Different prices for different therapists?!?!?!

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funkymanda

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Does anyone use different prices for different levels of experienced therapist??

I am looking at changing my prices and would like to know if I could have a pricing structure similar to top hairdressers - head stylist, director etc???

If so, how would it look on the price list?

Could you let me know what you think or if you have used this method.

It's just I don't think it is fair clients paying the same prices for me - owner with 5 years experience and my other therapists -just qualified and one years experience.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts
Amanda
www.funkyfingertips.co.uk
 
Unless this was a separate price for specialist make-up or a more advanced treatment I would not be happy to pay more as I would hope that there would be no variation in massage, polish application or waxing, for example, as I would only expect to be paying for a high quality service regardless of who is carrying it out. I always assumed hairdressers had different prices as you can be more creative the more experience you have.

I know you have more experience and can totally see where you are coming from but to me it would be like saying if I pay a bit more and see you for a leg wax for example I would have all the hairs removed but if I see your junior therapist I may be left with a patch job! Or my polish may chip sooner if I use the newer therapist.

The only way I could see it working asking people to pay more to see you is if you are incredibly booked up and want to make sure your new therapist get some clients and you get less. In this case you would need to be sure you have loyal clients who will stay with you and others who would change. If you are raising your prices though you need to take into account that some clients will not be happy, some however will be happy to pay more, this is something you could discuss with them individually to warn them of an increase. Or were you thinking of making the newer therapists cheaper than you? :hug:
 
There are a few nail technicians in Cardiff that do this, but I havent seen it any further down towards me.
 
Does anyone use different prices for different levels of experienced therapist??

I am looking at changing my prices and would like to know if I could have a pricing structure similar to top hairdressers - head stylist, director etc???

If so, how would it look on the price list?

Could you let me know what you think or if you have used this method.

It's just I don't think it is fair clients paying the same prices for me - owner with 5 years experience and my other therapists -just qualified and one years experience.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts
Amanda
Funky Fingertips

i see where you are coming from, only you can decide this. it may make your other staff feel they are not as good, which is not good for morale. hopefully your own clients would be spending more with you anyway as you can prob sell more etc. thsi may work if you are trying to get your clients to try other therapists thou, which is prob something you wil want to happen when you want to move away from doing so many treatments.
Also, althou you are more qualified, other therapists may have otehr skills, such as great at massage. i know a girl who has been qualified a year, but is afantastic at massage, a real natural with excellent pressure, and others experienced but not that great.
goodluck in your decision x:)
 
I agree with Weezie and indeed I have had clients from a nearby salon that does just this and these clients have all had a moan for exactly the reasons Weezie has said.

The only thing I would do if needed would be to put your treatments cheaper than they now are for the lesser experinced staff IF you feel they are not quite up to scratch in a particular treatment.

Most salons dont have the owner as being more expensive than staff.

I really do think that it could quite possibly cause bad feeling as mentioned and if it were me I wouldn't do it.Good luck in whatever you choose to do though.:green:
 
I actually think its a good idea but in a beauty salon i can see it being difficult to implement.

What would you do if two friends wanted to book in for facials at the same time ? One would have to pay more yet it would be the same facial.

Where I used to work if clients wanted to book the head therapist there was a 10% charge added on but clients didn't go to her because she was 'the head therapist' they went because she was good at her job & they liked her. Hope Ive explained that ok.
 
i have to say i agree with weezie, i think the only time i would expect to see a difference in price was if it was a trainee price list, have seen a few salons locally that offer a full set of acrylics for £15 when its a trainee doing the job. In the case of the salon owner being more experienced etc... i can understand what you're saying but at the end of the day your staff get an hourly rate, why not up your prices slightly across the board and give yourself a pay rise xx
 
I really don't know what to do, I suppose the best option is to spend more time training to staff to get upto scratch with me. I have to take in clients comments and they say that pedicures, manicures and nails are the main treatments where I differ for the better than my staff, which is difficult as these are the treatments where client go away with a physical result of the treatment - paint, nail shape etc and therefore something to compare my staff to me.....
.... oh well the joys of being a boss hey - got to solve the problem myself, but i really thank you all for your thoughts.

Amanda xxxx
www.funkyfingertips.co.uk
 

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