Thanks everyone for your kind advice. I do like the idea of going full on hour services. A retired nail tech near me had suggested I do away with my classic services and only do signature services. I think I just might do that.
Samantha Vann Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2012, at 8:40 PM, Jill in Ky <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
