{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"The First Conversation: Why Onboarding Beats Selling - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EdgPOur94X\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/the-first-conversation-why-onboarding-beats-selling\/\">The First Conversation: Why Onboarding Beats Selling<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/the-first-conversation-why-onboarding-beats-selling\/embed\/#?secret=EdgPOur94X\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The First Conversation: Why Onboarding Beats Selling&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"EdgPOur94X\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Welcome-8-26-26.jpg","thumbnail_width":1184,"thumbnail_height":640,"description":"A new client's first visit to a wellness-focused salon usually goes one of two ways. Either staff walk them straight to the service menu and let price and package tiers make the decision, or they ask a couple of quick questions first \u2014 what brought them in, what they're hoping to get out of it, what they've tried before\u2014and let the answers shape the recommendation. The second version takes maybe ninety extra seconds. It also changes what kind of business the client thinks they just walked into.  Selling vs. Guiding  A service menu handed over with no questions asked positions the salon as a vendor\u2014a place that sells sessions, the same way a gym sells day passes. A short onboarding conversation positions the salon as a guide, the same way a knowledgeable wellness coach or a good massage therapist earns trust in the first five minutes by asking before recommending. Clients can feel the difference immediately, and it shapes whether they see the relationship as transactional or ongoing.  Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online."}