Christmas Look Book 2024: Top Trends for the Festive Season

The holiday season is here, and a Christmas Look Book can be your salon’s secret weapon for inspiring clients and boosting bookings. Here are some trends that can help you shine this season!

 

1. Glow All Season

For tanning salons, showcasing different tanning options such as spray tans, gradual lotions, and bronzing treatments is a great way to give clients a natural, sun-kissed look, perfect for holiday parties or winter getaways.

 

2. Feature Seasonal Salon Offers

Use the Look Book to promote holiday service packages, gift cards, and festive product bundles. Holiday packages that combine hair, makeup, and nails make perfect gifts or ready-made makeovers for holiday events. Showcase loyalty perks like discounts or points for the New Year to encourage repeat visits.

 

3. Inspire Winter Self-Care

Highlight seasonal treatments for winter dryness like hydrating masks, conditioning treatments, or scalp care. Suggest take-home products for clients to pamper themselves and keep their hair holiday-ready. Offering creams and including seasonal skincare tips, like moisturising routines to maintain an even tan is also great to offer clients during these colder months.

 

4. Showcase Holiday Hair Trends

Clients love fresh ideas for holiday styles! Feature seasonal colour trends like warm caramel highlights or icy blondes, along with festive hairstyles like glam curls, braids, and elegant updos. Add photos with hair accessories—like sparkling pins and jewelled headbands—to give clients festive style inspiration.

 

5. Promote Holiday Makeup Looks

Offer makeup looks that sparkle. Highlight classic red lips, smoky eyes with metallic shimmer, and bold glitter looks. Include mini-tutorials or tips to inspire clients to book a makeup session or try a new festive style.

 

We hope these tips gave you some ideas for what you can offer in your salon during the festive season!

 

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Tanning Salon Starter Pack

Looking to open a new sunbed shop? Need some advice on where to start? Look no further. This blog will provide you with the four essentials you will need prior to opening so that you are prepared and ready to go.

Sunbeds

Arguably the most important step to opening a sunbed shop is the sunbeds. Not sure where to purchase your sunbeds from? We have three trustworthy suppliers that we recommend to our clients:

Cyrano: Cyrano - The UK home for sunbeds, lamps and tanning lotions

Tan Empire: Tan Empire brand new fully reconditioned sunbeds.Tanning Cosmetics

Sun and Health: Buy Lease & Hire Sunbeds, Infrared Saunas in UK – Sun and Health International Ltd

These suppliers sell a range of different sunbeds; differing in brands, types and technologies. They also cater for various different budgets, so no matter how high or low your budget is, there will be the sunbeds for you. If you have any questions, all these suppliers would be happy to help and give you more information. Their contact details are listed on their websites.

Timer Managers/ Token Systems

Once you have acquired your sunbeds, the next step is to decide how you are going to power them. Sunbeds can either be powered through a token system or a timer manager system.

Token systems are a cheaper alternative to timer managers. They are controlled by giving the customers tokens to power the beds. These tokens are slotted into the token box and each token is worth 3 minutes. This means customers can only go up in threes with their minutes e.g. 3,6,9,12,15 etc.

Timer managers can be controlled through the main box manually, or through Salon Tracker automatically. They are usually more expensive than token systems but their features justify the price. If you are on our Professional package, we offer T-Max and Sigma integration. This means if you have a timer manager powered by either of these brands, we can connect this to your Salon Tracker, so that when a customer is placed on the sunbed, (once the dress-down time is up) the sunbed will turn on automatically. Timer managers also allow for customers to go on the sunbed for any minutes, not just going up in threes like token systems.

If you are interested in purchasing a timer manager or token system, we have three trustworthy suppliers that we recommend to our clients:

Cyrano: Cyrano - The UK home for sunbeds, lamps and tanning lotions

Tan Empire: Tan Empire brand new fully reconditioned sunbeds.Tanning Cosmetics

Sun and Health: Buy Lease & Hire Sunbeds, Infrared Saunas in UK – Sun and Health International Ltd

If you have any questions, all these suppliers would be happy to help and give you more information. Their contact details are listed on their websites.

