Raise those full set prices at least another $5 and stop discounting so much. I was a nail tech back in the nineties and I did the same thing and people got mad when I raised prices. Nail products are so expensive so raise them up a little more. Also, don't feel bad about quoting a higher price as your work is good. Don't feel badly about someone's nail breaking as most of the breaks are not your fault. Some people are rough with their hands therefore their nails break easier. The sales are good but offer loyalty cards like a ten dollar discount on their next fills. Maybe even a free gift. Also hold a raffle where everyone that gets a service puts their name into a hat and you draw for that raffle. Let the prize be something like a free manicure tool set or a free polish. I understand the eagerness to get clients but, your work speaks for itself. I hope this helps.
You can make a booking site but list your number and tell them their allowed to text you for a quote on the price. Love the video but I’ve also seen a lot of nail techs do this ❤️❤️❤️
I live in Las Vegas and currently work in a salon this is just an example of how my boss charges for nails the (blue set w/butterfly) Lenth:$40/$45 If that’s colored acrylic:$25 Shape change: $5 Matte top coat:$5 Gel/ top coat: $15 Hand art: $20 for both butterfly’s ( if they were stickers $5) which brings this to $95 With a blue gel base instead of acrylic $85 With regular polish ( I wouldn’t do this design with regular polish BUT it’s possible polish/paint. And yes people still do get regular polish where I live lol ) $70 This is just a break down hope this makes sense and helps your work is really good charge your worth up your price but offer a special here and there not all the time because this is your business don’t sell yourself short! I always get nervous when I have to tell them the price but you know what if they want it they will pay and your work speaks for it self “ not every client is your client” so with change they will all come and go.
Yes that’s definitely where I want to be! This was a all acrylic color hand painted and I know it worth more then what I charged lol but I’m not in any rush to up my prices yet I’ll get to where I want to be with time ❤️
Your attitude is so inspiring I’m four months into being a nail tech and I feel so passionate and lucky that I’ve stumbled across this as a job I hope I can get my diary full soon too!,
I love how in depth, organized, and thorough this video was! Thank you so much for sharing. I’m 31 and have been wanting to be a nail tech since I was in my early 20s and FINALLY took the plunge and I start school in September. 💖
You’re so pretty and you’re sets are beautiful I’m currently interested in being a nail tech my dream is to be an entrepreneur have my own studio and offer a variety of services this gives me a good idea of what i should charge as a beginner but keep it up boo you’re doing the damn thingggggg
It shows how much you love your job, the quality of your work! So you’re meant to be doing this! Don’t feel bad about charging for your craft🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 I wish you were closer so I could book you!!! You’re gonna go far!
I’ve been in nail school since August of 2023 and I’m just now getting ppl who want me to do their nails. I can only be a travel tech rn but THANK YOU for making this video! I was completely lost on how to even start a plan but this has been a life saver❤❤❤
thank you for this video!! I'm 15 and I hope I can start out with nails before I'm 16 so I don't have to get a boring job haha. again, thank you sm, this helps a lot (sorry for my english)
Hi i love your videos! 😍 but can you please record a video of you telling us how did you start, how much money did you invest, with what supplies did you started?
Great video I charge $50 for all blinded, ombré, foil, stickers the fancy nails. Nails with just gel polish no design or bling just plain gel I charge $30. I’m self taught so I charge very little. I feel like under charge but I’m not licensed so $50 & $30 🤷♀️ I just love doing nails, I started after Covid did it as a hobby. Maybe one day I will go to school. Your prizes are very reasonable 👍🏻🥰🥰
Thank you! Your prices are so affordable! I couldn’t go that low just because this is my only source of income now but if it’s working for you that’s great for you and your clients❤️
So proud of you I’m a new beginner nail tech as well, I’m NYC licensed. Everything you said I can relate too. It has been 8 months + since since I started my nail journey
Hey Babes !! Thank you for taking the time to share your journey. I got a lot of advice and love your transparency. Here to lend some support; 1.) there are some free booking sites you can start to use. Square is one of them 2.) when I started taking deposits I would only charge $10 & would only allow you to reschedule twice with that one deposit - TRUST ME - people will not trip about $10 3.) squeeze in appts / after hour appts you should charge (even if it’s only extra $5) but it adds up and helps so much especially in the event your client doesn’t tip or something 3.)
