Dnx
Well-Known Member
I wish I knew how to tap into this plethora of fully qualified nail techs! We went through 60 applicants to find just 2 who could actually 'do' what they are 'qualified' in.
The thing is, there is a VERY similar issue going on right now in the world of photography. People are setting themselves up as a "photographer" simply because they have managed to purchase a Canon/Nikon DSLR for about £500, and the pattern is exactly the same - up pops a website, up pops a Facebook page and up pops a forum profile posting very basic amateur photography and asking for advice on shooting a wedding the following Saturday. And just as in nails, these 'fauxtographers' (as the pros call them) end up disappearing after 12 months when their 'studio' doesn't bring in enough income.
So don't be worried...it's not the death of the nail industry - in any industry the cream rises to the top and charges appropriately, while others think it must be the way the make a quick buck and try to grab a slice of the pie. If anything, these types of people are good for the industry as they enable you to justify your prices to your 'once bitten, twice shy' clients.
Recessions don't finish off healthy businesses or talented people...they just clear the decks of the less skilled and 'not up to scratch' (pardon the pun). That's how I see it!
Indeed - the amount of times I've been told that I have a really 'big' or 'flash' camera and it must take brilliant pictures...sure it does, look I'll show you a trick where I put it down and it photographs all by itself! The amount of mums who have bought a digital camera, bought a website template and set themselves up as pro photographers is laughable, all whilst devaluing the industry. I tend to ignore them now