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Business Foundations · Course 5 of 14

Great grooms. And they still don't come back.

The New Client Experience, Start to Finish

Your work is genuinely excellent, so it stings that first-timers try you once and vanish. It isn't the groom. It's everything around it, the confusing booking, the chaotic drop-off, the rushed pickup, quietly telling new clients you're not the one.

6 lessons·~30 min readGC-BF-2.1
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Why it matters

Maria was a brilliant groomer losing a quarter of her new clients after a single visit. Same hands, same skill, once she fixed the experience around the groom, she went from losing a quarter of them to keeping nearly all. (Illustrative example.)

Is this you?

Who this is for

Skilled groomers who lose first-time clients after one visit and want a repeatable system.

The payoff

By the end, you'll walk out knowing

Win the booking with a fast, warm first contact
Set up an intake form, welcome, and plain-language agreement
Run a first appointment that turns a stranger into a regular
What you keep

You'll walk away with a finished plan

Your deliverable
Welcome Email
The learner's customized first message to a new client, the warm first impression that sets the whole experience up.
The path

What you'll work through

6 short, plain-language lessons — most under five minutes. Read them or watch the slides, at your pace.

  1. 1
    The first impression starts before they meet youFree preview5 min

    The grooming was never the problem. Everything around it was.

  2. 2
    The first contact5 min

    Booking rate jumped, zero extra time.

  3. 3
    The intake form5 min

    One form, one avoided bite, one client for life.

  4. 4
    The welcome and what to expect5 min

    New clients started arriving relaxed.

  5. 5
    Your client agreement, in plain language5 min

    The arguments stopped. The expectation was set in writing.

  6. 6
    The first appointment itself5 min

    From losing a quarter of new clients to keeping nearly all.

Done-for-you

The toolsyou'll use

Spreadsheets you copy and fill in as you go — yours to keep, unlocked when you enroll.

New Client Intake FormForm · included
Welcome Email TemplateTemplate · included
What to Expect (Pre-Appointment Guide)Template · included
Client Agreement TemplateTemplate · included
Who's behind this

Your instructor

Marcus Bell
Marcus Bell
Pricing, profit & taxes · GC Business Foundations

Marcus ran his own salon for fifteen years and nearly lost it by undercharging — until he finally sat down with his own numbers and dug out. He teaches the money side the way he wishes someone had taught him: pricing, profit, and taxes, told straight, with the math landing soft.

14-day money-back guarantee

Not happy with the course for any reason? Email us within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.

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Course 5 of 14
This is step 5 of Business Foundations

The core business knowledge every working groomer needs — solo, mobile, or salon. Finish all 14 courses to earn the GC-BF credential — the full certification is $449.

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