NZ hairdressers blog ( NZhairdressers.co.nz )

Mar 10

7 Steps To Salon Retail Heaven for 2010

Posted by: Graham Alan |

Tagged in: salon , retail , product retail , hairdressers

Over 90% of all hair products bought in the UK are bought over the counter on the high street, with Tesco recently being voted "Best haircare retailer" in the "Hair magazine awards 2007" meaning most salons are losing out on a MASSIVE amount of extra revenue. In other countries like Australia, for example, the vast majority of hair products are actually bought in-salon due to stylist and client education and stylists being seen as the hair care experts that they are.

Mar 10

No Shows

Posted by: Bill Slater |

Tagged in: Untagged

I would appreciate any and all comments, techniques and experiences on handling no shows for appointments scheduled.

Mar 10

Business Cards For Your Marketing

Posted by: Bill Slater |

Tagged in: Untagged

The purpose of this particular blog will be to discuss all the various ways that a stylist, whether a 30 year pro or a new student just out of cosmetology school can market themselves and their salon. Many trades people not only don't think about marketing as a direct link to a solid income but they don't spend any time trying to learn about marketing for themselves.

Mar 09

How to Spot Good Hairdressers

Posted by: Administrator |

Tagged in: hairdressers

A great article I found recently.

I am dedicating this article to folks that consistently move from town to town, or perhaps just haven't found a london hairstylist that gives them the haircut or the hair color they desire.

Some of the tips I give to my clients is to go visit a couple of london hair salons and sit there and watch london hairdressers. Not only look for how they cut hair, there are other things you want to pay attention to.

Get a sense of the salon the second you walk in, look around and feel the energy around you, make a decision as weather the hair salon is amiable, make sure they acknowledge your presence and causes you to feel comfortable. You can ask or let them know you just want to sit around and see the way in which the stylist cut hair because you're attempting to find a new hairdresser.

Watch closely how hairdressers take care of their customers, spot how they acknowledge their customers, how they greet them, and most importantly the way the consultation goes.

Communication plays a big part in the task of the result, that's sometimes one of the first mistakes of a hairdresser make.

The use of pictures is a great thing that every hairdresser should use, that is why it is always appreciated from a hairdresser when a customer brings in a picture. A picture talks a thousand words, and unless you are colorblind, you and the hairdresser are having a look at the same colours in the hair, and are looking at the same haircut shape and style in that picture. There is not a better outline of what you want than a picture.

A hairstylist should ask you to clarify all your questions and concerns, you should not feel rushed, the art of getting your hair done is an experience you should enjoy and relax, not the other way around.

So, go out there and visit our victoria salon or baker street salon and see how their clientele are treated, I'm hoping you find this useful.

Taveni

Jan 28

Site Update

Posted by: Administrator |

Tagged in: site access , profiles , new members , new fearures

Adding more features.. we are about to test and implement a "profile type" so that users can join the site under different groups. For example professional hairdressers, advertisers, promoter's or people who are generally interested in haircare and the latest hairstyles... stay tuned

Jun 06

Beautiful Blondes do have more fun... in economic gloom

Posted by: Administrator |

Tagged in: Blondes , blonde hair , Beautiful blondes

Beautiful blondes are said to brighten the dullest occasion -- and now they are rallying to fight off economic gloom. Under the banner Make the World a Brighter Place, 2,000 blondes -- led by blonde cheerleaders and an orchestra of blondes -- are to parade through the capital of Latvia, one of the countries hardest hit by the financial crisis.

May 30

Community interactive video galleries launch

Posted by: Administrator |

Tagged in: Site Development

Media sharing is one of the most popular activities in social networking. That's why having interactive video galleries in our community is so crucial to it's success.

Our community will thrive as users can now...

Upload videos directly to our community or embed videos from 3rd party video sharing sites such as Youtube, Vimeo, Blip.tv, MySpace videos and more! Video-posting capabilities are built right into NZhairdressers.

May 30

Now our members can have their very own blogs

Posted by: Administrator |

Tagged in: Site Development

Add new Blog software.. our members can have their very own blogs, post entries directly from their profile pages, and share those blog posts with friends.

Additionally, our members' blog posts will now show up in our community's Activity Stream; Avatar support is included, and each member can accumulate "user points" with every blog post they make.

May 29

Community Photo Albums

Posted by: Administrator |

Tagged in: Site Development

Members can now upload and create portfolio photo albums or collections to share with friends.. its as easy as 1-2-3! Get your friends to comment on your photos with an easy to use system

May 28

Video Share Beta Testing

Posted by: Administrator |

Tagged in: Site Development

This week we installed our video sharing software to NZhairdressers.co.nz. In time we will be loading hundreds of hairstyle related video's. Have video's you want to show off and share with the rest of the world?

May 28

Implemented Twitterfeed for Automatic Twtter Posts

Posted by: Administrator |

Tagged in: Site Development

twitterfeed can post directly to twitter facebook myspace or Ping.fm and other social networks simultaneously to the many platforms supported by these services. This will save us a lot of time getting the lattest news, blogs and video posts to all our Social network subscribers.

Apr 09

Hems drop as economy stalls

Posted by: NZhairdressers |

Tagged in: Short hairstyles

THERE are several theories about the link between fashion and broader recessin related economic circumstances. The most famous was put forward by a US economist, George Taylor, in 1926, positing that women's hemlines rose in good times and fell in bad...

Feb 12

Javier Bardem's villainous bob

Posted by: Administrator |

Tagged in: Meduim hairstyles , Horrible haircuts

Javier Bardem's villainous bob has made even more headlines than the Oscar-sweeping film in which he and it starred. Tim Walker considers the strange cinematic potency of the really unpleasant hairdo.