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By Annabel Mawdsley, 25 May 2021

TimelyFit: Charging what you’re really worth ✨

Not charging what your services are worth can not only have big financial consequences for your business; it can also affect your personal life and mental health and wellbeing. Join us as we chat to educator and hair and beauty business mentor, Maddi Cook, about how and why to charge what you’re really worth! ✨

By Alex Davies-Parmenter, 21 May 2021

Timely Fit: How to Break Up with a Nightmare Client 💔

“Don’t let the door hit you on the way out” might be what you want to say, but handling a difficult client is never that easy. Jay Chapman, a senior ZING salon coach, is here to help us turn breaking up with a client into an art.

By Ryan Baker, 18 May 2021

The Timely family is growing

Kia ora / Hello Timely Community! I’m here to share the very exciting news that we’ve joined a global family of service software companies called EverCommerce.

By Sarah Blake, 17 May 2021

Winning at wellness

Most famous for her time as a dancer on BBC Television's Strictly Come Dancing, Camilla Sacre-Dallerup is a three times global best-selling author, and owner of Zenme Coaching. A leading life coach, hypnotherapist, meditation teacher, and NLP master practitioner, Camilla understands the importance of self-care and helps athletes and professionals to achieve results. Here, she talks to Timely about changing careers, growing up in a salon environment, setting boundaries, and preventing overwhelm.

By Alex Davies-Parmenter, 13 May 2021

Timely Fit: Give Your Online booking Experience a Makeover

You know what they say: you never get a second chance at a first impression. For salons who offer online booking, this might be your client’s very first impression of your business. We spoke with salon owner and entrepreneur, Sarah Parmenter, on creating an online booking experience that truly reflects your brand.

By Sarah Blake, 11 May 2021

Financial support for those in need

A lifeline for hair and beauty industry professionals, the Hair and Beauty Charity was founded in 1836 and provides assistance to those facing hardship and financial distress. Here, Samantha Grocutt, president of the charity, explains how to access financial support from the Hair and Beauty Charity, talks about the impact of COVID-19 on the charity, and details ways to offer support.

By Alex Davies-Parmenter, 6 May 2021

Timely Fit: Win back old clients with retention marketing

In the words of Vanessa McDonald, also known as the queen of retention marketing: “all clients are new clients". We spoke with Vanessa about looking after your existing clients with a great retention strategy and what tools she uses in Timely to help her client’s salons reach their business potential.🦩

By Annabel Mawdsley, 30 Apr 2021

Timely Fit: Become a five-star salon with automated reviews

If you don’t appear near the top of the first page when a potential client searches for ‘salons near me’, your chances of ever meeting them are almost zero. We asked Ryan Power for some practical advice on how salons can jump the queue through online reviews.

By Sarah Blake, 28 Apr 2021

Seizing opportunities

Nominated in 2020 and 2021 for the Wales Semi Permanent Makeup Specialist Of The Year award, leading brow artist Lorna Roythorne-Du Ross is the owner of RDR Microblading in North Wales. Here, she talks to Timely about her journey as a salon owner, relocating during lockdown, and the importance of seizing opportunities.

By Alex Davies-Parmenter, 21 Apr 2021

Timely Fit: How to boost your business on Google

Google is a must for any business, but how do you make it work for yours? We spoke with Steve Moore, owner of 'Bring on Salon Success', to learn how to get this free service really boosting your salon ⚡️

By Sarah Blake, 19 Apr 2021

Preventing burnout

Winner of 41 eminent beauty industry and professional awards, Sam Pearce was this year awarded by BABTAC an honourable mention for her work during lockdown, and announced a BABTAC finalist in the 2021 Inspiring Beauty Awards, while last year she was named a Top 100 Beauty Influencer by Professional Beauty. Here, Sam, an active ambassador for mental wellness within the hair and beauty industry, talks to Timely about preventing burnout and about the launch of Low Ears; a safeguarding initiative and training qualification to protect the emotional wellbeing of industry professionals.

By Annabel Mawdsley, 14 Apr 2021

Timely Fit: The importance of cash management

Even a profitable salon or barbershop can run into trouble because of poor cash flow! We’re here with Adam Chatterley, creator of Salon Business Secrets, to help you take control of your money and make sure you’re managing your business’ cash like a boss 😎

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