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Salon Based Pay V’s Commission
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreCharity and Community Links
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreThe Salon Success Equation
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreAward Winning Salon Owner Claire Denyer Interview
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreAre you taking pictures of the back of clients heads?
Tweet2ShareWhatsAppShare91EmailPin2Reddit95 Shares 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…
Read MoreDaily Live – Dealing with Complaints
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreAre you ready for Mothers Day?
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreAre you charging the right price to make a profit?
Tweet12ShareWhatsAppShare336EmailPinReddit348 Shares 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…
Read MoreLate Cancellations and No Shows
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreImprove Team Performance – Part 3 Dealing with unwanted behaviour
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit Acting like an “adult” in a salon or spa means approaching work responsibilities seriously. But not all adults have patterns of behavior that are positive, team focused and beneficial to the business. That’s were business owners, team leaders need to take responsibility for redirecting any unwanted behavior and developing new habits. In this series…
Read MoreImprove Team Development – Part 2 Why don’t they do what we ask
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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. It can be frustrating when we’ve given a job or a task to a team member only to feel it would be quicker to do it ourselves, those “give…
Read MoreHow to Improve Team Performance
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreThe Daily Meeting, Video 7 in the TAG series
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreTeams and Incentives, Video 6 In the T.A.G Series
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreRecord Breaking Teams – Video 5 in TAG series
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreI never Set Targets – Video 4 in the TAG series
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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!…
Read MoreThe TO GO Chart, Video 3 in the TAG series
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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!…
Read MoreIts a count down, Video 2 in the TAG series
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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…
Read MoreTeam Targets = Faster Growth – Video 1 in the TAG Series
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit Team – Aim – Go How to use targets to speed up team growth I’ve spent nearly 20 years focused to developing high performance teams. In this series of videos I break down some simple ways to make hitting targets feel easy and fun. When targets are “money mountains” its hard work, targets that…
Read MoreRequest Targets and Culture must STOP!
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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 -…
Read More7 Simple Techniques – Speed up Salon Team Growth
TweetShareWhatsAppShareEmailPinReddit 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,…
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