 

Sunbed Creams

Another element to consider before opening is if you are planning on selling any retail products. Most of our clients sell sunbed creams and sachets, to help accelerate their customers’ tans. Struggling to find a sunbed cream supplier? We recommend Bliss. Bliss is a trusted tanning cream supplier and sells thousands of creams ranging from budget to luxury. They also cater for different skin types, intensity and even tattoos.

Bliss sell these creams in bottle and sachet form. This means customers can purchase a sachet to try out a cream before committing to a bottle. We recommend selling both of these to give your customers more flexibility when deciding how much to spend on a cream.

Bliss Direct Welcome to our World of Tanning - UV Lotions & More | Bliss, Freephone 0800 801 760

If you have any questions, Bliss would be happy to help and give you more information. Their contact details are listed on their website.

Sunbed Cubicles and Shutters

If you're really wanting your salon to stand out from the crowd, one thing you could invest in is some modern shutters and cubicles. Sunbed Cubicles and Shutters  design and build bespoke cubicles to give your salon that 'wow' factor. With 23 years experience they're the UK leaders in this field and as well as being able to design these cubicles, they also have a wealth of knowledge on the tanning industry. To find out more get in touch with Andy on 0799066068 or the other Andy on 07462219505!

Salon Tracker

Last but not definitely not least, you will need Salon Tracker! We consider our software as a necessity to old and new salons. Most of our customers cannot imagine running their salons without us, as we make their day-to-day lives that bit easier. Our system caters for every type of salon, but we specialise in tanning. We have unique features such as minute tracking, T-Max and Sigma integration, stock management and staff permissions. These features make us stand out from the rest, and simplify the way you run your salon. 

We offer three packages:

Standard - £30/month +VAT

Professional- £60/month +VAT

Enterprise- £90/month +VAT

We also offer a free demonstration and two-week free trial of our software!

For more information about our software or to get booked in, either give us a call on 0113 350 8230 or drop us an email at info@salontracker.co.uk and one of our team would be happy to help!

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Christmas Marketing with Salon Tracker

Creating a Christmas marketing campaign for your salon can help attract new clients, retain existing ones, and boost sales during the festive season. This blog will discuss some of the ways you can utilise the Christmas period to increase sales in your salon!

Exclusive Holiday Products

Creating special holiday bundles with your retail products will get your customers in the festive mood and help sell your products that may not be as often sold. You could offer pre-made or customisable boxes for gifting to friends as a Christmas gift or as a treat for themselves!

Introducing holiday-themed services, like Christmas nails creates a festive atmosphere and gives customers a reason to indulge in the Christmas spirit.

Another great way to bring in some more business is to offer Christmas gift vouchers in the store... after it is the season for giving!! Offering gift vouchers is a great way to spread the word about your business through your loyal customers and is the perfect gift for Christmas!

Partner with Local Businesses

Partnering with local boutiques, cafes, or gyms to offer cross-promotions for the holiday season is great to help other businesses in your area and spread the word to people who may not have previously heard about you. For example an offer you could do is "Bring your receipt from [Local Café] and get 10% off your booking with us!"

Pre-Booking Incentives

Offering discounts to customers who pre-book appointments for the New Year is a great way to help fill your calendar for the slower months ahead and gives your customers a reason to return after the holiday rush.

Double the points in your loyalty program for clients who book and receive services during the holiday season. This will encourage customers to come in more and make the most of your offer!

 

Christmas-Themed Events

Another great way to invite your customers into your salon is by hosting Christmas events. For example you could partner with a local charity to host a holiday giving event. Offer discounts or free add-ons for clients who bring in items for donation, like toys, clothes, or food for local shelters.

You could even host an in-salon event where clients can enjoy mini beauty treatments, consultations, or makeup tutorials to help them get ready for the holiday season.

