and felt uncomfortable? Maybe there’s lots of loud music, the chair fabric feels itchy, the writing on the flyer is too small for you to read or you don’t feel, as a unique person, represented…… The post 5 Keys to Inclusive Salons appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“I feel like a prisoner in my Salon” You know that feeling, when you have a rockstar team, and then suddenly… you don’t. It only takes one bad apple to poison the whole crop. I remember I had a stylist who was amazing at what she did, but every time she’d break… The post From Rockstars to Bad Apples… When to Say Goodbye! appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“I have a team member who has done 5 things wrong in the last 2 weeks… I might explode” We’ve all been there before. A team member keeps doing things wrong but you’re dreading that awkward conversation of “when you did XYZ, it’s not ok”. And next thing you know, you have… The post When to Have THE Conversation With Your Team Member… appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“My team keeps leaving to go solo!” Opportunity always comes out of crisis - and we’ve been through a lot as an industry (and the world) over the past few years. We’ve heard a lot about teams leaving to go solo, profits dropping and Salon Owners have hit their limit with pricing. 2024 is a… The post 3 Things Salon Owners Should Focus On in 2024 appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“Why aren’t my Instagram followers also customers?!” 2024 is quickly approaching, and whilst we look towards all kinds of new adventures and challenges, it’s important to reflect on 2023. Reflecting not only helps us celebrate our wins, but we also take in all of our learnings from the year and apply them to the next. … The post 5 Biggest Lessons from 2023 appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“My clients are coming less often” We’ve had this consistent conversation with over 100 salon owners that Salon Owners Collective looks after worldwide. Clients are the ones who are pushing appointments out, not coming in for the same services they used to, they’re the ones not picking up products on the way out. It’s easy… The post 4 Revenue Building Tactics in 2024 appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
I remember it like it was yesterday … one of my strongest team members pulled me aside and delivered those two gut-wrenching words. I’m leaving. And I felt like my whole world had been turned upside down - how could she just leave me like this? To tell you the truth, I felt… The post Your Salon CAN Survive your Strongest Team Member Leaving appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Nobody talks about how Salon Ownership can be lonely… The Secret to Working Less Hours in the Salon (That Nobody Talks About) …and the reality is that your business can feel like it’s your entire life. Without it, who would you be? You spend more hours in the day in your business than you… The post The Secret to Working Less Hours in the Salon (That Nobody Talks About) appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Are You Prioritising Your Salon’s Profit? We want it all. The thriving business, the rockstar team, the growing sales, the loyal and 5-star clients, and a beautiful Salon space. Right? More importantly, as the Salon CEO, we dream of having a life of more freedom & more profit, where we have something to show for… The post Are You Prioritising Your Salon’s Profit? appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
How to regain the freedom you though you'd lost. When I first opened my Salon, and also my coaching business for that matter, I remember this feeling of thinking “Ahhh yes, this is why I opened my own business!” I was experiencing this incredible feeling of freedom, autonomy and creativity all in one, that you… The post How to Regain the Freedom You Thought You’d Lost appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
How to prepare for a Stress-Free Christmas in the Salon... Every year, I see Salon Owners make the same mistake of just ‘accepting their Christmas fate’. You dread Christmas so much that you put off preparing for it, and then as we know, it ALWAYS sneaks up on you faster than you expect! Then,… The post The Secret to a Stress-Free Christmas in the Salon appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Do you find it tricky to create a client attracting social media plan? You know you have to do it, but you often don’t have the time, nor the energy to really put effort into it and prioritise it. As a result, you can end up posting the bare minimum just to keep things ‘ticking… The post The 3 Crucial Elements of a Client Attracting Social Media Plan appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Fate can be a funny thing, right? You’re dreaming of building your own $1M Hair Salon, and the next you’ve made it happen! All of a sudden there becomes a whole new set of responsibilities. Some, expected (like hiring, firing, marketing, you know… ‘all the things'). Others, perhaps, you weren’t so prepared for, (the… The post Building a $1M Hair Salon with Michelle Marsh appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Sometimes it feels like you can’t catch a break with your team! You are constantly putting out fire after fire, and you are exhausted by the emotional rollercoaster that is managing humans. Well, I get you, and you are not alone. I was recently talking to three of my favorite Salon Owners that I work… The post Avoiding Team Explosions appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
2022 is here and I am sure you are ready to put 2021 in the past and embrace the fresh start of a new year (I know I am!). I remember when I was in your shoes, running my own salon business back in 2010. I was planning ahead for my salon’s 2020 vision… The post How to Make 2022 Your Best Salon Year Yet appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Being a Salon Owner is not always sunshine and rainbows… the reality of running a salon is tough, and success doesn’t happen overnight. As a Salon Owner, you probably have dreams of building a Rockstar Team, achieving a life of freedom and profit, and having strong relationships with clients. I know, from experience, that… The post 5 Steps to Become a Million Dollar Business appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
