You already do it.
A client settles into your chair and asks where to get a good massage. You tell them about the place two blocks over that your other clients love. They book an appointment. The massage therapist gets a new client. Your client is happy. You get nothing except the satisfaction of being the person who made it happen.
That is word-of-mouth. It has always been the most powerful form of marketing. And for most hairstylists and salon owners, it has always been completely free to give away.
RECOMMENDii changes that without changing anything else about how you work.
Think about the conversations you have in a single week. Someone asks about a good dentist. Someone else wants to know who does the best lashes in town. A regular asks if you know a reliable accountant. Another client mentions they need a plumber.
You answer all of these. Honestly. From experience. Because you know people. Because people trust you enough to ask.
Each one of those answers is a recommendation. And each one of those recommendations has real value to the business you sent that client to.
Most advice for hairstylists who want extra income points to retail. Sell shampoo. Sell treatments. Stock the shelf and hope clients buy on the way out.
But retail requires inventory. It requires storage. It requires staff time. It requires clients to want to buy something before they leave. And most of the time they do not.
RECOMMENDii is not retail. You do not sell anything. You do not carry anything. You do not change your workflow in any way.
You just make the recommendations you were already making official.
You create a RECOMMENDer profile on RECOMMENDii. It takes a few minutes. You add a photo, a short description of who you are, and your location.
Then you choose the businesses you already recommend. The massage therapist two blocks over. The accountant your clients keep asking about. The dentist you trust. You send them a Recommendationship request.
When they accept and activate, two things happen.
First, their business appears on your public RECOMMENDer profile with your name next to it. Anyone can see exactly who you recommend and go directly to that business.
Second, you earn a flat recurring share of the fee that business pays every six months. Not a commission on sales. Not a cut of whatever a client spends. A flat fee simply for maintaining the public endorsement.
RECOMMENDii generates a printable QR card you can place at your station or in your waiting area. It is a physical card with a QR code that links directly to your RECOMMENDer profile.
A client waiting for their colour to process picks up their phone. They scan the code. They see every business you recommend, with your name and photo next to each one. They can tap through to any business directly.
You did not have to say a word. The conversation happened on its own during chair time that would otherwise just be waiting.
That is in-chair monetisation without retail. No shampoo. No pitch. No pressure.
Affiliate marketing gives you a link. Someone clicks the link, buys something, and you earn a commission. If they do not buy, you earn nothing. The whole system depends on tracking clicks and sales.
RECOMMENDii does not track clicks. It does not track sales. It does not require a single piece of tracking technology. The businesses you recommend pay a flat monthly fee to be on your list. You earn from that fee regardless of how many clients visit or what they spend.
Your income is not a commission. It is a consequence of your reputation. As long as your clients trust your recommendations and those businesses stay on your list, you keep earning.
The best Recommendationships are the ones you already have. Think about businesses your clients already ask you about and businesses you already send people to without thinking.
Massage therapists and physiotherapists. Nail technicians. Dentists. Aestheticians. Accountants and bookkeepers. Personal trainers. Photographers. Local restaurants your clients ask about. Contractors and tradespeople your regulars trust.
If a client has asked you about it, it belongs on your list.
Your name is next to every business you recommend. That is the whole system. If you recommend somewhere bad and a client has a terrible experience, they will tell you. That is not comfortable. Which is why you only put businesses on your list that you genuinely believe in.
That accountability is exactly what makes your recommendations worth something. A QR code from someone with their name and photo next to every business they recommend is worth more than a hundred anonymous online reviews.
Create your RECOMMENDer profile at RECOMMENDii. It costs nothing to join as a RECOMMENDer. Print your QR card and put it at your station. Choose three businesses you already recommend to clients and send them a Recommendationship request.
That is it. The conversations are already happening. RECOMMENDii just makes them count.
Join free. Build your network. Get paid for what you already do.
Join as a RECOMMENDer