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The GetSalonPOS Desk
The Salon Desk is the GetSalonPOS product and onboarding team. We configure booking rules, deposit policies, commission plans and retail catalogues for hair salons, and we write up what we learn: how salons in Houston, Dubai and Lahore actually run their books, where the money leaks, and how to fix it without a week of chaos at the front desk. Every article is checked against the software as it works today.
Expertise: salon operations, booking and deposits, commission plans, retail and backbar, salon software migration.
Named authors with real credentials will replace the desk byline once the owner supplies them.
Articles by The Salon Desk
- 01How to book into colour processing time without chaosTurn colour processing time into bookable gaps: which services fit, how to set apply/process/finish times, and the rules that keep stylists on schedule.
- 02How to raise retail per ticket without pushing productsPractical ways hair salons raise retail per ticket: put products on the service ticket, credit and pay the recommending stylist, stock what you use, and track it weekly.
- 03Running a salon in Dubai: VAT, WhatsApp bookings and multilingual teamsWhat salon software must handle in Dubai: VAT-inclusive prices and tax invoices, WhatsApp-first bookings, multilingual staff, bridal deposits and Ramadan hours.
- 04How to write a salon deposit policy clients actually acceptA salon deposit policy that cuts no-shows without losing clients: which services need deposits, how much to take, notice periods and sample wording.
- 05Why salon software in your own language changes how the desk runsFirst-generation salon owners run the desk better in their own language. What to look for: per-user interface language, translated receipts and editable wording.
- 06Switching salon software: a checklist that keeps every clientA step-by-step checklist for switching salon software: exports, import, gift card balances, future bookings, staff training and the day you change your booking link.
- 07Tiered stylist commission explained, with a worked exampleHow tiered stylist commission works in hair salons: thresholds, service vs retail rates, product-cost deductions, splits and refunds, with a full worked example.