Guides for Auckland beauty and wellness professionals, in a salon or a home studio or out on the road, and for the people they look after. Most have something you can use straight away (a calculator, a template, a checklist), and every fact, figure and rule links back to where it came from.
The four ways to work as a hairdresser, nail technician, or beauty or massage therapist in Auckland, side by side, with a calculator to compare what you'd take home.
Read the guideCutting down on no-shows, what's fair to charge and what New Zealand law expects. With a policy builder, and confirmation and reminder messages ready to send.
Read the guideWhat missed appointments and late cancellations come to over a year, and how much reminders might win back. The research behind it is in there too.
Read the guideStart from the take-home you're after, what it costs you to work and how booked you are, and see what each of your services would need to bring in, with Auckland's typical prices alongside.
Read the guideAdd your services, lengths and prices, and get a clean price list to print, save as a PDF, post or paste, with New Zealand's pricing rules explained.
Read the guideBuild a clear agreement for wedding bookings, covering retainers, trials, travel, early starts, party changes and postponements.
What each trip costs you once time and fuel are counted, and how to turn that into a fair travel fee, zones or a service radius.
Make a clear receipt or invoice for a client, with the details New Zealand’s GST rules ask for if you’re registered.
Ready-made review request messages and a QR code for your station or card, so happy clients can leave a review in seconds.
A weekly set-aside for income tax, ACC and GST, based on New Zealand’s current rates, so the bill never catches you out.
A quick checker based on Inland Revenue’s rules, with what changes once you’re registered.
Answer a few questions about what you offer and where, and see which of Auckland Council's health licence rules apply to you.
A checklist for salon owners and chair renters alike, from rent and inclusions to notice and who keeps the clients.
A checker for salon owners on how New Zealand’s contractor gateway test applies to chair renters and commission stylists, and what to put in writing.
A checklist covering zoning and council rules, insurance, set-up costs and making the space work for clients.
How many appointments fit in a day once there's driving between them.
A simple logbook for the driving you do for work, set up the way Inland Revenue expects.
A printable checklist for mobile hair, nails, brows and massage, built with working mobile professionals.
A safety checklist and a simple check-in plan, for visiting clients at home and for having them in your home studio.
Put in your ceremony time and who's having hair and makeup done, and see when to start, how many artists you'll need and a schedule to share with everyone. Artists planning a wedding morning might find it handy too.
Read the guideFor families and carers of older parents, disabled people, and anyone recovering from surgery or illness: a note to send a mobile professional before the visit, what to ask, how to get the space ready, and who pays.
Read the guideAdd up the price, your travel time, parking and fuel, and compare a salon visit with a professional who comes to you.