Guides by topic

Practical guides on pricing, no-shows, staffing and winning clients, written for salon owners.

Client experience

  • How often should salon clients return? Per treatment
  • Online booking for pedicures: the six-week cycle

Marketing and acquisition

  • Attract clients to your hair salon without expensive ads
  • Win back inactive salon clients: the 30-60-90 day playbook

No-shows and reminders

  • How to reduce no-shows in your hair salon

Operations

  • 290 business space: lease rules for a Dutch salon
  • Buying an existing salon in the Netherlands
  • Dutch hairdresser industry: EUR 2.33bn turnover
  • Handling client complaints in a Dutch salon
  • Online booking system for hair salons: 2026 setup playbook
  • Selling or closing a salon in the Netherlands
  • Switch from Booksy: clients, calendar, cancellation

Pricing and offers

  • Affordable salon software without hidden costs
  • Choosing Nail Salon Software: 6 Things That Matter
  • Choosing Spa Software: From €15.95 to €99 a Month
  • Fresha Pricing Netherlands: 14.95 Euro Plus Fees
  • Gel, BIAB and acrylic nail prices and treatment times
  • Hair salon software pricing compared per provider
  • Hidden costs of salon software: what you really pay for
  • Pay-per-booking versus subscription: which fits?
  • Pricing beauty salon treatments: costs and margin
  • Salon software ROI: when does it pay for itself?
  • Salon software cost 2026: prices and pricing models
  • Salon software with no contract: cancel anytime
  • Salonized pricing: 21, 39 or 59 EUR a month ex VAT
  • Salonized vs Treatwell: software or marketplace?
  • Treatwell commission: 35 percent per new client
  • What Does Booksy Cost? $29.99 Plus Boost Commission

Staff and scheduling

  • Dutch hairdresser salary 2026: EUR 2,489 to 3,700
  • False self-employment in a Dutch salon: the 2026 rules
  • Health and safety rules for a Dutch salon
  • Hiring staff for a Dutch hair salon: your first employee
  • Recognised training company: a BBL apprentice in a salon
  • Sick pay rules for a small Dutch salon
  • Staff scheduling for hair salons: rotas, leave, peaks
  • When an employee takes clients: non-solicitation clauses

Starting your salon

  • Chair rental versus your own salon: the costs side by side
  • Check a business name at KVK: naming a Dutch salon
  • Choosing a salon location in the Netherlands
  • Dutch VAT and the KOR scheme for salon starters
  • First clients for a new salon: from zero to a booked week
  • From employee to your own Dutch salon: notice, non-compete
  • Hairdressing training in the Netherlands: routes and costs
  • Home-based salon in the Netherlands: rules and permits
  • How to start a hair salon in the Netherlands: step by step
  • Insurance for a new salon in the Netherlands: what you need
  • Is a diploma required for a beauty salon in the Netherlands?
  • Mobile hairdresser in the Netherlands: visiting clients
  • Online booking without a website: how to set it up
  • Salon business plan: what goes in and how to build it
  • Salon equipment checklist: what to buy first
  • Salon financing in the Netherlands: loans and credit
  • Salon software in month one: what you need now
  • Start a salon part-time in the Netherlands, alongside a job
  • Starting a salon on WW or bijstand in the Netherlands
  • What does it cost to start a salon in the Netherlands?