Your Business Type on Vagaro is determined by the services you offer. Our software is able to generate your business type based on services you include on your Service/Class Menu by recognizing key phrases in your service names. To properly categorize your business type, follow the guidelines below:
If you want your business to show as a hair salon, then you will need to use key phrases such as color, highlight, blowdry, or cut in some of your service names.
If your business shows up under an incorrect business type, then you will need to remove the key phrases for that business type from your service titles. For example, if your salon shows a business type of cryotherapy, you would need to remove the phrases cryo, freezing, or cryotherapy from all your service names.
The number of times you use the key phrases in your service names will also contribute to how your business type is determined. For example, if you have 10 services with key phrases for the hair salon business type and only one for the threading business type, "hair salon" will be dominant, so it will be shown as your business type.
The list below shows you which key phrases will match each business type:
Note
These key phrases must be used as shown on the list below to work correctly. For example, hot tub will show as a spa business, but only using hot or only using tub will not.
Acupuncture |
acupuncture, moxibustion, electroacupuncture |
Auto Detailing |
automotive, car |
Barber |
fade, selecter, shave, razor, barber, edge up, under cut, beard trim, hot towel |
Body Enhancement |
body contouring, bbl, butt lift, lipo |
Braids |
interlacing, braid, cornrow, box braids |
Brow Bar |
brow, eyebrow |
Chiropractor |
chiropractic, spine, posture |
Cryotherapy |
cryo, cryotherapy, freezing |
Cycling |
spin, bike, cycle |
Dance Studio |
dancing, dance, ballet, zumba, hip hop, zouk, salsa, jazz, ballroom, tango, belly dancing, bollywood, bhangra, pole dancing, pole fitness, pole |
Electrolysis |
electrolysis |
Equestrian |
horse, horseback riding, horseback, equestrian, equine, dressage |
Extensions |
selecte ins, nbr, weave, sew in, hand tied, extensions, extension maintenance, box |
Fitness Studio |
fitness, workout, gym, fitness center, crossfit, cross fit, hiit |
Gyrotonic |
gyro, gyrotonic |
Hair Replacement |
replacement, wig, transplant |
Hair Salon |
salon, highlight, color, blowdry, blow dry, straightening, thermal press, foil, perm, bang trim, haircut, side burns, sideburns, balayage, fantasy color, blowout, keratin, relaxer, colour |
Holistic Therapy |
holistic, cupping, aromatherapy, reiki, chakra, energy healing, crystal healing, sound bath, biofeedback, healing room, reading, toe reading, tarot |
Jewelry |
jewelry |
Laser Hair Removal |
lhr, laser hair, laser removal |
Lash Bar |
eyelash extension, lash extension, eyelash tint, eyelash fill, eyelash lift, lash tint, lash fill, lash lift, lash set, lash, eyelash |
Life and Wellness Coaching |
lifestyle coaching, life coach, wellness coach, relationship coach, sponsor, sobriety coach |
Locs |
loc, dreadlock, interlocks |
Makeup |
makeup |
Martial Arts |
taekwondo, jiu-jitsu, karate, jeet kun do, krav maga, judo, aikido, self defense, mma, capoeira, kung fu, kendo, kick boxing, Tai Chi, Qigong |
Massage |
massage, swedish, shiatsu, soft tissue, deep tissue, lymphatic drainage, reflexology, hot stone, acupressure |
Medical Spa |
preventative, pharmaceutical, procedure, botox, filler, injection, sclerotherapy, vein, iv, hormone, injection, juvederm, dysport, toradol, ketorolac, vampire facial, vaginal rejuvanation, scar, vericose, cool sculpting, ipl, oxygeneo, augmentation, surgical, smooth thread, xeomin, restylane, hydrafacial, kybella, sculptra, morpheus8 |
Microblading |
microblade, microblading |
Nail Salon |
manicure, pedicure, shellac, gel, nail polish, toes, nails, color change nails, color change toes, acrylic |
Natural Hair |
natural hair |
Nutritionist |
nutrition, dietitian, eating, juicing |
Permanent Makeup |
permanent, eyeliner, makeup |
Personal Trainer |
personal training, fitness coaching |
Pet Grooming |
dog, puppy, pet, glands, flea, tick, gland, dog grooming, cat groom, de-shed, de-shedding |
Photo Studio |
picture, portrait, photography, photographer |
Physical Therapy |
pt, physical therapy, rehabilitation, physiotherapy,compression therapy |
Pickleball |
pickleball |
Piercing |
pierce, piercing |
Pilates |
pilates, contrology, reformer |
Rock Climbing |
climbing, rock |
Skin Care |
exfoliation, skin care, skin, facial, rejuvenation, cosmetic, microdermabrasion, peel, acne, pimple, zit |
Spa |
sauna, whirlpool, hot tub, extended stay, relaxation, spa, scrub, salt room, float, light therapy, illuminate, radiate, radiation, infrared, relaxation therapy, soak, steam |
Sports Training |
basketball, baseball, football, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, ice skating, field hockey, volleyball, gymnastics, cheerleading, track field, wrestling, fencing, boxing, golf, tennis, kickboxing |
Sugaring |
sugaring, sugar |
Swimming |
swim, pool, aquatic, swimming |
Tanning Salon |
tan, tanning |
Tattoos |
tattoo, tattooing |
Tattoo Removal |
tattoo removal |
Teeth Whitening |
teeth whitening, whitening |
Therapy |
marriage counseling, hypnosis, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, cognitive, mental health, behavioral, behavioural, psychotherapy |
Threading |
thread, thread hair, threading |
Ultrasound |
fetus, ultrasound, peek |
Waxing |
wax, waxing |
Yoga |
yoga, asana, meditative, bikram, vinyassa, yin, kundalini, ashtanga, iyengar, hatha |
Comments
18 comments
I'm a stylist but it say sports training under my business type. How do I remove that
Hi Keisha,
If any of the services or classes on your service/class menu include any of these key phrases "baseball, football, hockey, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, ice skating, field hockey, volleyball, gymnastics, cheerleading, track & field, wrestling, fencing, boxing, tennis, golf" you will need to rename the services or classes that contain these key phrases or remove the items from your service/class menu entirely.
