It’s Only Natural [Nail Care Services]
With all of the media hoopla focused around natural nail care, can you afford to not have it on your service menu? Find out what to offer and how much to charge.
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHWith all of the media hoopla focused around natural nail care, can you afford to not have it on your service menu? Find out what to offer and how much to charge.
Consumers are more than willing to pay $65 for a pedicure. But if you're like the average salon, you're charging $30-$35.
Is multi-level pricing a solution for keeping the best nail technicians satisfied and motivated in their jobs? Some salons say yes, indeed.
Where you send in the questions, and your fellow readers supply their answers. This month, you asked: Do you charge for nail repairs during fills?
Would you willingly take a 25% pay cut? Well, we’ve got news for you: If you haven’t raised your prices, you’ve already taken one.
Interested in adding nail art to your menu? Or do you already offer it but wonder whether you are charging the right amount?
For salons willing to make the affordable investment in hair removal services, the payoff can mean a dollar per minute, per service for the salon and fast results for your clients.
This salon owner can't stop her clients from picking their nails, but she can disincentivize it by charging them when they do.
It's a distressing fact that for the last few years there has been relatively little movement in salon service prices.
Most nail techs agree that seniority should bring a higher price.
It’s not always easy to network with other salon owners, since all of us are so busy, and many of us keep our business dealings “close to the vest.”
With services prices flat for the sixth straight year, salon owners hesitate to raise their prices, even in the face of the rising costs of doing business. Are you sure it's clients' unwillingness, and not fear, that's holding your prices down?
Learn to do a complete, top-quality manicure in a half-hour, including soak massage and price your manicure appropriately.
Start by raising prices, then follow by reducing expenses, continuing your education, and managing your time. Then watch your income grow.
What if you do all 10 nails? Is airbrushing priced differently from other techniques?
For a nail art design that takes an hour, nail artist Judy Franck charges what she would for a fill.