The salon I was at before I moved into my own place did one. They limited the appointments to 2 coupon people a day per stylist day when booking them in (customers didn't know of course, and it wouldn't work with online booking). They said pretty much everyone would say they had a coupon when they called so that's how they were able to control the 600 or so that were sold. They did put on there that it wasn't available for nails as I didn't need a ton of new clients nor did I want to do a service for 1/4 the price. Their major mistake was not saying first time customers only! Some of their regulars bought the coupons too (some up to 4 of them).
In the end, the stylists who had only half a book were fine with it because they would push add on services, like conditioning treatments and such. Some say they got 1-2 regulars that booked again so they thought that was good. But the vast majority just wanted the deal. It's something to try if you really need to fill your books fast. I'd warn current clients to book before the coupon gets released so they have their spot. -jess On Mar 27, 7:32 am, shawn wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Holly, > > You can set the number of coupons sold and the time frame they can use them > ( 6 mos or 1 year). Also, you get a rush the first few weeks and then they > start to die off and come in a couple a day. You can also have them put in > the feature a certain day or days the client can redeem their coupon. > > Once again, it's your business and you decide how you want to work the > volume. > > Shawn > Chicago > > On Mar 25, 2011 10:43 AM, "holly cliffe" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I believe the other issue with Groupon would be the volume. I know of a gym > here that did Groupon, they sold a !,000 of them. I met a hairdresser who > sold 400. Those kind of numbers would seriously displace existing clients. > It's a great concept, but definitely not for me.....a sole proprietor > working out of my little home studio! > > Holly Cliffe > Vancouver, BC > > On 2011-03-25, at 3:38 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > I looked into groupon and they have to ... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To p... -- 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.
