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Shortcuts Salon & Beauty Software
Best All-In-One Salon Business Management Tool
The Shortcuts journey began way back in 1994, the brainchild of salon owner Joanna Burgess, who joined forces with two forward-thinking software developers to create what has become one of the most powerful hair and beauty software solutions on the market.
Back then, paper appointment books were the norm, marketing meant little more than running ads in the local paper, the Internet still seemed a little bit sci-fi, and Facebook was more than a decade away.
But from day one, our mission was clear: to create an easy-to-use software system to help creative types and savvy business owners alike do better business, without having to sacrifice their work/life balance, and which would improve their profits at the same time.
An innovator from the get-go, Shortcuts was the first salon software designed specifically for Windows (anyone remember those clunky old DOS systems?), and was also the first to take advantage of touch-screen technology, which was brand new at the time.
Fast forward a few years, and we have stayed true to our vision, all the while adapting to the latest tech trends. We were the first to create text messages that sync with your Appointment Book. We were innovators with our set and forget Marketing feature, which so many businesses can’t live without. More recently, we led the way with our Mobile Guest App.
Shortcuts Software Features
Appointment Book
Our intuitive, touch-screen Appointment Book helps you manage your day with ease. Flexible and styled to suit you, it lets you change, resize, reschedule and recur appointments, and group appointments together, saving you time when you need it most.
Cloud Appointment Book
Take your business mobile with the beautifully-designed Cloud Appointment Book. For the first time, you can access your favourite Appointment Book features wherever you are, so you can focus on providing an exceptional experience for your guests.
Reporting
Track (and celebrate) your progress with our easy to use reporting feature. We make it simple to keep track of your cash flow, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and improve the way you do business and work together as a team.
Cloud Reporting
Access all your reporting must-haves in a gorgeous, easy-to-use dashboard in the cloud. This feature brings together Shortcuts’ most in-demand reports into a simple, fantastic-looking dashboard in the cloud. Knowing your numbers has never been easier!
Walk-in Manager
Keep your business moving and keep your clients content with this powerful system designed to help you manage walk-ins. You can see at a glance who is waiting, who is already being looked after, and who is next on the list.
Point of Sale
Streamline your front desk with our stylish, touch-screen point of sale system. You can quickly check out clients, refund products and services, apply discounts and more. All it takes is a few taps and hey presto! You’re done.
Client Management
Empower your staff to deliver an exceptional guest experience and upsell without the sales pitch by helping them get to know everything about your clients. Record each client’s history, track their progress over time, and more.
Service Management
Setting up your services has never been simpler. With Shortcuts, everything you need to manage your service menu is at your fingertips, so all you need to do is set things up one, then let your settings flow across your entire software system.
Employee Management
Take the stress out of managing a team and be the first to know the ins and outs of your employees’ performance. Keep an eye on their retail upsell, attendance and more, so you know which conversations to start, and when.
Stock Management
Say goodbye to the guesswork when it comes to ordering stock. This automated feature will let you know when you’re running low so you can replenish your stock levels accurately and never over-order again. It also makes stocktake time a breeze!
Security
Enjoy the peace of mind of knowing that your valuable business information is protected. Shortcuts helps keep your data under lock and key with personalised security settings, so you have the power to choose who can access what.
Contraindications
Put safety first with this automated feature that prompts you to test for allergies and sensitives before performing certain services. It’s the best way to make sure your clients are well cared for, and to protect your business too.
Remote Feature Access
Why restrict yourself to the front desk when you can deliver seamless service to your guests from anywhere in your business? Book them in for their next visit, check their client history and more, all from the convenience of an iPad or tablet.
SMS Confirmations
This feature is such a simple way to prevent no-shows, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it! Automatically send a text message reminder to your clients, and their confirmation will sync with your Appointment Book so you know which spots you need to fill. Too easy!
Online Client Information Cards
This handy little feature makes capturing client information a breeze. Your clients simply enter their details on an iPad or tablet, and your system will be instantly updated. You’ll never have to worry about data entry mistakes again.
