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SalesVu online ordering system helps The Tea Trolley keep rolling during the pandemic

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The Tea Trolley in Delta, Pennsylvania is a tearoom that is known for offering an authentic afternoon tea experience in the setting of a gorgeous restored Victorian house. Afternoon tea is a fun and elegant experience, and the Tea Trolley is a favorite spot for friends and family to celebrate special occasions or just enjoy a good cup of tea with scones, sandwiches, and homemade desserts. Inside the business, customers can also find a gift shop where they can buy fun merchandise and take a piece of the afternoon tea experience back home.

Like so many businesses across the country and the globe, COVID-19 and the social-distancing regulations that followed threatened to completely shutter The Tea Trolley tearoom. They had to completely close their dining room to all customers. The loss of income meant cutting staff, cutting hours, and having to completely rethink their model of service. But Rachael faced the challenge head-on and reinvented her business model to meet her customers’ where they were.

Up to that point, Rachel had used SalesVu’s online ordering website primarily for selling digital gift cards, given the in-house nature of the business. But when the dine-in experience had to be put on hold, she discovered that she could quickly and easily flesh out her existing SalesVu website to start offering her unique tea experience online. Rachael expanded the online menu with new categories and products such as tea boxes to-go, desserts, sandwiches, scones, and a large variety of teas. Now 100% e-commerce, The Tea Trolley is able to provide customers with an afternoon tea experience in their own homes.

‘Working with the SalesVu team made it easy and encouraged us to keep going during these difficult times. After the site went live and we started to get some orders, we realized that SalesVu’s online ordering website has been a lifesaver! It is the main reason why we were able to stay open for business’ – Rachael Cox.

In addition to the automated Sales report that she receives weekly to track sales and inventory, she also takes advantage of SalesVu’s Orders report to see the individual orders that were placed on the website. This allows her to corroborate the customer’s contact information, the products that were bought, and the pick-up time for each purchase, making online order fulfillment quick and easy for her team.

‘After the stay at home restrictions are lifted we are curious to see how the e-commerce portion of our business will behave. We will definitely keep the website shopping page because we think it is a great addition to the current way we are operating.’ – Rachael Cox

SalesVu is thrilled to be a part of the Tea Trolley’s journey and to help business owners like Rachel adjust to these challenging times. If you want to enjoy an afternoon tea from home, you can place your Tea Trolley order here.

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SalesVu Kitchen Display – A key way to go paperless

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Incoming by SalesVu is a iPad based kitchen display that allows users to go paperless. Seamless with the SalesVu and Square POS, heres how it is beneficial to Ryan over at Cocoa Coffee House

We’re a small quick service coffee shop but we serve a large American tourist market on a beautiful Bahamian destination called Harbour Island. During our season our mornings especially can get chaotic and crazy in a matter of minutes. And, because we have one iPad register if there is any confusion regarding an order, having to retrieve or query it slows down our operation. We have long queues so when a customer has been waiting in line for any length of time, we prefer to not disrupt the flow of cashing to query another customers order. Enter incoming!

With incoming this issue was solved so efficiently we wished we deployed the app sooner. When considering where to mount the iPad POS for the KDS, we were initially hesitant as we have an organic vibe and we were worried about looking commercial. As soon as we deployed the screen however it literally folded right into our operation and did not take away from our overall feel. We were able to use our older iPad as our KDS running incoming so its a good use case for older hardware. We placed our screen in a convenient location between the kitchen and Barista floor because we realised that incoming was an excellent compliment to both functions.

In the kitchen we still print receipts, but using incoming the team can quickly reference large orders, reprint orders and ready individual items in the order so that we operate in a more systematic and efficient way. Incoming also functions as a time-clock so when team members join the shift in a busy time they are not interrupting the cashing workflow by clocking-in for their shift.

Looking to the future, we would like to deploy mobile ordering. With incoming, the team will be able to utilise the order pickup and ready features to interact with customers in the mobile app letting them know that their order is ready.

We see SalesVu incoming as a necessary element for any busy operation seeking to be more efficient, seeking to grow (with delivery and mobile), and boost customer service.

– Ryan (Owner of Cocoa Coffee house)

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Three Things to Consider When Choosing a Restaurant Self-Service Kiosk

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Like an ever-growing number of restaurant owners, you may have decided that the many benefits of self-service kiosks — including higher ticket sizes, reduced wait times, and improved efficiencies — would make them a good choice for your business. If you’re ready to take the next step and start shopping for your solution, here are some things to keep in mind.

