Nail Salon Business Insights
How did you find reliable and skilled nail technicians when you started?
What kind of qualities or red flags do you look for when hiring?
Do you recommend hiring full-time staff or working with freelancers/commission-based techs?
How do you make sure your technicians stay loyal and don’t end up taking clients outside privately?
What’s a good way to structure staff pay to keep them motivated but still profitable for the business?
Where do you usually get your nail supplies from — and how do you choose reliable suppliers?
Have you faced any issues with stock shortages or supplier delays? How do you handle that?
Which nail polish brands or tools do you swear by? I want to stock and use good stuff.
Did you start selling retail products (like nail polish) from day one, or did you wait till you built a client base?
Any tips on how to price the products we sell — should it be higher than outside stores or same?
How did you first start expanding your services (like going from basic mani/pedi to more treatments)?
Any services that were surprisingly in demand and worth adding early on?
How do you keep clients coming back regularly instead of just one-time visits?
Do you use any software or tools to manage appointments and inventory that you’d recommend?
Any mistakes you made in the beginning that you’d tell me to avoid?
Submit Your Insights
✓
Thank you for sharing your valuable insights!
Your responses have been successfully submitted.