Business Benchmarking
How does your business stack up against the competition? There’s only one way to tell. Our Business Performance Calculator is a powerful analytics tool that measures how well you’re doing compared with similar businesses in your industry.
Cloud Upsell
With Cloud Upsell, you can make personalised product recommendations and add them to Point of Sale from the convenience of a mobile device. This is the perfect way to increase product sales and make the entire upsell process seamless.
Targets
Keep an eye on your KPIs, drive improvements and grow your business with this flexible, highly visual cloud-based feature. You can set up weekly targets for your team and your business, and can focus on the areas that matter most to you.
Online Booking
Think your guests have time to pick up the phone to make an appointment? Think again! Capture every client by letting them book online when it suits them. You can even cut back no-shows by asking them to pay when they book.
Self Check-in
Cut down wait times by letting your clients check in on a computer or tablet in your waiting area, or on their mobile phone if they’re on their way. Let them know how long they have to wait with a digital display board, updated in real time.
Visual Records
Keep track of clients’ progress and empower your team to deliver the highest quality treatments with detailed visual records of each client’s visit. Compare before and after shots and look back on details of past procedures.
Series
Tempt your clients with the convenience of purchasing their favourite services in bulk. Sweeten the deal with a special discount, and you’ll find there’s no better way to secure your revenue and keep them coming back visit after visit.
Resources
Resources lets you assign resources – such as service rooms or equipment – to an appointment. Each time you make an appointment, you’ll be prompted to assign the relevant resources, such as a tanning booth if your client has booked a spray tan. There’s never been an easier way to ensure you never accidentally double book a resource again.
Ratings and Reviews
Find out what your clients really think and nip any complaints in the bud with our Ratings and Reviews feature. Automatically email them after they visit asking for their feedback, and share positive reviews on your website, social media page, or mylocalsalon profile!
mylocalsalon
Don’t play hide and seek with your clients, get on mylocalsalon! This online, Australia-wide directory lets your future clients find you online and make an appointment at the click of a button. Establishing a web presence has never been easier!
Gift Cards
You can choose to sell physical gift cards in-salon, beautifully custom-designed with your logo and branding. You can also choose to sell online gift cards straight from your website. It’s the perfect way to increase revenue and grow your client base.
Gift Cards
You can choose to sell physical gift cards in-salon, beautifully custom-designed with your logo and branding. You can also choose to sell online gift cards straight from your website. It’s the perfect way to increase revenue and grow your client base.
Automated Backups
Your software system is the lifeblood to your business, so guard it well! This feature automatically takes a backup of your valuable data and stores it safely off-site, protecting you against any unforeseen disasters such as fire or theft.
Xero Link
We’re partnering with Xero for a handy little Shortcuts Fusion add-on that will help you do bookkeeping tasks faster. Click here to save hours of precious time by uploading all the relevant information such as sales and payments at the click of a button, and guarantee the accuracy of your data by eliminating human error.
Marketing
Promote your business at the click of a button (or: in no time flat) with Marketing. This simple, yet super powerful, solution allows you to send email and SMS marketing to your clients without the fuss.
Marketing Plus
Are you looking for a way to take your marketing to the next level? To create eye-catching campaigns that are perfectly and uniquely suited to communicate with your clients? With Marketing Plus add-on you can do just that! Make your marketing stand out above the rest with customisable campaigns that will drive results suited to your business.
Mailchimp integration
If you want to get creative with your email campaigns, Shortcuts have integrated with Mailchimp to bring their innovative marketing platform to your business!
Cardless Checkout
Make the checkout process so much simpler with Cardless Checkout! Wave good-bye to queues at your front desk, and hello to a new Uber-style way of paying for appointments – zero card required!
Cancellation Fees
Protect your revenue and banish no-shows for good! Cancellations is an easy to use feature allows you to request a guest’s payment card details for appointments, which can later be used to charge a cancellation fee for a no-show or cancellation.
Reserve with Google
Let your clients book an appointment with you, the minute they find you on Google. Reserve with Google syncs seamlessly with your Online Booking, which means no double bookings, ever. This exclusive feature is only available for Shortcuts customers.
