Sometimes a mouth shut is the money maker

I have learned a lesson since I graduated beauty school. We as nail techs or hair dressers need to learn to shut up n listen. Don't make jokes because the person listening may not know u well enough to know its a joke. I have had this lesson taught to me today. So a quiet mouth is better feed in some cases. Usually I'm the one saying a quiet mouth don't get fed. Well in the beauty industry it's the opposite. U wanna get paid shut ur mouth. Don't give your opinion unless asked. You are there to do what they want and that's it. Keep it professional even if you have known them forever.
My personal experience in this: I had a client that I have been friends with for a while. Last time I did her pedicure she was talking to me bout her wedding. So I jokingly said ill upstage u at ur wedding. Not meaning it but she took it personally. Now I'm out a client as well as a friend. She didn't take my joke well. It upset her n now more friend as a client. Even though I apologized it didn't matter it hurt her. So please learn from this experience of mine!

2 Rules You Can Break

  There are many rules that one is to follow in the salon setting.  Theses cliches, misconceptions, when followed an actually lead to disaster.  Here are two of my top ten.  These two rules are what I find that will kill a business!
  Rule 1: The customer is always right!   It's sad to say but no matter how good you are and how polite you may be, you will always have clients that push you.  There are flakes that conveniently forget their appointment time.  You always have the person wanting something for free.  You even have enemies that want nothing more than to trash your reputation.  Thinking the customer is always right can more than likely send you straight to bankruptcy.
  Rule 2: The nice girls always finish last.  Nice techs actually build good clientel.  Some nail technicians will cut corners like skimpping on the message, using inferior products, and treating customers like a number (one in one out).  Clients can sense this bad behavior and most of the time will not come back.  You should refine your servies and strive to give the best possible session you can. 

Job searching tips for nail technicians

      There are several things that can stress out a nail tech, one of mine being where I am fixing to go work at.  Do I want to work in one state or two? Where do I begin to look for work?, these are just two of my questions that I have been asking myself here in the past week.  I felt it best to share what I have found.  There are several ways to find work.  One of the best ways to look for salon work is in the good ole country boys newspaper.  If the school you attend is actually worth a hoot, you school (if good) will sometimes have a list of salons looking for new nail technicians.  Craigslist also has job opportunity listings, and you can post your resume as well.  A great idea for those of us to get our hair done, ask at the salon you frequent.  Check Nail Pro has the Savvy Salon Column and sometimes the featured salon will also be hiring.  Perform search engine searches for salons in your area to figure out where you might start asking at.  Network network network, you can't imagine how with the web being so accessable, you can promote yourself!  One last idea to get yourself into a good job is asking the local salon supplier like sally's, cosmo, or state beauty supply, if they know anyone hiring.  These are the best tips I have to help you and me both land the job of a lifetime.