Hidden Mandy
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Hoping someone can give me suggestions or offer advice / help??
I have a small salon which has been open since June 2011, we have a small loyal client base and are constantly doing text offers, facebook advertising and have done 3 local leaflet drops since we opened. Our prices are very competitive compared to our competitors (of which there aren't many nearby!).
I have also done leaflets and gift vouchers for treatments for teachers at local schools and slimming world groups etc. We have a website and are listed on many free search sites such as touchlocal, wahanda etc!
I work full time (well - Weds - Saturday) and am qualified in all treatments except for massage, facials and gel nails. My part timer is fully qualified in everything and works 3 days a week and I have an experienced nail tech who works Saturdays only.
I have not yet been able to pay myself a wage, which is understandable, and this will probably be the case for the rest of this year, I am able to pay my qualified girls to carry out most of the treatments but I'm finding especially since around October time that a lot of the time we are sitting here doing nothing!!
This is not only frustrating but is costing me a lot of money, and a couple of months I have had to pay the rent out of my own pocket (or my husbands!!!) as the salon is simply not bringing in enough money.
Now I am on the verge of going back to my previous life as an insurance sales person (boooo!!) to bring some money in, and leave the girls to run things, but I really love the beauty industry so my question is (sorry for the long post but I wanted readers to understand my position so far!!!) is there anything I can do from the salon to earn extra money??? whether it be a distributor for something beauty related, mail order, etc, etc???
I have a marketing and sales background, am very good at admin related things, I can't help thinking there could be something I could do to earn money whilst sat here in a salon with very few clients!!!
For info we also have a PAYG Microdermabrasion machine, a power plate, sunbed, and one of my girls has just done semi - perm eyelash course and is currently practising like mad!!! oh and we have SkinViva in around once a month to do Botox / fillers etc!!
Any help or advice (or job offers!!) would be greatly appreciated!!!!
Thanks, Mandy
Hoping someone can give me suggestions or offer advice / help??
I have a small salon which has been open since June 2011, we have a small loyal client base and are constantly doing text offers, facebook advertising and have done 3 local leaflet drops since we opened. Our prices are very competitive compared to our competitors (of which there aren't many nearby!).
I have also done leaflets and gift vouchers for treatments for teachers at local schools and slimming world groups etc. We have a website and are listed on many free search sites such as touchlocal, wahanda etc!
I work full time (well - Weds - Saturday) and am qualified in all treatments except for massage, facials and gel nails. My part timer is fully qualified in everything and works 3 days a week and I have an experienced nail tech who works Saturdays only.
I have not yet been able to pay myself a wage, which is understandable, and this will probably be the case for the rest of this year, I am able to pay my qualified girls to carry out most of the treatments but I'm finding especially since around October time that a lot of the time we are sitting here doing nothing!!
This is not only frustrating but is costing me a lot of money, and a couple of months I have had to pay the rent out of my own pocket (or my husbands!!!) as the salon is simply not bringing in enough money.
Now I am on the verge of going back to my previous life as an insurance sales person (boooo!!) to bring some money in, and leave the girls to run things, but I really love the beauty industry so my question is (sorry for the long post but I wanted readers to understand my position so far!!!) is there anything I can do from the salon to earn extra money??? whether it be a distributor for something beauty related, mail order, etc, etc???
I have a marketing and sales background, am very good at admin related things, I can't help thinking there could be something I could do to earn money whilst sat here in a salon with very few clients!!!
For info we also have a PAYG Microdermabrasion machine, a power plate, sunbed, and one of my girls has just done semi - perm eyelash course and is currently practising like mad!!! oh and we have SkinViva in around once a month to do Botox / fillers etc!!
Any help or advice (or job offers!!) would be greatly appreciated!!!!
Thanks, Mandy