Crowdsourcing: Do you do your own nails or have another tech do them?
This month we asked nail techs: Do you do your own nails or have another tech do them?
by Tracy Rubert
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHThis month we asked nail techs: Do you do your own nails or have another tech do them?
This month we asked nail techs: Do you socialize with clients outside of the salon? Why or why not?
This month we asked nail techs: What is the best way to find great employees for your salon?
This month we asked nail techs: What was the biggest obstacle in opening your salon and how did you overcome it?
This month we asked nail techs: What was your biggest nail service disaster?
This month we asked nail techs: How do you feel about clients using their cell phones during a manicure? What do you do if it messes up your work?
This month we asked nail techs: What is the sweetest thing a client or coworker has ever done for you?
This month we asked nail techs:How do you react to negative feedback on Yelp? Do you respond?
This month we asked nail techs: What are the best-selling retail items at your salon? What has a hard time selling?
This month we asked nail techs: How do you achieve a good work/life balance?
This month we asked nail techs: Do you use an e-file?
This month we asked nail techs: What's been your most successful charity event to date?
This month we asked nail techs: Do you think French-style nails are outdated for bridal, and if so, what’s a nice alternative?
This month we asked nail techs: Is it best to offer a wide-ranging salon menu or to hone in on a specialty or two?
We asked a salon owner, an employee, and a both renter this very question, and receive three different responses.
Sometimes keeping yourself motivated can be enough of a challenge. So what do you do when it comes to keeping others up and running? Do you recommend a book for them to read? Offer them words of encouragement? Instruct them how to keep going?
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.