MENU
SEARCHMost of the time I prefer to march to a different drummer than the average person. This has been most noticeable in recent years with my fervent clinging to the keyboard of my BlackBerry in lieu
Most of the time I prefer to march to a different drummer than the average person. This has been most noticeable in recent years with my fervent clinging to the keyboard of my BlackBerry in lieu of getting a fully touch-screen phone. Unfortunately for those of us not interested in the iPhone or an Android-based OS, we get left out of a lot of developmental things that could enhance our business. A few things are: swipe pay-by-phone programs, salon software, and Instagram.
In order to keep my business up to date, my phone choice is now dictated by what will run available apps instead of the features I would personally like to have in a phone. While frustrating, it's kind of one of those "just smile and deal" type things. I'm not the reluctant owner of an iPhone and need some help deciding what's needed to optimize it for business purposes. To start out, I have gotten on board with Instagram (check out my profile here) and loaded some photos.
Now I need to figure out the best way to get my appointment book off paper and into the digital age I guess, lol. As a booth renter only in the salon four to six days a month, I'd like to get by with a simple, free salon program that has text reminders for appointments. What are you using? When I try to Google and research, what comes up instead of software is a bunch of salon mobile app information. The pages suggest that the current trend is developing a salon app. Have any of you done this? And what is it costing you to run monthly?
— Holly
Here I am sharing a very comprehensive and well-rounded almost back to work package of information for you from Virox (Rejuvenate) that is the complete set of materials to help you feel confident that everything is in place and ready to go, even if you are already back at work!
Every Tuesday for the next four weeks, Holly will be doing an alcohol ink tutorial.
National Nail Tech Day is May 30, and to celebrate YOU, Virox and I would like to offer up the opportunity to win a canister of disinfecting wipes.
Join me Wednesday evening 5/27/20 for a Live chat on Facebook with Dr Spalding to get some idea of what it takes to be that level of clean and safe.
If your salon has re-opened, you may have found some challenges with wearing a face shield while working. If not, here are some tips that could help save you some headaches when you do get back.
This video is a really awesome resource for figuring out a reasonable hourly rate for yourself in addition to seeing the average your area can bear in service prices in some ways.
Have you ever heard of the stages of grief? With everything going on, we are grieving our “normal”. That means you should give yourself permission to feel the way you feel.
Has all this PPE business got you down? Does it feel like it cramps your style? One way to help it cheer you up which will in turn cheer up your clients is to add some sparkle.
For those of you that like a little data with your info, here is some really interesting information from salon owner Michele Baker in Georgia. Being one of the first states to open left the salon owners to scramble to learn a lot of things on their own and many have been generous in sharing things they have figured out to help make operating in the COVID-19 world more systematic and understandable.
Holly orders Wildflowers Nails in a Box and tries it out Live.
Holly demonstrates how to do a vertical ombre on nails with the help of Winnie Huang.
Holly shares two videos to help you practice your liquid and powder technique.
Holly and Shelena Robinson show how to make a runway rose fit for everyday.
Holly helps you practice your hard gel technique.
Holly will be doing two Instagram Lives next week on PPE.
It has been quite a while since I made a video for the e-file chronicles so an update to that seemed in order. The latest installment is removing gel-polish from an enhancement.
Holly has a jam-packed week of live talks and demos on social media!
