Link Love: 6/24/11

Congratulations to NAILS Magazine's parent company Bobit Business Media for celebrating its 50th anniversary this week!Here are some of NAILS Magazine's editors favorite blog posts of the week:Sam Biddle's Be Inspired offers tips for using Biddle's

Reach Out to Neighboring Businesses

Last week we talked about the importance of self-promotion and the significance of getting out there to promote yourself. This leads me to my first suggestion: the “Business of the Week.”  This is a great way

Put On Your Event Planner’s Hat

I hope you have been enjoying our focus on loyalty programs and how to reward our clients. We have covered loyalty cards — a way to reward our clients for purchases, referrals, and pre-booking, etc. Last

Bad Capitalists

Why is it that we — yes “we,” as in the embarrassing majority of the people who work in our industry — think that it’s reasonable to expect a break on rent if we’re only going

Thanks Mom!

Well it just came down the pike that NAILS Magazine pretty much expected me to take the holiday off too ... but I just had to sneak in one more post this week before the offices

Announcing the Final Three Next Top Nail Artist Finalists

The first-ever Next Top Nail Artist had some pretty stiff competition. So we decided to bring the final three competitors to Long Beach to challenge them one last time and crown the ultimate winner. 

Link Love: 4/8/11

I hope everyone has had a busy week at your salons and that pedicure clients are coming out of winter hibernation. (If not, this Hot Lava Pedicure might coax them out.)Here are some of the most

Partner With Your Product Distributor

This week we're following up with onsite in-salon training at your salon with me. In last week's post, we talked about custom-designing your add-on menu and getting the nail department consistent with all services. This week,

Win It Wednesday: Premium Nails Acrylic Powders

To win this set, simply leave a comment on this blog post telling us why you love sculpting.