Your pricing structure seems fair....but you will have LOTS of conversations about when the last time each client was there!! You will need to take a few minutes each morning and jot down the dates of each clients' last appointment, and be prepared to prove it. Several will argue with you! And as other are saying, be prepared for them to scramble to come in 2 weeks and 6 days later! I don't know...if I were aware enough--maybe let them leave me messages, and then take the time to look up their last, I wouldn't let them book it that way...I'd push them ahead that one day and get the surcharge.
I'm quite interested in this thread...I now have NO clientele to speak of....having moved across country! lol And the owners of my new salon launched a groupon...and I'm dealing with utter chaos! When I HAD my own clientele, I did NOT make a big fuss over raising my prices....I always raised something the 1st of November. And I spread it out...one year facials, one year nails, the next year natural nails, etc. My dentist always just told me what I owed...so that was my strategy, too. Karen Hodges ________________________________ From: Angie <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, October 29, 2011 10:29:11 AM Subject: Re: NailTech:: Appointment Stretching I did this type of pricing when I did acrylics. I didnt keep that up when I switched everyone to gel. I wish I would have. People are really stretching thier appt with the gel because the gel polish stays shiny and doesn't show any wear on the tips. I too am going to change my prices. I have a client that comes every week, half of them come every two weeks and the other half every three, four or longer. Maybe this will give you some ideas. I am thinking off wording it something like this... Rebalance (includes gel polish) 1 week-$29.00 (includes any repairs) 2 week-$32.00 (includes 2 repairs) 3 week-$35.00 (includes 2 repairs) 4 week-$38.00 (not recommended, no repairs included) Repairs with a rebalance- add $2 each OVER 5 WEEKS WILL BE CONSIDERED A FULL SET Curious to hear others opinions on this. cira mench <[email protected]> wrote: I am curious too! Cira On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Laura Merzetti <[email protected]> wrote: Hey gang, > >I’m thinking of changing my rebalance pricing to reflect the longer intervals >my >clients are starting to go in between appointments. I’m thinking a 2-week, >3-week and 4-week charge. Right now I only have one price. > >My clients currently go between 3-4 weeks successfully. I’m beginning to see >a >trend the past few months where they are now calling or messaging me to push >out >their appointment by another week or so. When they do finally come in, they >have breaks (“that just happened yesterday!”) or lifting, the nails are >unbalanced and just look ugly. Not to mention, I’m seeing the impact of less >revenue. I include 2 free nail repairs at each appointment; magically they >never seem to have more than that. > > >For those of you who do this successfully, how has it changed your business? >I >would like to hear any pros and cons, especially how to positively spin it for >clients. Should I just not shorten the nails so much at each appointment ? :P > >Thanks a bunch. > >Laura M. > > > > -- >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. > -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