Hi! First of all, you are so pretty! 😍 I am a nail tech aspirant but I can't leave my work right now and I work full time. How did you get licensed and did you go to school for that? I live in NH and I looked around for nail tech school but it's so expensive. 😭 And also, for the full set, does that include soft gel, acrylic and dip or gel tips with dip overlay. Sorry for the amount of questions!
I forgot to mention on the loyalty cards they get a discount or whatever you decide after 10 visits or 20. How many ever visits you want them to be. Good luck sweetie.
I learned online for sure but I am in school now because I want to get my license. And I started practicing on myself once every two weeks but I saw the biggest improvement when I actually started taking people because I was practicing at least two or three times a week versus twice a month
At first I was overbooking time just to make sure I wasn’t gonna cut over so I was assuming based on sets I did on myself that it would take me three hours so I would book 3 1/2 hours but as I started to do sets on clients I realized that it was only taking me two hours on average so I started booking my set for two hours and unless the client wanted something and it would take me more time I always add on 30 more minutes for French tip or hand painted line work or anything that I know will take me out of that time. it just a learning curve on how long it takes you to do everything individually. your prep will usually take The same amount of time on each client an your application Will differ based on length and whether or not it’s encapsulation. Nail art also will determine the time
Thank you girl 🥰🤞🏽 happy you enjoyed! And I’m not sure I don’t ever know how to look back at my old comments yet 😂 but I’m happy I caught you this time!
Your underestimating yourself boo. Your work is bomb, stop giving so many sympathy discounts. It’s time to raise your prices and take deposits, you deserve it !
I’m a beginner nail tech and I was wondering how you do sale tax? Or how you do your taxes…I’m stressed because this is something that no one teaches you in school or after school.
My darling you are ripping yourself off. Just remember how easily they accept the discount and they should also appreciate your increases. You do amazing work. Charge your worth. Especially for those details in the nail art, wow. Offer discounts if they get you a new client. Free nail art on their next set (within reason of course) or something else that's not going to break you. It's ok to help yourself get to where you want to be 😊
Blue French set fill Lenth $35 Gel $15 French $5 Glitter $5 Rhinestones $8 Broken nails $3 each ( longer nails $5 ) Ombré if that’s acrylic I’d just charge like $5 Which brings this to $79 which I would just round it up to $80 honestly or you can just say $79 or if you feel really awkward and you think they might not want to pay that then you can just say $75 odds are they will tip you and you still make your money. If not then you still got your money worth in my opinion
Yeah that’s true once they get big enough and have a full clientele they can definitely choose to only offer the services they want to do but for me I’m not that big and regardless I would still offer fills because it’s is less damage on the client nail than doing a soakoff every time they need a redesign
I’ve been a tech for 5 years and still consider myself a beginner. You’re CONSTANTLY learning in this industry.❤
Raise those full set prices at least another $5 and stop discounting so much. I was a nail tech back in the nineties and I did the same thing and people got mad when I raised prices. Nail products are so expensive so raise them up a little more. Also, don't feel bad about quoting a higher price as your work is good. Don't feel badly about someone's nail breaking as most of the breaks are not your fault. Some people are rough with their hands therefore their nails break easier. The sales are good but offer loyalty cards like a ten dollar discount on their next fills. Maybe even a free gift. Also hold a raffle where everyone that gets a service puts their name into a hat and you draw for that raffle. Let the prize be something like a free manicure tool set or a free polish. I understand the eagerness to get clients but, your work speaks for itself. I hope this helps.
Thank you! I’ve been thinking about doing some sort of raffle I’m going to start one soon
Yes it did 🙏
Really nice advice
You can make a booking site but list your number and tell them their allowed to text you for a quote on the price. Love the video but I’ve also seen a lot of nail techs do this ❤️❤️❤️
Yes that’s a great idea when I switch to a site I’m definitely going to do that thank you!
