Just saying Hi and my story! - tanTALK

FireGoddess15 · 02-10-2004, 09:07 PM

Hi there, I'm Michelle. I've been a frequent visitor to the site for advice and whatnot but recently started posting.

I'm sort of a newbie to the Tanning Salon business and have owned my salon for a little over a year. We started slow and I did waste my money on needless advertising methods and unsellable products at first, but quickly learned my lesson.

I believe to compete with the large corporate chains that you must be the best at customer service. I pride myself in talking to my customers and getting to know them individually. I'll ask how their kids are doing or how their business trip went because I know that many of the larger chains don't care about their customers, just the money.

I do some local advertising, although I could probably use help. I put money into Valpak mailings at first but didn't get too much of a response. Print media seems very costly but I've invested some money into it just to get my name out there. One of the biggest suprises was signing up for an online tanning directory. It was cheap so I gave it a shot and was really suprised. I got a bunch of college kids coming in right away and they let me link an e-mail to my listing and I get almost an e-mail a day with people asking questions or asking to set up appointments.

But I'm glad that there is a board like this and I hope to learn more from the experienced owners.

BronzeBabe · 02-11-2004, 01:33 PM

Welcome to Tantalk FireGoddess....we are glad that you have joined us! Keep posting away with questions and your opinions, we are all here to learn from each other!!

sandstan · 10-23-2004, 01:05 AM

welcome fire....newbie here aswell.. Just had my year anniversary

sandstan · 10-23-2004, 01:07 AM

ok so I read a message that was 8months old.... lol and replied, talking to myself..lol

Sherin · 10-23-2004, 12:37 PM

First we welcome your imput!
Where was the online Tanning Directory? Is this yellow pages? Something the college does?

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02-10-2004, 09:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
FireGoddess15 Join Date: Feb 10 2004 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	Hi there, I'm Michelle. I've been a frequent visitor to the site for advice and whatnot but recently started posting. I'm sort of a newbie to the Tanning Salon business and have owned my salon for a little over a year. We started slow and I did waste my money on needless advertising methods and unsellable products at first, but quickly learned my lesson. I believe to compete with the large corporate chains that you must be the best at customer service. I pride myself in talking to my customers and getting to know them individually. I'll ask how their kids are doing or how their business trip went because I know that many of the larger chains don't care about their customers, just the money. I do some local advertising, although I could probably use help. I put money into Valpak mailings at first but didn't get too much of a response. Print media seems very costly but I've invested some money into it just to get my name out there. One of the biggest suprises was signing up for an online tanning directory. It was cheap so I gave it a shot and was really suprised. I got a bunch of college kids coming in right away and they let me link an e-mail to my listing and I get almost an e-mail a day with people asking questions or asking to set up appointments. But I'm glad that there is a board like this and I hope to learn more from the experienced owners.

02-11-2004, 01:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
BronzeBabe Join Date: May 6 2001 Posts: 1,924 Rep Power: 23	Welcome to Tantalk FireGoddess....we are glad that you have joined us! Keep posting away with questions and your opinions, we are all here to learn from each other!!

10-23-2004, 01:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
sandstan Join Date: Aug 6 2004 Posts: 59 Rep Power: 0	welcome fire....newbie here aswell.. Just had my year anniversary

10-23-2004, 01:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
sandstan Join Date: Aug 6 2004 Posts: 59 Rep Power: 0	ok so I read a message that was 8months old.... lol and replied, talking to myself..lol

10-23-2004, 12:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sherin I love Derf!! Join Date: Aug 10 2004 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 2,870 Rep Power: 24	First we welcome your imput! Where was the online Tanning Directory? Is this yellow pages? Something the college does?

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