Newbie - Where do I start?

[smilie]

New and where to start - Today, 09:41 PM



We just moved to a new town and to help out with the cost of our new house I have decided to offer gel nails from my home. I took the gel nail course 2 years ago and have mostly done my own nails.

I'm feeling lost as to where to start... I don't have a seperate room available yet. I have my nail desk set up in the corner of my living room. Once I start making money I will then be able to develop my basement and have a nail salon set up. But till then what do I charge, can I work under the table or do I need a business license. I was thinking about going through word of mouth for a little while before I start to advertise, is this wise? What added service can I offer to keep people wanting to come back? Do I even need to worry about that when I'm first getting started? What should I know before starting?


Please help!

 

[xx-Angel-xx]

hey maybe try word of mouth at first, but you really need to get insurance to be on the safe side of things. as for a added service i have what you call a loyalty scheme which is have a full set of nails and 4 sets of infills and get your 5th one half price it works really well with me i have these little cards where i write the date to keep track, as for a price maybe try doin them for £10 or £15 just to get the clientell up.. then after a couple of months when you are ready put your price up.

Hope this helps hunnie xx

 

[smilie]

Thanks for the ideas. I'm going to look into insurance. It's best to have my butt covered. I'm looking at putting a flyer together to email out to friends and get them spreading the word as well.

Should I keep my prices lower given that my desk is in the corner of my living room?

 

[mdskora]

I don't think you need to put yur prices to low ... you will find that alot of people will bulk at the price rise once you move into your proper salon area.... given that it is still at your home just down stairs.... keep your prices competitive with what others around you your area are charging... in a few months you will be back to a speed and you will want to be making money to help out.. it has to be worth your while or what is the point of doing it???