Moby
Well-Known Member
Hiya geeks,
I'm wondering how many of you have problems with clients who are so used to the NSS nails??
I live in Slough and the people here are well off - But they seem to be soooooo STIGGY!
I have opened my salon just over a month ago and poured every penny into it with no avail :cry:
I have an NSS each end of the highstreet and I'm at the centre. They charge £20 - £22.50 for a basic set.
I charge £25! And we both charge £30 for white tips & £35 for P&W.
But I think people still think I am too expensive!!!
I have only had 4 clients return from the xmas period... (whos nails were perfect) and I still keep praying the others will be back... but after 4 weeks...?
I have spent over a £1000 on advertising!
- £120 for 5000 coloured leaflets - These were done professionally & look beautiful! (The beautician who owns the place knew the guy & they did them on card by accident! )
- £100 for salon signs etc from guy above.
- Gave out 1500 leaflets to all the highstreet shops to put in staff rooms and 400ish of them in leaflet drops and I've held onto some and so has the beautician. - I HAVE HAD 1 RESPONSE - Just for a soak off.
- Paid £70 for a man to deliver 1000 - Genuine man - it's his business, did those last week - NO RESPONSES THOUGH!
- I'm now been on the BestOf for about 2 weeks, NO RESPONSES
- I've paid to be in the Yellow Pages for February
- And finally, I have paid a whopping £800 for 4 weeks of radio advertising and got less than 10 clients from it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
The guy was nice and has been checking up on how I'm doing - I said it wasn't good, not enough people have rang up! I don't want money back but he's booked to see me about another Radio scheme called Bonus - and if he thinks i'm paying another ridiculous amount after this fiasco, he has another thing coming!!
I am now going to do another 2000 leaflets where a guy who runs the local shop recommended me someone, he said they shouldn't charge me more than £20 to do a 1000! I might go for it... I'm desperate, I have made massive losses after the Radio advertising and such minimul leaflet response....
And most importantly, my finances are very low and I don't know what to try next!
I know it's January and we're all poor and so forth but I see one of the NSS salons full every day and it disheartens me!!!!! I am not a shop front but this is ridiculous! I am trying to force my boyfriend to hold a sandwich board now on Sats in highstreet!!!!! At least then I won't have to dish out money!!!!
Has anyone got any other ideas?? The closest pro salon to me is about a mile away in another town but I don't think she's doing too well either.... Maybe people just won't pay for these type of nails??
Cheap and nasty is what people want here.... :cry:
Sorry, i can never help rambling on!
Please help!!
I'm wondering how many of you have problems with clients who are so used to the NSS nails??
I live in Slough and the people here are well off - But they seem to be soooooo STIGGY!
I have opened my salon just over a month ago and poured every penny into it with no avail :cry:
I have an NSS each end of the highstreet and I'm at the centre. They charge £20 - £22.50 for a basic set.
I charge £25! And we both charge £30 for white tips & £35 for P&W.
But I think people still think I am too expensive!!!
I have only had 4 clients return from the xmas period... (whos nails were perfect) and I still keep praying the others will be back... but after 4 weeks...?
I have spent over a £1000 on advertising!
- £120 for 5000 coloured leaflets - These were done professionally & look beautiful! (The beautician who owns the place knew the guy & they did them on card by accident! )
- £100 for salon signs etc from guy above.
- Gave out 1500 leaflets to all the highstreet shops to put in staff rooms and 400ish of them in leaflet drops and I've held onto some and so has the beautician. - I HAVE HAD 1 RESPONSE - Just for a soak off.
- Paid £70 for a man to deliver 1000 - Genuine man - it's his business, did those last week - NO RESPONSES THOUGH!
- I'm now been on the BestOf for about 2 weeks, NO RESPONSES
- I've paid to be in the Yellow Pages for February
- And finally, I have paid a whopping £800 for 4 weeks of radio advertising and got less than 10 clients from it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
The guy was nice and has been checking up on how I'm doing - I said it wasn't good, not enough people have rang up! I don't want money back but he's booked to see me about another Radio scheme called Bonus - and if he thinks i'm paying another ridiculous amount after this fiasco, he has another thing coming!!
I am now going to do another 2000 leaflets where a guy who runs the local shop recommended me someone, he said they shouldn't charge me more than £20 to do a 1000! I might go for it... I'm desperate, I have made massive losses after the Radio advertising and such minimul leaflet response....
And most importantly, my finances are very low and I don't know what to try next!
I know it's January and we're all poor and so forth but I see one of the NSS salons full every day and it disheartens me!!!!! I am not a shop front but this is ridiculous! I am trying to force my boyfriend to hold a sandwich board now on Sats in highstreet!!!!! At least then I won't have to dish out money!!!!
Has anyone got any other ideas?? The closest pro salon to me is about a mile away in another town but I don't think she's doing too well either.... Maybe people just won't pay for these type of nails??
Cheap and nasty is what people want here.... :cry:
Sorry, i can never help rambling on!
Please help!!