
At the Top of Your Game
You’ve paid your dues, you’ve built your clientele, and your book is so packed with standing appointments it’s hard to take new clients. So how do you promote your business when you’re filled to capacity?

You’ve paid your dues, you’ve built your clientele, and your book is so packed with standing appointments it’s hard to take new clients. So how do you promote your business when you’re filled to capacity?
I have to start this entry with something completely unrelated to work, but wonderful when it comes to my personal life. My brother and his wife became the proud parents of a beautiful, healthy baby girl
Since we are finishing up with this fitness series, I thought I would take a step back and give an update on the new tech in our salon and how her business has grown since she
First off I have to say that the wedding I attended in San Diego was beautiful. Lauren was a stunning bride and I wish her and Michael a lifetime of joy and happiness! I had a
I finally had time last week to get the iPhone I bartered for a month ago set up. By the end of this week I will be set up to take credit cards. After talking to
There are days when it's all I can do to keep nodding and smiling while trying to bite my tongue without it showing. Keep your head down, keep filing. How do so many people who seek professional
Surprisingly, we have a LOT of men who come to us for manicures and pedicures -- they do not seem to mind all the PINK! And our male clientele is growing each week. So we just
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...traveling at 40 mph while another train leaves the same station traveling at 60 mph... I was never afraid of word problems. In fact, it came as a surprise to me in the 6th grade when I
Our Spring festival season is upon us and we have been keeping very busy. "Princess Melissa" made her debut at a recent school festival and was well received. Princess Melissa is my oldest son's girlfriend who
I hate doing repairs. I certainly want to fix nails that have gone awry, but let's face it, repairs are time-sucks. And when your days are booked back to back, finding 15 minutes to squeeze in
At all the locations I have worked in in all my years of doing nails, I have never really loved walk-ins. They are very nerve-wracking for me.Even in a situation where you want walk-ins, since the
Naturally, over the years, I have met hundreds of people and done thousands of nails. And, as is the nature of the business, not everyone I've met has remained on my client list. Clientele turns over for
I have been trying to hire more help. Lucy is only available to work during the day while her kids are in school and part days on Saturdays. So that leaves me with no help in
I recently have been debating over what company I want to go with to start taking credit cards again. I haven’t taken credit or debit cards in about four years due to the high cost on
I believe I have mentioned (repeatedly) in the past that I hate being on the phone. Not just for work, but at all; I was terrible at being a teenager. Nevertheless, the job rather requires it. Only
In honor of Lucy's heritage, we are having a Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 6. (We know it should be May 5 but the 6th falls on a Friday and that's the day we wanted