A business journal for independent beauty pros, by salonMonster
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
We’re ridiculously excited to announce that we have released the first version of salonMonster’s new mobile app. We’ve released it as a web-app, and we’ve got simple instructions on how to add the app to your phone’s home screen. Once we get a bit of feedback from you, our awesome users, we’ll tweak things and … Read more
We are super excited to announce that we have updated salonMonster with several great new features and a few changes to the aesthetic of the application! First off is a change that many of you have requested and we heard you loud and clear. You will now be able to change the date of an … Read more
Websites have become an important part of modern businesses communication and marketing, no big news flash there. However, an integral part of getting people to your Website, how you present your domain name, is often overlooked. Domain names are the gateway to your Website and it’s important to think about how you present your domain … Read more