Editor's Note: Take a Risk and Raise Prices
Although nail technician income has risen steadily, at least keeping pace with inflation, prices on most services have barely budged upward in two years, and some service prices have dropped.
Give Every Service Ticket a Boost
As the price of a basic manicure drops, so goes your income. Here are sure-fire ways to combat income decline and move into the ranks of the technician who’s not just surviving, but thriving.
How to Land a Job at a High-End Salon
There’s more to getting the best jobs than just having great technique. Personality and presentation count for a lot with high-end salon owners.
Preventing Bad Checks
Gathering adequate information helps you spot bad checks – and recover funds when checks bounce.
1992 Nail Technician Compensation Survey
You can earn more money in the nail business by continuing your education, offering a variety of services, and by simply sticking with it.
The Big Payoff
An incentive-based compensation program that’s tied to pricing motivates nail technicians while increasing the salon’s bottom line. It’s a win/win situation for everyone.
They’re No Longer Just Product Middlemen
Education, business planning, product knowledge, technical support, and tradeshows are just a few of the business-building programs full-service distributors offer their salon “partners.”
Profit Sharing Means Income Up Down Under
Salon owner Lynette Kirsten offers her technicians an opportunity to share in the success of her salon by sharing the profits.
Editor’s Note: Independent Contractors, Beware
I suspect that many nail technicians who classify themselves as “independent contractors” may not be at all. I urge salon owners and booth renters to take a closer look at their situation before the IRS decides to take a closer look.
How to Raise Your Prices
All you have to sell are your time and your service. Have the confidence to raise your prices, back them with education, and know you’re worth it.
Awards and Incentives Produce Top Employees
Keeping staff happy, satisfied, and fulfilled can be the biggest challenge salon owners face. Yet, somehow, many salon owners and managers retain employees long-term and manage to keep them happy. What innovative programs are salon owners implementing? What do employees really want?
The Distribution Debate: Does It Matter Where You Buy Supplies?
Does it matter where you buy nail care supplies? And what’s at stake when products designed for professional use are available to the general public?
Editor's note: Give Technicians a Reason to Sell
If a nail technician splits with the salon owner the profits on any retail she sells (just as she splits the cost of her services) the nail tech would have a tremendous incentive to sell more.
The Tipping Dilemma
Can nail technicians accept tips without affecting their professional image?
A Salon Professional’s Guide to Health Insurance
Sky-high premiums, unfair restrictions – it’s enough to make anyone sick.
by Judy Lessin
Got the Uncle Sam Blues?
Better budgeting now will help you avoid the blues
Independent Contractor or Employee?
The first thing you should know about the difference between being an employee and being an independent contractor is that the choice may not be up to you. Stay on the right side of the law ... and the IRS.