Hannah1984
Well-Known Member
Well, I've come back from my holiday and said to myself Ill put my cards out in my hairdressers as been meaning to for a while. So this morning as I was passing, I went in gave them the cards. It was the salon owner who took them, and she straight away said, we are looking for a nail technician to rent a table. £20 a day rent, covers electric, water everything. (I dont know if this is a good price or not, so please let me know if not!) I would just need to buy my own table and chairs and of course bring my own kit. They would add me to their leaflets etc, and I would be right in the window so that is advertising in itself.
I was so shocked that she just offered it to me. Anyway, I told her that I am going back to college in September 2 and a half days every week and that I have only just qualified in April this year and havent really had much experience yet. She didnt mind and said that it will of course take time to build up clients etc, but they have had quite a few enquirys if they did acrylics there, so there is a opportunity for it. She wasnt phased that I only did acrylics too and really seemed positive about it.
The advice which I need is that the only nails I have been doing since I have qualified is on my friend, who I havent done for a while, as she didnt look after them and they didnt last well which knocked my confidence. So do I take the chance and expect to have a few bad sets and get better as I go along? The other thing I am worried about is the money side of things, I was expecting to reduce my hours at my job when I go to college anyway in September, but not knowing if I would have definate money coming in would scare me quite a bit. Because I only work 4 days at the moment in my job I could start doing just 1 day in there now, just to sort of test the water?
I really want to go for it, but any advice from geeks in similar positions or who have been there, done that, got the t-shirt, would be greatly appreciated!
Oh yes, and I've got the 2 salon owners booked in for nails next Wednesday!!! EEEEEKKKK!!!!
I was so shocked that she just offered it to me. Anyway, I told her that I am going back to college in September 2 and a half days every week and that I have only just qualified in April this year and havent really had much experience yet. She didnt mind and said that it will of course take time to build up clients etc, but they have had quite a few enquirys if they did acrylics there, so there is a opportunity for it. She wasnt phased that I only did acrylics too and really seemed positive about it.
The advice which I need is that the only nails I have been doing since I have qualified is on my friend, who I havent done for a while, as she didnt look after them and they didnt last well which knocked my confidence. So do I take the chance and expect to have a few bad sets and get better as I go along? The other thing I am worried about is the money side of things, I was expecting to reduce my hours at my job when I go to college anyway in September, but not knowing if I would have definate money coming in would scare me quite a bit. Because I only work 4 days at the moment in my job I could start doing just 1 day in there now, just to sort of test the water?
I really want to go for it, but any advice from geeks in similar positions or who have been there, done that, got the t-shirt, would be greatly appreciated!
Oh yes, and I've got the 2 salon owners booked in for nails next Wednesday!!! EEEEEKKKK!!!!