Spatial Ergonomics

As they say in real estate, it’s all about location, location, location. Every square foot of your restaurant needs to be optimized for maximum efficiency and workflow, so you’ll need to give some careful thought to where your kiosks should be placed. Self-service kiosks are meant to enhance the customer experience by moving diners through your lines more quickly and with shorter wait times; but consider where they will wait for their meals, and how the kiosks should be incorporated into your floor plan for best traffic flow. You’ll also need room for more than just the ordering screen; there will likely be peripherals for payment processing and receipt printing.

Durable and Highly Responsive Touchscreen Technology

Users will already be familiar with the projected capacitive touchscreens on their smartphones and personal tablets, so they should be comfortable ordering from a tablet-based kiosk. Projected capacitive touchscreens generally tend to be durable and have a relatively long life because there are no moving parts to wear out. The screens require only light touches to operate (and some can even be used with gloved fingers, depending on how sensitivity is adjusted), so customers won’t need to bang on them like manual typewriter keys. They also have good optical properties, enabling restaurant ordering screens that are easy to read and full of appealing graphic images.

Point of Sale Integration

One of the most important features that restaurant owners want from self-service kiosks is easy integration with their point of sale (POS) software. The kiosks need to be able to communicate and share real-time information with several other POS functionalities. For example, with integration, kiosks can update your inventory levels as orders are placed, so that customers aren’t trying to order items that are out of stock (and if your inventory management system is good, it won’t let you run out of popular items). When the systems are connected, any menu or pricing changes are applied across the board, ensuring a consistent customer experience no matter which ordering option they use.

Integration with your POS System also allows kiosks to access customer information such as purchase histories, allowing them to make personalized upselling suggestions based on customer preferences. If the customer is a member of your loyalty rewards program, POS integration ensures that they can earn and redeem rewards when using the kiosks. Integration also enables the purchase and use of your branded gift cards at the kiosks. All of this sharing of POS data increases customer convenience and satisfaction.

When choosing the right self-service kiosk for your restaurant, you also need to look for a knowledgeable vendor. SalesVu’s OrderUp App creates self-service kiosk functionality on an iPad and fully integrates with our other POS solutions, all backed by 24/7 customer support. Contact us today to find out more about how our products can improve your business.

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5 Key Benefits of Restaurant Self-Order Kiosks

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With all of the dining options available to today’s consumers, restaurant owners need to use every technological advantage to draw and keep diners. Great food is important, but food is just part of an overall customer experience that includes speed, accuracy, and personalized service. One key technology that can help to accomplish those goals is the self-order kiosk. Let’s look at the benefits of adding kiosks to your technology profile.

Increased Upselling and Larger Ticket Sizes

You can train your staff to upsell by asking the customer “Do you want to make that sandwich a combo?” or “Would you like to try New Item X today?” But odds are, they aren’t going to remember to ask those questions every time. With self-order kiosks, you never miss an opportunity to upsell, because the ordering process automatically includes multiple suggestions for customers to augment their orders. And the upselling prompts contribute to increased ticket sizes: kiosk checks tend to be higher than cashier orders by 15 to 30%.

Enhanced Order Customization

One of the most important factors in customer satisfaction is the ability to get orders prepared exactly the way customers like it, whether that means extra toppings, additional cook time, or different side items. With self-order kiosks, customization has never been easier. The kiosk can display all menu information (including nutritional and dietary stats) and all customization options, so your counter staff doesn’t have to memorize every possible combination. Customers can also see how their customizations (substituting a salad for the fries, or adding more cheese) affect their ticket in real time, without having to wait until the order is complete.

Improved Order Accuracy

Placing an order with an actual person is a bit like a game of “Telephone”: the more people involved in the transmission of a message, the more chances for errors to be introduced. With self-order kiosks, there’s no opportunity for things to be mis-heard or miscommunicated. Diners input and customize the orders themselves and can visually check the accuracy before completing the purchase, assured that they will be receiving exactly what they requested.

Reduced Wait Times/Line-Busting

You want to make ordering as easy as possible for customers, and that includes reducing or eliminating long waits in line. By offering an additional path to purchase, self-order kiosks will break up the long lines that could deter potential diners and cost you business, especially during peak times. Research has shown that if the line to order from a cashier is longer than 5 people, 75% of customers would choose to order from a self-service kiosk instead, if available. And reducing lines and wait times also leads to higher throughput, increasing your revenue.

Reduced Front-of-House Labor Costs

Despite what many people may think, self-order kiosks are meant to be used in addition to your front-of-house (FOH) staff, not to replace them. Some customers will still choose to order from traditional cashiers (who won’t feel as pressured to keep long lines moving), and someone should be available to assist with the kiosks as needed. However, you won’t need as many FOH people, and you can reassign some of them to the kitchen for more efficient prep of the increased number of orders that will be coming in.

