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    Possible good opportunity! But don't know what to do?

    Ask the salon can you organise an open day, may bring them new clients to, invite all the salons existing clients. Take an advert in the local rag. Any organisations and business in the area send invites to. Refreshments and nibbles and lots of info on yourself and your treatments and incentives...
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    A taboo question

    I have been working from home since February and have just started doing some mobile. I was working full time before and now do about 24hrs a week sometimes every day for a couple of hours, good weeks and sparse weeks. I earn on average 75% more than working for somebody else and still have room...
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    Employee & angry father!

    What a nightmare. Why not pre-empt him and invite him in and go over what you did with his daughter or you arrange to visit him at his home. Keeping him away from the salon. Otherwise inform the police you may have a incident on your hands so they are aware if you have to call them. Hope it is...
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    Responses from gumtree

    Just thought I would share this. I put an add on Gumtree, well two actually one for hair services and one for holistic. I had two responses for massage, both male. The first was a bit dodgy as he emailed and left his number for me to ring him, which I did. He was foreign and spoke very little...
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    Is your log cabin plumbed? Does it have a loo?

    This is something I have been looking into. I would need running water as I do hairdressing, but as far as the loo in concerned, I was looking at a log-cabin/garden room from Wickes and it had a side room with a separate door which I thought would make a little loo and maybe use a portable loo...
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    CRB and working with the vulnerable

    I used to work in an Holistic clinic and a local home used to bring residents in for massage. They were always chaperoned and if I remember rightly the matron/manager of the home filled in the consultation forms. Although they had mental health problems it was decided that the treatments helped...
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    Best type of massage for injured back?

    Definatly a remedial massage with a therapist who knows what they are doing and is experienced, if you are a bit worried about sports massage. Hot stones to me is just a spa massage and of no value to injury or trauma, although a pleasant enough massage.
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    OK not sure what to do now, I could scream!

    Sorry about the size of that.:eek:
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    OK not sure what to do now, I could scream!

    I also use a camping chair because my space is limited as well. Mine is a Vango Ventura chair that comes with a foot rest and folds up to nothing. I cover it with a throw and it is very comfortable.
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    No consultation?

    Exactly the same happened to me. I went to a salon local to me for a crystal clear facial, well actually I went just for a relaxing facial. Had no consultation and ended up having the crystal clear she just assumed that was what I was having. The salon is big modern and trendy and always seems...
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    How to avoid scarring?

    Bio oil and Aloe vera gel.
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    Any forums about reflexology and aromatherapy

    Miss sparkle has already said it Healthy pages is a fantastic forum for Holistic therapies. Very processional Complementary Therapies & Natural Health - HealthyPages
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    Mobile stylists/therapists

    I need to get a car as I now have a couple of days doing mobile and its getting too much walking and bussing it. What kind of cars do you mobile therapists/stylists have? I am thinking boot size, fuel consumption, tax and insurance costs, reliability. Have any of you found a particular car...
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    Made your own price lists?

    I use Vista print also. I only get them when on offer and once you use them you get offers sent all the time as a "special customer". :wink2:
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    How much has tanning added to your business?

    I am home based and have just invested in spray tan. I did this because when I was in a salon up till Christmas the amount of walk in's we had for spray tans was unbelievable. The only thing was if we couldn't do them there and then they went somewhere else. And as we were on a road where there...
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    Vote for old Salon Geek with a heart

    Back in the day when I did my training I had to do three years apprenticeship and two years improving before I could call my self a stylist. I had just missed having to be indentured to my employer and my parents paying for the privilege of me being trained and tied to the same employer for...
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    Confidence crisis in older therapists

    I am 55 and have been hairdressing for for forty years and beauty and holistic for 18 years and I like to keep up to date with all the modern styles and new things coming up in the beauty industry and feel I am as good and dare I say sometimes better than the younger up and coming therapists but...
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    Any tips before signing

    Definitely cap the sales. The salon I worked in didn't and we sold 1400. It was a three hour package and we worked at a loss. We couldn't physically fit them all in the the time given so they wanted us to extend the deal. I have left before that happened but I believe they didn't and had to...
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    Massage - Elderly client with possible skin condition?

    What was the cause of the ulcers, is it down to diabetes? If so then he should not be receiving massage. Also it could be Lymphedema and should only have light massage, he really should see a experienced MLD therapist. He should also have his Doctors consent.
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    Exfoliating gloves

    Poundland. And they do lots of bits that could go in goody/welcome packs.
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