The beauty industry is forever evolving, so there’s no running away from the fact that your Salon must evolve with it, in order to achieve success. This means there will be changes within your team, constantly! Now I know from experience that playing it safe and doing things the same way on repeat can be… The post Ultimate Strategies to Being a Great Team Leader appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
So the other day, I met one of my good Salon Owner friends for coffee. It was 2pm, and she announced that she just had to eat something because she hadn't eaten anything all morning. And she said to me, "I'm living the Salon Madhouse life again." And you know what, I remember those days really, really… The post Surviving Christmas: My Advice appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Is it best to specialise in one area of beauty or beauty therapy as a whole? This is a question I get asked a lot. Whether it’s about hair or beauty, so many Owners that I know often feel torn between what I call ‘niching down’, or instead trying to appeal to more people. And… The post How to Become a Go-To Expert appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
You need a strong team in order to grow your business. Your team can be the strength or the weakness of your salon. So finding and hiring the right people is paramount to your success - right? I reckon I've employed more than 110 people in my time as a salon owner. When I sold… The post How to Attract a Rockstar Team appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Ambition can be overwhelming. As Business Owners, we tend to have big dreams… with an even bigger to-do list that can often seem to be getting in the way of those dreams. That’s where Freedom comes in. When I talk about Freedom, many people think I'm talking about the kind of Freedom that finds you… The post How to Run Your Salon like a True CEO appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
‘Likes’ aren’t everything. I know you’ve probably heard this before, but has it really sunk in yet? Even in the world of Social Media Marketing, where it really does feel as though ‘likes’ do mean quiiiite a lot... I promise you, they aren’t as important as you think. You know why? Instead of aiming to get as many ‘likes’… The post Forget ‘Likes’, Build Connections appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Megan Panozzo’s Salon journey has taken her to unbelievable heights. Megan spent a year being mentored by and travelling around Australia with Kobi Bokshish, joining him as a national educator for the international Brand Matrix. The whole time, Megan had one end goal in mind. So when she won South Australia’s Hairdresser of the Year… The post Meet Megan: Award Winner, SalonBot Lover appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Coming up with content isn't easy, ever. And it's much worse when you spend hours doing it and all you hear are crickets once you post. Ugh, talk about not worth it, right?! … Not quite. The Facebook Algorithm is actually is trying to work in your favour... if you treat it right and know… The post Why Does No One See My Posts?! EVER! appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Hairdressing is one industry that Prue Tonkinson doesn’t see slowing down anytime soon, so to make sure that she can be ahead of the game and she ensures her clients are getting the service they need, 24/7 - With the help of SalonBot she takes us through it all. Meet our featured client, Pure Tonkinson… The post SalonBot: Lady & The Hair Success appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
The salon owners I work with talk to me about it often, I see it pop up more and more in Facebook groups that I’m a part of, and I'm experiencing the surge in my inbox. I’m talking about messenger marketing. Salon owners are spending more time on their phones, and it’s starting to creep… The post How to Harness and Leverage the Power of Messenger Marketing appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“I know I need to do Social Media... but I just don’t have time!” This is one of the most common challenges faced by the Salon Owners that I work with. So often, Salon Owners ask me how to make the time for Social Media, and that it feels so daunting to post regularly! Luckily,… The post Create Months of Content in an Hour appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Social Media: it’s just another thing on your long, long list of things to do, right? It’s so busy and fast-paced on social pages, but there’s absolutely nothing fast about the time it takes you, as a business owner, to actually market on Social Media. ...Or is there? Don’t get me wrong, I know how… The post How to Make Social Media 10 Times Faster appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Are you more than ready to step up into becoming a real CEO of your business? Maybe you’ve had a year of feeling stuck, or like nothing that you try is really working. It’s closing in on the end of the year now, and this year you’ve felt overwhelmed with all the things. But what… The post 5 Steps to Becoming a Salon CEO appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Do you ever have those periods of time where you feel completely unmotivated? You know there are things you need to do, but you don’t feel excited by these things, and you don’t really know why you’re even doing them. This happened to me not too long ago. I was sleeping in late, watching Netflix… The post The Most Essential Step to Being a CEO appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