A Christmas giveaway where you share an offer every day for the 12 days of Christmas could also be a great way to ensure your customers are always coming back for more! Whether it be a discount each day or a free product with any purchase/ booking this will keep your customers guessing and excited to find out.

Social Media

Last but not least… Probably the most obvious way to spread the word these days has to be Social Media!

You can use Social Media to your advantage by sharing your plans of what's to come over the Christmas period. Promoting all of the above mentioned offers and events is a great way to let people know what is happening in your salon and share with their friends to help you gain more business!

We hope this blog has given you some useful tips on how to make these colder winter times a bit more jolly.

Let the countdown begin! 

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How to make the most out of Black Friday!

Everybody loves a good deal, and with the countdown to Christmas now on, treating your clients is the best way to keep them coming back for more!

This blog will give you a rundown on how you can benefit from Black Friday deals in your salon.

One great way to get your customers to buy more of your courses, treatments and retail products is by adding discounts. A deal always appeals to customers and will increase your sales and keep your customers happy.

Another great way to benefit from Black Friday is by offering discounted gift vouchers in store. This is a great Christmas gift for your customers to purchase, and of course expand your customer base.

You could also offer free minutes on a course you sell which will attract your customers to purchase them, in return bringing more bookings to your salon.

A great way to promote your deals is by using social media and our advanced marketing suite on Salon Tracker. Letting your customers know about your offers will bring in more business.

And we of course practice what we preach and had to do some deals of our own! 

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*These deals are available from 18/11/2024 - 29/11/2024*

Read below to find out what our amazing Black Friday deals and discounts are:

 

Sign up now and get 30% off your first 3 months with us

Purchase our SMS bundles and get 15% off now!

And last but not least... Upgrade now and get 30% off your first 3 months with us

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If you're not already a customer of ours then what better time to join us than now with these amazing deals on offer! 

Just give us a call on 0113 350 8230 or drop us an email at info@salontracker.co.uk.

That's all for now!

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Ways to Optimise Your Salons’ Finances

Optimising salon finances requires a strategic approach to maximise revenue and minimise costs. One effective way to boost repeat business is by offering membership programs. These programs incentivise customers to return regularly in exchange for discounts or exclusive perks. Memberships not only increase customer loyalty but also provide a predictable income stream, which is crucial for long-term financial stability.

Another impactful strategy is to implement online booking systems. This can significantly reduce no-shows by offering clients reminders and easy rescheduling options. No-shows can be a major drain on revenue, and providing a convenient, user-friendly booking system encourages clients to stick to their appointments, minimising lost income.

On our Enterprise package we offer your own unique online booking link where your customers can book in. We also offer the option for customers to be able to purchase your services from their online account bringing you more revenue even when your salon is closed!

 

To attract more clients during slower periods, salons can introduce promotions or discounts during off-peak hours. Offering time-limited specials or discounted services during these quieter times can help fill empty slots that would otherwise generate no revenue. It's a smart way to keep staff busy and maximise the utilisation of resources.

 

Regularly reviewing and planning your expenses is essential for managing costs effectively. By keeping a close eye on overheads and recurring expenses, you can identify areas where you might be overspending and implement adjustments. For example, cutting back on unnecessary purchases or negotiating better terms with suppliers can significantly lower operational costs.

 

Managing energy consumption is also a simple but often overlooked way to save money. For example, turning off light switches in unused rooms when not needed can help lower your electricity bill. Implementing energy-saving practices where possible can contribute to long-term savings.

 

It's also worth considering if any equipment or supplies can be sourced from cheaper suppliers. Regularly researching market options and renegotiating with vendors may yield better deals, helping you reduce costs without compromising quality.

 

Finally, a crucial step in optimising finances is to regularly evaluate your pricing structure. Raising prices might be necessary to cover rising costs or reflect the value of your services. Even small price adjustments can make a big difference to your bottom line, so ensure your pricing stays competitive while supporting your profit margins.

We hope this blog helped you with some ideas on how you can optimise your finances and continue bringing in revenue for your salon!