If you haven’t yet implemented self-order kiosks as one of your paths to purchase, you may be losing customers to restaurants that have. SalesVu can help you upgrade your technology profile with a variety of POS solutions, including the OrderUp App, which can turn an iPad into a self-order kiosk. Schedule a demo today and see how kiosks can benefit your customers and your profits.

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10 Reasons You Need A Beauty Salon Management Software To Run Your Salon Smoothly

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Running a hair, beauty or nail salon and spa can be quite daunting for the owner as it is quite interesting how things have changed over the years. Gone are the days when a client would stroll in to a hair or beauty salon, waiting hours on end to book an appointment. Well, hey? It’s a new era and things seem to have taken an entirely different turn.

Whether you own a spa, hair and beauty salon, nail salon, or whatever category you fall under as a salon owner, it is pertinent to note that the world is evolving, times are changing, and the digital age is here to stay. Therefore, it is vital to keep your business updated with latest technology tools for your industry. And that’s why choosing a good beauty spa-salon management software is a progressive factor to any salon out there.

Different beauty salon management software such as Spa salon POS systems, appointment scheduling software and salon management software have been developed specifically to handle the nitty gritties of scheduling client appointments, complaints, providing customer service on the go, amongst other things.

There is a lot of competition out there and customer retainership is very vital. The beauty market is no longer a joke and is getting more competitive by the day. As a business owner, it is highly necessary to differentiate your business from others. This you can achieve by setting some things in place that the next business doesn’t have, especially when it comes to technology. How then can you stand out?

Here are the 10 reasons why you need a beauty salon management software

1. Easy and Flexible Appointments Scheduling

This application will help both the spa salon owners and clients save time on the system. The WELCOME by SalesVu beauty salon and spa management software, for example, allows the clients easily schedule their appointments, which the spa/salon owner can see immediately in the back-end. You can sort these appointments by day or week. You can also create and track employee schedules, see their availability for the week, and allocate appointments accordingly.

2. Organized Booking Calendar

The fact that you’re able to see all client appointments or schedules at first glance makes it easier to organize the calendar. This you can do in the back end. Some software applications such as the Salesvu’s free salon and spa apps for iPad (which also has a cloud version) allows you, the salon owner, see the number of clients that have booked your service, get reservation notifications in real time, cancellation notifications, purchase of any products or services etc. You can also turn on the notification for group bookings. Streamlining appointments allows a seamless process as it helps prevent double booking on the customer’s end. This way, they are able to see what dates are available for booking, without causing an overlapse of dates.

3. Targeted Marketing Campaigns

Most busy beauty salons and spas probably do not have time to collect customers’ information, and in the digital world, most successful online businesses rely on collection of customers’ data. The importance of this cannot be over-emphasized as most beauty salon management software help store customer information such as email, address, service history, loyalty points and other vital details securely. Storage of this information will help the salon owners target the right customers to send emails to about new products, services, or any other information that is needed to convert a first-time customer to a repeated customer.

4. Enhances Overall Customer Experience and Revenue

I don’t think I have met any client who would not be happy to just sit back, relax and book their salon appointments online, without having to call or even go into the salon physically. It is alarming how much time people spend online. The spa salon owners must know that a good spa & beauty salon management software allows customers book their appointments easily, view available dates, book their favorite stylists and cancel appointments if they won’t show up. This will help improve customer experience on the customer’s end.

People who spend time on this type of salon spa management apps are also likely to see suggested products and services offered in the app, and also spend more money purchasing these products than if they just walked into the salon.

5. Increased Client Base

You can easily track your client base weekly or monthly to see how much it is increasing or decreasing. Every business wants progress, and this will be evident by setting up a spa salon management software, which will not only help you gain new clients, but also help you set up referral links that can be sent out, and loyalty programs which customers can take advantage of. The loyalty part of the spa salon software allows clients acquire points every time they succeed in visiting the salon. When people know that they don’t need to pick up the phone to book an appointment but can easily do that in an app, then it increases the client base of the business.

6. Helps Monitor Sales (including discounts)

You can easily generate sales reports on the system. This is a great way to track and monitor all your sales on the system. If you have also created an avenue for your customers to be able to apply discounts, then the discount report will allow you see which discounts were used and how they were applied.

7. Manage Upcoming Appointments and Walk-ins via Notifications

Let’s be honest. Nobody really likes long waits at any business. Therefore, it is very crucial to manage appointments and walk-ins. One of the ways to manage appointments is through reminders. Remind your clients via emails or text messages (depending on which they opted in for) on any upcoming appointments they may have, and eventually they will come to appreciate you. Managing your appointments and sending reminders to clients promptly, shows efficiency, a trusted system, and organized system of operation on the salon owner’s part.

