Did you read my last post? I show up in 4 different salons in any given
week! Is it a good idea? Well it works for me...at this point in my life.
I have had the cRaZiEsT couple of years and came back to Florida to regroup.
1. I have my own little space (a 10 x 10 room in a realtor's office in a
business park). I have done ZERO marketing beyond being listed on a couple
mfgr websites and talking to people I meet and have picked up a few clients.
At some point I need to actually print cards/brochures/get serious.
Currently I barter the rent I would be paying for services for the realtor
and her daughter.
2. Am working as a booth renter 1 day a week for ProFiles doing waxing,
facials and lash extensions (no nails). I pay $50 for the room for each day
I'm there. Which would be quite expensive, but when I'm busy I make several
hundred in a day.
3. Also committed to 2 days doing mani/pedi/shellac/brow & lip waxing in a
corporate owned space at Chicos HQ. They do not charge me rent or overhead
and in exchange I have discounted the prices to their employees (a few
dollars off each service works out to 15-30% off...with an average of a 20%
discount to them. Win-win.)
4. Occasionally I fill in for a friend who has a booth rental salon in the
spa at in a community called Paseo. She provides everything and pays me 50%.
I only offer anyone who asks a very brief explanation - Oh I'm just filling
in for Tracey today...my salon is way up past Colonial. (This is quite a
drive and not near my location so no ethical issues, whatsoever.)
The way I this works is I have been completely honest and forthright with
all parties. They ALL know where I am on any given day...they all know they
can call me to see if I'm available other days to accommodate their clients
(and I pack my kit and go where I am needed, if I possibly can.) I do NOT
poach clients from ProFiles salon to my location...even if they ask.
BUT....I offer the Chicos employees the option of coming to my location
(they're 2 miles apart) if they want services on a day I'm not on their
campus.
I have duplicated most things for my salon and Chicos (have only limited
polish colors in both places, but so far no one has seemed to mind since I'm
doing a lot of SOGs anyway, and those I do have duplicates.) Chicos
provides the table, chairs and a pedi throne, so it was just little supplies
that I had to pick up. I already had most things---did buy another UV lamp.
For the other two locations, I have kits that I carry back and forth, which
is a pain, but I've just about quit forgetting the important stuff! lol
Yes, I am a little scattered. Yes, I have to plan the day well and really do
look at my calendar and checklists before I ever step outside my door. But
for now...it's keeping me busier than I would be in a single location. And
since I'm new to the area, I'm meeting people I would not meet, otherwise,
which in some cases (with the exceptions above) leads to funneling people
into my own salon.
Katherine, you do have some issues to work out. Are you sure you can't booth
rent at the other salon so the owner won't be taken advantage of and you
won't be either? It is ultimately the client's choice...not you or the
owner's, but I just don't hold with poaching an established clientele away
from a salon. And it seems a shame that you can't give your existing
clients this new convenience while maintaining your income. (Remember
tho....if you are being paid commission...the salon will be picking up your
product costs, not you, so the seeming cut in pay is not as sharp as you
think.)
Only good, clear, friendly communication will work! Be fair....and ask for
fairness....and see if you can't make it work.
Geno Stamporo says, "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always
have what you've already got!"
Have another meeting or two....and let us know what you decide!
Karen
Fort Myers, FL
-----Original Message-----
From: Katherine Fahrig
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 5:00 PM
To: nailtech List
Subject: NailTech:: Is working in more than one salon a good idea?
Hey Techies,
I am heavy hearted. I've been doing nails for 27 years and I still love it.
I rent booth space in a small salon, off the beaten path. We do not get many
walk ins so, as my clientele has aged or moved away I am not gaining enough
clients to stay busy. I've tried referral programs, online booking,
Facebook, etc.. I'm thinking that the only thing I haven't tried is
"location". I prefer the work environment at the no drama little salon where
I currently booth rent, but, I'm not building my business here. I'm thinking
that I should cut my hours to 3 days a week and work at a busier salon 2
days a week.
How would I accomplish this and is it a good idea? Is anyone else working at
2 salons at the same time? How does that work? Should I apply to work at a
salon more than 5 miles away from my current salon to avoid any concerns
that the salon owner might have about steeling clients away from the salon?
I live 14 miles away from the booth rent salon, I could apply to salons in
my neighborhood. I have several clients who live within 5 miles of my home.
They drive the 14 miles to come to me. I would not want them to start coming
to me at the new salon where I will be paid commission or salary. I make
more money off of them if they come to my booth rent salon. How would I deal
with that situation? Wouldn't the salon want me to bring new clients to
their salon or would they hire me without bring any clients with me? I've
booth rented for 26 years, I've interviewed salon owners not the other way
around. I don't know how to do this.
Thoughts? Opinions?
Katherine
Missouri
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