I live in Las Vegas and currently work in a salon this is just an example of how my boss charges for nails the (blue set w/butterfly)
Lenth:$40/$45
If that’s colored acrylic:$25
Shape change: $5
Matte top coat:$5
Gel/ top coat: $15
Hand art: $20 for both butterfly’s ( if they were stickers $5)
which brings this to $95
With a blue gel base instead of acrylic $85
With regular polish ( I wouldn’t do this design with regular polish BUT it’s possible polish/paint. And yes people still do get regular polish where I live lol ) $70
This is just a break down hope this makes sense and helps your work is really good charge your worth up your price but offer a special here and there not all the time because this is your business don’t sell yourself short! I always get nervous when I have to tell them the price but you know what if they want it they will pay and your work speaks for it self “ not every client is your client” so with change they will all come and go.
Yes that’s definitely where I want to be! This was a all acrylic color hand painted and I know it worth more then what I charged lol but I’m not in any rush to up my prices yet I’ll get to where I want to be with time ❤️
Your attitude is so inspiring I’m four months into being a nail tech and I feel so passionate and lucky that I’ve stumbled across this as a job I hope I can get my diary full soon too!,
I love how in depth, organized, and thorough this video was! Thank you so much for sharing. I’m 31 and have been wanting to be a nail tech since I was in my early 20s and FINALLY took the plunge and I start school in September. 💖
That is AMAZING! I’m so happy for you I hope you love every step of the way and I hope my video helped you❤️
You’re so pretty and you’re sets are beautiful I’m currently interested in being a nail tech my dream is to be an entrepreneur have my own studio and offer a variety of services this gives me a good idea of what i should charge as a beginner but keep it up boo you’re doing the damn thingggggg
Your work is phenomenal girl! I hope you raised your prices since this vid! I’m an aspiring mail tech and really enjoyed this video thank you!
Thank you for making this video of encouragement, beautiful work!!
Hey boo! Thank you for being specific and showing detail. These tips really helped me out! Thank You! 💗
Loved This, Thank You! 4 months in so far and I’m excited for my journey!! ❤️
It shows how much you love your job, the quality of your work! So you’re meant to be doing this! Don’t feel bad about charging for your craft🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 I wish you were closer so I could book you!!! You’re gonna go far!
Omg you just gave me the biggest smile🥰 thank you so much it means a lot!!!❤️
Great talent! Thanks for sharing how you began your nail journey! ❤
You seem so sweet. Your clients are lucky to have you. I hope your business is flourishing ❤️
u are literally so so pretty omfg
I hope you get successful in your nail business. Wish you all the best, and charge for what your work is worth, because your work is amazing!
This was so helpful thank youuu! 💖💖
i love your way of booking its more personable cant wait to see ur growth…u are so pretty too 😍
Thank you 🥰
I’ve been in nail school since August of 2023 and I’m just now getting ppl who want me to do their nails. I can only be a travel tech rn but THANK YOU for making this video! I was completely lost on how to even start a plan but this has been a life saver❤❤❤
ur hand drawn work is sooooo good!
your video helps calm my nerves as a beginner. thanks Emma!
Mine too
This video is really helpful, thank u so much ❤️
I love how I’m depth this video is nd it rly shows that it takes time nd patience I hope you’re doing well!
This really helped me thank ya ❤
So helpful, thank you!!
Absolutely I’m glad I could help!
I needed this video♥️reordered some supplies I needed today and I had the talk with myself about cutting anything out that’s extra for a while ^__^
thank you for this video!! I'm 15 and I hope I can start out with nails before I'm 16 so I don't have to get a boring job haha. again, thank you sm, this helps a lot (sorry for my english)
i love this!!!