8. Makes your Beauty Spa Salon Business Look Professional

Professionalism is one of the keys to making your business stand out from other businesses, and what better way to do that than taking advantage of this software? Think of all the things you are able to do on this system and how easy it allows you to run your business. On the customers’ end, all they see is a very professional business, and this will allow you gain respect.

9. Sell Products and Services

Doesn’t it sound so cool to know that aside from the fact that your clients are booking appointments on the app, you can also list products and services for sale. So, yes, that new shampoo line, nail polish color or beauty service you’re looking to introduce to your clients, can all be done here. You no longer need to wait till clients come into the salon before selling products, go ahead and list it on the app.

10. One Stop Shop

Most spa and salon management apps are one stop shops for all beauty needs, from hair, to nails, to make up, it is a compact way to be able to sell your service to the public without trying too hard. Think of it as a marketplace where a customer can get everything your business offers. This means the opportunity to take your business to the next level is endless, as this functionality will aid productivity, while creating relief and ease for the client.

Overall, other than the perks and benefits that come with using a beauty salon management software, it also makes your business look more professional. Some of these applications even allow you integrate the system with your website, manage your waitlist, and the fact that you can generate a report, makes this a must have for businesses looking to move to the next level.

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Dance Studio Software: Here is Why You Need One to Run and Manage Your Dance Classes Smoothly

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The right dance studio management software can make a revolution in a way your dance studio is managed. No doubt, most of the dance studio owners are independent and a little bit skeptical of others’ capability to help them. This is the reason they start working on their own and not for any other person.

You might not initially get excited about the idea of letting a dance studio software manage your business operations. But, it can be said confidently that once you go for it, you’ll never regret.

Here are Some Benefits of a Good Dance School Management Software

Saves A lot of time

When running your own dance studio, you’ll always need dedicated time just to focus on your dance school’s marketing and growth strategy. In order to do so, you need to come up with a solution to get your day to day tasks automated in an efficient way. And there is no better option than a dance studio software that can manage all your bookings, enrolments, class scheduling, fee payments etc. with a minimal supervision, leaving you with a lot of free space to focus on what matters the most, your business growth.

Less stress

Everyone knows that managing your own dance classes can be a hectic experience – mainly in the first few years of starting your business.

Running a dance studio needs a professional lawyer, accountant, manager and more which is enough to roll your head. You started your studio to stay focused on the business and not to wake up worrying for basic things related to your studio management. Online dance studio software helps you manage most of the tasks related to your studio’s day to day operations and hence taking a lot of stress off your mind.

Greater performance

When you do everything on your own, you won’t be able to accomplish even the basic tasks until you get the time. And no doubt, time matters a lot when you are running your own business. The dance classes management software helps to automate most of your business which helps to run various things more efficiently. Students can enroll and don’t they need to wait whether they will be selected or not. You’ll get the access to automatic, instant report cards of students which is the best and simple way to go through various data points about the business.

Lesser cost

Running your own organization can feel like you are throwing all your money and hoping everything will grow from it. The expenses might include:

Marketing that includes memberships, advertising, etc.
Business management cost
Branding like making signs and creating logos
Fess to supporting staff and instructors

Every expense can’t be eliminated but some of them can be cut out, most probably the ones that are bigger. Rather than going to hire a couple managers or dedicated staff for each basic task, try a FREE dance school management software such as HERE by SalesVu instead. It helps to manage income, enrollment, reports, and payments that allow you to spend the amount on something other useful than training, hiring and compensating.

Fewer errors

Nothing is perfect, but the students can expect it. There would be nothing more embarrassing than telling students that there’s no space in the dance class. What about correcting some of the errors that your staff on the front desk could make?

A good dance studio software helps to provide students with accurate and seamless information without any issue. Some of the offerings include:

Timely progressive reports
Upgraded information about classes schedule
Real time changes about anything related to the dance studio (enrollment, classes timings, fees, availability of the dance instructor etc.)

Thus, it is better to go with a good dance school management app to avoid basic errors related to dance classes bookings and studio management.

A growing dance studio

Every dance instructor would want his/her dance school to get popular and grow fast, but not when you are not ready to handle the responsibilities, work pressure and all the management related things the come with all the growth at the same pace. This is where the dance classes management app comes in. The growing business also means growth in demand. The right dance studio manage software helps you in every way, it doesn’t matter how far your business gets.

Remote Access

Starting a new dance studio means to always be ready no matter where you are. A good dance studio management software will give you the functionality to access the software from anywhere making it easier for you to manage you dance classes remotely too. With a cloud-based dance studio software you’ll never have to take stress about crash of a hard drive as all your data will be safe even if the computer misbehaves.