You are a Salon Owner. You are a creative entrepreneur. What does that mean? Well, it tends to mean that you value freedom and autonomy and that the very thought of structure & discipline rubs you the wrong way. I know that when I owned my Salon, and even now still in my Coaching business,… The post Structure: Don’t Resist it, Insist on it! appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
I have a question for you: Have you got a budget for marketing...and do you spend it all? I get it. When you're busy running your Salon, marketing can feel like just another thing on the list. There are so many other things you need to do that seem way more urgent… marketing just keeps… The post The Ultimate Guide to Turn Likes into Bookings appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Storytelling: it’s the real heart of all successful marketing, and it’s a must for Salon owners who want to attract new clients into their salon So… what’s stopping us? We are hairdressers or therapists… we are not trained wordsmiths and often don’t have perfect grammar all of the time! And maybe you’re wondering what we… The post Storytelling: The Real Heart of Salon Marketing appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
It’s undeniable: as the owner of your Salon, you are the most important person in the business. Now, I don’t mean this in a conceited way! We all love our teams and would absolutely be nowhere without them. But, when it comes down to it, you are the Queen or King of your business! In… The post You Are The Most Important Person appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
One huge barrier that gets in the way of Salon Owner success is profit. Not enough Salons are making a profit, not enough Salon Owners know how to make a profit! When I started my Salon at only 20 years old, I was exactly the same. When I came out of training, my goal was… The post My 5 Steps to Increasing Profit appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
With Game of Thrones, Instagram and the Avengers all vying for our attention, it can be tough. It’s becoming more and more difficult to find great people to join our team. Those that have a passion, like we did when we started. Sometimes they just don’t seem to care or are totally distracted—am I right?… The post Attracting and Retaining a Team in 2020 appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Do you ever wish you could do more to be sustainable- but it feels way too difficult? You’re not sure what to do, or how to do it. We live in a throwaway society. Whether it’s the Salon Industry or a Building Site, every day massive amounts of waste gets thrown away and contributes to… The post Sustainability: It’s Actually Simple appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Inevitably there comes a time in each of our lives where we realise that we simply cannot do it all... I remember the day I realised I was in fact not SuperWoman! For so long, my business was my priority and focus, 'doing it all' was just the way it was. All my energy went… The post Balancing Business Life and #Mumlife Like a Boss appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
If you’re anything like me, you opened your salon because you love doing hair and you knew that being your own boss would give you the life you dream of. Setting your own schedule, working the way you prefer, and, of course, unlimited earning potential. You have the vision, the drive, and the talent, which… The post How to Stop Taking Clients in Your Salon and Become the CEO You Need to Be appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
While the world of marketing has undoubtedly changed in recent years, there is one thing that will always remain consistent no matter how much changes in the face of technology: If you don’t talk about your business, nobody else will. We all have to start somewhere and somewhere usually begins with word of mouth, but… The post 6 Steps to Get Your Salon to Stand Out on Social Media appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Imagine with me for a moment and picture yourself here: You’re yelling from behind your chair to have someone help the person who came through the door three minutes ago and is standing at the front looking awkward. Your stylists need constant hand-holding on how to best utilize their downtime. You’ve lost track of… The post How to Build a Successful Salon Team So You Can Get From Behind the Chair appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Holiday time for me is a time where I get really creative. I love spending time with my family but as much as I love to hang with them all – I can’t help but slip into this crazy, creative business zone – The space and downtime allow me to think. I dream up all… The post Make the most of your Crazy, Creative Holiday Downtime appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
It’s officially the crazy manic time of the year, Christmas! I remember so painfully and clearly that when I was standing behind the chair every December, I would always tell myself “this is my last year doing clients”, next year would be different for the salon. I hated Christmas with a passion, it took me away… The post Unlock Freedom & Thrive in 2019 appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Have you ever heard the saying, “try and please everyone, you’ll end up pleasing no-one”? The same goes in business. We all want to make our clients happy, but there is always one client, it doesn’t matter how hard you try, nothing will ever please them? They aren’t your ideal client. Yet, there are some… The post Attract More of the Clients You Love appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Hi, I am a complete stranger. Give me money! Let me guess, the first thing that comes to mind is, “Um…no.” Well, this is exactly what you are doing if you are not building relationships with your audience and prospective customers. Think about it – would you rather buy from someone you know, someone you… The post Relationship Marketing appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