 

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Halloween Marketing Tips

 

As it is October, the spooky season is upon us!

Halloween is a delightful time of year where people come together and bond over all things wicked and wonderful. 

In this blog, you will learn some tricks and treats of the trade and how to implement the Halloween spirit into your salon and get your customers into the spooky mood.

 

Decorate your Salon

In order for your customers to get into the Halloween spirit, the first step is for you to decorate your salon accordingly.

This means pumpkins, cobwebs, ghosts, skeletons, you name it! 

You could also leave a bowl of Halloween sweets for people to take as they leave, and have a Halloween music playlist playing while the salon is open, to really get your customers into the spirit. 

If you are really wanting to take this year’s Halloween to the next level, you could request that staff come in with Halloween makeup and Halloween outfits! 

Halloween decorations is a great way for your salon to keep up-to-date with the season and show your customers that Halloween is a fun and frightful time of year.

Halloween Offers & Promotions

Running Halloween offers and promotions is a great way to boost your sales and get booked up during the spooky period. 

Offers such as devilish discounts, freakish freebies or rebellious refer a friend schemes are some ways that you can encourage your customers to get into the Halloween spirit. 

This will help to increase your revenues and profits and also get your current customer base spreading the word to their friends and family, potentially resulting in new customers!

 

Halloween Social Media Posts/ Email Marketing

In this day and age, you are able to share your thoughts and ideas with thousands of people at the click of a button. 

Why not use this to your advantage at this time of the year? 

Start creating Halloween themed social media posts and stories to show your current customer base and potential new customers that your salon is participating in the spooky season! 

You could post how you’ve decorated your salon to show your customers you are participating in Halloween, or you could post your Halloween offers and promotions to remind your customers these are running and how long they are running for so that they don’t miss out. 

You could also send out Halloween emails to your customers, reminding them of these offers and link your social media handles to the emails for customers to take a further look into these.

 

All of these methods of marketing are great ways for your salon to prepare for the Halloween season. Your customers should leave your salon feeling ready for the spooky season!

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Autumn Marketing Tips for your Salon

 

As today marks the first day of October, it is now officially autumn! Autumn is one of those seasons that you either love or hate.

Autumn lovers will be wrapping up in their warm fleece-lined coat to go for a walk in the park, watching the golden leaves fall from the trees with a hot chocolate in their hand.

Autumn haters will be sat inside longing to go back in time to relive their best Summer moments.

Whether you are an autumn lover or hater, this blog will give you some tips on how to get your salon ready for the cosy season!

 

Tip 1 – Decorate your Salon

Get your customers to be on your vibe by decorating your salon with autumn decorations.

This could be some artificial leaf garlands, artificial pumpkins, fairy lights or anything that gives you that autumn aesthetic!

If you offer complimentary drinks to your customers, try purchasing pumpkin spice, ginger or chai powders/syrups, for them to spice up their usual coffee or hot chocolate and to get in the autumnal spirit.

Tip 2 – Autumn Offers

Autumn may mean feeling blue for some, so what better way to cheer up your customers than having an autumn offer!

This could be a discount on sunbed courses or extra free minutes when purchasing a course if you are a tanning salon, for customers to prolong that summer tan so they can still get their vitamin D, which is a mood boosting vitamin.

This could be a discount on beauty services or a free product when booking a beauty service if you are a beauty salon, to give your customers that confidence and serotonin boost.

 

Tip 3 – Getting Prepared!

As calm as the autumn season may be, there is also a hectic season just around the corner from this, Christmas.

Christmas in the salon industry is one of the busiest periods, as everyone is wanting to book appointments to look their best for the most wonderful time of the year.

Now that summer is over, this is the perfect time to start taking bookings for the Christmas period.

Posting on your social media accounts encouraging your customers to get their Christmas appointments booked in is a great way to remind them to book in advance to guarantee them a slot at their desired date and time.

If you still have some Christmas openings nearer the time and you want to get them filled in, try posting your available slots on your social media.

