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Posting your open salon positions has never been easier. List your jobs for free; and get email notifications of new applicants. Salongigs.com is fast and easy to use. Enjoy the benefits of this new online job board designed to make finding beauty careers just a click away.

Salon Owner Features:

1. Three step job post process
2. No need to register
3. Receive applicant resumes via email
4. Instant activation
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Applicant Features

1. Apply for jobs online
2. Attach your resume to your job response
3. RSS tools to stay up to date on new job postings
4. Free search by beauty career categories

Visit www.salongigs.com to start your search or to post your employment opportunities!

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Do you every just call your clients just because, or at least follow up with every new client that you get to make sure that they were satisfied with your services and if you could offer any additional services?

Well you should, within the first 24-48 hours, give every new client a call just to make sure they were completely satisfied with the services they received. They will appreciate your concern and have good things to say to friends and family. Following up after each appointment is a great way to get feedback on your services and get a honest about your clients experience.

I know there is so much to do in any stylist day, but don’t forget that it’s easier to keep a client that you already have than to have to find new clients. So nurture your client relationships and let them know that you appreciate them choosing to work with you.

This is an often debated topic when opening a salon. I want to take a minute to discuss some of the pros and cons of both kinds of operations.

Booth rent salons from my experience seem to lack flow. I think running a booth rent based salon takes alot of control away from the actual salon owner. If you own this type of salon you are allowing your stylist to manage a business within your business. Whatever services they provide good or bad reflects the entire establishment.

Now you can be selective in who you choose to rent to try and keep things together and to provide a common experience with each stylist.

Commission based salons in my opinion operate alot smoother. The salon owner has total control over the salon and provide all of the tool, and marketing needs for the stylist to work and attract new clientele. All the money is handled through a register, scheduling is done to try and keep wait times to a minimum and staff of stylist have standard times where they are at work.

I’ve worked with many salon owners that have strong views for and against each type of operation. I know there are issues with the way taxes are handled and overall business operation of each type of setup.

I am a firm believer in professionalism and consistency with any type of service based business. There are so many salons that  lack both of these characteristics, and in my opinion I believe it’s because the salons are based on the booth rent system. I am not saying that renting booths isn’t professional; in many cases it’s just not done right.

I am very interested in feedback on this topic, it is discusses often throughout the world of hair and beauty. Share your thoughts.

Lately I’ve been hearing that talented stylist are becoming hard to find, and difficult to keep. The first step in attracting a new stylist is really having an idea of who your ideal candidate is. Lets face it every stylist will not be a perfect match for you salon.So when recruiting new stylist think about who will best fit your salon environment.

You can start your search online; here are list on online stylist job boards:

www.salongigs.com

www.behindthechair.com

www.salonjobs.com

Don’t forget to establish a close relationshop with your local cosmotology schools. Get to know the directors of these school and their curriculum. Make sure that the kind of services that your salon offers are skills that the students are learning .

Recruiting new stylist can be challenging, but there are tools to help make you search a bit easier. Please share your tips on recruiting stylist, and the hiring process you use when reviewing new stylist applications.

Having a beautiful web site is easy with salon web site templates. We have just launched a new site to help salon owners, stylist and anyone in the beauty industry have a professional website that doesn’t have to break the bank. Using web site templates can be an easy way to get the stylish web site you want up and running fairly quickly. If you are computer savvy you can have your site up and running in just a few days.

If you aren’t sure about how to get started we can help you choose the right template design and customize it with you own logo, client portfolio, services and whatever other information you need to share with your web site visitors.

Salontemplates.com has a huge selection of templates starting at about $65. You can order templates online instantly and begin building your website. Before you get started here are a few things you may want to keep in mind before you choose and purchase your web site template.

1. Do you want a animated web site or just a regular web site?
Animated websites use Flash technology and if you are new to web design this may prove to be a bit challenging to customize on your own. If you are going to put your web site together on your own; we recommend using a template that does not have any animation.

2. Do you have a logo and other images ready to put on the site?
Before you purchase a template, gather your salon logo and your client portfolio. Looking at all the images you want to use will make it easy to choose a template. It is best to choose a template layout that will best compliment the number of images you have an the arrangement of your logo.

3. Do you know how many pages your web site will have?
Make sure you have an idea of how many pages you need for the information you want to have on the site. Think about your services list, your salon and stylist bios, images galleries, appointment and contact information. The more information you have gathered the easier it will be to get started once you have purchased your template.

I hope this post has answered any questions you might have about using a template for your salon web site. If you have any other helpful tips please share your experience with other viewers.

Visit: www.salontemplates.com to browse our template gallery.