As a salon coach the Number One problem we are asked to solve is to help a business attract more customers, yet often I find the free Google My Business listing is neglected or under utilised. I like to attribute a huge part of my salon success to this amazing tool Having a Google listing… The post Attract New Customers with your Free Google Listing appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
I was talking to a salon owner that had contacted me over the weekend about some issues in her business that she needs help with. One of her major issues is that she feels very intimidated by a staff member. She often feels like she is treading on eggshells and she is constantly giving into… The post Do You Tread On Eggshells In Your Own Salon? appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Hairdressing is one industry that Prue Tonkinson doesn’t see slowing down anytime soon, so to make sure that she can be ahead of the game and she ensures her clients are getting the service they need, 24/7 - With the help of SalonBot she takes us through it all. Meet our featured client, Pure Tonkinson… The post SalonBot: Lady & The Hair Success appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
You only have one life. Your job isn’t to work yourself to the bone ‘til you’re *lucky* enough to retire. Your job is to craft a life you love, live it well and on purpose. “On purpose” meaning you don’t leave it up to life’s circumstances to direct your journey; instead you take steps to… The post 5 Steps to Grow Your Salon Business to Gain Freedom and Profit appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
You’ve probably heard Larissa, the Freedom & Profit coach, express “work smarter, not harder” before, but what does that mean exactly? When your inbox is packed, there's a giant stack of to-do's and the client messages keep piling in, how are you supposed to get it all done smarter? The truth is many of… The post Structuring your Work so you don’t lose your Marbles appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
It's time to do some financial year preparation and get proactive with your new goals coming into the next 12 months so you can review how far you’ve come. Tax time can be daunting and frustrating – but so rewarding when you see growth. So many business owners set goals at the start of the… The post New Financial Year Preparation appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Do you have some stylists who seem to have a tough time connecting with clients? Thus making it difficult to get rebookings? How about stylists who are afraid of selling? You’ve got incentives in place, but it doesn’t seem like enough, and you need those sales numbers to keep up your profits. This is the… The post How to Encourage Your Stylists and Boost Your Salon’s Sales in the Process appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
There's a saying when it comes to getting things for free. If you aren't paying for the product, then you are the product. Free software can be great for personal use, but when it comes to your business operations where you need efficient and streamlined solutions, free isn’t always the best option. Yes, it’s critical… The post Why Free Salon Software isn’t the Best Choice for Your Business appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
In case the title of this post didn’t give it away, we have some big news…The Salon Owners Collective Coaching team is growing! In addition to Sam, whose story you’ll get a glimpse of here, we’ve also welcomed Louise to the coaching team. We are so thrilled to be able to bring their expertise to… The post Introducing Sam Jones, The Newest Member of the Salon Owners Collective Coaching Team appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Oh, how tides are shifting and our team is growing here at the Salon Owners Collective! In addition to welcoming Louise May to our salon coaching team, we also recently welcomed Sam Jones as a coach as well, and are eager to be able to help more salon owners in our community with 1-on-1… The post Get to Know Louise May, Our New Member of the Salon Coaching Team at the Salon Owners Collective appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
As business owners, we’re never truly done learning. Whether it’s a new skill to add to our tool belt or way of looking at or operating our business, change is the only constant we can count on. When it comes to business growth and expansion, one of the most significant pieces we have to continually… The post 4 Ways to Shift Your Salon Owner Mindset for Greater Freedom & Profit appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
The salon owners I work with talk to me about it often, I see it pop up more and more in Facebook groups that I’m a part of, and I'm experiencing the surge in my inbox. I’m talking about messenger marketing. Salon owners are spending more time on their phones, and it’s starting to creep… The post How to Harness and Leverage the Power of Messenger Marketing appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
“Ugh! Facebook changed its algorithm…AGAIN!” Sound familiar?Your salon’s Facebook marketing efforts can feel like an uphill battle, but that’s where most business owners are getting it wrong. Instead of trying to fight the Facebook algorithm, you need to get friendly with it. In fact, treating Facebook like the virtual venue for your salon’s dinner party… The post 3 Ways to Make Friends With Facebook’s New Changes appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Recently I had a salon visit - it was 2pm and my stylist announced she hadn’t eaten anything yet, because she was ‘living the salon Christmas-Cray-Cray again!’ This is an all too familiar cry as the busy Christmas season commences, you barely have time to step away from the chair, let alone grab a bite to eat.… The post Top Tips For Nailing The Salon Cray-Cray Season appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Running a salon is a huge job. You often learn a lot - hard and fast. Whilst the potential for growth is massive, there is also the danger of working yourself into a state of overwhelm - managing a team, looking after clients, marketing and client attraction you can easily become the victim of your… The post From Freak Out to Freedom appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
