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Best Online Schedule Maker

Best Online Schedule Maker: Which One is Best in 2025?

Online schedule makers are an absolute lifesaver. I run a business with multiple locations, and as we grow, our shift patterns are getting increasingly complicated. My employees are human, of course. And they have human needs. Which means dealing with shift swaps, sick days, and PTO requests. Without an online schedule maker, I’d be drowning ... Read more
Best Release Notes Software

Best Release Notes Software

Release notes are an integral part of communicating changes and updates to products. Businesses should use release notes software to enable important information to be communicated quickly, accurately, and professionally across a range of platforms.  Customers, users, and even internal teams should be aware of critical changes, bug fixes, or enhancements as they happen, as ... Read more
Best Work Scheduling Templates

Best Work Scheduling Templates: Time to Put Scheduling on Autopilot

Countless businesses succeed or struggle on the ability or inability of owners to forecast staffing needs, manage unexpected absences, or balance employee preferences with peak demand.  Some operators start with a simple piece of paper, and then move to the trusty Excel spreadsheet. However, if you’ve had one too many “I didn’t know I was ... Read more
Top 7 StyleSeat Competitors

Top 7 StyleSeat Competitors

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 software. They need to maintain detailed client records.  I used to think StyleSeat was the go-to booking and calendar management software solution to solve all these problems because of their ... Read more
Square vs. Boulevard

Square vs Boulevard Compared: Tools, Features, and Pricing Breakdown

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, like POS, ecommerce, marketing, and so forth.  So where do you even start?  Let’s look at Square, a highly competitive option in terms of price used by a lot of ... Read more
Booksy vs. Boulevard

Booksy vs Boulevard Compared: Side-by-Side Overview

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 reminders, marketing messages, and, in some cases, comprehensive front desk features, communication tools, and report generation. I’m going to compare Booksy vs Boulevard for businesses considering some of top business ... Read more
Top Fresha Alternatives

Top Fresha Alternatives

If you have run into issues with Fresha’s layout, limited marketing tools, or pricing structure, there are a lot of alternatives that can be a better fit for your business. Finding the right one for you can be a challenge, so I’ve broken down some of the top Fresha Alternatives for you here! Quick Picks: ... Read more
Square Alternatives for Salon Businesses

Top 4 Square Alternatives for Salon Businesses

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 and then realized they were experiencing growth and needed some support. But at some point, all of them realized that they had outgrown the support from Square and looked elsewhere, ... Read more
Best Work Scheduling Apps

Best Work Scheduling Apps That Save You Time (and Payroll Headaches)

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. Between no-shows, late swaps, compliance laws, and “I thought you meant next Saturday,” the whole thing feels like herding caffeinated cats. Work scheduling apps exist to solve exactly that problem. ... Read more
Best Time Card Apps of 2025

Track Time, Save Money: The Best Time Card Apps of 2025

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 know the special kind of rage it inspires. Spreadsheets didn’t make things much better. I mean, one accidental or fat-fingered keystroke and suddenly Carla in Sales is billing 90 hours ... Read more
Homebase vs 7shifts

Homebase vs 7shifts

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. Restaurants often feel this the most, but retail shops, salons, and other small businesses face the same struggles. That’s where employee management systems come in. Instead of juggling spreadsheets or ... Read more
Best Scheduling Software for Service Business

Running a Service Crew? Here’s the Best Scheduling Software for Service Business

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 stuck in traffic, last-minute client cancellations, someone forgetting they swapped shifts, and suddenly your “simple day” turns into a logistical nightmare. Add in compliance rules, overtime headaches, and customers who ... Read more
CPA’s Review of OneNotary

A CPA’s Review of OneNotary: The Modern Way to Get Documents Notarized

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 it pays my bills. Tax filings, financial statements, loan documents, you name it, I’ve probably seen it. However, occasionally I run across documents that need to be notarized, and that’s ... Read more
mangomint review

Mangomint Review

Mangomint is a salon and spa management software built to handle online booking, appointments, client management, and marketing automation. It has tools to help you manage your staff and inventory, with report generation too.  That all sounds great in theory, but software like this lives or dies by how it performs in the middle of ... Read more
Website Closers vs Quiet Light

Website Closers vs Quiet Light

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 offer a thorough, high-touch service. However, there are big differences between the pair in terms of their commission structure, preferred deal sizes, and approach to scouting for buyers.  I’ve put ... Read more
Top Booksy Alternatives

Top Booksy Alternatives

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 if you’ve ever used Booksy, you’ve probably run into issues like bad customer service, inflexible features, and problems with the app in general.  In this article, I’m looking at the ... Read more

Best Online Schedule Maker: Which One is Best in 2025?

Best Release Notes Software

Best Work Scheduling Templates: Time to Put Scheduling on Autopilot

Top 7 StyleSeat Competitors

Square vs Boulevard Compared: Tools, Features, and Pricing Breakdown

Booksy vs Boulevard Compared: Side-by-Side Overview

Top Fresha Alternatives

Top 4 Square Alternatives for Salon Businesses

Best Work Scheduling Apps That Save You Time (and Payroll Headaches)

Track Time, Save Money: The Best Time Card Apps of 2025

Homebase vs 7shifts

Running a Service Crew? Here’s the Best Scheduling Software for Service Business

A CPA’s Review of OneNotary: The Modern Way to Get Documents Notarized

Mangomint Review

Website Closers vs Quiet Light

Top Booksy Alternatives

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Best Release Notes Software

Best Release Notes Software

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By Tarryn Menzies, PMP, AgilePM

Release notes are an integral part of communicating changes and updates to products. Businesses should use release notes software to enable important information to be ...

Top 7 StyleSeat Competitors

Top 7 StyleSeat Competitors

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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 ...

Booksy vs. Boulevard

Booksy vs Boulevard Compared: Side-by-Side Overview

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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

Top Fresha Alternatives

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By Lacey Jackson

If you have run into issues with Fresha’s layout, limited marketing tools, or pricing structure, there are a lot of alternatives that can be a ...

Homebase vs 7shifts

Homebase vs 7shifts

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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. ...

mangomint review

Mangomint Review

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By Lacey Jackson

Mangomint is a salon and spa management software built to handle online booking, appointments, client management, and marketing automation. It has tools to help you ...

Website Closers vs Quiet Light

Website Closers vs Quiet Light

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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

Top Booksy Alternatives

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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 ...

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