Running a salon is is hard work. We want to show you some highly rated softwares that will help make your life easier. All these softwares have been tested and rated by hairdressers around the nation.
Phorest Software: Phorest is a salon management software solution designed for small and midsize businesses that features appointment bookings, point-of-sale, inventory management and reporting. The software offers cloud-based deployment and a salon-branded app for mobile phones and tablets.Phorest features online booking which allows salon staff to manage bookings from the salon’s website and through Facebook. Once an appointment is booked, it gets updated in the system automatically to help reduce overbooking.
DaySmart Salon: This powerful platform delivers automated text appointment reminders (no more confirmation calls!), QuickBooks integration (no more accountant calls), Facebook and Instagram booking (no more fielding calls), full POS functionality, loyalty programs your clients will love, recurring targeteted marketing campaigns, integrated payments, and so much more.
SimplyBook.me: SimplyBook.me is a cloud-based scheduling solution designed for service businesses in multiple industries. It provides a booking site so that users can accept online bookings, collect client feedback to optimize revenue and service performance and send email and SMS appointment reminders to both service providers and clients.
Fresha: Fresha allows customers to book appointments online via browser app or mobile app. Fresha also allows users to send automated reminders or alerts to customers about appointments, events and offers. The activity dashboard allows users to keep track of the daily activities, such as booking dates, notifications and actions.
Mindbody: Mindbody is a cloud-based club management and appointment scheduling solution designed for the needs of small to midsize businesses. The product is primarily used by gyms, fitness and personal training centers, salons, spas and massage centers, wellness centers, dance schools and yoga studios.Mindbody offers features such as scheduling with wait list management, appointment booking through Facebook, automated scheduling of email and texts and online bookings. Memberships can be managed through MINDBODY as well.
What would also help with managing time is hiring the right accountant, an accountant that understands salons and how they work. We at M A Whately pride ourselves on understanding what salon owners need from an accountant, please reach out to our team at info@mawhately.ie and see how we can help.
Written by the M.A. Whately team
Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors, Jervis Street, Ardee, Co. Louth
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