Great advice, Elaine. I have a hard time figuring out what to charge for art. Mostly because I LOVE doing it. You just made it super easy. Thanks Cira
--- On Thu, 4/30/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: nail art To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 7:14 PM Shannon, Here's my late reply since I just got back from Brazil. When I give my seminars I always tell the techs to do two types of pricing (just because of this situation). A per nail price and a per hour price. So let's just say you are getting $40 for a full set (easy number to use as an example).. I used to base this on two hours (even though it would be done before two hours). So your price per hour is $20. Your price per 1/4 hour is $5.00. If you are doing animal print on your customer and it takes you half an hour to do the nail art, then you should charge $10.00. For decals I always say, count the decals per sheet. Divide the cost of the sheet of decal by the number of decals and double that number (like retail). If you can get them done during the time you polish (and not add time to your book) then it is straight up profit. Rhinestones i used to get .25 cents per stone. Now I usually suggest .10 cents. So in the Cinapro.com part of my seminar I always say, "Salon cost on the Rhinestone kit is $4.95. There are 400 stones in the kit. If you charge .10 per stone you will make $40.00 on a $4.95 investment." Where else can you make that kind of mark up? Sometimes, the cost per nail just doesn't work out in the clients mind. Knowing the cost per hour and adjusting for the time it takes you will work in those situations. Good Luck!!! Elaine Elaine T. Watson Star Nail International Vice President of Marketing and Sales Global Education Director 800.782.7624 extension 321 fax 661.257.5847 [email protected] Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Shannon Kuharik <[email protected]> wrote: Hi guys, Quick question for y'all. For nail art, do you charge per nail? What if someone wants to have all her nails done in an animal print? Do you still charge a per nail fee? Also, what glitter does everyone use? Is it special nail glitter or can you use the glitter from the craft store? Thanks for the info guys. I really appreciate it!:) Shannon Kuharik --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