So, what are you waiting for!

Get ready to take your business on success with HERE by SalesVu Fitness and Dance Studio Software.

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4 Must-Have Software Features for Specialty Retail Stores

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Specialty retail stores have many hoops to jump through in order to stay ahead of the competition—in-store cafés and restaurants, omnichannel operations, a great social media presences—all are important parts of an overall retail strategy to stay competitive and increase profits.

Pulling this strategy off successfully is easier in theory than in practice however. To achieve the results you want, you need to have the right tools to help you. Here are a few software features that can help specialty retail stores get ahead:

Seamless Inventory Management

Nowadays, it’s not enough for specialty retail stores to run an omnichannel operation—they have to do it better than the competition. This is why your inventory management software must be omnichannel-capable, offering full, real-time visibility into your inventory and order fulfillment. Not just with your retail inventory, but your café or lifestyle space as well.

You need to be able to easily transfer inventory from one location to another, and know the inventory count of your products at the source location and at the destination location. You also need to have an in-depth view of profitability, recipe tracking, and the capability to be alerted when thresholds have been reached.

Effective Labor Management

Beyond your inventory, labor is one of the biggest expenses for specialty retail stores. In order to effectively manage it, you need software that can help you optimize your scheduling and forecast your needs.

By identifying periods of heavy and light traffic, such as seasonal influxes around the holidays, and slow hours due to weather conditions or certain times of the day, you can plan the number of staff on-hand more accurately. This prevents you from losing money from overstaffing, while still ensuring you have the right amount of coverage.

Effortless Vendor Management

You likely get your inventory from a variety of vendors. Keeping track of vendor orders—open, closed, and partial—through unreliable manual processes can take up your valuable time and lead to errors. Your POS system should be able to easily track orders and alert you when thresholds reach critical levels. It should make it easy to know when you need to reorder stock, and effortless to send those orders. It can also help you plan effectively for vendor deliveries.

Comprehensive Customer Engagement Tools

Customer loyalty is more important than ever. It is absolutely essential that specialty retail stores offer a loyalty and rewards program that incentivizes shoppers to return time and time again. Not only is this critical for fostering better customer relationships, but it provides the data you need to run more effective promotions and tailor your marketing to your customers.

This data helps you understand what your customers are looking for, what types of communications are most effective, and what steps you should take to boost customer engagement.

As digital technology continues to evolve and the internet provides customers with more and more conveniences, it only becomes harder to meet shifting customer expectations and drive loyalty. Though technology advancements have been a burden to retailers, they have also been a blessing.

Retail technology has kept up with these growing demands, and specialty retail stores can leverage these innovative software solutions to not only keep up, but get ahead.

SalesVu offers a number of free and low-cost apps designed specifically to meet the needs of specialty retail stores and their customers. Interested in learning more? Contact SalesVu today!

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3 Ways Lifestyle Stores are Redefining the Customer Experience with Community Spaces

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In the days where online shopping rules the market, it has become more and more difficult for retail stores to attract foot traffic by simply using traditional tactics. Because of this, a new trend has risen: lifestyle stores. These are a form of experiential retail that combines traditional stores with cafes, lounges, and a comfortable atmosphere reminiscent of the beloved coffee house that the Friends crew frequented. With the right technology, lifestyle stores and “coffee shopping” conveniences are pretty easy to implement, even if you haven’t considered branching into the hospitality sector. For retailers that have already implemented this concept, they are noticing several advantages:

They Keep People Coming Back

“Coffee shopping” essentially bridges the gap between brick-and-mortar and ecommerce by offering a retail experience where showrooms are café-inspired and customers can browse items on a tablet while sipping on their favorite beverage. The products you sell are secondary. What you want to provide is a retail customer experience that gives customers a reason to visit your location. By doing this, you indicate to customers that you are willing to focus on what is important to them.

Additionally, you give employees the chance to interact with your customers in different ways. By arming the customers with mobile technology that can find products and provide information, employees can focus more on building positive relationships with customers.

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They Encourage People to Stay Longer and Spend More

When a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere is provided, people are in less of a rush to get in and get out. Lifestyle stores provide a public place outside of work and home for people to meet and spend time together. The longer they stay inside your store, the more opportunities they have to browse the various products you offer until something catches their eye.

Not to mention, you will provide a space for customers to have a positive experience all on their own, such as catching up with old friends at a café, or working on the book they’re writing while using the free Wi-Fi you offer.

