We help local hair stylists, hair salons, and day spas get new clients.
Most visitors to this site are actively looking to buy hair services. We give these people real consumer value in the form of coupons (for first time customers). This benefits stylists and salons because you can measure the results as your new customers come in with the coupons!
All you do is sign up to one of our super-inexpensive advertising subscriptions:
At the end of your ad term, your subscription will be renewed for the same term. You can cancel at any time. Your subscription won't be renewed provided you cancel prior to the renewal date.
You get the following:
- Advertising on ALL the pages with services you actually offer.
For example, if you are a stylist that does only cuts, color, and extensions - you will be listed on cuts, color, extensions and salon pages. - Your own profile page which includes your picture, your phone number(direct or salon), your bio, salon address, and links to maps to the salon. (See an example profile here).
What do I need to supply for my ad?
After signing up, we'll send you an email to remind you to email us the following things:
- Tell us which of the service pages you want to be listed on.
For example, hair, hair color, etc.) You must be willing to honor and accept the coupons present on each page your profile is advertised. (These coupons do not change across time, and are exclusively for first time clients only.) - A great photo of yourself.
This is your most important element. You cater to the beauty business, so make it a photo in which you look beautiful and businesslike. The cell-phone photo of you drinking at a bar that you put on your MySpace page probably isn't what you should use. - A written bio with the salon name and address.
The bio doesn't have to be anything extraordinary - just briefly describe your background and services.
* No links to any other sites should be included. They will be stripped from your profile if included.
How many clients will I get?
It varies, but we’ve found that the success rate of profiles is largely dependent on the photo you provide for your listing. Those with professional, good photos tend to get the best results.
Can I edit/change my profile picture or profile information?
Of course, just send the new info or photo to the email address you received an email from when you first signed up. We don't currently provide you with the ability to do it yourself.
Why can't I update my own profile?
That's probably in the cards for the near future. Just hold your horses for now.
Can I include a link to my Web site / my salon's Website / any other Web site?
Unfortunately not. Including paid links to other sites is considered "illegal" to the major search engines. Since they provide a valuable service, we want to respect and abide by their rules.
Can I list my own custom coupon?
So sorry Charlie, can't do that for you.
Can I write this off on my taxes?
Yes. Advertising is a legitimate business expense. PayPal will email you receipts when you join and when your term is renewed. If you loose them, you can also login to PayPal and get your receipts at any time.
I have a Web site/Facebook/MySpace page. Why should I do this too?
Marketing people love to say "never put all your eggs in one basket". It's good advice. We think you should use multiple marketing vehicles to promote your business. If you don't believe us, ask somebody other than us. And for $150/year, this is pretty cheap advertising, don't you think?
I don't have a Web site/Facebook/MySpace page. Why should I do this?
This is a good start. We encourage you to do those other things too. Facebook and MySpace are free. A web site will probably set you back a thousand dollars or so - and there's no guarantee that once you build it you'll get any traffic to it. This is only $150/year. If it doesn't work after a year - hey, it's a write off!
What if I want to cancel my advertising subscription?
You can cancel at any time. All you need to do is cancel your subscription in PayPal, and your ad term will not be renewed. If you can't figure out PayPal for some reason, just shoot a nice email explaining you want to cancel to the address provided when you signed up, and we'll take care of it. Understand that there are no refunds for subscription terms. For example, if you cancel on the 8th month into a 1 year contract, you will not be refunded for the rest of the year. If you
I want to change my 3-month subscription to a 1-year subscription because I am pretty much awesome.
You are awesome. What you do is cancel your subscription in PayPal, and then sign up for a new one under the 1-year term. Awesome!
I have a subscription, but for some weird reason, I want my ad pulled early.
No prob. Just send an email to the email address you received when you signed up, and we'll pull your profile and your links on all service pages. There are no refunds for subscription terms. For example, if you cancel on the 8th month into a 1 year contract, you will not be refunded for the rest of the year.
Why should I promote my business? I want to sit around in the back room reading magazines and wait for walk-ins.
Good luck with that.
New clients.
Each month, the site typically brings in many new clients for most stylists and salons. Even if you get just one new client each month who becomes a regular - it more than pays for itself.
Measurable results.
Since there are coupons on every page of the site - you can see the results by the coupons your new clients bring in!
It's a tax write-off!
Advertising for your business is a 100% tax-deductible business expense. You can advertise here, or give your money to the government.
Advertising for ALL the services you do.
Your phone number and a link to your profile will appear on every service pages we have that you actually do. For example, if you are a stylist that does only cuts, color, and extensions - you will be listed on cuts, color, extensions and salon pages.
Your own profile page!
You get your own personalized profile page.
Inexpensive.
This is really inexpensive to do. Really. Just about all other advertising mediums (print ads, TV and radio ads, building/maintaining/marketing your own web site) are expensive propositions.
Targeted to locals.
We're interested in matching locals looking for your services up with you.
Effective.
Because we provide the coupons, you have a way to track the success of your investment across time. If it doesn't work - just cancel.
Cancel anytime.
If you move to Alaska, or decide you don't want to do hair anymore, you can cancel anytime.
Change your profile anytime.
If you move salons, or want to change your bio info as you become even more awesome, you can do it anytime.
It's another great marketing tool for you.
Even if you already have a Web site, an ad in the paper, an ad on the radio, a Facebook page, and a MySpace profile - this is another way for you to market your business. You should honestly do a lot of different things with your marketing!
