A business journal for independent beauty pros, by salonMonster
What’s the best way to handle things when a staff member leaves your salon? I’ve got a bird’s-eye view of the different approaches from working with so many salons through salonMonster. I’ve seen that some can lead to business success and others can be destructive and counter-productive. After talking with a lot of salon owners … Read more
I have a problem. Turns out I suck at prioritizing important tasks that don’t have a sense of urgency. It’s way too easy for me to get caught up with the urgent (and often unimportant) things in life. So I’m trying something new that I’m excited to share with you all! I’ve just started … Read more
I found that “Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box” profoundly changed my perception of my interpersonal relationships not only in the salon but also in my personal life. I was truly shocked at what an impact the book had on my perspective. While billed as a business and leadership book it is really … Read more
As business owners we’re always looking for ways to improve our salon education and increase our bottom line. We’re avid readers but we only have so much time in the day so we reached out to 28 international salon gurus and asked them all one simple question: “If you could only choose 3 books … Read more
We’re excited to announce the addition of waiting lists to the salonMonster app. Easily keep track of client appointment requests by adding them to your waiting list. Then book them in a flash by using the simple built in booking tool. Make more money by filling your empty spots with happy clients. Access your waiting list by clicking on … Read more
Those who know us understand that we have a bit of a button obsession. We know it’s unhealthy, but we can’t help ourselves. So we couldn’t resist creating the excuse to create a new set of buttons for ABS Chicago! If you’re at ABS keep your eyes open for them, rumour has it the monster … Read more
The new album released by British band The xx called “Coexist” is a perfect fit for the moody, cloudy, greyness of the west coast winter that’s starting to set in here in Vancouver. Fronted by Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim, and Jamie Smith, The xx dabble in melancholy crooning backed up with their fantastic minimalist dark beats. Soulful songs about … Read more
We’re excited to announce that we’re updating salonMonster to a new, faster, even more reliable data hosting centre to ensure the best performance possible for our clients. We will be moving the salonMonster application from our current datacenter to its new home on Monday November 19th at 5:00 AM PST. While switching over to our … Read more
Like most stylists I know you probably have a Facebook account. You’ve probably friended some clients and once in a while post an update about your work, but get a bit weirded out by the lack of personal / work separation and don’t really know how to use Facebook to improve your business. Well, it’s … Read more
salonMonster.com has had a facelift! Our previous home page was getting a little long in the tooth and just wasn’t sexy or fun enough … so we’ve changed things up. We’ve added lots more colour and lots more monster. We hope you like it! Here’s a quick peek at the new look: Check out … Read more