Guides for lash artists and beauty pros
Plain, sourced answers to the questions solo lash artists, brow artists and estheticians ask: getting clients, writing policies, pricing, Google and Instagram.
Get clients
Google, reviews, referrals and an Instagram that books.
- Salon Suite Marketing: How to Fill Your Suite Without a Front Desk
Marketing for beauty pros in a salon suite: your Google profile with the suite number, the operator's directory, Instagram, referrals and a booking link.
7 min read · October 21, 2026 - How to Get Google Reviews for Your Beauty Business Without Breaking Google's Rules
How lash, nail, brow and skin pros can get more Google reviews the right way: when to ask, what to say, and what Google's policy and the FTC's 2024 rule forbid.
8 min read · October 21, 2026 - Booksy Boost, StyleSeat and Marketplace Fees Explained: What a New Client Really Costs You
How Booksy Boost and StyleSeat's new client fee work, what a marketplace client really costs you, worked examples, and how to keep repeat clients fee-free.
9 min read · October 21, 2026 - How to Get Clients as a New Esthetician: The First 90 Days
A 90-day plan for new estheticians: get found on Google and Instagram, win your first clients locally, then turn them into rebookings, referrals and reviews.
9 min read · October 21, 2026 - How to Get More Lash Clients: A Local Plan That Doesn't Depend on the Algorithm
A local plan to get more lash clients: Google Business Profile, reviews by Google's rules, a real website, an Instagram that converts, and referrals. No ads.
9 min read · October 21, 2026
Policies & money
Deposits, cancellations, pricing and the forms clients sign.
- GlossGenius vs Square Appointments for Solo Beauty Pros (2026)
GlossGenius vs Square Appointments for solo lash, brow, skin and nail pros: plans, card fees, deposits, no-show fees, forms, reminders. Checked Oct 2026.
7 min read · October 21, 2026 - Lash Tech Business Plan: A One-Page Checklist (No Hype)
A one-page business plan checklist for new lash techs: license, prices, startup costs, taxes, insurance, policies and clients. With SBA and IRS links.
7 min read · October 21, 2026 - How Much Should You Charge for Lash Extensions? A Pricing Method, Not a Guess
Work out your lash prices from your time, supplies, rent, card fees and the pay you want, then check them against your local market. Worked example included.
8 min read · October 21, 2026 - Lash Deposits: How Much to Take, When It's Refundable and How to Say It
How much deposit to take for lash appointments, when it should be refunded or moved, how to collect it, and the exact words to use with clients. Free template.
9 min read · October 21, 2026 - Eyelash Extension Consent Form: What It Should Cover (Free Printable)
What an eyelash extension consent and intake form should cover: health questions, risks, patch tests, aftercare, photo consent and signatures. Free printable.
10 min read · October 21, 2026 - Lash Aftercare Instructions to Give Every Client (Printable Card)
What to tell clients after lash extensions: the first 24 to 48 hours, daily cleansing, what to avoid, fills, and when to see a doctor. Free printable card.
8 min read · October 21, 2026 - Lash Price List Ideas: How to Write a Menu That Sells Fills, Not Just Full Sets
How to lay out a lash price list that clients understand: full sets and fills side by side, fill windows in weeks, clear names, honest add-ons, and a template.
10 min read · October 21, 2026 - Brow Lamination Pricing and Policies: A Guide for Brow Artists
How to price brow lamination from your own costs, build lam and tint packages, and write patch test, deposit, cancellation and rebooking policies that work.
8 min read · October 21, 2026 - How to Write a Lash Cancellation Policy Clients Actually Respect (Free Template)
What a lash cancellation policy should cover (deposits, notice, late arrivals, no-shows, fills), how to word it, and a free copy-and-paste template.
9 min read · October 20, 2026
Website & Google
What a beauty pro's site needs, and how Google finds it.
- Best Website Builders for Lash Techs in 2026 (Honest Comparison)
Wix, Squarespace, GlossGenius, Square, Vagaro, Booksy and WIPE compared for solo lash techs: real prices, booking, deposits and limits. Checked Oct 2026.
9 min read · October 21, 2026 - Best Booking Apps for Estheticians in 2026: What Skin Pros Actually Need
Booking apps for estheticians compared on intake forms, treatment notes, packages, deposits and price: Vagaro, Acuity, GlossGenius, Square, Booksy.
7 min read · October 21, 2026 - How to Set Up a Home Lash Studio (and Stay Legal in Your State)
Setting up a home lash studio: what state boards ask for (license, separate room, entrance, inspection), the room, safety and privacy, with board links.
8 min read · October 21, 2026 - Do You Need a Website if You Have Instagram? What Clients Check Before They Book
Instagram sells your work; a website answers what strangers check before booking: price, place, times, policy. When you need one, and what it needs.
9 min read · October 21, 2026 - Lash Tech Website: The 9 Things It Needs to Book Clients
The nine things a lash tech website needs to turn visitors into bookings: a clear first screen, prices, real photos, reviews, area, booking, policy and contact.
8 min read · October 21, 2026 - How to Turn Your Instagram Into a Website (and Keep It Looking Like You)
Four honest ways to turn your Instagram into a website: link-in-bio pages, feed embeds, website builders and Instagram-to-site tools, with what each does well.
9 min read · October 21, 2026 - Google Business Profile for Lash Techs Working From Home: Hide Your Address the Right Way
When Google lets a home lash tech hide her address, how to set a service area, how verification works, and how to keep your street private within the rules.
9 min read · October 21, 2026 - Esthetician Website Builder: What to Look For, and What's Free
What an esthetician website needs to book clients, how the main builders compare on price and booking, and what's truly free. Prices checked Oct 2026.
8 min read · October 21, 2026 - Nail Tech Website Ideas: What Clients Look for Before Booking
Nail tech website ideas built around what clients check before booking: your nail art, a clear price menu, sanitation, location, reviews and a real Book button.
9 min read · October 21, 2026
Bios, highlights and turning followers into bookings.
- How to Get Lash Clients From Instagram (Without Living in Your DMs)
Turn your Instagram into a lash booking funnel: a findable profile, Reels that show your work, highlights that answer questions, and a link that books.
7 min read · October 21, 2026 - "DM to Book" Is Costing You Clients: What to Use Instead
Why "DM to book" loses beauty clients (waiting, hidden prices, missed messages) and what to use instead: a booking link, public prices and better replies.
8 min read · October 21, 2026 - 40 Instagram Bio Ideas for Lash Techs (and the 4 Lines Every Bio Needs)
40 original Instagram bios for lash artists, all under the 150-character limit, plus the four lines every lash bio needs: what, where, why you, and how to book.
11 min read · October 21, 2026
