Another client, hubby lost job. And as I am looking thru my book, realized something that has soooooooo changed.
I always counted on my every 2-week standing appointments, "guaranteed" income. Over the last 2-3 years I have seen that slowly changing. Gone or going are the long standing 2 - week clients that we counted on. I still have clients from when I owned the salon back in the 90's!!! What ever the reason, they left, doesn't matter. We then would get new clients in for either for the long stretch, or maybe a year, 6 months, 3 months. But not those that committed in the good ole days!!! But what I have realized by not getting those long standing 2 week fill new clients in, I have more openings, and I have more clients. Over the last couple of years, my book has slowly turned into opening slots filled at the "last minute"(week in advance or hours in advance) by those 1 time a month gals, either pedicures, bling toes or the soft gel manicure I started. Thank God, I spent extra money on the spa revolutions paraffin 3 years ago, I am the only one in town offering them. Thank God, I spent extra dollars going to HRTE in Cinncinnati and was taught bling toes, I am the only one in town offering them. Thank God, I spent extra dollars and went to the Orlando Show last year and was taught gels and soakable gels for natural nails, I am the only one in town offering them. And without even realizing it I changed with the need and want of customers, somehow a couple of years ago I started adjusting to what my gut feeling was, I needed something different that the consumer wanted and needed and couldn't get any place else. Don't get me wrong, I love my 2-week standing appointments, and wish it was like that in the good ole days, but not going to happen, just like gas, at $1.00 a gallon. Gotta deal with it. Have any of you seen your books change over the last couple of years? The same, but different? 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
