Severnrose
Well-Known Member
Have a dilemma!
I am mobile, I only offer spray tanning and have only very recently started (since December). I have a few customers, not just friends and family but 'strangers' too who have found me on google or yell.com or through word of mouth. I'm not doing many tans, on average 1-2 per week, a few weeks ago when the sun came out I did 11 in 3 days but last week none and this week I only have 2 booked in so far.
I only offer evening and weekend appointments as I have a 3 year old & a 5 month old so can only work when husband is here to look after them.
I am currently in maternity leave from my evening office job and am due to return at end of June. Trouble is, it's evenings so would mean I wouldn't be able to carry on as much with my tanning and really don't want to give it up as I love it.
I've been thinking of looking into renting a room within a salon / gym / similar some nights of the week and Saturday's as was hoping that by having a 'base' it may be a way of getting more customers (from passing trade, people that are already customers of the salon etc) What do you think? Do you think I should build more customers up first, or has anyone decided to rent a room just for spray tanning before and it has worked well?
I just really want to do something now so that I don't have to go back to my admin job and risk loosing out on tanning business.
Sorry for long post - didn't really need to give you all the info, could have just asked the question!
Thanks
I am mobile, I only offer spray tanning and have only very recently started (since December). I have a few customers, not just friends and family but 'strangers' too who have found me on google or yell.com or through word of mouth. I'm not doing many tans, on average 1-2 per week, a few weeks ago when the sun came out I did 11 in 3 days but last week none and this week I only have 2 booked in so far.
I only offer evening and weekend appointments as I have a 3 year old & a 5 month old so can only work when husband is here to look after them.
I am currently in maternity leave from my evening office job and am due to return at end of June. Trouble is, it's evenings so would mean I wouldn't be able to carry on as much with my tanning and really don't want to give it up as I love it.
I've been thinking of looking into renting a room within a salon / gym / similar some nights of the week and Saturday's as was hoping that by having a 'base' it may be a way of getting more customers (from passing trade, people that are already customers of the salon etc) What do you think? Do you think I should build more customers up first, or has anyone decided to rent a room just for spray tanning before and it has worked well?
I just really want to do something now so that I don't have to go back to my admin job and risk loosing out on tanning business.
Sorry for long post - didn't really need to give you all the info, could have just asked the question!
Thanks