Add Cleanup Time to Classes & Services with Vagaro
Having a packed calendar is good news for any business. But if you need to clean up between classes or services, you have to extend the appointment slot to accommodate this. Suppose your service is an hour and you need 15 minutes to clean between appointments….
Add Value with Add-Ons at Your Salon or Barbershop
Upselling is about putting money in your pocket, but it’s also about adding value for clients. Add-ons are one of the best (and easiest) ways to add value while significantly boosting revenue. Think about it: Who wouldn’t want to add a deep conditioning treatment with…
Vagaro iconic.22 Conference Session Recap: Industry Talk – Salon & Barber
If there’s one take away from the iconic.22 conference, it’s that hair stylists and barbers need to be nimble—and not just with a pair of clippers. They must embrace contemporary trends, skills and business models to accommodate an industry that can shift with one Academy…
Vagaro’s iconic.22 Conference Session Recap: Fitness Panel
The last several years have brought seismic shifts and unprecedented challenges to the fitness industry, with COVID-19 singlehandedly changing how, when and where people prefer to work out. What have the most successful personal trainers, gyms and yoga studios done to adapt and thrive in…
iconic.22 Session Recap: Chase for Business, Mentorship Program for Minority Entrepreneurs
In 1976, a chance meeting—and impromptu haircut—with Paul Mitchell propelled budding hair stylist, Sheila Head, into the beauty industry. More than 40 years later, her award-winning salon and brand, Head Designs, has become an institution in Oakland’s beauty scene, and a place where those new…
Vagaro iconic.22 Session Recap: CEO Keynote Speech
The road to becoming iconic is paved as much with setbacks as it is with wins. An icon’s status depends on their ability to use each as a stepping stone toward goals they never lose sight of. Vagaro CEO, Fred Helou, illustrated all this poignantly…
Vagaro’s iconic.22 Session Recap: CEO & Certegy Chat
As he took the main stage at iconic.22, Vagaro’s CEO, Fred Helou, was proud to see that the euphoria and energy of his company’s inaugural conference had carried over into day two—especially following the previous evening’s festivities. “The bar here informed me that they ran…
10 Ways to Make Your Salon Stand Out
A huge concern for any salon owner is maintaining a steady flow of clients. Building a loyal client base keeps your business above water. But with so many salon options for potential clients, you may wonder: How can I make my salon stand out? In…
iconic.pop – What is Iconic?
Catch iconic.pop, a new web series from Vagaro covering pop culture and all things iconic.22, Vagaro’s conference for the beauty, fitness & wellness industries, to be held in San Francisco this September 25–26.
How Vagaro Helped This UK Barber Make a Career Switch
UK-based barber, Dan Glass, left an award-winning career in digital marketing to focus on an old passion: barbering. After a few years of working in upscale barbershops around London, Dan took the leap and opened his own–in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read how he navigated those early days and how Vagaro helped him turn Dan’s Barbershop into a top men’s grooming spot in London’s Waterloo neighborhood.
About Vagaro
Vagaro is a cloud-based scheduling software commonly used by beauty, fitness, and wellness businesses to manage booking, credit card payments and processing, marketing, payroll, inventory management, reporting, and much more.