The hair salon business is one many people want to start but fall short while in the planning stage. They forget how important location is and if clients will be open to driving to the new salon. Also they forget about security. Many clients limit the areas of town they shop at due to security or traffic. Pick a location that fits the clients you want to attract.
Second to location is salon design. While a basic salon can make money and serve the needs of the community a upscale salon with amazing ambiance could double the amount each client spends. the trend is for more elegant surroundings so keep this in mind when working on a budget.
Salon and shampoo chairs are one piece of equipment that can not only set the mood of the salon they make running the salon easier. A good chair not only looks "high end" it functions as required. The client is comfortable for 2-3 hours and it performs day after day. The shampoo chair alone can turn a shampoo room which usually cost money to operate into a high profit center.
The next place most look is on line. Now you see all kinds of styles and prices from $99.00 into the thousands for a single piece. Before you get too excited about low prices remember that price includes shipping to the dealer by a manufacturer usually out of the country. That $99.00 chair might only cost $20.00 to make. Yes, I am serious. It is made to look good in a photo but might not make it one week in real use.
What I have found is lower quality chairs use the cheapest materials they can find. The vinyl color might fade fast and some even leave a ugly chemical smell on your clients clothes. The metal is also weak and bolts simply fall out and the base bends when used. Higher quality cost more up front but makes it up by providing longer life.
Shopping on line is fine as long as you look for a good guarantee and a manufacturer that has been in business a long time. Look at how a piece is packages. Packaging tells a lot about how a company does business. If they spend money to have good packaging they usually don't cut corners on manufacturing.
Second to location is salon design. While a basic salon can make money and serve the needs of the community a upscale salon with amazing ambiance could double the amount each client spends. the trend is for more elegant surroundings so keep this in mind when working on a budget.
Salon and shampoo chairs are one piece of equipment that can not only set the mood of the salon they make running the salon easier. A good chair not only looks "high end" it functions as required. The client is comfortable for 2-3 hours and it performs day after day. The shampoo chair alone can turn a shampoo room which usually cost money to operate into a high profit center.
The next place most look is on line. Now you see all kinds of styles and prices from $99.00 into the thousands for a single piece. Before you get too excited about low prices remember that price includes shipping to the dealer by a manufacturer usually out of the country. That $99.00 chair might only cost $20.00 to make. Yes, I am serious. It is made to look good in a photo but might not make it one week in real use.
What I have found is lower quality chairs use the cheapest materials they can find. The vinyl color might fade fast and some even leave a ugly chemical smell on your clients clothes. The metal is also weak and bolts simply fall out and the base bends when used. Higher quality cost more up front but makes it up by providing longer life.
Shopping on line is fine as long as you look for a good guarantee and a manufacturer that has been in business a long time. Look at how a piece is packages. Packaging tells a lot about how a company does business. If they spend money to have good packaging they usually don't cut corners on manufacturing.
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Salon Chair Cafe tries to help those in the salon and spa business to make the most of their business. This includes shopping for better quality Salon Styling Chairs and other equipment that is required in a hair salon. We continue to add to our salon marketing ideas that can add profit to your salon business.
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