Clear guides on choosing salon software, setting up a booking system, starting a salon and growing it. Written by the team behind Lookster, with concrete prices, verification dates and sources.
Featured12 min read
Nine salon management systems active in the Netherlands, compared on price, commission, cost per staff member and free trial. With the best pick for every type of salon.
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Choosing software11 min read
A barbershop runs on short services, high turnover and regulars. Here is what a booking system needs to handle, and how to set it up with Lookster.
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Choosing software8 min read
Treatments from 30 to 120 minutes, courses, intake and skin analysis on the client card and the GDPR on health data: what beauty salon software must be able to do.
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Choosing software12 min read
Nine salon management systems active in the Netherlands, compared on price, commission, cost per staff member and free trial. With the best pick for every type of salon.
Updated on 27 October 2026Read the article
Choosing software11 min read
Treatwell charges 35% on a new client’s first booking, Fresha a one-time new client fee. Here is what that costs you, and how Lookster gives you marketplace reach without commission.
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Choosing software12 min read
Which booking system fits a new salon? The criteria, a checklist, four starting situations, the traps that cost money and a comparison on price, trial length and commission.
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Choosing software9 min read
Repeat clients every 3 to 4 weeks, treatments from 30 to 150 minutes and new clients arriving via Instagram: how to pick a booking system that fits a nail salon.
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Choosing software11 min read
Lookster for your calendar, clients and revenue, plus the card reader you choose. With current per-transaction fees, the Dutch VAT rates for hairdressers and nail salons and what you must keep.
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Choosing software9 min read
From flat subscription to commission per new client: how salon software pricing is built up. With a price table, worked examples and the best-value choice per team size.
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Choosing software10 min read
Salon software, salon management software or salon management system: what it is, which features belong to it and how Lookster combines software, booking and marketplace.
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How-to guides4 min read
Add a new service to your salon menu in Lookster, give your senior stylist and your junior their own price and duration, and edit existing treatments.
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How-to guides5 min read
Does a client come in every 4 weeks? Set up the recurring appointment once and Lookster puts the series in your calendar. Step by step, with app screenshots.
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How-to guides5 min read
A head massage, an extra blow-dry or a French tip with gel polish: how to create add-ons in Lookster and reuse the same add-on with another treatment in a few taps.
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How-to guides4 min read
Your monthly or quarterly revenue in an Excel or CSV file for your accountant, with amounts including and excluding VAT. A few taps in the Lookster app.
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How-to guides5 min read
Plan a team member’s holiday or afternoon off in Lookster in five steps. The leave shows up in your agenda right away and clients simply book a colleague instead.
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How-to guides5 min read
Closed for the holidays, shorter hours on New Year’s Eve or one extra late evening: how to add schedule exceptions for your whole salon or a single employee.
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Starting a salon11 min read
Eleven steps to open a salon in the Netherlands: diploma rules, KVK registration (€85.15), 9% VAT and the KOR, insurance, premises or chair rental, pricing and your first clients.
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Starting a salon11 min read
Eleven steps to open a nail salon in the Netherlands: training, hygiene, the 2025 product rules, KVK, 21% VAT or the KOR, working from home, pricing, repeat clients and a booking system.
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Growing your salon11 min read
Nine practical steps to get more clients booking online by themselves: from your Instagram bio and Google Business Profile to a QR code on the mirror.
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Growing your salon9 min read
When and how to ask clients for a review, what Google and EU law prohibit (rewards, fake reviews, asking only happy clients) and how to respond to a bad review.
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Growing your salon9 min read
Empty chairs cost you money every week. Seven measures against no-shows, what you may charge in the Netherlands and how to measure the effect.
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