Look at it this way, Diana... not everyone understands "marketing..." giggles. This is what separates those of us who ARE successful from those of us who AREN'T! If they don't understand it.. oh well... their loss! Your gain! YOU will probably get those clients that might have otherwise gone to them!
Melody C. Montgomery Manicuring Professional Everything Nailz Ink Greenville, NC www.everythingNAILZink.com 252-217-8221 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Diana Bonn Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: NailTech:: Just don't get it/building biz/donations Okay, maybe you guys can explain this to me. Maybe I am emotionally involved with these gals, know their personalities, that I can't see. The owners (we are booth renters) asked us if we would like to donate to the annual Children's Museum Charity blah blah, by email. All we had to do was email them back with what we would like to donate. I donated a spa manicure. The owners made a large basket up, put a gift certificate in it, my biz card, Creative Nail Lotion, Nail Polish, Nail Envy, a description of the service. Then they shrinked wrap it with a big beautiful bow. The stylist that donated a hair cut, had the same type of basket with everything but her's had about 6 different hair products, 6 oz bottles. All we had to do was to email them. No money, not our products. zero nada zip. Just donate the service. Only two of us did this. The busiest hair stylist. The busiest nail tech. The two of us just shake our heads, Like why not? These gals sit around and witch how they need 2nd jobs. "The salon is not busy, I can't get new clients." "I am going to find a new place. " "The economy is so bad" "I can't afford to advertise" "this is a bad location" "people can't afford to get their hair (nails) done because of the taxes" BLAH BLAH BLAH I just want to SCREAM!!! Don't you get it, you have to build your biz, get your name out there to EVERYONE. I don't care how you do it, just do it. I have heard it all, I don't want those type of people, I will do them once and never come back, it will not work, blah blah. But my point of view is, If they don't come in, fine, cost me zero. If they do come in, it cost me my time and a couple of bucks in products. If I do them once and they never come back fine. I have touched someone. They know my name. They may not be able to afford to come back, but their sister, doctor, friend, family, co-workers may be able to. Hundreds of people will be there and they will be walking around looking at all the donations, and my biz card is sitting right there with my name. Talk about advertising for nothing.This advertising may not be immediate, but my name is on someone's mind this month, next month or a year from now. My name is out there. I have given away HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS dollars away in free services in the eons I have been doing this. BUT, I have made THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of dollars because I believe in getting my name out there. So if you are trying to build, why wouldn't you do this? I just don't get it. Maybe someone out there can explain this one to me. diana from indiana No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.10/1906 - Release Date: 1/21/2009 7:07 AM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/NailTech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
