Don't feel bad. I've been doing nails 25 yrs. and it still takes me that long to do one. 30 min. was just too tight for me....invariably the client could be a few min. late or get there on time and then have to go to the restroom or I'd get into the mani and she'd have a break or 2 to patch....then guess who's running behind all day?
I talk to the hand and all my products are right by me in a very organized way, so it's not that I'm wasting time. But when a client books with me, I do not like to rush them or feel rushed and harried myself. They can go to the Vietnamese salons for that. But the problem I faced was that the rest of my services took 1 hour to complete...pedi's, fills, full sets, backfills. So when the mani client would cancel, the only service I could fit into that 45 minute slot was another mani....that became a problem if I couldn't fill it. And most times I couldn't since the bulk of my clients were pedi's and nail enhancements. Here's how I remedied my situation: I eliminated all classic mani's! I went to strictly spa mani's with salt scrub, paraffin dip, etc. which took me about 50 min. That left plenty of leeway to fix repairs or if the client was a little late or had to use the restroom. I only lost 1-2 clients but I gained way more. And at $30 for this 1 hour service, it's my lowest price point. I haven't' done a classic mani in over 8 years and I haven't done any polish changes in over 10. I book everyone every hour, on the hour, so that way if one person cancels I can fit any service in the open time spot. No down time and no frustrations because I couldn't do a good mani in 30 min. I don't know, but this might work for you,too:) Jill Wright www.nailtechevent.com On Apr 26, 4:48 pm, Pro Mail <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay so I have been a licensed nail tech for 12 years but only been a > practicing one for 6. I just got started again a month ago and have noticed > my classic manicures seem to run about 45 minutes to an hour and I'm not sure > why.... How long does everyone else's take and do you have any pointers to > get my time down? > > Samantha @ once upon a nail > > Sent from my iPhone -- 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.
