Pinterest has captured the interest of most marketers and small business owners that love anything that allows them to share their inspirations and creative spirits. It's a place for us to 'pin' the heck out of anything and everything we love and plan to do or try....whenever we can get to it! … Read More
Salon Marketing 2012 #6: Content is King
Existing is no longer enough. Having a great location helps, but it's not enough. Having great technique is essential, but it's not enough. What you are currently doing is probably not enough. People don’t trust your storefront displays as a sign of quality like they used to. They don’t believe … Read More
Salon Marketing 2012 #5: Social meets search
Gone are the days that your website guru and your social media guru didn't know each other and could operate without even knowing what the other one was up to. The gap between search engine optimization and social media has been closing for several years with Google Social Search in 2009 and a … Read More
Salon Marketing 2012 #3: Get rid of your online brochure
Back in the day, it was good enough to have a website. And when we said 'website' what we really meant was a single page that said who we were and listed our phone number, right? In the 00’s it was good if you had a few web forms and a bit of flash on your website to make it look impressive. We … Read More
Salon Marketing 2012 #1: Stop hiding from reviews and local search
Local social networks and local search functions have been around for a while, but location based services demonstrated their importance for salons and spas in 2011 with Google making some changes to the way they prioritize their search results, the boom of monitoring tools that help with reputation … Read More
How to start promoting your salon spa online
Linkup recently did a series of courses covering getting the most out of Facebook. When the doors of opportunity were opened for most of these busy salon owners, and they were shown what Facebook can really do, many of them looked at me and said: "Where do I start?" This was only in reference to … Read More
5 Things to Avoid Doing on Your Salon Spa Website
From the day you were born until the day you meet your maker, you will hear the word 'no' over and over again. But sometimes, this is just as useful as things that people give you the green light for. There are plenty of no-no's when it comes to websites, but here are the top five strategic mistakes … Read More
Websites vs. Facebook Smackdown
Facebook makes it easy for you to engage with clients online and give them more information about your business and how they can get in touch with you. Nowadays, with all the traffic landing on the Facebook website, your page is also likely to come up in Google searches. So, why do you bother … Read More