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Software & switching

Opening a second salon: what changes in your booking system

A second address changes more than the rent: who works where, which hours apply, what the guest is told. A practical checklist, then how Slotora does it.

· 6 min read
Software & switching

How to Run a Salon's Week on One Free System

One week in a four-chair salon on one free system: team diaries, online booking, reminders, deposits, the counter, stock and reports, and where it stops.

· 8 min read
Software & switching

Who owns the client? What a first-visit commission actually buys

Fresha takes 20% of a marketplace client's first visit, Booksy Boost 30%, Treatwell 35% — and all three take 0% after that. Here is what that pricing is really telling you. Figures from their own pages, checked 13 August 2026.

· 8 min read
Software & switching

Fresha alternatives in the UK (2026): honest comparison for salons

Looking for a Fresha alternative without marketplace fees? We compare the leading UK salon booking systems on price, commission and features.

· 8 min read
Software & switching

Switching booking systems in one day: a practical migration plan

Moving from Fresha, Booksy or a paper diary? A step-by-step plan to switch your salon's booking system in a single day without losing clients.

· 6 min read
Software & switching

What salon software really costs in 2026 — fees included

Subscriptions are only the visible part. Marketplace commissions, card fees, SMS bundles and paid add-ons — the real total cost of salon software.

· 6 min read
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We'd like to use Google Analytics to see which pages help and which don't, and to remember which poster, flyer or message of ours — or which salon's recommendation — brought you here. Accept all also allows a Meta advertising pixel, so we can tell which of our own adverts brought a salon that signed up — and if you create an account, our server sends Meta your email address scrambled (hashed), never as readable text, with your IP address, your browser's details and Meta's own cookie ids — never your name — purely so it can recognise that the sign-up came from an advert. None of this runs on a salon's own booking page. Everything the service itself needs works either way. Cookie Policy