Congratulations and good love girl !!! Keep pushing
Thank you 🙏 ❤️
You have a pure talent
Thank you!!🥰
Awesome video I really enjoyed this !!💖✨😊 excited for your journey 💗💗🤗
Thank you girl! So happy you enjoyed ❤️
I would love to hear an updated video on this❤❤❤
Love this thanks for the advice 🙏😻😻
Thank you for watching!❤️
this is so helpful
Hi i love your videos! 😍 but can you please record a video of you telling us how did you start, how much money did you invest, with what supplies did you started?
girl you are so goood omg
Very informative, great advice, I hope this takes you to higher heights ur journey and artistry are very inspiring 🥰
Thank you so much🥰🙏
Great video I charge $50 for all blinded, ombré, foil, stickers the fancy nails. Nails with just gel polish no design or bling just plain gel I charge $30. I’m self taught so I charge very little. I feel like under charge but I’m not licensed so $50 & $30 🤷♀️ I just love doing nails, I started after Covid did it as a hobby. Maybe one day I will go to school. Your prizes are very reasonable 👍🏻🥰🥰
Thank you! Your prices are so affordable! I couldn’t go that low just because this is my only source of income now but if it’s working for you that’s great for you and your clients❤️
you SHOULD be very proud of yourself!! GOD BLESS YOU! VERY WELL DONE YOU!!!👏🏾
ur extremely smart about the way u went about gaining and booking clients. taking notes lol
So proud of you I’m a new beginner nail tech as well, I’m NYC licensed. Everything you said I can relate too. It has been 8 months + since since I started my nail journey
Awwe thank you 🙏 ❤️!!
You’re Ready! ❤
this was super helpful. I've only been practicing for a month. cant wait to hit my one year mark
It’s gonna creep up on you so quickly! And thank you for the support ❤️
I also charge cheap too. Thank for this it made me feel better lol
Yes is fine we will get where we want to be 🤞🏽❤️
Very interesting. Keep going 👍😊
This video really helped me, thank you for breaking everything down!
Absolutely!! So happy it helped ❤️
Omg I love this video!!! I’m on my way to work but I’m gunna try to comment tonight!! ❤️❤️
Thank you!😊
Your prices show how generous you are
Hey Babes !!
Thank you for taking the time to share your journey. I got a lot of advice and love your transparency. Here to lend some support;
1.) there are some free booking sites you can start to use. Square is one of them
2.) when I started taking deposits I would only charge $10 & would only allow you to reschedule twice with that one deposit - TRUST ME - people will not trip about $10
3.) squeeze in appts / after hour appts you should charge (even if it’s only extra $5) but it adds up and helps so much especially in the event your client doesn’t tip or something
3.)
New sub! Great video, Emma. :)
Thank you for such beautiful video
Thank you for watching ☺️
Omggg I love this so much!!! Is the glitter $5 per finger or altogether?
In Namibia these prices are crazy. Wow! You girls abroad are making GWAP! 😍🤑
Hi! First of all, you are so pretty! 😍 I am a nail tech aspirant but I can't leave my work right now and I work full time. How did you get licensed and did you go to school for that? I live in NH and I looked around for nail tech school but it's so expensive. 😭 And also, for the full set, does that include soft gel, acrylic and dip or gel tips with dip overlay. Sorry for the amount of questions!
I forgot to mention on the loyalty cards they get a discount or whatever you decide after 10 visits or 20. How many ever visits you want them to be. Good luck sweetie.
Awesome tips… Thanks for sharing… Are you a artist?? Cause your characters be nice… ❤️❤️🥰
No I only paint on nails but thank you!🥰
Hey, loved the video, I've subscribed
Thank you for subscribing!!😁❤️
around my birthday was ur first set
Hi Emma! A fellow newbie myself! How did you keep up with inventory? how do you keep it stocked, what "system" did you use if any..-Thank you!!
Hey! I’m up and coming in the nail industry. May I ask you how much time does the blue butterfly set takes you to do from start to end? Tnx 🙏😊
How long do u take to do a full set ?
How long is the prep process ?
I have a question about the glitter.
Do you charge $5 for loose glitter or for gel glitter also?
