Working in a salon studio can be challenging and a salon rut is impossible to avoid forever. These 10 blog posts can bust you out of that mindset and back to growing your salon business!
I have broken them up into 3 categories, the esthetics of your salon studio, setting new salon goals and of course, new education for inspiration!
Every single one of these posts are packed with the kind of actionable inspiration you need to turn your mood around and get back to working on your salon studio business like the boss lady you are!
Deep clean and organize your salon studio or better yet, give your salon studio decor a makeover on a budget
5 Ways to Create a More Non-toxic and Eco-friendly
You can start feeling better after you make a few moves to bettering the environment. Use these 5 ways to remove toxins from your salon and move it in a more sustainable direction. By deciding to join the eco-friendly movement is a great niche to focus on to corner a market and grow your salon in a specific niche. I don’t know about you but I am feeling better already!
How to Deep Clean and Organize your Salon Studio
Cleaning is one of my favorite ways to feel better when life has gotten the best of me and I just don’t know what move to make next. I try to stay on top of cleaning and never feel like my salon feels dirty but a deep cleaning always seems like to make sure a huge difference in the way the salon feels. I also love to re-organize because every time I do it the tools in my salon get placed in and more efficient place and I am just nerdy enough to admit I love that!!
How I Stepped Up My Salon Studio Decor on a Budget
If you are anything like me you chose every single piece of decor on purpose in your salon studio. Sometimes though, that can make things feel like too big of a project to redecorate and make the place feel fresh. I am sharing my tips on salon studio decor on a budget.
Setting up a Photoshoot Worthy Salon Suite for Social Media Marketing
This oldy but goody recently got an update. This is by far my most popular blog post because it not only covers decor but social media marketing as well. When I redid the salon studio’s decor I changed things up a bit and as I say with everything, it just keeps getting better and better.
Analyze your numbers and set a plan to hit your new salon studio goals
How to Analyze your Salon Business Numbers and Set Goals
Whenever you are in a rut in your salon it is useful to remind yourself of how far you have come. Let’s review your salons business numbers and while we are at it we can refine some skills to help you reach your new goals.
How to Create a Salon Marketing Plan by Reading your Online Analytics
Do you even know how to read your social media stats? This post breaks it down in an easy to follow way. I also show you the most efficient way to maintain consistency and create your own custom marketing plan to help in growing your salon social media presence!
Identifying Your Salon Studio Business’ Weakness and Setting Goals
What? Your salon has a weakness?! Yep, we all do. The first step is admitting we have a problem but before that we need to figure out what the problem is. Let’s cover the basics and take a deep look into the areas we could improve upon. We are making lists and creating a habit of marking tasks off every single day.
We are almost out of this rut and about to be growing our salon studio in all new ways. I can feel it!
Seek out and book some fresh education to be inspired by
Are you a Hairstylist that is Wasting Money when you Pay for Salon Education
Everyone knows new salon education is the key to staying motivated behind the chair but have you ever taken a class and instantly felt like you wasted your money? This post reminds you that education is never a waste of time and I help you pay attention to a few details to be sure you are always signing up for the type of classes you and your business actually need.
Maintaining Strong Mental Health Behind the Chair
Chances are if you are in a rut, you may be struggling with maintaining strong mental health behind the chair. Trust me, I have been there and it is impossible to try growing your salon business when you are in this mindset! My coworker and I were just talking the other day about how we have pulled off some of the greatest shows in history by having to pull ourselves together enough to be there for our clients when we are going through something ourselves. This is one of my top 5 blog posts of all time. Thankfully we are not alone! #hairstylistsupport
5 Personal Development Books for Salon Studio Owners
Who is a reader?! Who is a listener?! Who needs to be reminded to be nice to themselves and true to who they are?! I answered yes to all of them and these are 5 of my favorite personal development books I have read or listened to recently. Every single one has helped me build my business more even in the wake of the tragedy in my life. If I can do it, you can too!
Last but not least, I have created easy printable planner pages that are a really great way of integrating the best salon habits into your day easily. These pages also have a checklist including the steps you should be taking every time you post something, whether it be a blog post or a social media post and a place to list your clients of the day, marketing ideas, track your revenue in the salon as well as online and a brain dump section for the days, weeks and months ahead. These instant download printables that are available to you here in my Etsy shop. Check out my entire Etsy shop for tons of great business tools for hairstylists!
Tracking your days and being aware of where you stand in your business is the best way to stay out of a rut in your salon studio!
Do you have another way that you use to keep yourself out of a rut in your salon studio business?
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