This will allow for more potential customers to easily access your availability and choose a time that suits them.

 

All of the tips above will guarantee to get your customers into the autumn spirit!

 

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What Makes us so Good at Tanning?

Here at Salon Tracker, we have been providing salon management software for tanning salons since 2008 under the original name of ‘Studio Tracker.’

We were originally exclusively for tanning salons, however over the years we have branched out into other types of salons in the beauty industry, leading to us rebranding as Salon Tracker.

Here are some key features of Salon Tracker that make us your number one choice for tanning salons:

T-Max and Sigma Integration

We offer T-Max and Sigma integration on our Professional and Enterprise packages.

This means that once ‘confirm’ is clicked on Salon Tracker, the minutes are automatically sent to the specific sunbed rather than the use of tokens or manually putting minutes on each sunbed.

Free Support

We offer FREE support, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

This means that if you have any queries about our software, our team is only a phone call away!

If support is needed outside of these hours, we have an array of help videos that range from 30 seconds to 3 minutes long that cover every kind of FAQ.

They can be accessed via the ‘Help’ section of Salon Tracker or in the ‘Help’ tab on our website.

Minute Tracking

When customers purchase sunbed courses, Salon Tracker automatically keeps count of how many minutes customers have left on their courses. 

This is a useful feature as it is more convenient for staff and leaves no room for human error.

Stock Management

On our Professional and Enterprise packages, we offer the ‘Stock Management’ feature.

This feature is useful for tanning salons that sell retail products such as sunbed creams, eye protection, beverages etc.

This allows the amount of each retail product in stock to be accounted for, and there is also the feature of adding a specific warning level when the amount of a certain product is low.

This is an efficient method of stock management as the amount left of each product can be easily accessed in the ‘Products’ tab on the right-hand side.

Salons will also be notified when their products reach the warning level, prompting them to re-stock these products before stock runs out.  

Waiting List

On the timer view of our software, there is a ‘waiting list’ under each sunbed.

This allows customers waiting for a specific bed during busy periods to add customers onto the ‘waiting list’ in order for them to be automatically added to the bed when it becomes free.

Booking Rules

We offer a ‘Booking Rules’ section, meaning that salons can be run within their preferred guidelines.

There are multiple types of rules in this section that can be altered to suit each salon’s preferences.

For example, salons can limit customers’ usage of their sunbeds such as every 24 hours or even add a limit on how many bookings they’re allowed a year.

 

All of these features combined are evidence of our outstanding track record as a tanning salon software.

Want to see for yourself? Sign up for a free demonstration and a 2-week free trial today on our website www.salontracker.co.uk or give us a call on 0113 350 8230.

 

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Dojo Integration

Sick of having to type every individual payment into your card reader?

Fed up of wasting your time and hassle on this, especially in busy periods?

Here at Salon Tracker, we integrate with Dojo card readers!

Why Dojo?

Dojo card readers leave room for virtually no error.

They have built-in 4G, meaning that even if you lose Wi-Fi connection, you can still make payments, providing you have mobile signal.

They have a 10-hour battery life, meaning there is no need to worry about leaving them on charge throughout the day.

They have superfast transaction speeds, reducing yours and your customers’ waiting time, which is extremely useful in busy periods.

They offer customer support 7 days a week with remote assistance from a UK-based team.

Why should I get a Dojo card reader if I have Salon Tracker?

At Salon Tracker, we strongly recommend investing in a Dojo card reader.

This is because we directly integrate with Dojo card readers, meaning that when a customer requests to pay on card, this will automatically appear on the Dojo card reader.

Simply press the 'Buy' button in Salon Tracker and then press 'Credit Card' or 'Debit Card' and the amount will automatically appear on the Dojo card reader.

This is an extremely useful feature of the Dojo card reader as it saves the hassle of having to type in every individual card payment into your card reader.

It also leaves no room for human errors, such as typing in the wrong amount into the card reader. This means that your Salon Tracker reports will be more accurate than ever.

