By: nikky Howard
Submitted: 2010-06-10 23:31:52 | Word Count: 861
Hair and beauty salons have been around for a minimum of 100 years, that suggests that that anyone starting one up these days features a onerous job finding an inspired name -- there are already dozens of hairdressers called A Cut Higher than, Upper Cuts, Scissors and alternative obvious names.
You would possibly want to use your own name as your business name so as to find one thing distinctive, however this can be not continuously a good idea. Vidal Sassoon and John Frieda have international reputations and people will choose their salon because of this, but your name is probably not therefore well known. Potential customers cannot distinguish between Susie Jones Hair and Beauty and Jane Harris Hair and Beauty. Your initial name will even be a hindrance. If your name is Kaylee or Madison, you're probably in your teens or early twenties, and this name might alienate older clients. Equally, if you are an Edna or Winifred and use your own name as your business name, you will most likely find it tough to attract young women as purchasers, who will perceive your business as old style and irrelevant.
Once beauty salons were referred to as beauty parlors (or parlours), however using the word Parlor as part of your name these days would recommend a tired, old school business that specialized in blue rinses and tight perms. The word Salon is turning into dated, too. To sound extremely fashionable and up-to-date, Spa is the most effective choice.
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The names of many hair salons are primarily based on puns: Curl Up and Dye, To Dye For, British Hairways, From Hair to Eternity are some examples. Beware if you go down this route. Humor palls after a while, and what once appeared amusing can soon build you -- and potential customers -- cringe once you say the name out loud when answering the phone or when attending business networking groups.
Thinking up a sensible, original name for your business takes time and effort, so set aside many hours for the task. Initial look for out the names of rival hair and wonder businesses and jot down any that attractiveness to you. You are not going to copy an existing name, however you'll analyze your list and see what it is regarding the names that caught your attention. Perhaps you're interested in words beginning with a particular letter of the alphabet. Perhaps all your favorite names are only 2 syllables long. Perhaps all of them sound Italian. Any connections you make will facilitate your ask for out different words in an exceedingly similar vein.
Currently you need to make another list, this point by brainstorming words that could be utilized in your name. Hairdressing and wonder magazines and websites are a sensible place to begin and notice words that might be suitable, but do not limit yourself to material solely in your own field. Qualities associated with the hair and sweetness businesses embrace luxury, sensuousness, romance, youth and colour (among many others). These qualities are related to other fields too, eg jewelry, precious stones, textiles, fashion and flowers, so looking at magazines, websites and reference books which handle these subjects will provide you words that may easily be transferred to the health and sweetness fields -- pearl, topaz, sapphire, satin, lace, lotus and jessamine for instance. Just write down anything that catches your eye at this stage -- do not decide or edit. You'll finish up with a number of hundred words, however if you have got the time and inclination, hunt for more words from different fields eg mythology, spirituality, music, magic, wicca.
Currently that you have got an extended list of words, bear the list eliminating something unsuitable or any words that do not appeal. Strive combining words, joining them with 'and' or finding words that begin with the same sound for a rhythmic name eg Pearl Pampering, Bliss Beauty, Beauty and Bliss, Sapphire Moon, Sparky Style.
Currently you can ask for feedback from friends, family, colleagues, existing clients and, indeed, anyone else. Raise them what image the name conjures up? Would they expect it to be a fashionable, or discount-basement, salon? Will the name sound too previous or too young? Can everybody pronounce your name?
Before going ahead with registering your name, inspect the practicalities: if you are designing to have a website, is that the domain name out there? Can the name fit on signs higher than your door or salon window? Can it's misread (eg seen from a distance FLICKs, when written in capital letters, can seem like a rude word!)
Changing a business name some months down the road is an upscale, time-consuming business. It is smart to place in the trouble now to decide on a name that you may be pleased with for the long term.
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