🌟 You are THE SWEETEST HUN!!! Thanks for sharing… How was your nail tech school experience ??
😊 thank you!! I am actually still in school now I do have a vlog up about my first week in school and will will be coming soon!
@@emmasnailroom Girl, I literally watched this morning. Waiting on your other vlogs hun
Such a lovely girl, wish you all the best in your career remember to be a lioness be your boss and charge. X
Did you go to school or learned online? You have any recommendations on how often to practice?
I learned online for sure but I am in school now because I want to get my license. And I started practicing on myself once every two weeks but I saw the biggest improvement when I actually started taking people because I was practicing at least two or three times a week versus twice a month
How did you learn how to do hand drawn designs with a lot of designs ?
It just took a lot of practice! I will be filming a nail art video this week se be on the lookout!
How do you know exactly how many hours apart to book each client.
At first I was overbooking time just to make sure I wasn’t gonna cut over so I was assuming based on sets I did on myself that it would take me three hours so I would book 3 1/2 hours but as I started to do sets on clients I realized that it was only taking me two hours on average so I started booking my set for two hours and unless the client wanted something and it would take me more time I always add on 30 more minutes for French tip or hand painted line work or anything that I know will take me out of that time. it just a learning curve on how long it takes you to do everything individually. your prep will usually take The same amount of time on each client an your application Will differ based on length and whether or not it’s encapsulation. Nail art also will determine the time
Did u some type of app to make your pricing background
she just like us fr
My request make a video about acrilyc toes!
do you have a nail tech license ? i want to do this as a career and be home based but idk how to start properly
I am working towards my license I’m currently in School! I do have a couple school Vlogs up if you wanna see what nail school is like!
you're so pretty😭😭
Thank you 🥰❤️😫
❤️❤️
This was an amazing video 🥰 I think my comment on your other video got deleted 😭
Thank you girl 🥰🤞🏽 happy you enjoyed! And I’m not sure I don’t ever know how to look back at my old comments yet 😂 but I’m happy I caught you this time!
Your underestimating yourself boo. Your work is bomb, stop giving so many sympathy discounts. It’s time to raise your prices and take deposits, you deserve it !
I’m a beginner nail tech and I was wondering how you do sale tax? Or how you do your taxes…I’m stressed because this is something that no one teaches you in school or after school.
I have a question.. do you go to your clients home or they are coming to you ?
Where do you get your drill and drill bits?
amazon
When you say $5 each do u mean each finger or $5 each hand for nail art
Per finger!
For your French tips, do you charge $5 per finger?
My darling you are ripping yourself off. Just remember how easily they accept the discount and they should also appreciate your increases. You do amazing work. Charge your worth. Especially for those details in the nail art, wow. Offer discounts if they get you a new client. Free nail art on their next set (within reason of course) or something else that's not going to break you. It's ok to help yourself get to where you want to be 😊
Blue French set fill
Lenth $35
Gel $15
French $5
Glitter $5
Rhinestones $8
Broken nails $3 each ( longer nails $5 )
Ombré if that’s acrylic I’d just charge like $5
Which brings this to $79 which I would just round it up to $80 honestly or you can just say $79 or if you feel really awkward and you think they might not want to pay that then you can just say $75 odds are they will tip you and you still make your money. If not then you still got your money worth in my opinion
what camera do you film with ?
I use my phone I have the iPhone 13
Are you a certified nail tech or are you only trained/trained at home
what app did you use create your sale ads?
Canva
@@emmasnailroom Thank youu🫶🏾
I did even know mail techs offer fills anymore most techs won’t even soak the nails the put on off of you.
Yeah that’s true once they get big enough and have a full clientele they can definitely choose to only offer the services they want to do but for me I’m not that big and regardless I would still offer fills because it’s is less damage on the client nail than doing a soakoff every time they need a redesign
You are beautiful, but you need to tuffin up a bit, realize these people need you so if they don't like it they find someone else to do thier nails
Did you need to get licensed? I posted in my local Facebook groups and got bashed by everyone asking it I was licensed?? Haters
u talk too much tfup