Q&A

As a Tech, How Do I Keep My Own Nails Intact?

What Nail Art Designs Are the Most Eye-Catching to Passers-by?

Do I Need a Fitting Room in My Salon?

How Do I Learn Nail Art If No One Is Available to Teach Me?

Do I have to have a website in addition to my Facebook page?

As an independent contractor, do I have to stay in the salon for five to six hours when there are no walk-ins or appointments?

C’mon Get Happy: Do you have any tips or techniques you use to turn around a client’s mood?

How do you track your sales and other records throughout the year?

Should I lower my prices to meet other people’s standards or am I right to charge more because I give better service?

Is there a business-related New Year’s resolution you find yourself making every year?

Reader to Reader: Are you still loyal to the product brands you learned with in nail school?

How do I turn down a nail client with chemical sensitivities?

Reader to Reader: What solutions do you have for handling extremely obese clients respectfully?

What do I do when a husband and wife want to switch appointments?

How do I get started servicing senior communities?

Reader to Reader: Have you ever turned a client away due to signs of a nail infection?

Reader to Reader: Was your family supportive of your decision to go into the beauty industry?

Should I include testimonial pages on my website?

Reader to Reader: Do you give preference to stocking your salon's retail boutique with items that are made in the U.S.A.?

I was thinking about converting from booth rental to commission. What do I need to know?