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 must do today to remain busy in your salon every single week. Must listen for all salon owners, managers and aspiring new salon business owners.
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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 the lease. I sold my car to fit it out and bang … I had my first salon. Very quickly after that, the whole thing…
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Salon challenge: £2k in 7 days
How to generate £2k in your salon business in 7 days. A short video explains the simple steps you need to take to hit your new challenge. Summary
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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 that can not be solved, often a simple conversation or a carefully worded email can undo the damage, yet if you have ever felt you…
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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 the right time to restructure my business? For all your business questions there are answers, learn more. From www.salonpunk.com and Alan Forrest Smith
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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.
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 what you would rather do on a day to day basis changes as well. Whether you choose to keep your seat behind the chair or…
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FRIDAY: How to have a cash register full
On Friday’s make sure to do this and you’ll have full cash register this weekend even if you were quiet on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Listen to the episode below and don’t forget to follow us on IGTV stories on Instagram for more stories like this. The Salon Punk
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THURSDAY to do list in your salon
How to increase your takings on Thursdays when you’ve had a quiet week? Listen to the short episode as Alan Forrest Smith explains what you can do today to make up for quiet days this week. Also, don’t miss your day by day to do list to grow your clients on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.…
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Salon Sampler, The Book Interview
“Alan if you had to do just one thing to pack out any salon what would it be?” SALON SAMPLER – IS That Program We caught up with Alan Forrest Smith in the coffee shop to talk about his new book, Salon Sampler. Listen to this brief interview as he explains why he wrote this…
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The Salon Punk Book (Podcast)
After writing The Salon Column Builder in 1999; After Creating a big how-to guide for salon management SalonExtreme 21; and around 10 other books on the subject of hair salon building, we asked Alan Forrest Smith, why he wrote The Salon Punk Book, and what was so different about this book. From the salon stories…
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MOD SALONS & Mentor Extreme … They Reveal All
SALON MENTOR EXTREME can transform your salon – proof below. Let’s be honest … £10,000 is a huge amount to invest in the advice and opinion of another person you hardly know. Yet that is exactly what James and Izaak decided to do at MOD SALONS LEEDS. What happened? Was it worth it? Did they…
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Why You Should Use Quiet Summer in Salon to Increase the Average Bill
Summer in salons is traditionally quiet, but you can still earn more money, maximize the sales and use it to your advantage to create a stronger salon for the rest of the year. Here’s how! 5-minute inspirations and focus tips from Alan Forrest Smith. Salon Punk
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Marketing Your Salon Using Salon Software Systems
Are you using salon software systems? quickly discover… Why using your salon software for scheduling and tilling is a mistake that is costing you money; Why marketing using salon software means rethinking the salon management; The best and the worst ideas while using salon software systems. Listen to the 10-minute recording before you open your…
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Overheard in the cafe – What is Salon Mentor Extreme
From no clients to 63 new clients a week; From no upsells to every stylist forming a new habit of upselling, while keeping clients happy; From poor management to extremely effective salon management; We catch up with Alan over a cup of coffee (excuse the cafe noise) and ask to share some of the salon…
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How to rebuild your salon team
How do you know it is time to rebuild your salon team? From stylists to salon receptionists what does perfect team mean? How do you hire, fire and promote your stylists? How do you define stylists performance and how do you keep the team spirit high regardless of circumstances? These an more questions related to…
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What can 50 years of industry experience teach you?
Interview with salon experts. Collectively these experts have over 50 years of salon experience. Today they are sharing their insights of ups and downs of being a salon owner. Listen to Alan Forrest Smith and Steve Winder from SalonSoMagazine as they reveal their own experiences. Note: it’s an audio recording, so please ignore the image…
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Am I Dragging My Salon Team by Leading From the front?
We asked Alan to share his 32 year industry experience of leading salon team by pushing from the back instead of dragging from the front. So in this episode of Think outside Salon Box we are talking about things such as… How do you come off the shop floor without hurting sales? Why being a front line…
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If you had £100 to spend on marketing what would you use it on?
“If you had £100 to spend on marketing what would you use it on?” “Why do you lose longtime clients if you are producing consistently good work and how do you get them back?” “What % rate is the highest you’d say?” “Does Facebook adverts work?” “Stylist leaves salon takes clients how do we get…
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Salon Marketing Training Webinar through Salon Extreme 21
When Alan first created Salon Extreme 21, he sat down with salon owners and went through some of the proven salon marketing ideas and how to apply to any salon regardless of size, location and the level of success. Listen to this 45-minute training, make lots of notes and start growing your salon now. Enjoy,…
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