It also reduces customer waiting times with their superfast transaction speeds and automatic integration with Salon Tracker, which is especially useful in busy periods.

Does it matter which Salon Tracker package I am on?

Good news! Don’t worry about which Salon Tracker package your salon is on, Dojo is able to integrate on every package meaning there is no worry about the cost or the hassle of upgrading with us.

How do I purchase a Dojo card reader?

To purchase a Dojo card reader, give us a call on 0113 350 8230 and we will sort this with Dojo for you.

Once the card reader arrives you can give us another call and we will get this set up and linked to your Salon Tracker.

We are available to call Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

If you have any questions on the Dojo card reader then give us a call, or if you have any questions outside our office hours, the Dojo website has an FAQ section at the bottom of the homepage. Dojo for Business | Card payment solutions for UK businesses

So why not enquire today?

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Feature of the Month: Marketing

This blog will run through the marketing feature on Salon Tracker and how to use it.

Did you know you can also use Salon Tracker to notify your customers of any offers or campaigns? The ‘Marketing’ section on the Salon Tracker software allows you to send out marketing emails and SMS text messages to your customers to make them aware of any offers or discounts you may have running.

Why is Marketing beneficial to your salon?

Marketing is one of the key strategies to increase customer loyalty. Using these features that we provide in the Salon Tracker software will allow you to increase the chances of having returning customers, as if they are informed about upcoming offers or discounts they are more likely to purchase them.

The drop down button on the ‘Filter’ section in the ‘Marketing’ section gives you premade marketing templates of SMS text messages for you to send to customers. There are sections that you can personalise to the customers’ names and tailor to your specific offer.

Pressing the ‘Send Email’ button in the ‘Marketing’ section allows you to export your customers to your Mailchimp account, or the CSV button. This allows you to create marketing emails in Mailchimp and to send it to the relevant customers when created.

Pressing the ‘Send SMS’ button in the ‘Marketing’ section allows you to send a customised SMS text message to your customers. You can select the template at the top of the marketing page before you press ‘Send SMS’ in order to get the most relevant template for the offer you are introducing. You can also send yourself a preview before sending it out to customers.

 

When signing up for our free trial, you will receive 50 free SMS credits! So why not begin a free trial today?

 Call us on 0113 350 8230 or drop us an email at info@salontracker.co.uk

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Hardware

Running a successful salon requires more than just great service—it's about creating an efficient, seamless experience for both your staff and customers. Investing in the right hardware from Salon Tracker can transform your salon operations, making them more streamlined and secure. Here’s a rundown of how different pieces of hardware can elevate your salon management:

Fingerprint Reader

With our fingerprint reader, customer's minutes are protected with their unique fingerprint, meaning that no one else can use their minutes. The fingerprint reader also makes it faster than ever to book a customer in, with just the tap of a finger. It can also be used for staff logins; this biometric method ensures that only authorised personnel access sensitive information, reduces time fraud, and speeds up the clock-in process. Plus, it eliminates the need to remember passwords, what more could you want out of one device.

Signature Pad

Going digital doesn't mean losing the personal touch in your salon. An electronic signature pad allows your clients to sign your agreement digitally, making interactions smoother and faster. This not only reduces paper usage—contributing to an eco-friendlier salon—but also stores records securely in your system, making retrieval easy.

QR Scanner

For use with our Enterprise package, the QR scanner allows customers to simply scan the QR code from their online login to bring up their account on Salon Tracker, allowing seamless transactions and a contactless experience.

Barcode Scanner

Managing inventory and tracking products is essential in any salon, especially if you offer retail products to your clients. A barcode scanner helps you maintain accurate inventory records by simplifying the process of selling products. Instead of manually searching for a product, your staff can scan barcodes to instantly add the product to the transaction. This reduces human error, saves time, and ensures your stock records are always up-to-date.

