Salon pricing – it’s timely and relevant because increased costs make it a very real issue for most small business owners at the moment. The inflated costs of supplies and other overheads make price increases a necessary part of doing business.
Managing a salon, spa or clinic is hard work. Not only do you have so many different hats to wear, you often need to wear them all at the same time!
There’s only a limited number of hours in the day, so it’s important to be able to manage your time as efficiently as possible.
Salon pricing can be a complex and imposing issue for many owners and managers. Not only having to navigate the difficulty of increasing prices to combat increased costs, but also how to know when you should be reviewing your pricing, and how to ensure your base rate is right to start with!
So we sat down with an expert to talk more on the topic of salon pricing – Nadia Howard, Owner of Bedlam Hair Design and Bliss Day Spa, and also the General Manager of Akobe Hair Design Salons.
Every year the Christmas season races towards us at a quicker rate. For many businesses in the hair and beauty industry it’s also the busiest time of the year. Is your salon ready?
We recently spoke with Melissa and John van Gosliga, co-owners of Aboki Hair in Nelson, New Zealand. They told us how they’ve managed to run a thriving business for more than 27 years, and successfully lead a big team of 18 staff aged between 20 and 75 years old!
Watch the video and keep reading to hear their story and their top tips for other salons.
“Price increases are topical for the wrong reasons” – Paul Carbis dives right into it in our most recent with chat with him. Heading up Carbis Business Management, Paul is an acclaimed salon business coach, a regularly practising skin therapist, and along with years of experience managing his own salon, his understanding of how the hair and beauty industry operates is well regarded.
The benefits of using a waitlist in the hair and beauty industry, especially around the busy times of the year are endless – it helps you stay fully booked, maximises your time, helps manage your demand and also negates the stress of last minute appointment cancellations.
In this article I ask you to take a long hard look at your position as a salon owner, and to ask, “Is it really worth it?” if you are not making the money you thought you would.
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The lead up to Christmas time always brings in more clients and with that more money – which is great! However this often means long, busy and stressful days for salon managers and owners, as well as staff. Make sure you’re getting the best out of all your salon software has to offer to reduce this stress.
Let’s talk price increases. A controversial and almost taboo topic, raising prices in your salon, spa or clinic can be a scary thing to do. Discussing anything financial is an uncomfortable topic for most people, even more so when the price you’re setting is for a service! However as with all businesses looking to establish themselves for the long term, it’s a necessary part of your business plan, and should be incorporated as such on a regular basis.
