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Successful salons give lot of importance for providing customer service as it strengthens their reputation and image. A happy and satisfied client becomes your evangelist and may refer more clients. However, providing customer service is time consuming as it requires your staff to interact with your clients on a regular basis, but what if this process is automated?

Hair Salon Answering Service is the answer to make customer service fully automated!

Hair Salon Answering Service is a unique service in which live operators professionally answer your calls, delivering excellent customer service to take your company to the next level. The friendly live operators act as your salon receptionists and answer your callers in your salon’s name, professionally answering questions on salon hours and pricing.

This automated customer service is able to determine hairstylist schedules, booking your client appointments right over the phone. All Hair Salon Answering Service appointments go directly to your salon in e-mail format and include client name, contact information, and services requested (such as cut, color, blow drying, and waxing treatments). It also allows you to reschedule or cancel an appointment.

If you have an online store that sells hair shears or styling products and shampoos, Hair Salon Answering Service assists you in entering your orders and boosting your revenues. Your clients can call in at any time and the live operators will walk them through their order. The live operators are fully trained and can also help your customers choose the perfect product for their hair type!

When you run a hair salon, your staff needs to be updated about the latest styles and trends. This often requires headlining events and producing hair shows. Hair Salon Answering Service makes it easy to organize your events simply by having live operators answer your calls, reserve seats for your guests and attendees, and give event schedules.

The current economic conditions aren’t too favorable and every salon cannot afford to invest time and money in training their staff about effective customer services. Many small sized salons think of adding this responsibility to their current staff instead of hiring a dedicated salon assistant. This has its own flaws but with automated customer service, things become more easy and manageable. Do you think Hair Salon Answering Service can help your salon business?

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Salon location is an important aspect that needs consideration while starting a new salon. Many successful salon owners credit the success of their business to their location of salon.

The first step to build any business is to know where you want to build it. An old adage says, the three most important aspects of opening a new business is location, location, location. This applies to every business and if you are planning to start a new salon, you need to carefully study the area.

Salon location should be such that it not only helps to attract clients but is spacious enough to accommodate a large number of clients. After all, you would never like to turn down clients because you cannot accommodate them. Those that are starting a salon for the first time may not realize the importance of location but it actually determines your success in the long run.

Salon location should be based on a needs assessment. This is a process which considers the traffic flow, view from the street and distance from competition. Hiring a demographic consultant can be a good option to help in finalizing the perfect location for your salon. If you cannot invest in a consultant, then you may working with local agencies and government departments. Most government agencies offer information for free or at a nominal cost but this is a time consuming process.

John Donato, one of Canada’s top stylist was featured on ScissorBoy’s cosmetology program and he too stressed on the importance of salon location. He said it is the location that provides maximum exposure to the business and makes success almost definite.

Every salon needs visibility to attract customers. While deciding location for salon, size is a very important aspect. Mostly, salons start out by renting a location but then they face problems in future as they grow and expand. Therefore, while deciding your salon location, consider your future requirements so that you can always enjoy a successful business.

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Floods and devastating thunderstorms have hit various parts of the country and continue to cause more destruction. Many people have become victims of Hurricane Katrina and Tennessee floods, and need our support.

Let us join hands to help those who have lost their lives and livelihoods by donating to the NCA Disaster Relief Fund today!

The NCA Disaster Relief Fund was established in 1955 to assist salons in rebuilding following the devastation of natural disaster. Over the course of five decades, the fund has been there for professionals in times of dire need.

PBA | NCA is asking all industry professionals to make their tax deductible donations to the NCA Disaster Fund – a unique effort that provides 100% of all funds raised directly to professional beauty industry professionals in need.

Let us help in supporting our fellow beauty professionals by making donations that will be used to help rebuild careers, businesses and lives.

Also, since these donations are tax deductible as charity contribution it will help our colleagues in need in more ways than we can possibly imagine.

To donate and apply for assistance, visit probeauty.org/disaster-relief-fund or call 800.468.2274.

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