The Law of Salon Planning
The Law of Planning Your Salon Business Ignore this law of planning your salon business and you will see its consequences. Do not miss a read of this article. Save…
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Salon challenge: How to Generate An Additional £2k in 7 days
How to generate an additional £2k in your salon business in the next 7 days. Would you like to set a simple 7-day challenge to increase income this week? A…
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How To Sell Salon Retail – Christmas Special
How to Sell Salon Retail – Christmas special. In this podcast episode, Alan Forrest Smith will take you through the secrets of increasing retail sales in your salon over Christmas. Although…
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Salon Management Systems: Why A Successful Salon Is A Well-Managed Salon
How to have successful salon management systems in your salon business. Let me tell you this. A salon that has no salon management will struggle with things that should be…
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5 New Years Resolutions for growing salon clients in 2023
How to grow clients in your salon business in 2023? It’s that time of year again. Time to reflect, be merry, and plan next year’s salon business success. While its…
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Salon Goals Planning: How to plan your salon income strategy for 2023?
How to plan your salon business income goals in 2023? A couple of things always happen around this time every year in your salon. You look back on everything that’s…
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7 Steps to a better salon marketing this Christmas
Salon marketing for Christmas? You’ve been working really hard for the whole year to get your salon packed with clients for the serious fever ahead. Christmas is approaching, and it’s…
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WEDNESDAY: increase your takings
Did you create a list of things to be done? Did you get more clients through your door? Don’t worry I get it I understand that running a salon can…
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How to build the ultimate salon marketing calendar in 5 easy steps
Why salon marketing? How would you like a constant stream of new salon customers every day, all day? Even on a Tuesday? Do you have gaps between client appointments and…
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How to Create a Plan to Grow New Salon Clients: Salon Sampler, The Book Interview
How do you create a plan to grow new salon clients as a salon owner? Do you need new salon clients? Has your client base been declining recently? Have you…
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MONDAY: How to create an easy 3-step plan in your salon for an amazing week
Easily create an easy 3-step plan in your salon. Even if you’re off on Monday in your mind you’re still at your salon. Do this simple exercise and it’ll give…
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3 new trends that will make you re-think your salon Christmas promotion strategy 2022
What are the new trends you can utilize as a salon owner to grow your sales? As post Pandemic has created new ways of shopping I’ve been doing some research…
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How to Pay Your Hair Stylists Fairly [PODCAST]
How to pay fairly new hair stylists? And how do you pay your current hair stylists? Offering and negotiating fair pay is essential for both your salon business and your…
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How to Create an Easy Salon Marketing Plan to Promote Your Salon Business Every Monday Morning
Monday Morning Salon Marketing So it’s Monday. How much money was in your salon till last Monday? Was it packed or was it another terrible day for your salon takings?…
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How to hire hair salon stylists during the cost of living crisis
How to hire hair salon stylists during the cost of living crisis. How to make sure that the stylists feel inspired and motivated to perform at their best abilities, and…
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How To Make Sure Your Hair Salon Survives and Thrive The Cost of Living Crisis
How to survive and thrive as a salon owner during the cost of living crisis. There are things you can do to thrive and take even more money right now.…
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The Art of Gaining More Clients as a Hairstylist
How do you gain more clients as a hairstylist? When I was still a hairdresser one thing I used to do was this. Clients loved it and it made me…
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7 Ways to build a salon culture of freedom and responsibility (post-Covid)
How do you build a salon culture of freedom and responsibility? Everyone can handle the truth in your salon business. Especially post Covid, everyone needs to understand where you stand…
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The Power of Walking
The power of walking and the effect it will have on your salon business. Did you drive to your salon this morning? After looking outside at the red sky I…
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Try The YES Effect In Your Salon
Saying YES in your life and business will help you build a better hairdressing salon. Get all of the staff in your salon to do this one you have done…
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Reset Your Mind Get Clients Back Into Your Salon
I know you will want to get clients back into your salon. Your mind has been under constant attack for the past two years. We need to fix this. Billions…
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Get More Cash In Your Salon Drawer – Do This
Here’s how to get more cash in your drawer right now. This is the buying season in your salon. It probably feels like everything has changed for you and your…
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Understanding Your Role As a Leader During The Changing Times of Covid19
So many success stories or failures come down to leadership. How can one business owner thrive in times of crisis and another in a similar situation vanish entirely? How can you…
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Selling Gift Cards For Your Brick And Mortar Salon Business Online
Digital gift cards have become increasingly more popular among local businesses to supplement the cash flow and support local brands. But not every hair salon has a way to sell…
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How to have a discussion with a team member who does not like to agree with you
You are proposing new ideas in your salon but your stylist who has been working with you for over 7 years does not think it’ll work. She believes your proposal of…
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How to sell the unsellable in your hair salon
If you have a strong consultation system selling takes care by itself including the sale of retail products, colour, next appointments, new online tutorials, and more. In times of an unsellable…
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How To Get Your Salon Receptionist To Increase Your Profits In One Day Or Less
I had to write to tell you my experience around one hour ago in a salon. I walked into one of the big franchise Regis salons in the Trafford Centre…
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How To Become a Rock Star Problem Solver in 5 Easy Steps
It’s an underrated talent, yet problem-solving know-how helps you make clear decisions during uncertain times and in many cases becomes the key tool to help recover post-COVID business. To become a…
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9 questions you must ask before opening a hair salon
Opening a hair salon? 9 questions you must ask before opening a hair salon. Listen below as Alan Forrest Smith shares the secrets to opening a successful hairdressing salon.