They Provide a Community that Increases Loyalty

Retail stores give people a place to both spend time with the people they know and love, and meet new people. This results in the forming of a close-knit community where people genuinely enjoy spending time in your store. When people associate their communities with your location, they feel a stronger sense of loyalty to your business. This community also incentivizes customers to spend more time in your store, rather than simply paying it a quick visit to pick up a few things, or shopping online for their products.

The extra time they spend in your store allows retail staff to establish a good rapport with your customers, which is incredibly helpful when it comes to providing quality customer service and understanding customer needs.

Why Focus on the Experience?

Brick-and-mortar stores face tough competition these days—not just from other physical stores, but from online stores as well. The best way to keep people coming back to your store is to adapt to the wants and needs of customers, and give them a more valuable and memorable experience when they visit. Lifestyle stores do just that.

To draw people in to your lifestyle store, make sure your website aligns with the experience you want to provide to customers. SalesVu offers a website builder that you can use to create a professional website that showcases your brand and the experiences you offer. Learn more.

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Consider These 10 Tips to Buy a Yoga Studio Management Software That’s Worth Your Time

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Are you looking for a yoga studio management software? After a long time of manually handling your administrative tasks, like billing, attendance tracking, retail sales, and student communication you finally have come up with the great idea of managing your yoga studio, not through the use of Excel or paper sheets but using an all-in-one yoga studio management software. But as you happily degust your new plan, you’ll find yourself stuck in a new challenge; finding the best yoga studio software among ample choices that sound similar and make you dizzy.

Since there is a ton of fitness studio management software to choose from, selecting the right yoga studio app or software that meets your needs and is easy-to-use for you, your staff and students can be a daunting task. From free yoga studio apps to pricey long-term membership software, the rule of thumb is to determine your criteria before getting overwhelmed with varying capabilities of yoga studio softwares.

To ease your mind, we have set out

10 essential things you need to know before buying a yoga studio software

Why do you need to analyze a yoga studio management software before buying?

A Yoga studio software is a comprehensive solution that’s specially designed to effectively and efficiently help the management of yoga studio classes. There are many different yoga studio management applications available to select from. Though some attributes are common to each of the software packages, some of them are entirely distinct from others.

As an example, a few yoga studio apps might let you access it remotely, while some might require a connection to a private network. Some yoga studio apps might be designed specifically for employee management, while others might prefer to serve customers so that students can easily monitor and maintain their physical fitness classes.

3 Key features every great Yoga Studio Software should have:

1) Cloud computing or web-based capability allows you to access your software over a network connection, rather than being bound to your device’s memory.

Cloud-computing yoga studio management software means that you have remote access to your management software from anywhere anytime. Therefore, no need to be bound to your computer desk while managing your yoga classes operations because you can have access to all the features of the software from any device is connected to the internet. Meanwhile, whether your customers are running Android, iOS, Desktop, or any other operating system, they can still use your app because it pulls out information from the web, not the device’s memory.

2) Comprehensive yoga studio software that could manage all of your yoga classes booking, scheduling and administration operations in one place

The more features, the more savings in your time, expenses, and the more improvement in your business administration. A lot of your time and money is wasting for tackling front-stage and back-stage management operations.

It would be best if you choose the yoga studio app that is a weight off your shoulders with its various capabilities. For example, it might automatically tackle several tasks like assigning confirmations messages and notices to customers through email, texting, or even via the software. It might be able to make recurring payments set up by itself, control the membership standing of the students, make waitlists for loaded classes, and remind students when a spot gets available.

3) Automation- Typically, the primary reason why you need a yoga management software is the automation of manual tasks, so the more automation, the better.

Running a yoga studio is not a piece of cake, and it involves handling a significant number of factors, including students, staff, yogis, programs, stock, sales, and so on. The objective of a thriving yoga studio is to make sure your yoga classes are filled, and you have enough recurring students. If you want to deal with repetitive and tedious tasks so that you can place your thoughts and time to tasks that are more important in growing your business, like marketing plans, automation will undoubtedly help you. Before you take a look at the free yoga studio management app demo you’re contemplating, you need to figure out what are repetitive, time-consuming tasks that you would like to get rid of. By Way of Example, the next automation could be crucial to your choice:

Subscribe, registering, cancellation.
Course, class, appointment scheduling
Management of booking cancellation and wait-list
Payment processing
Customer communication and reminders

Yoga Studio App/Software Features To Consider:

Sure, the needs of your yoga studio will be different from your competitors. The rest of this post points out all the various management features you might need in your yoga studio app:

Online course scheduling:

This can be a very customer friendly service for the students. You might need the following features.

A wait-list that students can add their names.

Student ID card in-check option: It’s a feature that allows your student to get to the class after scanning their ID card and waiting for your confirmation.

