Our Partnership with Tosha Gaines Photography We are so excited to announce that we have added a new partnership with Tosha Gaines Photography to our list of concierge services. Tosha Gaines is a talented local photographer here in Birmingham. Tosha will be helping our salon owners express themselves through her lens with one of her specialties, Personal Brand Photography. A bit about Tosha: Not only is Tosha a professional photographer but she is also an

5 Ways to Make Your Salon Stand Out With all of the different salons that are around these days, salon owners often wonder how to drive new clients into their doors. Well, the answer is simple: make your salon stand out from the rest. Differentiating your salon from your competitors will make your clients see what really makes you better than the rest. Making your salon stand out can seem like a difficult task, however, these

Instagram for Your Salon Suite Instagram is a social media platform that allows users to share pictures, videos, and live-stream. Instagram’s main objective is to connect people and businesses all over the world. Individuals and organizations use Instagram for many purposes such as to buy and sell items, social research, brand awareness, advertising, and to keep in contact with friends and family. Being a salon owner, it is vital to keep up with what is

How to Drive Traffic to Your Salon’s Social Media Account? We live in a world driven by social media. Social media is individuals way of staying connected to their friends, family, as well as their favorite businesses and brands. In this digital age, it is vital for salons to have a social media accounts. Unfortunately, it is not enough to just have an account the salons target clients and potential clients must want to visit

Successfully Branding Your Salon Suite  Every new business needs to formulate a branding strategy before you can get clients in the doors. Branding a new business may seem overwhelming at first, but hopefully, this list will give you a few ideas on how to get started. 1. Find Your Demographic In order for your salon to be successful, you need to decide which type of client you would like at your salon. Think about things

How to Successfully and Strategically Use Social Media in Your Salon In this day and age, everyone is on social media. If your salon business is not on social media, you are missing out on possible clients as well as possible networking connections. So what social media platforms should your salon be one, when should you post, what should you post? Check out our top 5 tips for a successful social media strategy for your

Why Salon Suites We loved sharing our Preferred Products in the Why Series so we decided to continue the series. The next several blog posts will focus on why you should make the move to own a salon with Salon Suites of Alabama. Salon Suites offers luxury individual and double suites for beauty professionals in Birmingham, Alabama and surrounding areas. Suite rental has become extremely popular nationally because of the huge advantages it offers the professional

Why is Branding Important for a Salon Owner? If you have read our business blogs ( read them here ) you may be wondering about the importance of branding? What does branding mean for a business, and how can you be sure you are taking the right steps to brand properly? Let’s dive into these questions, but first let’s go over what branding is. Branding is essentially the meaning associated with your salon’s name, logo,

Time Management for Salon Owners As salon owners you will have to balance several different hats. Marketer, beauty professional, manager, and it may seem like there isn’t enough time in the day but with a few quick and easy time management apps and tools you can streamline, and most importantly, automate your process. The more automated your process means the less you have to worry and stress about and the more time and energy you

Drive Traffic to Your Salon Business As a salon owner, we know you love your business and always want to improve your business game. All businesses, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, need tools and strategies to grow. The great thing is that as a salon owner at Salon Suites you do not have to go it alone. Here are several sure fire ways to help you maintain and grow your business. Passion Most important

Congratulations! You have found Salon Suites and are looking forward to opening your own business! It can be very emotional opening your own salon. You may feel excited, nervous, happy, overwhelmed, but never fear. We at Salon Suites are here to help. After you sign your lease we offer a few things to help you get started on the right foot. As a new salon owner Salon Suites provides you a “Product Starter Package” that

We know that nearly everyone has a camera on their phone and in the age of the “selfie” most people have tons of pictures that show their life events, but how many pictures do you have that are of just you, represent your brand, and are good quality?  If the answer is very few or none you are not alone. As a salon owner you want to make a great first impression to capture the