How do you sell the idea of a home salon?

[bubbabinks]

I'm trying to do my website and I just cant find the right words so that potential clients know it's in my home.
Unfortunatly due to lack of rooms it will be set up in my livingroom, but they will have complete privacy because I will arrange appointments around the house being empty.

Can anyone suggest any wording?

Thanks Ria x

 

[beautyseeker]

How about

"Professional Beauty Therapist who works from the Privacy of her own home"

Its to the point anyway. I was going to use that until the local council tried to charge me £300 to work from home so now I am mobile only.

Trish :hug:

 

[bubbabinks]

Eek I know I still have to check with the local council and the H/A, fingers crossed for me

 

[Mrs.Clooney]

How about

"Professional Beauty Therapist who works from the Privacy of her own home"

Its to the point anyway. I was going to use that until the local council tried to charge me £300 to work from home so now I am mobile only.

Trish :hug:

£300 to work from home? Bloody day light robbery! I am truely gobsmacked. What planet are these people on? I just don't get it. The government want us to be self sufficient, hardworking, forward thinking etc..... and then your local council charge you for it!

Best wishes bubbabinks on setting up your home salon. Give your advertizing the personal touch. Explain your salon as a home from home experience with a personalized service.

You will, however, have to ensure that nobody is home during salon times and this unfortunately may limit your service.

 

[bubbabinks]

£300 to work from home? Bloody day light robbery! I am truely gobsmacked. What planet are these people on? I just don't get it. The government want us to be self sufficient, hardworking, forward thinking etc..... and then your local council charge you for it!

Best wishes bubbabinks on setting up your home salon. Give your advertizing the personal touch. Explain your salon as a home from home experience with a personalized service.

You will, however, have to ensure that nobody is home during salon times and this unfortunately may limit your service.

Great minds hey?? I've literally just typed home from home experience!lol
I will add the bit about a personalized service, I like that.

 

[*Garfield*]

I sell mine on 1-1 treatments,private, easy free parking, flexible appointments... Good luck with it hun x

 

[Joannesnails]

i class mine as home based salon but i usually do mobile not always from home. i cannot believe the council are willing to charge £300 for that grr makes me angry there such money making sanso's x

 

[bubbabinks]

Ha ha wicked, I've just spoken to the lady from the housing association and she sees no reason why not as long as it doesnt effect residents parking, well at one car at a time it shouldnt do.
Whilst I was on the phone she was asking me how much I was going to charge for acrylic nails, already getting interest and I havent even started!:lol:

 

[blossom]

You will, however, have to ensure that nobody is home during salon times and this unfortunately may limit your service.

I work from home, from our living room and I work when hubby and kids are at home. Admittedly, we have a separate dining room, so when a client is due they skidaddle, once client is in the living room with door closed, the family can do what they will - BUT they are banned from coming in (unless dire emergency lol), playing loud music, bouncing balls repetitively on the bedroom floor (which is the living room ceiling), farting in the bath (which can be heard echoing in the living room lol) and anything which may otherwise disturb the peace.


My understanding of things is that unless you use a separate room for your business use, the council waive any fee. It is only if you have a dedicated nail or treatment room that you will incur the business rate.

hth and good luck with it, for me it is the very best way of working.


Edit: sorry have just re-read the first post and I understand now why you want the house empty. However, my family do spend a lot of their time UPstairs, we've bought a TV with freeview so the same channels can be watched up there as downstairs so they have no excuse to complain! If your living room joins your kitchen I would even install tea & coffee making facilities upstairs (hubby cannot survive for longer than 30 mins without a cuppa lol)

 

[Susie H]

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My understanding of things is that unless you use a separate room for your business use, the council waive any fee. It is only if you have a dedicated nail or treatment room that you will incur the business rate.
you had me worried there, but my studio is also my hobbies room and the library lol

hth and good luck with it, for me it is the very best way of working.

totally agree, its lovely to be able to sit in the garden, put your own music on and have an all important cuppa in your own cups:lol:

 

[blossom]

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My understanding of things is that unless you use a separate room for your business use, the council waive any fee. It is only if you have a dedicated nail or treatment room that you will incur the business rate.
you had me worried there, but my studio is also my hobbies room and the library lol

hth and good luck with it, for me it is the very best way of working.

totally agree, its lovely to be able to sit in the garden, put your own music on and have an all important cuppa in your own cups:lol:

Absolutely, and if you do get the odd no-show you can just catch up with something else that needs doing!

 

[bubbabinks]

Thanks guys, I've sent out my letter to the H/A to confirm our conversation this morning.
Nothing holding me back now, apart from funds but I'll find a way!:lol:

 

[clara doon]

I think there are lots of pro and cons from working from home.

The main problem can be letting the public know where you are, as you have no shop front for passing trade you have to work at building your client base and reputation up, many of my client like the fact they don't have to go into a salon environment for their treatment and I feel I can give my clients better customer care as I have more time to perform the service.

My local council have a business development department who have helped me go through all the stages of working from home, and all the areas that needed to be covered, from business rates to heath and safety issues and building regs.Every area has different rules so its best to check it all out. One of the main things that they asked me was about parking, also the size and use of the room I was going to be using.

 

[Bev Rose]

This is a copy of what I say on my website....

I offer Acrylic liquid & powder nail enhancements in my home based salon in Bicker, just outside Donington, near Boston in the south of Lincolnshire. Only 15mins from Boston, Spalding & 20 mins from Sleaford.
Easy FREE parking. Why battle your way into town & struggle to get parked, when you can sail out of town quickly & easily and be sat in my pleasant home salon with a complimentary drink in no time!

I think or hope it sounds much easier to come to me.

I rang my local council & was told the same about the parking issue - I have off road parking for clients, but it is only one at a time, 'like a mate coming round for a coffee' is how the guy from the council said
Also, my salon is in my conservatory, which is a dual purpose room (dining room).
Plus clients walk through my front door, through the house to the back, they do not use a separate entrance straight into the 'salon', I understand that would also incur business rates.

 

[blossom]

This is a copy of what I say on my website....

I offer Acrylic liquid & powder nail enhancements in my home based salon in Bicker, just outside Donington, near Boston in the south of Lincolnshire. Only 15mins from Boston, Spalding & 20 mins from Sleaford.
Easy FREE parking. Why battle your way into town & struggle to get parked, when you can sail out of town quickly & easily and be sat in my pleasant home salon with a complimentary drink in no time!

I think or hope it sounds much easier to come to me.

Sounds great Bev, if I was nearer I'd be booking in lol!

 

[chantell simone]

I cannot believe the council would charge £300 to work from home! that is terrible

i would love to have a home salon, but with a two bed flat it's just not going to happen

how about "I am a qualified beauty therapist offering a variety of professional treatments from the privacy and comfort of my own home. Free parking is also available".

good luck with it all

 

[bubbabinks]

Thanks guys some really helpful tips, I especially like the one about not having to worry about finding a space.
I think I will give the council a call just to double check.

 

[hayls]

Basically I think if you are going to change the use of a room completely then they will charge you!

My salon is our old bathroom, so I have kept a sink in there, so it would be easy to turn it back into a bathroom.

Also Ria, my space is so small, that I didnt need to pay business rates!

hth's xx