As a business owner, I’ll bet you know that feeling of overwhelm all too well. Your mind gets so full it starts to feel fuzzy, and just when you need to get to work, you lack the clarity you need to actually get shit done! At times like this, you feel like a hamster running… The post Ditch the Overwhelm & Get Shit Done appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
The problem is that our clients and our potential clients are becoming tired of jaded and traditional marketing tactics. The days of leaflet drops and selling steak knives and deals at Grab one have just worn thin and if anything it turns our clients off coming to us. If you’ve been big on marketing your… The post The 5 Emerging Salon Marketing Trends appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
You are the most important part of The Salon Owners Collective so please Celebrate with me in reaching 10,000 Podcast Downloads and also reaching one year in business! Already, in putting this blog together, we're now closing in on 12,000 Downloads already. To celebrate Nicola and I reviewed the top 5 most downloaded episodes and… The post Celebrating You & 10,000 Downloads appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Did you set up your own business with dreams of more freedom and time, and now find yourself wondering when you’ll next get to take a day off? You’re not alone! Unfortunately, as an industry, we’re not making much profit and the old 80:20 rule is actually more like 95:5. Despite so many hugely talented… The post 5 Steps to Freedom and Profit for Your Salon appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
You're sick of your team running a muck, making you feel like you're a prisoner in your own business. You just get things sorted and under control and then the next thing happens, a baby is due, she’s giving up her trade or off on her big OE … just moments after she qualifies! This… The post 3 Ways to Build your Brand from the Inside Out appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Your website should be your biggest and most important online sales tool. Yes, a sales tool. It should be bringing you new clients (and helping your existing ones stay connected with you). But remember, your website is not an online sales tool for your business… Your website is an online buying tool for your Client!… The post How to Attract New Clients with your Website? appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Life in a salon is fast paced, full of constant excitement and change. But without great communication and structure, managing a team in this environment can become stressful to say the least. Constantly putting out fires that your team throw at you the minute you walk in the door can wear you down. So how… The post 5 Steps to Nail Team Communication in your Salon appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
How To Build A Click-Worthy Brand For Your Salon Social Media We live in a digital age, and having a strong online presence for your salon is increasingly vital for growth and success. This week over on the podcast we chatted with Stacey from The Social Clique about building an enviable online following which will… The post Does your Salon have a Social Clique? appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Being a parent and a business owner is an emotional cocktail that can drive us for success or drive us mad. A salon business is built around making our clients happy - we’re in the service industry after all. Too often this translates into saying ‘yes’ to everyone. Yes to the needs of your team,… The post How Salon Mums Juggle Business And Family appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Growing a profitable business while maintaining work-life balance is an enviable position for some, but for most, it’s more than an elusive dream. As a serial entrepreneur or business owner, and especially if you have a family to consider, this is always the goal. Over on the podcast, we chatted to Kelley from Wellington… The post When this salon owner broke her leg, her business exploded appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
From humble beginnings back in 2005 Chelle from Urban Betty, Texas, opened her salon with 6 chairs and just one contractor, she shares her story of surviving a thriving salon with a team of over 30. I absolutely loved my chat with Chelle. Like me, Chelle, had had no formal business training and found herself… The post 3 Strategies to Surviving & Thriving appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Your website is the window into the soul of your business. Your digital home and it should be used for driving new clients to your salon by turning them into paying clients as well as retaining the loyalty of those that already love you. In this blog post, we look at the three things your… The post The three reasons your competitors website is better than yours! appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Finding your Area of Expertise, your signature service is vital to ensure your business stands out in an overly crowded space, and few have done this better than Jazz Pampling. Jazz is a world-renowned Brow Artist specialising in brow shaping, and has worked with celebrities such as Paula Abdul, Naomi Watts, Aussie model Samantha… The post 6 Business Tips from Artist to the Stars appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
I chatted to Mia DeVries from The Fox and The Hair, over on the Podcast, to find her top strategies for growing a whopping 66.6K Social Media Following and turning them into paying Clients – one of the key strategies to the salons current success. The salon started their social media presence on Facebook, and… The post How one salon successfully turned a social media following into real clients appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
