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. ************** Amen to that! I couldn't agree more. I give to ANYONE that asks. 50% of the gift certificates are never used, but the other 50% usually bring a new client or two.
Rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Bonn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:14 AM 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 > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
