Wow! What a series about pre-booking we’ve had over the last two months. Just by implementing one of those pre-booking ideas with incentives, you will raise your pre-book percentage. Who has implemented one of the three
Jill, those are all great ideas to help raise our pre-book percentage. I can’t wait to try some of the other ones out later in the year. We are going with the product-filled gift basket drawing
This is the last week of our discussion about pre-booking. My hope is that you have really taken this to heart and taken action after reading our blog. All my posts throughout September and October have
In the past I’ve run specials to try to entice clients to book their next appointment. I remember during my first year in business I would tell my clients that if they booked their next two
Over the past few weeks we have talked about how important it is to pre-book your client’s next appointment. I’ve shown you the math and hopefully you’ve seen the light and realized what it means to
Photo: Nail competitor Elyse Perry took second in the Veteran Simply Salon category at the NW Nailtech Networking Retreat. I agree Jill, it is very important to make sure you are pre-booking during the holidays. For me,
During the months of September and October we have been talking about pre-booking. We’ve discussed how important it is to your business and to your revenue. I have given you numerous ways to get your client
I can really relate to the deflated feeling Jill talks about in her post when a client shoots down your pre-book offering. Early on in my career, as I mentioned before, this feeling happened to me a
Picking up from my last post, I’d like to discuss some ways you can respond if your client initially says no to your offer to pre-book. So after the appointment, I’ve walked my client to the front
I can speak to my experiences with using the tactics Jill recommends to improve my pre-book percentage. I have been doing really well for a long time at asking every client to book her next appointment
In my last post I showed you the math of how much money can be lost by not pre-booking just one pedicure. Hopefully the math made sense to you and you’ve started to make the pre-book
When I graduated from cosmetology school I had no idea how to project my earnings. As I said before, I just waited for my client to call or to walk in. As a result many of
Pre-booking has transformed our business. When we started the salon our pre-book percentage was abysmal — something like 20% for the entire salon. The phones were ringing off of the hook and the front desk staff
By Lauren Gartland, Inspiring Champions No-shows and cancellations are costing you more than just money. Consider what it is costing you in your life not to have boundaries or use business systems? If you have no-shows
Ever wonder why you can go to any Starbucks in any town, in any state and have the exact same experience? You guessed it: they have systems! They probably can't spell your drink but they can
As the holidays come closer, and life and work get even more hectic, staying on track with coaching and number crunching is both more challenging and more rewarding. Rewarding? Yes. I know what my goals need to
With the holiday season just a few short weeks ahead, how can one turn those new clients into lifelong relationships? Adrienne has spent this past year setting up relationships with not only new clients, but also