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Glow Line, by the kind of business you run
A barber's phone and a day spa's phone ring for different reasons. Each page below walks through the calls your trade gets, what the assistant does with them, and a worked example with a made-up business.
203 ranked lists
Barbers
Most barbershop calls are the same question: can I get in today.
275 ranked lists
Beauty salons
Facials in a dark room, waxing behind a curtain, a brow tint setting.
Cosmetic tattoo studios
Feather brows, powder brows and lip blush take two to three hours of fine work with the client lying still.
44 ranked lists
Day spas
A spa sells quiet. Front desk cover is expensive and the phone is busiest on the days the treatment rooms…
Float and sauna studios
A float studio runs on fixed sessions: a 60-minute float, a 40-minute infrared sauna, a short gap between to…
Hair removal clinics
Waxing is quick and constant; laser is a course of sessions with questions.
280 ranked lists
Hair salons
A colour client in the chair, foils half in, and the phone goes.
Lash and brow studios
A lash set is two hours of close work with tweezers. The phone rings for the difference between a fill and a…
Makeup artists
A makeup artist is usually somewhere else when the phone rings: on location at a wedding, three faces into a…
269 ranked lists
Massage therapists
You cannot answer a phone with oiled hands and a client face-down.
Mobile hairdressers
A mobile hairdresser's phone rings while she is driving between homes, or standing in someone's kitchen with…
127 ranked lists
Nail salons
Gloves on, a client's hand in yours, and the phone rings for a price on a full set with removal.
Piercing studios
Piercers work gloved over a clean setup, and the phone rings for prices by placement, whether a…
Pilates and yoga studios
Regulars book their classes online, so the phone is mostly people who have never been: what a first class…
Skin clinics
Clinic phones ring with questions that need a consultation to answer properly.
Spray tan studios
A spray tan is fifteen minutes in a booth with an airbrush in your hand, back to back on a busy afternoon.
128 ranked lists
Tattoo studios
An artist mid-line cannot pick up, and every tattoo price depends on the design.
79 ranked lists
Wellness centres
A wellness centre runs on several practitioners keeping different days: massage early in the week…
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