THE SALONSCALE BLOG

Tough Pills To Swallow: For Salon Owners

Getting Rid Of Your Product Deductions

Phorest + SalonScale Integration: Connect Appointments, Colour Tracking, and Checkout

Salon Integrations: How SalonScale Connects With Your POS & Booking System

Salon Industry Myths That Could Be Hurting Your Profitability

How SalonScale Supports Stylists

Salon Industry Predictions for 2026: What’s Changing, What’s Working, and What to Do Next

How Salon Owners Can Unlock Hidden Profit with Back Bar Tracking

Is Salon Culture Dead? How to Retain Stylists and Keep Your Salon Thriving

5 Scripts to Confidently Explain Price Changes to Clients

No More Free Rides: Lessons From Uber & Netflix

How Canadian Salon Owners Can Protect Profit with Smarter Pricing

What Does Your Salon Actually Cost You?

Most salon owners don’t actually know what it costs to run their business day to day—and that’s why profit often disappears. In this post, we break down the real numbers of a $1M/year salon to reveal where money goes, why busy doesn’t mean profitable, and how to take control of costs with smarter systems and pricing.

A Tale of Two Salons: Why Your Pricing Strategy Matters

See how one smart pricing change can help your salon earn $9K more per stylist. Learn the parts and labor strategy every salon owner should know.

The Smart Way to Price Your Services

Discover how SalonScale’s new Services feature helps you track every service, improve pricing, reduce waste, and protect your profits

The Fastest Way to Tell If You’re Pricing Your Color Services Right

Struggling with salon pricing? Discover the fastest way to tell if your color services are actually profitable, and how SalonScale can help you stop losing money.

Thinking About Going Hourly? Here's How to Determine Your Hourly Rate

Thinking about switching to hourly pricing as a hairstylist or salon owner? Learn how to calculate your ideal hourly rate, separate color costs from labor with SalonScale, and price your services for profit and sustainability.

Salon Tax Tips: Your Taxes Called. You Need SalonScale.

Boost salon profitability with SalonScale—track color costs, manage operating expenses, and stop inflating your revenue.

3 Reasons Why The Current Model Is Failing The Salon And The Stylist, And What to Do Instead

4 Reasons Why Stylists Don’t Charge for Extra Color (And How to Fix It)

4 Proven Strategies to Boost Your Profits by The End of 2024

Empower Your Staff To Know The Business Side

2 Tips To Ensure Your Pricing Stays Ahead Of Inflation

The Importance of Efficiency: Why Tracking Waste Matters

Among the million tasks that a salon owner juggles, managing color and inventory might seem like a mundane chore...

What to expect during a salonscale demo

2024 Salon Industry Predictions

It’s a time of evolution for the salon industry as both technology and human behavior are going through massive changes. Let’s dive into SalonScale’s CEO, Alicia Souliers mind and hear her four predictions for 2024.

Increase Profits In 2024

Increase salon profit by understanding costs and pricing effectively. Discover strategies to grow your salon business profitably.

WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP FOR SALONSCALE

How is your color paid for?

Emotional Pricing - The Silent Killer

Discover the impact of Emotional Pricing! Learn how to tackle this dilemma with consultations and transparent pricing.

The Backbar Lifecycle... Explained

What is Markup?

Gearing up for a profitable 2024

Gear up for a profitable 2024! Discover smart pricing strategies, embrace technology with SalonScale, and take control of cash flow.

Salon Owner Math

Salon Owner Math—debunking myths and revealing the truth! From precise inventory tracking to accurate pricing with SalonScale.

What Your Booking Software Won't Tell You

We're turning booking software promises into profits! With SalonScale; unlock hidden revenues, optimizing your salon's cash flow.

Salon Success Secrets

Unlock Salon Success Secrets! Learn from Jason Everette, High Performance Salon Academy, and discover insights on boosting your salon profits.

Ways To Weigh: With SalonScale

Discover the perfect weighing methods with SalonScale. Say hello to efficient, accurate pricing every time. Weigh your way with SalonScale!

First 30 Days with SalonScale: A Journey to Salon Success

Unlock Salon Success in 30 Days with SalonScale: Elevate Your Salon Operations and Boost Profits! Start your path to success today!

Tips For Getting Started With SalonScale

With SalonScale, you're in control! Take your time, get comfortable, and explore features. We are here for you getting started and step after!

Keeping Up with Salon Trends: The Power of Backbar Management Systems

Discover the magic of backbar management systems! Meet SalonScale, your ultimate backbar BFF! Let's dive in to get your salon up to trend.

The Power of Systems: Streamline Your Business for Success

Streamline your salon with systems! Learn how clear processes, from sticky notes to SalonScale, create consistency, solve problems, and save time.

Micro Menus: Elevating Your Services And Your Client's Experience

Discover the Game-Changer in the Salon Industry: Micro Menus! Embrace Personalization, Boost Bookings, and Maximize Profits.

