Franken-Web: 17 Awesome Salon Website Features
Stitched together from the best of the web, the Franken-Web is a compilation of 17 awesome salon website features we’ve found online. Use these examples to inspire your own salon website, and watch your business come alive.
To the Last Drop
NAILS collected estimates from 11 professional nail companies of typical usage for common-sized containers.
Steps to Hosting a Salon Party
ManiPediCutie! (MPC) in Hermosa Beach, Calif., shares its timeline for hosting a successful mani-pedi party. (MPC should know — they host about 10 parties a month!)
Winter Product Jubilee
There's no time like the present to roll out the new holiday-themed sets and sweet-smelling treats that clients wait for all year. This festive time of year is perfect for offering special gifts and holiday services that are sure to appeal to the merrymaker in everyone.
You Can Benefit From Her Success
Not only is Megan DiMartino the creator of the Novita Clinicals line of skin care and spa manicure/pedicure products, she’s the proud owner of Georgetown, Texas-based Novita Spa on the Square, a thriving day spa.
NSI Launches Business Development E-Book
A new business development e-book titled Building Your Clientele in 6-9 Months: A 360° Guide to Generating Income is available on the NSI website to help nail technicians across the globe.
11 Ways to Spruce Up Your Salon
Attention-getting design and visual merchandising — the art of placing retail products in a way that increases sales — can give you a major advantage over your competition. Even if you don’t have a hefty visual merchandising budget, remember that creativity, initiative, and a sense of humor don’t carry a price tag. A visual strategist at Chute Gerdeman Retail shares 11 Dos (and a few Don’ts) to help you prepare for a successful holiday season.
25 Business-Building Tips for Booth Renters
Being your own boss is a rewarding choice, but it takes commitment and perseverance. Seasoned techs offer tips to help you succeed.
Tune In to Nail Talk Radio
Hosted by Athena Elliott, a certified medical nail technician and a Minx specialist, the show gives listeners the straight talk on the nail biz — including current trends, industry news, interviews with celebrity manicurists and industry leaders, and local salon reviews.
Purse Bags
Purse Bags from Action Bag Company are perfect for holding a gift card or small products. Available in nine colors with matching ribbon tie closure. Add your logo with our Free Art Options!
Retail Boutique: Gift Wrap
Bright, bold wrapping paper and complementary gift tags can transform any holiday package into a work of art. These companies provide stylish seasonal products with an eco-friendly or design-savvy twist.
On My Mind: The Recession Is Over, Sort Of
A sign that lifts my spirits is that as I write this, the September issues of all of the consumer fashion magazines just came out and they are bigger than I’ve seen them in the last few years.
by Hannah Lee
Milady Offers Online Instruction on Infection Control
A new online continuing education course from Milady teaches the salon and spa professional how to avoid dangerous situations while keeping the salon or spa clean.
by Judy Lessin
Universal Companies Helps Spas Advance with Education
Universal Companies’ education program — Advance with Education — offers targeted topics to cover the needs of industry personnel, from business owner/manager to nail technician, skin care professional, or massage therapist. Spas may choose from a wide range of webinar classes or workshops held across the U.S.
Retail Boutique: Fashion Fixes
Every day, women are faced with inconvenient, on-the-go fashion incidents that — luckily — can be repaired with an impressive variety of quick-fix tools. From crooked bangs to broken buttons, solve problems in an instant with these easy solutions.
How About Giving Your Time Value?
“Why give away your time for free when you can be charging for it?” asks Elaine Watson, Star Nails’ global education director and vice president of marketing and sales.
Making the Grade
State inspectors have the ability to strike fear into salon owners, but listen closely and you will find opportunity ... even in a less-than-perfect rating. How states handle inspections (or a lack of them) is as varied as the colors clients choose.