While trying to get everything set up, I noticed my business type also lists piercing. None of my service names or descriptions include the words Pierce, Earring, or Piercing. I do however have a service listed as “waxing - ears,” so perhaps that is what’s triggering it. How can I list the service using the word Ears without my business type including piercing?
Hi Lynn,
Please reach out to our Support Team so they can look into this further with you and help you get this resolved. You can reach them at sales.vagaro.com/contact by phone, email, or live chat!
Thank you!
I'd prefer to be able to select the correct "types" myself. Is there a reason it's automatically determined instead of us picking the correct types?
For example, we are a curly hair salon. So of course we work with natural hair and do offer some twist services. But the "type" vagaro chooses for this is 'Locs and Natural Hair.' We do not do locs as our focus is on one's natural texture and embracing it. But this confuses clients and makes it look like we do. They don't understand that we have no control over those which makes us look bad.
This really is not a good way to do this. We are a burlesque dance studio listed as skin care because we offer a workshop called Stocking Peel Basics. The word "peel" puts us in the skin care category. The word "peel" is frequently used in but burlesque. I get that we are niche, but why not let businesses select their own business type?
Ginger, I think if you contact support.vagaro.com they may be able to change the business type for you.
Vagaro does not work for private concierge nursing. I am so bummed. Not one nursing key word. Only spa or massage which I am not.
Hi - I have a medical spa but my business type is listed as "Threading". I do have the worde thread listed in my services as PDO thread lifts which is a medical procedure and very different from threading for eyebrows. I also have listed botox, filler & injections listed in my services as well. Why did your algorithm choose threading over medical spa since more service titles would have triggered "medical spa" than the one word that triggered "threading". How do I change the business type to be appropriate to the services I provide?
From the article above: "If your business shows up under an incorrect business type, then you will need to remove the key phrases for that business type from your service titles. For example, if your salon shows a business type of cryotherapy, you would need to remove the phrases cryo, freezing, or cryotherapy from all your service names."
I think this happened because the word "thread" is used more times than any other single word in your services listing. I understand that you might not be able to remove it entirely. Could you take it out of the individual services and leave it on the group? If not, please contact Vagaro Support directly to get more help.
Great idea, I will try taking it out of the individual services and see if that works. Will the change show up immediately if it is going to work?
I'm not sure, Crystal. I do see that you've removed "thread" from your services list but that the bus type still lists "threading." I'm checking with my folks and will get back to you.
Thank you Donna. Let me know what else can be done to get my business accurately categorized as a medical spa not an eyebrow grooming business.
Hello again, Crystal: Here's what I've found out for you..
Evidently, there is no specific ordering for the business types (so Brow Bar and Threading are coming in first on the list,) but we will see if we can get an enhancement to use the type with the highest occurring bus. type first in the list. That won't come quickly, however.
There's probably not much more I can do or tell you. If you make changes to remove "thread" and "brow" entirely and it doesn't update the bus. type, let us know. Thanks for your patience!
This is a glaring issue. Is it possible to put in a feature request for a solution? I can't just magically make up new terms for standard services in the med spa industry that clients will recognize and understand for booking.
You can put in a feature request - go to the top of the support page and click New Feature Request to get there. I understand your issue, but there's nothing more that I can do. I'll reach out to the team that does the business type stuff... maybe they can add more to the "Medical Spa" category... I don't know.
We don't see any of these words on our services/descriptions, however, we have been generated to offer Holistic Therapy. We don't have anything even similar to this.
Holistic Therapy
holistic, cupping, aromatherapy, reiki, chakra, energy healing, crystal healing, sound bath, biofeedback, healing room, reading, toe reading, tarot
Hi Brandi... I asked about this and got it fixed for you. Please check both your businesses to see that it's correct now. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Donna
Please sign in to leave a comment.