Printable sheets: Sometimes, you also need a print of sign-in sheets, so get software that provides you with printable sign-in options.

Room and equipment rental scheduling: some softwares can automate even the process of renting room or equipment.

Custom booking: one factor for growing your business is increasing the number of recurring customers. So, with a recurring booking your students can easily book as many classes as they want.

Check how many students showed up for the yoga class: by monitoring class attendance statistics, you can find out whether your business plans are working. Therefore, get a yoga studio management software that provides accurate attendance statistic reports that gives you the perspective of which classes are profitable, and which are not and should be improved or closed.

1. A user interface with a more comfortable scheduling procedure

You should choose a yoga booking software that has the most straightforward scheduling process where your clients can easily book classes and sessions with you. For example, drag and drop for booking is a user-friendly luxury feature.

Cloud/Web based application: By choosing this type of yoga studio software, you can manage your business from anywhere at anytime. Moreover, using a web-based software can save you on the complicated installation process, networking costs, and upgrade hassles.

Multiple filters to view your yoga business from different perspectives: You can filter your software operations by day, week, last name, service, gender, etc. It’s very convenient when you want to see it from a more comprehensive perspective.

Schedule by color coding: yes, some software allows you to implement your habits in your yoga studio management software. There is no need for those messy colored sticky notes to remind you of important events.

2. Multiple Yoga Studio Enrollment Options

Sometimes, you want to something besides yoga classes in your health club, so you should look for a software that is flexible enough to schedule a variety of events like seminars or special events. It should have a custom template specially designed for people to quickly sign up in your seminars/workshops and a straightforward scheduling layout for you.

3. Payment Process

Since you want to automate your tasks, credit card integration is one of those user-friendly features. A yoga studio software that provides this service integrates credit card processing in the cloud, that means there is no need to pay for hardware and set up.

Linking payments to services: This helps you have financial statements to see the status of each service you provide.

Payment packages: You should have different types of pricing packages regarding customers’ needs. So, the yoga business management software should be able to accept payment of various packages.

Payment state monitoring: Maybe you have customers who are in debt. Choose a yoga studio software that can see at first sight which clientele are still debtor and how much they should pay.

Membership cards and ID tag capability: Choose the yoga studio app that provides you with scanning barcoded cards to make self-check and client tracking much faster.

4- Adding new user cost

Some yoga applications businesses charge depending on the number of consumers you have added on the program system. It might not lead to any problems at the beginning when you manage a small studio. However, as your yoga studio develops, you might want to add an increasing number of customers and create individual profiles for every one of your yoga trainers.

It can result in a higher price a month than you initially expected and budgeted. Make sure to review the yoga software supplier’s usage policy to choose a yoga studio app that fits your budget now and later, so not to be forced to cancel your contract at the peak of success.

5-Mobile compatibility

The future of all businesses, including Yoga and Fitness industry is on mobile, and a yoga studio application which is not mobile compatible is not going to work for you for a very long time.

Studies indicate that adults have been spending roughly 2.8 hrs. every day working with their cellphones. As a yoga studio owner, it’s an excellent chance for you to grow your business and make more communication with clients. So, the yoga studio management software provider should enable you to embrace this trend and implement it in your business. Mobile is especially powerful when it comes to making bookings and payments better.

Thus, your yoga classes app supplier should allow you to not only adopt this feature but to make the most of it when managing your company.

6- Running Your Online Fitness Shop

Creating an online shop is an excellent idea for making more revenues if you currently sell retail in your studio. When you choose a proper paid or free yoga studio app, it’s a simple process because it provides you e-commerce capacities so that you can track your sales, and also you have other options to make more money with your software.

Actually, you can cooperate with physical yoga shops and wellness products providers to supply products to market on your virtual shop. You’re able to do carrying stock inventory or start drop shipping agreements. Your options are unlimited. Moreover, in your online shop, you can sell different products such as coupons, gift cards, class packages, tickets for special events, etc. All of them together make your studio a complete health club and make your customers feel more satisfied with your services.

7- Gift Card Set Up Feature

Coupons and gift cards can have a significant impact on the number of customers. You can choose yoga software that can add gift cards option and integrate them with leading software, so you can easily create, sell, and track them. Other options that might come with gif cards set up are including:

Prepaid Option for Gift Cards
Ability to track the balances
Loading gift cards with different prices
Selling gift cards in your online retail stores

8-Email marketing

Your yoga business gives a massive boost by using E-mail marketing. So, if you want to pick a yoga studio app for iPad, see if you can choose something that integrates it with email marketing. And that’s how you can link the contact database of your yoga studio management software to your e-mail marketing rather than using separate databases.

