
What’s Frustrating Christine Turner?
Recently crowned Nail Technician of the Year should be dancing a jig, but she's frustrated by the industry and she explains why.
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Recently crowned Nail Technician of the Year should be dancing a jig, but she's frustrated by the industry and she explains why.


Online reviews are a huge factor in getting new clients to visit your salon. Indeed, for the past several years, I’ve been using online reviews as a deciding factor in most of my purchases — from
Pedicure thrones are one of the biggest investments a salon can make, yet some owners tend to neglect them once they have been installed, and soon find themselves with a chair in need of repair. I recently
I know I’ve mentioned in the past that I have never had so many “walk-ins” since I moved to a private office on the fourth floor of a semi-secure office building. I blame the Internet —
Making sure everyone in the salon is representing a service is a really valuable marketing move that costs very little.
Getting back to basic can mean different things to different nail techs: perhaps it means improving the way you apply polish. Maybe it means not letting your phone ring so many times before you pick it up. Or maybe it’s keeping a closer eye on how much you spend on nail supplies.
By Lisa Marie Arnold, Salon & Spa Solutions As we near the end of 2010, you may be reflecting on your accomplishments — or maybe on some shortcomings this past year. Salon and spa owners need
Use the Marie Kondo method of decluttering to tidy up your salon. If items don’t spark joy, thank them and discard them.
Sisters Castle and Lauren Searcy built their business from the ground up, opening their very first salon, Tootsies Nail Shoppe, in 2006. After hard work and diligent cross-promoting, they now run two salons, a certified nail school, and a barbershop, all under the Tootsies brand.
First off, I would like to apologize to you and my business for dropping the ball the last couple of months. The reason I have been neglectful is because I've been attending school to become a