How do I get my salon to Stand Out Against Salon Competitors in my town or village?
Do you have a salon competitors? If you are a typical salon owner, your salon must be right next to, or almost next to your … Read Full Story
How adding a subscription service to your hair salon business will increase bookings, income and loyalty
If you are interested in creating more client appointments, and building loyalty that creates more opportunities to sell, upsell and cross-sell then this is … Read Full Story
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 Full Story
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 … Read Full Story
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 … Read Full Story
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 … Read Full Story
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. … Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY: increase your salon takings in your hair salon
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 … Read Full Story
How to Create a Plan to Grow New Salon Clients: Salon Sampler, The Book Interview
How do you create a plan to grow salon clients as a salon owner? Do you need new salon clients? Has your client base been … Read Full Story
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 … Read Full Story
Selling Gift Cards For Your Brick And Mortar Salon Business Online
Digital gift cards have become increasingly popular among local businesses to supplement the cash flow and support local brands. But not every hair salon … Read Full Story
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, … Read Full Story
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 |
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 … Read Full Story
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 … Read Full Story
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 … Read Full Story
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.… Read Full Story
Why You Should Scale Back To Grow Your Salon
When my favorite Italian cafe, Carluccios, closed down I was disappointed, but not surprised. Carluccio’s had the best location in our very wealthy village, but … Read Full Story
How One Extreme Stylist Is Breaking All The Rules and Profiting in the Process
What happened when one Extreme Stylist decided to break the rules of the hairdressing.
A case study podcast every salon owner and stylist should listen … Read Full Story
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 … Read Full Story
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 … Read Full Story
TUESDAY: fill the salon columns
How do you fill columns on Tuesday? Yesterday we talked about creating a list or two on Monday’s (not my fav thing to do) but … Read Full Story
How To Turn Customer Reviews Into A New Currency For Your Salon Business
Why salon promotions have the most influence on your client’s decision to rebook, keep this one tip in mind
- Beauty salon flyers
- Social media posts updated, clicked and liked
- Salon Ad is in the newspaper
- Refer A friend cards done and printed
- Salon website
How to promote your salon services using email and get busy
In today’s highly commercialized digital world you’d be forgiven to assume that your clients don’t care about getting another email from your salon, but, based … Read Full Story
Why Referrals Will Explode Your Salon Business
Next time you hand over a recommend a Friend voucher ask yourself, is this exploding my salon business? And if it is not, ask yourself … Read Full Story
How One Stylist Increased Salon Takings by £88,400
How is it possible to increase salon income by £88,400 from one stylist? One graduate stylist did just that. Listen to the podcast episode to … Read Full Story
How to Create Salon Promotions That Work
How do you create hair salon promotions that actually work in your shop?
How do you turn your salon into a proper business?
Listen to … Read Full Story
How To Level Up Your Salon
How To Push Your Salon Into The Next Level .. Read if You’re Stuck
Seriously – If results in your salon are the same week … Read Full Story
Why Is My Salon Marketing Not Working
Why is my salon marketing not working is probably the biggest question most salon owners ask me?
“ Alan, we do everything in our salon … Read Full Story
