Welcome and hello! 👋 We're so excited to see you!   This group exists for those in the beauty and health industry to connect, share ideas, and help support each other with the unique knowledge and insight that each of you has.   First - say hi and introduce yourself! Share your business with us, tell us a cool customer story, or just talk about a product or service that is really rad! 💅   Second, feel free to use images and gifs, animated or otherwise. A picture is really worth a thousand words in this industry.    Third, you might want to consider changing your notification settings so you get emails of new posts to the group. It makes it really easy to keep in touch with other members!   And finally, don’t be shy! We’re really happy to have you here and to hear from you!   ... View more

The title of this thread has been edited from the original: Appointments   Is anyone using square appointments for their beauty business??? ... View more

Hi all,  I was wondering if you all have a way for customers to contact you over the phone to book or cancel appointments? Or do you primary expect your users to contact you through your website? Do you have any suggestions for such phone services?  ... View more

I've been in the same spot for almost 8 years now.  I like the neighborhood and the building for the most part (even if it did partially collapse last year and take my revenue with it).  The landlord just sold and the new one wants to triple the rent.  I have about a year left on my lease. So the hunt begins for a new spot.     Recently, a few buildings have come up in my purchasing budget.  I'm a solo esthetician and I like it that way.  I'm not looking to ever expand into employees or renters.  It just isn't my thing.  Neither property is big enough to do so anyway.     For the most part, where I'm at renting a space similar to what I have is going to triple what I'm paying now.  Buying it will cost me less by a couple hundred dollars.  Not super significant.  Most rental properties here have CAMs NNN so I'm paying taxes, insurance, and maintenance anyway.       My fear is the longer commitment of owning.     Does anyone here own their real estate?  What have you found benefitted you over renting?  What are the cons?   ... View more