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From £5,500 to £9,000 Easter time is traditionally slower for most salons. It was traditionally slow even for this salon. We changed everything. The result has been amazing. So … How do you go from £5,500 to pulling in £9,000 (both number rounded up) the weekly amount in a space of just 10-weeks? This was a case of putting into place what works. The SALON EXTREME METHOD. So that is what we did. The first thing I did was to help rebuild the team in WEEKS not years. This is easy when you know how. We did exactly this and the new team are amazing. The next step was to restructure the salon prices – not by £1 or less ...

Are you using salon software systems? quickly discover… Why using your salon software for scheduling and tilling is a mistake that is costing you money; Why marketing using salon software means rethinking the salon management; The best and the worst ideas while using salon software systems. Listen to the 10-minute recording before you open your salon software systems. Enjoy Interview with Alan Forrest Smith ...

From no clients to 63 new clients a week; From no upsells to every stylist forming a new habit of upselling, while keeping clients happy; From poor management to extremely effective salon management; We catch up with Alan over a cup of coffee (excuse the cafe noise) and ask to share some of the salon success stories. Listen to the interview, also available on Salon Punk iTunes Enjoy Salon Punk   Want to hear more stories like this? Get exclusive access to our salon success stories and more by joining the free newsletter below. ...

How do you know it is time to rebuild your salon team? From stylists to salon receptionists what does perfect team mean? How do you hire, fire and promote your stylists? How do you define stylists performance and how do you keep the team spirit high regardless of circumstances? These an more questions related to your salon business, team building and management in this 20 minute audio Alan Forrest Smith shares his expert view on award winning team building experiences and some helpful tips on what will work in your salon. Also available from our iTune channel.   Enjoy Salon Punk Want to listen to more salon stor ...

From the original Salon Punk Archives Here’s why Paul Mitchell Makes Sense For Your Salon Profits! Alan Here. I am going to be mega-fast today. You’ll like this one. Here’s why! This is taken directly from their website. “In 1979, John Paul DeJoria and Paul Mitchell first decided to launch a professional hair care system. They envisioned a company established by hairdressers for hairdressers – a venture dedicated to the success of individual stylists, their salons, and the professional beauty industry as a whole. By 1980, they established a partnership with a borrowed $750.00 which eventually became known as John ...

Long before the click and go websites, there were only a handful of brick and mortar shops to offer  ecommerce never mind online appointments and selling hairdressing online. Today we look back at our salon journey and how our e-commerce salons paved the way through the 21st century. The Big Scissor Company – 1997 The Big Scissor Co Did you know that Alan’s original salon website first went live in 1997 and it was full on! Designed and built by Alan himself the salon website had all important online booking line, told the story of the salon, communicated with the clients through e-zines, advertised stylists jo ...