Increase Salon Bookings: 3 Tips For When Bookings Are Slow

Boost Your Salon Bookings with these effective tips. Learn how to promote less expensive services, run promotions, and set profitable pricing

Why Salons Struggle To Turn A Profit

Running a salon is not always what it’s portrayed to be on social media. Behind the scenes, salon owners face numerous challenges in their quest to turn a profit.

Reducing Color Waste: 4 Tips Staff Communication

Learn 4 ways to reduce color waste in your salon. Discover how SalonScale can help you save money and create a culture of waste reduction.

Salon Inventory Management: Enhanced Technology

Discover how technology can revolutionize salon inventory management. Track usage, receive alerts, and restock. Level up your backbar today!

3 Ways to Reduce Waste in your Salon

Reduce waste in your salon. Use SalonScale to weigh waste, adjust prices, refine formulas, and track waste cost by product and stylist.

The Future of Salon Inventory Management

Want to optimize your salon's inventory management process? With real-time insights and product usage tracking, SalonScale can help!

How Transparency Can Transform Your Business

SalonScale's digital solution for backbar tracking, accurate product costs and increased profitability. Trust and transparency never go out of style!

How to Have an Efficient Backbar

Discover how technology can transform your backbar. Boost your profitability and efficiency with the power of SalonScale.

Become A Transparent Leader For Your Salon

What does it mean to be a CEO?

A Transparent Backbar That Builds Trust

The Digital Tool For Your Backbar

Gaining and KEEPING Clients In Your Salon

When a customer sits in your chair for the first time, they had a journey to get there. This is crucial in gaining and KEEPING clients!

Why SalonScale Was Created

What if your salon generated $1.4 million every single year. But what if at the end of the year you discovered that you were left with $0.

Averages and Allowances Just Don't Cut It

With back bar product cost variability and inflation, you can't just hope these old salon pricing methods and product allowances cover it.

The Impact Of One Dollar

Small dollar amounts can cause big expenses over time. Learn how losing one dollar on every client will cost you $1,512 a year!

3 Tips To Recession Proofing Your Business

Journey To Charging Your Worth

Are your wanting to become the stylist you have always wanted to be? Here's our top tips for your journey to charging your worth.

Why Traditional Salon Pricing is Hurting Your Business

Traditional salon pricing models are hurting your salon business. Get insight into the 3 areas you can change to give your profits a boost

Tips for Mindful Mixing

What if an extra 30 seconds could save you thousands of dollars? Here are our 4 tips for hairstylists to become more mindful mixers.

Talking to Clients about SalonScale

Excited to start SalonScale, but not sure how to talk about it to your clients? We've got you!

Salon Pricing: Expectations vs Reality

Opening your salon (or suite) is SO exciting - but as a business owner you often have to deal with things that aren't as fun... like pricing. Trust us, it doesn't have to be difficult. We'll share our best tip to make it easy!

2 Things to Consider Before Becoming A Solo Stylist

Thinking about going solo? Here are 2 things to think about before making the jump.

Going Solo Doesn't Mean Alone

In 2012 I became an Independent Artist, and frankly, I was overwhelmed with navigating Entrepreneurship. I quickly realized that I had a lot to learn in terms of business. As I looked within my community, I found few opportunities to network with other Independent Artists and craved the connection I left within my commission-based salon. As Entrepreneurs, we have so many obligations. By learning from one another, we can quickly scale and avoid pitfalls that come from trial and error! Thankfully, our industry is adapting, recognizing the shifts that have come. Slowly, we’ve seen communities pop up with true collaboration values.

6 Reasons You Need a Backbar Management Software

Do you have a leak in your business!? Fear not! We’re here to help with that! Your hair color not being properly accounted for is likely the cause of this small leak. But even some leaks can sink big ships! But don’t worry, together we can fix it!

5 Ways to Manage Your Salon Inventory for Success

Well, let’s cut to the chase - how you currently manage your inventory might be one reason your business isn’t where you want it to be. How much time do you spend in the back bar or at the front counting how much inventory you have? Or regretted ordering a certain product again because it just didn’t leave the shelf?...

But... I'm Not a Numbers Person

If you don’t know your numbers you don’t know your business. It’s critical to know the financial state of your business. Now you may face some hard truths here. But knowing the inflows and outflows of your business, helps you to create a plan and identify where you can make improvements in your business i.e. paying off debt. Knowing your financial position also helps you to identify changes in your financial heath faster and mitigate them.

Know your Costs, Control Your Bottom Line

Discover the Key to Profitable Salon Business - Fixed and Variable Costs! Learn how these costs impact your profits and get insights into managing your expenses. Find out what falls under fixed and variable costs, and how they influence your pricing. Uncover the secrets to identifying your break-even point for a successful business. Click here to access more business tools and start optimizing your salon's profitability today!

Communicating Change In Your Salon