Using email marketing allows you to not only make your yoga classes full and find more regular students but it is essential for promoting, reminding your students of their classes, encourage referrals, sell products, packages etc.

By using an e-mail marketing option, you can classify your students and realize what the best messages will be for them.

For example, if a student registers on the internet for a course, you can deliver electronic reminder messages for attending to the class.

Therefore, you can increase your yoga classes’ attendance, and when any student can’t attend, they’ll be recalled to remove their name off the current class, and a spot will be opened in wait list to reserve their place. For this, your e-mail system will create an email to the people in the waiting list to remind them of the open spot. Just imagine how it is doing manually; good yoga studio management softwares automates all of those laborious tasks to ease your mind.

9-Yoga forums

You can choose a software for your yoga center that can provide a community that other yoga studio owners come together to share different methods for improving their business operations, trade business technics, getting inspired, and learning how to use the software for excellent customer service.

10- Choose Short Term Contracts

These days, there is no need for long term contracts because if a company believes in their application, they should offer a free demo version of the yoga studio app that you can see its capabilities and then make a purchase.
If it is the right product, they should not tie you into a long term contract in order to retain your business.
Yoga studio softwares might offer various pricing strategies to meet the needs of different yoga studio owners: monthly payments, payment every three months or yearly payments.

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How Partnering with a Software Developer Contributes to Business Growth

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If you run a web design or graphic design firm providing solutions for business clients, and you’re looking for ways to create more opportunities and expand your offerings, consider teaming up with a software developer. A partnership can help make you more competitive and increase your profits. Here are the ways you can benefit.

1. Sell Deeper into Existing Accounts

You’ve already gained the business — and the trust — of your existing customers. One way to continue fostering that relationship is to offer additional products and services that meet even more of their needs. Partnering with a software developer gives you access to a wider range of options for providing value to your clients. For example, maybe they already have a point of sale (POS) system, but don’t yet have a customer rewards or loyalty program, or don’t yet offer gift cards. Adding these things to their profiles will benefit their business growth and yours. Clients also appreciate the convenience of obtaining all of their solutions from the same provider. Adding a software developer’s line-up to your own lets you offer a more complete package.

2. Broaden Customer Base with New Offerings

Expanding your catalog with your software developer partner’s solutions will create business growth by allowing you to meet the needs of a wider range of industries. For example, reservation and booking programs can be marketed not only to restaurants but also to hair and nail salons, spas, pet groomers, and other service-related businesses. You’ll have your partner’s additional industry knowledge to draw from. You can bundle your solutions with the developer’s, or offer them on an “à la carte” basis to fill gaps and get a foot in the door with new clients. Either way, your client list will grow.

3. Generate Recurring Revenue from Service and Support

Integrating a software developer’s solutions with yours means that at some point, your clients will need some support. Whether it’s initial installation and configuration of the software, or troubleshooting later on, you can charge for providing these services. You could set an hourly rate, or create support packages with monthly or annual fees.

4. Generate Recurring Revenue through SaaS

Software as a Service (SaaS) is becoming increasingly popular with clients and providers. Your software developer partner will typically charge a flat monthly fee for use of their solutions — and you may even get a discounted rate. You can then mark up that price as you see fit when providing the solutions to your customers. Having a steady stream of recurring revenue from SaaS and support can increase the rate at which your business grows.

SalesVu offers a variety of apps and services to meet business needs in several industries. We are ready to back our partners with 24/7 support, free training, and free access to all of our products for testing and demos. Contact SalesVu to find out more about how a partnership with us will lead to business growth.

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Why do you need to analyze a yoga studio management software before buying?

3 Key features every great Yoga Studio Software should have:

1) Cloud computing or web-based capability allows you to access your software over a network connection, rather than being bound to your device’s memory.

2) Comprehensive yoga studio software that could manage all of your yoga classes booking, scheduling and administration operations in one place

3) Automation- Typically, the primary reason why you need a yoga management software is the automation of manual tasks, so the more automation, the better.

Subscribe, registering, cancellation.

Course, class, appointment scheduling

Management of booking cancellation and wait-list

Payment processing

Customer communication and reminders

Yoga Studio App/Software Features To Consider:

Online course scheduling:

1. A user interface with a more comfortable scheduling procedure

2. Multiple Yoga Studio Enrollment Options

3. Payment Process

4- Adding new user cost

5-Mobile compatibility

6- Running Your Online Fitness Shop

7- Gift Card Set Up Feature

Prepaid Option for Gift Cards

Ability to track the balances

Loading gift cards with different prices

Selling gift cards in your online retail stores

8-Email marketing

9-Yoga forums

10- Choose Short Term Contracts

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