https://salonfawn.com/blog Practical writing for salon, barbershop, and esthetics owners on getting the work in the camera roll in front of the people looking for it. en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://salonfawn.com/blog/best-time-to-post-salon-instagram https://salonfawn.com/blog/best-time-to-post-salon-instagram Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT industry Instagram's own answer names no clock time: when your audience is awake and most active. Where that data sits in your app, and what a national chart misses. https://salonfawn.com/blog/salonfawn-vs-salonsocials https://salonfawn.com/blog/salonfawn-vs-salonsocials Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT comparison A SalonSocials Video Swipe asks for 13 choices and animates two still photos. SalonFawn cuts video from clips you filmed. Checked on their own pages. https://salonfawn.com/blog/does-a-salon-need-to-post-video https://salonfawn.com/blog/does-a-salon-need-to-post-video Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT industry Instagram's own ranking FAQ says its system does not give preference to reels over photos. What that settles, what it does not, and where video still wins. https://salonfawn.com/blog/instagram-first-draft-salon-reels https://salonfawn.com/blog/instagram-first-draft-salon-reels Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT trend Instagram's First Draft cuts the pauses out of your clips and hands back a rough cut in seconds. What it does at the chair, and what it leaves to you. https://salonfawn.com/blog/separate-instagram-account-for-work https://salonfawn.com/blog/separate-instagram-account-for-work Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT how-to Instagram will not let a professional account be private, and that one rule settles it. When one account is right, when two is, and what switching costs. https://salonfawn.com/blog/should-a-salon-post-ai-generated-photos https://salonfawn.com/blog/should-a-salon-post-ai-generated-photos Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT industry Posting one breaks no platform rule. Meta and TikTok both treat a generated image differently from the photo you took, and that is the smaller cost. https://salonfawn.com/blog/how-long-should-a-salon-reel-be https://salonfawn.com/blog/how-long-should-a-salon-reel-be Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT industry Instagram recommends videos of 3 minutes or less to people who do not follow you. The more useful number is 8.5 seconds. What both mean at the chair. https://salonfawn.com/blog/ai-caption-tool-sounds-like-you https://salonfawn.com/blog/ai-caption-tool-sounds-like-you Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT how-to Picture the caption under another stylist's photo. If it still fits, the tool wrote from a category, not from your work. The tells, and what to ask a tool. https://salonfawn.com/blog/do-hashtags-still-work-salon-2026 https://salonfawn.com/blog/do-hashtags-still-work-salon-2026 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT industry Instagram's own help page now caps hashtags at 5 per post. What that changes for a stylist, what hashtags actually do, and where the 5 slots go. https://salonfawn.com/blog/salonfawn-vs-blaze-ai https://salonfawn.com/blog/salonfawn-vs-blaze-ai Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT comparison Blaze.AI starts at $79 a month, SalonFawn at $39. The bigger difference is what each default workflow assumes you already have. Checked on Blaze's own pages. https://salonfawn.com/blog/back-to-school-posting-august-2026 https://salonfawn.com/blog/back-to-school-posting-august-2026 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT trend Two 2026 surveys put back-to-school buying later than last year, into early August. What that means for a salon or barbershop feed over the next two weeks. https://salonfawn.com/blog/how-often-to-post-one-chair https://salonfawn.com/blog/how-often-to-post-one-chair Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT industry Instagram's own ranking explainer does not list posting frequency. What more posts actually buy a booth renter, and where the national numbers stop. https://salonfawn.com/blog/same-clip-tiktok-instagram https://salonfawn.com/blog/same-clip-tiktok-instagram Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT industry Instagram's originality rules target reposting other people's work, not your own. What the April 2026 update changed, and what it leaves alone. https://salonfawn.com/blog/before-after-thumbnail-size https://salonfawn.com/blog/before-after-thumbnail-size Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT how-to Most before and after posts fail before anyone taps them. How to frame, light, and match the two shots so the change is obvious at grid size.