Salon Based Pay V’s Commission

Neil Decoff, the founder of Strategies, joined me to talk about salon and spa pay. There are only a few professionals from the business side of our incredible industry that I respect and would recommend. I’ve been training in our industry personally for 20 years, and Neil, Strategies is one of the only companies I…

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Charity and Community Links

What do you do and market to show you’re part of the community and support charities? So at the weekend, I joined others in my community to litter pick. It can feel like we get loads of requests from charities as a salon owner and FEEL like we don’t get anything or much from donating.…

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The Salon Success Equation

Revenue = Ability – Limited Thinking The money a salon (or spa) generates is dependant on the servers ability to perform the service and understanding how to work with people. In Ability, the service skill is equal to 15% of success and understanding people 85% In understanding people, I train this as a mix of…

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Award Winning Salon Owner Claire Denyer Interview

I have had the pleasure of working with Claire over the last 14 years; she is an incredible salon owner. If you ever are lucky enough to meet one the industries BEST salon owners do: a beautiful human being and very successful salon owner on all levels. Claire has won Saks Salon of the Year…

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Are you taking pictures of the back of clients heads?

Let’s start with a question. What do you want to achieve by taking a picture of the back of a person’s head? If the photo is for other professionals in the industry who can look at the technical work, the skills to produce the incredible result, then that photo is perfect. However, if taking the picture…

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Daily Live – Dealing with Complaints

Did you know only 5% of clients will make a complaint, the other unhappy clients will just leave and never return! No business can please all the people all the time and teams, ever with strong training will mess up because they’re human. How a business handles a complaint is key, and in this video…

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Are you ready for Mothers Day?

Make Mothers Day an incredible event for your salon or spa!   With 60% of UK shoppers spending money on Mothering Sunday and a whopping £510 Million spent on gifts according to the Mintel report. It’s a serious opportunity that needs marketing and team planning. What’s your focus, Packages, Retail and Gift Vouchers?   Here’s a…

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Are you charging the right price to make a profit?

Knowing how to calculate pricing is key to profit. Far to often business owners base their pricing on what other businesses are charging in the local area without really knowing if that price is right to cover their costs or even make a profit! When it comes to price there shouldn’t be guess work! Opening…

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Late Cancellations and No Shows

We’re in the business of people! Understanding peoples behaviour is the key.  It’s always the key, from staff to clients, any relationship! There’s no point in complaining, bitching or moaning. That’s not going to solve it or make us feel any better about no shows or late cancellations! As an industry have an issue with…

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How to Improve Team Performance

In this series of articles and Live video’s I will be sharing some key habits that leaders can use to improve and develop team performance.   And the subject of this article… The Danger of Labels Watch the video below or read on What is labeling and why is it dangerous in business? Labeling people…

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The Daily Meeting, Video 7 in the TAG series

It’s a very good responsibility (over time) to delegate the meeting, so its not the owner or manager EVERYDAY, saying the same thing everyday! Its quick, to the point, focused to informing teams of what needs to happen, and inspire a team to be ready. Clients want to have fun, have a pleasurable experience so…

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Teams and Incentives, Video 6 In the T.A.G Series

I’ve heard over the years business owners say “its their job, people today expect rewards for everything”. Whilst there is an element of truth in this kind of statement, it’s also important to know, incentives and positive reinforcement SPEEDS UP development, success is quicker, BUT only if incentives are done right. The point is to…

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Record Breaking Teams – Video 5 in TAG series

For me high up on the staff room wall was a very special place. The team and individual personal best. As well as, the salon or spa record, plus each departments records (hair / beauty). I’m looking for every small win I can get for the team. I want the pleasure, dopamine hit, to increase…

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I never Set Targets – Video 4 in the TAG series

Adults don’t like being TOLD what to do! Kids get TOLD what to do because they have no or little choice, but adults are different. Its about respect and working together. The choice any adult has is to either agree to the action or take the focus “YOU CAN’T MAKE ME” and they’re right! Which…

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The TO GO Chart, Video 3 in the TAG series

I’ve used this method for more than 20 years, its never failed. It’s very simple but has 4 major impacts on team focus and behavior! Especially negative behavior. Sign up for the Revenue Newsletter and receive revenue generating hints, tips and techniques Name Please enter your name. Email Address Please enter a valid email address. Sign Up! Thanks…

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Its a count down, Video 2 in the TAG series

It’s a count down! I describe in my book how big targets can feel like hard work, its a money mountain. And when something FEEL hard, people quit. So, how can I make targets FEEL easy so come the end of the week and the final push to hit the target is exciting, fast and…

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Request Targets and Culture must STOP!

Request Targets and Culture Must STOP! Over the years I’ve come to HATE the culture of request building.  When it comes to making money it has to be as a team. A group of people working together with a common purpose. It’s about US – WE and OUR goal. The request culture however, just breeds ME – MINE…

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7 Simple Techniques – Speed up Salon Team Growth

   TEAM – AIM – GO   Lets Play TAG! Watch instead of read I’m Caroline Turner, founder of The Salon Money Maker and I work to speed up salon team growth working with owners and teams. I’ve been training teams for 20 years, and I love it. I also share revenue focused techniques, in…

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