Receipt Printer

Even in the digital age, physical receipts are still an important part of customer service for many clients. A receipt printer provides fast, reliable, and professional receipts with your business name on after every transaction. Whether it's for services or products purchased, a printed receipt is a tangible confirmation of the transaction, which many customers appreciate.

Cash Drawer

Though the world is becoming more contactless, cash is still a widely used payment method. A cash drawer is a crucial component of your point of sale (POS) system, it ensures that cash is handled securely and efficiently. The drawer opens only when authorized by the system, reducing the risk of theft or mishandling. It also provides a tidy, organized space for managing notes and coins, speeding up the payment process for both your staff and customers.

All-in-One PC

The all-in-one PC is the command center of your salon. With its sleek, space-saving design, this device integrates the power of a full computer, meeting our recommended specifications, into a compact monitor with a wireless mouse and keyboard, reducing clutter at your front desk. It handles everything you would need, with the ability to run not just Salon Tracker, but any other applications or browsers that you may want to use.. The all-in-one PC allows you to run multiple tasks simultaneously without lag, meaning that you can play your music using the PC and a music streaming app alongside Salon Tracker and much more! 

Effective Salon Security with Salon Tracker.

I’m sure the matter of your own salon security has crossed your minds multiple times; wondering if your customer data is actually safe and if your staff care about the well-being of the salon just as much as you do… especially if you’re still old-school and use the paper diary as a way of organising your salon and a filing cabinet for all those disclaimers!

Well worry no more, Salon Tracker is cut out to keep your salon more than secure and here is how:

User logins with passwords

Salon Tracker gives you the ability to create multiple staff logins for your staff, each protected with a pin and the option of finger print recognition. Each staff member will have their unique log in and pin and of course with finger print recognition only they can access their account and make actions on Salon Tracker. Furthermore, the owner of the account has the ability to prevent certain staff members from accessing certain parts of the software, such as specific reports or making admin changes.

Our software also has an ‘Action log report’ which entails every single detail of what's occurred within the software in any given time frame. From the minute the software is launched to the minute it is shut down, any transaction that was made, any movement on the software down to a report being pulled or a client card being looked at – it’s all tracked. So, nothing in the software would go amiss! 

Auto log-out

Salon Tracker also has the option to turn on an ‘auto log-out’ feature where after a given amount of no movement on the software, it will automatically log you out and will need a user to log in with their fingerprint or password before it can be used again. This is perfect for busy salons that don’t always have a receptionist or someone at the desk 24/7.

Finger print technology and secure ID

As mentioned previously, Salon Tracker has the ability to interact with fingerprint technology for staff members to log in with. The best part about it is that your customers can also register their fingerprint for added security, to protect their account and minutes/ pre-bought services. 

All you need to do is register their finger print when you are adding them as a customer, and from there forward they will just need to place their finger on the reader and the software will bring their client card up already without you having to search for their name. This is perfect for busy salons or new salon owners that haven’t got to know their customers yet. 

The option for secure ID to be turned on (where the client has to put their fingerprint down) is also available when they’re going on a bed or for certain services which can work as an authenticating feature for added salon protection.

Client Identification

Our software also allows you to take a picture of your clients and store it to their client card. You can do this by either using your integrated webcam or uploading a picture from your files, which is an alternative way of checking the client’s identification.

Virtual disclaimer

Sick of storing all those signed paper disclaimers in a full filing cabinet with no sense of organisation to it? Salon Tracker does all the hard work for you by giving you the ability to upload a PDF format of your salon disclaimer to the software and by using one of our integrated signature pads, you can store a signed copy of the disclaimer onto every client’s customer card. Say goodbye to those messy filing cabinets and hello to a much safer way of protecting your salon disclaimers!

Secure shell

Secure shell is a security measure we’ve created as a request by some of our clients. It makes the computer in your salon only accessible for the software itself so there isn’t any way of your staff being able to access the internet in work hours; making your salon their number one priority. All you have to do is request this feature when setting up the software and we’ll be able to add that in for you!

I’m sure a secure salon is just what you’re looking for, so why not give us a call to get booked in for a free demo and 2-week trial? You’ve got nothing to lose!