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How to have a busy week in your salon every week
How to have a busy salon week every week as if it is an unlock or a pre-Christmas week? Listen to Punk Fundamentals as Alan Forrest Smith explains what you…
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Starting And Owning a Salon Business – Salon Foundationals Series
Don’t Open a Hair Salon Until You Watch THIS! When I opened my first hair salon I did this. I had an idea. I spoke to the landlord. I signed…
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The Future Of Salons – A BOLD Prediction
This is a very important read for you as a salon owner. Some good advice and some future forecasts about the salon as a business from me. I am basing…
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Life After CORONAVIRUS You Must Do This
Today, I just want to send you some food for thought. I will follow up with more. Here it is …. Right now there isn’t a lot you can do…
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How I spent over £7200 on “Free” sample and why I was glad I did
For as far as I remember I’ve been buying health magazines, it was around 2004 I saw a free sample offer to try one of then Holmes Clubs in London,…
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How to adapt to the success of your hair business
Counterintuitive as it may sound your own salon business success can ruin your business. Now that you are more successful you might be dealing with bigger teams, or perhaps you…
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This Is Critical For Your Salon Business Success … Do You Have It?
If you have a struggling or underperforming salon business you really should read this one. The world of marketing your business has changed beyond belief and if you don’t have…
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How to manage mistakes in your salon business
We all make mistakes, anything from being late to a meeting to entrusting a person to do a job they are not suitable for. Usually, no mistake can be such…
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7 Ideas to make your team building better
We hear so many times how staff can create serious problems for the salon owners like you. The question is, is it the team or the way you might be…
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Will I be able to make changes in my salon business?
Am I ready to change my business? Am I getting the results I need to be getting in my business? Have I gone as far as I can? Is now…
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The Power of Hidden Teams
Do you have a hidden team within your team? Could your salon stylists, receptionists, managers and juniors all work together in harmony to build the salon where not only you…
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Being an average hairdresser
How not to be an average hairdresser and how to turn your averages into your advantage. Listen to the episode below.
The Biggest Threat in Salon
What is the biggest threat to your salon business? It’s probably not what you might be thinking. Listen to the short episode to find out why.
The Illusion of Salon Business
It’s a long time since I started my first salon business in 1985. For me, it was about making the money. Yes, service was key but making money (profit not…
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Do you have a freedom workforce in your salon?
Do you employ a FREEDOM WORKFORCE? The way people – hairdressers – work and think has profoundly changed. If you are still trying to employ staff the way you’ve always…
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30,000 Feet and Climbing
By the time you open this email I will be on a plane at 30,000 feet heading to Aberdeen, Scotland with my little salon punk, Demna and of course my…
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Life & Time: Something’s Going On
Grab a coffee, grab a seat, get some quiet and read. I’m on a plane. I’ve just had a moment. Before I tell you that moment I will tell you…
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Why Would I Want to Come Off the Shop Floor?
When you love what you do, when you are creative, stepping aside is not easy. But as times goes by, priorities change. How you want to lead your business and…
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ReDefining Everything
We are definitely in an age where everything is being RE/defined. Salon business, workspace, money, life, death, age and just about anything else you can think of. Take (older) age for…
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Are you a yesterday salon?
Weird question right but your survival might one day depend on your answer. Here is how to know if you are a yesterday salon. Do you open up and sit…
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A State of Mind
I want to share something with you. It’s more than relevant for your salon. Many years ago before I wrote my first book I realised the first thing I had…
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Are You Infected By Salon Corporate Thinking?
A new salon mentor client I am working with has a problem almost all salon mentor owners have and it is this. All are infected by the salon industry corporate…
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Salon Marketing Is Dead – IDEAS Are KING!
In 1979 I did my first marketing. It was a couple of fly posters and tickets I design for my punk band, Clone Youth. It was easy. Get big posters…
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