Top 7 StyleSeat Competitors
By Lacey Jackson
What do salons and spas have in common? Turns out quite a lot. They primarily operate on a pre-booked schedule. They rely heavily on specialized ...
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Square vs Boulevard Compared: Tools, Features, and Pricing Breakdown
By Lacey Jackson
As a spa or salon, you have several options for booking platforms, but you have equally high options for other aspects of managing your business, ...
Booksy vs Boulevard Compared: Side-by-Side Overview
By Lacey Jackson
Today I’m reviewing Booksy vs. Boulevard, based on professional needs, size, and preferences. Both Booksy and Boulevard are subscription-based services that offer things like appointment ...
Top Fresha Alternatives
By Lacey Jackson
If you have struggled with things like clunky layouts, limited marketing tools, or other issues with Fresha, there are a lot of alternatives that can ...
Top 4 Square Alternatives for Salon Businesses
By Lacey Jackson
Almost every stylist and salon owner I’ve ever met started with Square. They went from managing a few people by themselves via text or email ...
Best Work Scheduling Apps That Save You Time (and Payroll Headaches)
By Denine Walters
If you’ve ever spent your Sunday night hunched over a spreadsheet, texting three different employees to cover Monday’s shift, you know one thing: scheduling sucks. ...
Track Time, Save Money: The Best Time Card Apps of 2025
By Denine Walters
Paper punch cards were never great. They smudge, they get “lost,” and if you’ve ever had to reconcile a week’s worth of handwritten timesheets, you ...
Homebase vs 7shifts
By Barbara Kephart, PMP
Managing hourly workers can be a challenge, no matter the industry. Shifts change, roles overlap, and seasonal turnover make it hard to keep everything organized. ...
Running a Service Crew? Here’s the Best Scheduling Software for Service Business
By The Digital Merchant Team
If you run a service business, you already know that scheduling isn’t just about plugging names into a calendar. It’s a constant balancing act: techs ...
A CPA’s Review of OneNotary: The Modern Way to Get Documents Notarized
By Jonathan Reich
As a CPA, paperwork is part of my daily life. Like at this point, I am REALLY good at pushing paper, and that’s good because ...
Mangomint Review
By Lacey Jackson
Mangomint is a salon and spa management software that focuses on online booking, appointments, client management, and marketing automation. It has tools to help you ...
Website Closers vs Quiet Light
By Francis Walshe
Website Closers and Quiet Light are two of the best-known names in the medium-to-large business brokerage space. They both serve a range of industries and ...
Top Booksy Alternatives
By Lacey Jackson
Booksy is an easy-to-use platform for anyone who wants inexpensive booking reminders, quick text options with clients, and a profile on a third-party marketplace. But ...
Decodo (Smartproxy) Alternatives
By Nate Drake
During my time as a tech consultant, I’ve spoken with numerous clients who jumped on the Smartproxy (now known as ‘Decodo’) bandwagon based on its ...
Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs: A Practical Guide
By Jonathan Reich
If you’re thinking about an exit in the next 6 to 36 months, let’s talk about the big picture and the trade-offs of different strategies. ...
Best Amazon Business Brokers for 2025
By Francis Walshe
The market for Amazon FBA businesses has evolved significantly in recent years. After a price boom in 2021, valuations for Amazon brands have come down ...