Salon Tracker x

The Best Kept Salon Secrets!

You're probably wondering what these secrets are... and why you don't know them already. 

The thing is, although salons are very similar in what they do, they can be very different in how they do things. Therefore what works well for some may not for others, so we've spoken to a number of salons and gathered together just what it is that they think keeps their salon busy regardless of how small or big a thing it is...

• Treat being a stylist/ therapist/ beautician as your hobby and not your job!

When your job is all about making someone look and feel good about themselves you begin to get the same feeling. If you do it for fun, your 'job' actually turns into something to look forward to every day. Having that passion for your job will reflect in how your work looks and how your clients react. This goes both ways though and if you treat your job as a chore then that will show too. The brighter you make work feel, the more likely a customer is to book again!

• Accepting the ups and the down's as a learning curve rather than a set-back

Learning to deal with the downs of a salon as a learning curve not a set-back is the best decision you could make. For example, if you have an unusually quiet period in Summer... why could that be? Did you do enough marketing? Did you remind clients to re-book after 6 weeks? If not, instead of dwelling on it, why not make use of the quiet time? Send out a marketing campaign from your Salon Tracker marketing suite offering 20% off treatments for the week. Or, why not focus on your social pages and put some offers on there? Business will be booming again all because you were proactive rather than dwelling on a setback.

Finally...

• Salon Software i.e. Salon Tracker!

If you're still running your salon with endless paper cards for your tanning beds and messy hair and beauty diary's with pages ripped out and words that have been tried to be erased whilst sending your appointment reminders manually from your own phone... then it's time to move on. Our users say using our software has saved them time and gives them more hours in the day. This means they have no compromise on personal time and they can invest the extra time in the salon.

Salon Tracker boasts many features and is always improving the software based on user needs and feedback. Features include, SMS appointment reminders and marketing suite, extensive business reports and charts, re-book reminders and more.

To get your FREE demo and trial go to https://www.salontracker.co.uk/FreeTrial.aspx to have your salon turned around!

If you have any other questions or queries then please get in touch with us via, info@salontracker.co.uk or call 0113 350 8230 between the hours of 9am and 5pm

Thanks for reading!

Salon Tracker Team

A Guide on how to add in your Services on Salon Tracker

 Want to know how to add in new courses? new beauty treatments? new offers?

Well this blog will give you a step by step guide on how you can do just that... So read on to find out!

First you need to head to the 'Management' tab on Salon Tracker (for access to this you need to be logged into Administrator)

    

    Then select the 'booking services' tab

Then select 'Tanning' and the '+' to add your new category in... If you are adding into an existing category just select this (e.g. courses)

Then type in the description you want for your category (e.g. offers) and select ok to save this.

Then select the new category tab (e.g. offers)

Then select 'Add'

Now you can add in the information you need!

So in 'Description' you can add in the name of your offer.

In 'Retail Price' you can add in the price you are selling it for.

For example here you can see the offer is '60 Minutes + 10 Minutes free' and the price is '£40'

Then select the 'Service' tab

Here you can add in the 'Duration' of the service. so in this case it would be 70 Minutes (60 minutes + 10 minutes free = 70 minutes)

If you want to add an expiry period select the drop down on 'Expiry Period' and add in what you want (e.g. 1 year)

Then click save and this will add your service!

    

The service will then show when booking your customers in!

     

For Beauty you can do the same thing and add in your description (e.g. 5 nails + 1 free)

    

Then, in the services tab similarly to tanning you can add in the duration of the treatment e.g. 90 minutes, AND also the pack quantity.

For just 1 appointment you can put the pack quantity as 1. 

In this case as it's 5 nail appointments and 1 free, the pack quantity would be 6!

I hope this blog has helped you with how you can add in your services! We do also offer free support and training with our system so if you wish to get assistance or know how to do more on Salon Tracker then just give us a call on 0113 350 8230 or drop us an email at info@salontracker.co.uk

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