For many salon owners, the thought of passing over your clientele to spend more time on business building can be fraught with fear and uncertainty, but if you take the important jump of stepping away from the busy work of your salon floor, your business is bound to benefit. Janine bought her first salon… The post 3 Keys To Work On Your Business, Not In It! appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
You want to attract more clients, but Social Media is just not working for you... And you’re tired of posting at random & feeling the pressure of what to post and when. If this is you, then this blog is just for you! Having spent years honing my experience in digital marketing, both whilst running… The post 3 Secrets to make Social Media work for your Salon appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
I spoke with Christy Laurance over on the podcast, she's an Instagram extraordinaire and creator of Plann, a scheduling app for Instagram which enables you to create a strong visual presence, based on a solid salon Instagram strategy. She shared her top tips to help you develop a strategy that will work for your business, and… The post Nail Your Salon Instagram Strategy With Plann appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
I spent the new year in a camping site surrounded by rain and a rocky beach and dear I say it, NO WIFI! But as a result of that trip, I created Salon Owners Collective. I think I hardly spoke to the Family I was so busy scheming. So it feels right that I should… The post Set yourself up for your best year yet! appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
I’m starting to realise how important it is to do our bit to protect the planet, whether it be buying recycled products or recycling our waste, and many of us are starting to implement strategies to help us live more sustainably in our daily lives. But as a business owner, have you considered what you… The post How To Build a Sustainable Salon For The Future appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Working as a stylist in a busy salon, then stepping into the role of owner or manager, where you want to build your salon dream team, is a whole different ball-game and can feel daunting. Having the right team behind you, as your salon grows, is vital. Your team can make or break a… The post How to Build Your Salon Dream Team appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Starting a business is hard graft, but once you get going you’ll get to the point where you’re ready to scale it up, or even wanting to exit in order to pursue a new dream. Without the right tools in place, this can be harder said than done. Recently I was privileged to interview Tracey… The post Launch and Grow your Dream Business appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Earlier this year I met Emma and Carla, aka The Merrymaker Sisters, two awesomely fun sisters who have built a strong & loyal Instagram following of over 60 thousand for their health and lifestyle business! We had a great time recording the interview - you can listen here on the Get Visible Podcast I’m always… The post Put Yourself Out There & Get Visible appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
As salon owners, it’s easy to get so caught up with the day to day running of your business, seeing to clients’ needs and keeping the salon ticking over, that you can forget how important it is to maintain your presence online. Once your website is up, it’s vital you don’t just leave it there… The post Is your website & social media working hard for your business? appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Success is not usually an accident. It usually follows a formula. But before you even get to a formula, you need to be clear what you want to be successful at! Sure, we all want to be successful in business, of course, otherwise, why did we get into business in the first place. Success needs… The post Success Is Not An Accident appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Successful salon owners often get asked, ‘what’s your salon secret formula for success?’ There are so many factors at play when it comes to going it alone and setting up your own salon, it’s easy to look at other successful businesses out there and think that there must be some magic bullet that will take… The post A Salon’s Secret Formula For Success appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
I often get asked: ‘what’s the secret to creating a successful and long-lasting salon business?’ The answer? Create an exceptional client experience that will keep them as lifelong partners for your business. Thinking of your clients as potential partners is key. The stats say 85% of customers come from referrals, and in just the same way… The post The Art of Client Recognition appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Social media is a fantastic way to get more people knowing about your salon. Platforms such as Facebook and Instagram work really well for salons, they are very visual so you can post high-quality pictures to bring your brand to life. Knowing what to post onto your social media to have the most impact… The post Rock your salon using these 3 social media tips appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
It’s likely that you know what a blog is, and working in the salon industry, you may even have some favourite bloggers you follow for beauty tips and advice. But perhaps you’re unsure as to why it’s a good idea to start a blog for your salon. If you’ve not come across the idea… The post 5 reasons to start a blog for your salon appeared first on Salon Owners Collective.| Salon Owners Collective
Once uppon a time you could get away with a You may even think that having a website, a contact page and some great photos is all that you need when| Salon Owners Collective
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