Mobile Guest App
We’ll create a personalised mobile app for your guests to download directly from the app store. They’ll get instant access to news, specials and their loyalty balance, plus they’ll be able to manage their own appointments, anytime, anywhere!
Customised Forms
Make sure you have all the boxes ticked with custom-created online forms that suit your unique business needs. Capture essential details such as allergies and contraindications, or obtain client consent, before you perform a service.
Loyalty
Loyal customers are worth their weight in gold, which is why we designed a feature dedicated to helping you incentivise and reward your clients. There’s no better way to keep your guests coming back, visit after visit!
Personalised Configuration
We make sure everything is set up just the way you need it, so you’ll be up and running with your new software in no time at all. All the hard work is done for you, including your product lists, service menu and security settings.
24/7 Support
Need help with your software? Have a few curly questions you can’t quite figure out? Enjoy the peace of mind of knowing you can always speak to a real person in Australia, the US or UK, if any technical issues do happen to arise.
Training
Learn to drive your shiny new system with our engaging and hands-on training. You and your team will be guided though the essentials by one of our experienced coaches, so you feel comfortable taking the driver’s seat.
Shortcuts Today
These days, we’re pretty proud to be able to call ourselves one of the world’s leading software providers for the hair and beauty industry. Our software can be found in more than 14,000 salons and 45 countries worldwide – not bad for a business that began with three young entrepreneurs in a back shed!
We’ve never been the kind to rest on our laurels – our constant innovation keeps us at the top of our game. The world of technology today is changing faster than ever, and we are always dreaming up new ways to help businesses work smarter, not harder.
At the end of the day, we’re so much more than just a company that creates software. We’re also a bunch of hard-working humans who love what we do, and who will go out of our way to help you achieve your wildest business goals.
Why Choose Shortcuts Australia?
24/7 Support
Need help with your software? Have a few curly questions you can’t quite figure out? Enjoy the peace of mind of knowing you can always speak to a real person in Australia, the US or UK, if any technical issues do happen to arise.
Over 30 Years of Experience
We might have grown up a little since our humble beginnings as a backyard startup, but one thing hasn’t changed: we’re here to help you achieve your wildest business dreams.
Cloud & On Premise
Why restrict yourself to the front desk when you can deliver seamless service to your guests from anywhere in your business? Book them in for their next visit, check their client history and more, all from the convenience of an iPad or tablet.
Appointment Book
Our intuitive, touch-screen Appointment Book helps you manage your day with ease. Flexible and styled to suit you, it lets you change, resize, reschedule and recur appointments, and group appointments together, saving you time when you need it most.
Reporting
Track (and celebrate) your progress with our easy to use reporting feature. We make it simple to keep track of your cash flow, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and improve the way you do business and work together as a team.
What our Customers Say
Our Services
Hair
Our hair salon software is a game-changer for you and your business. We’ll cut your admin workload in half by simplifying your daily tasks and automating the essentials, so you’ll have more time to do the things you love. Finally, some work/life balance!
Spa
Our spa software will help you achieve the work/life balance so that you can shine brighter than all the rest. We’ll streamline your admin work by simplifying your day-to-day tasks and automating the essentials, so you’ll have more time to focus on what you love and increase your profits.
Beauty
Our beauty salon software will keep you and your business ahead of the game. We’ll reduce your admin workload by simplifying your daily tasks and automating the essentials, so you’ll have more time to do the things you love. Work/life balance is absolutely achievable!
Barber
We’re not kidding when we say our barber shop software is a game-changer. We’ll cut your admin workload in half by simplifying your daily tasks and automating the essentials, so you’ll have more time to do the things you actually enjoy. Finally, some time to chill!
Some Of Our Features
Explore all of our features, including Xero integration, Remote Feature Access, SMS Confirmations, Online Booking and the Appointment Book. They’ll help you work smarter and aim for that work/life balance we know you crave.
Online Booking
Self Check-in
Appointment Book
Ratings and Reviews
Walk-in Manager
Stock Management
SMS Confirmations
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