
Crowdsourcing: How do you handle clients or coworkers who badmouth other salons?
This month we asked nail techs: How do you handle clients or coworkers who badmouth other salons?

This month we asked nail techs: How do you handle clients or coworkers who badmouth other salons?

Paola Ponce advises avoiding these mistakes to maximize your business.

We polled women ages 18-59 to find out what foot conditions gave them the most aggravation. Read their answers to learn how you can position yourself as a solution to these common foot frustrations.

Habib Salo and Tracey Reierson of Young Nails discuss how to create a pricing structure for your services.

Learn techniques to raise the ceiling on how much you can earn per appointment. Introducing upsells, passive services, and treatment series can boost your profitability.

Habib Salo discusses a DM he received from a customer about not being able to build a clientele, and the things you should actually do to turn things around.

Habib and Tracey talk about how to achieve long term success in the nail business.

Young Nails' Habib Salo and Tracey Reierson discuss walk-in salons and how to deal with competition.

Elizabeth Morris discusses how you can give your clients a streamlined and tactful checkout process so they leave your salon on a high note.

Young Nails' Habib Salo and Tracey Reierson discuss how to deal with the competition in the salon industry.

This month we asked nail techs: How do you explain to clients why you charge more than the salon down the street?

We asked a few salon veterans for their advice on what to look for when visiting other nail salons — or when checking up on their online activities.

This month we asked nail techs: What have you learned by visiting nail salons other than your own?


A nail technician who went from working in his family-owned salon to styling nails for celebrities, Adam Tran shares his 10 tips for becoming a successful beauty professional.

While you’re looking for the perfect tech, the perfect tech is looking for the perfect salon! Know what makes your salon great so you can set yourself apart from other spas. How do you advertise? What’s your reputation in town? Do you have a niche clientele? Do you pay for and attend networking events/shows/training classes? Do you offer staff team-building opportunities — even if it’s a casual get-together one night a month? What benefits do you offer?

We at NAILS Magazine strive to help nail technicians become better on many levels. Better at running your business. Better at your technical craft. Better at maintaining sanity in your life. We've created this set of challenges to help you push yourself and break through some of your boundaries. We challenge you to get outside of your comfort zone and accept the tasks at hand. Do you accept this challenge?