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Old 12-03-2012, 03:50 PM   #11 (permalink)
 
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All paying customers. No free tans. They are buying tan packages and lotions. We have all the new lotions. higher end. We discourage the use of drug store lotions. Pauly D, Snooki and JWOWW selling very well.
You will see a 'bump' in customers whenever a new business opens (no matter what type business). You will get many curious lookers willing to see what all the fanfare is about...a true test will be 6months into the new business, with even a truer test coming in off season. This is when 'the thrill' and excitement of having a new kid on the block fades
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Old 12-03-2012, 07:31 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I am opening up a new salon in Ohio. The demographics for this area is 15,000. There are 3 places in town 1-3 miles away that have old Sunvision beds; one is a gym with 3 beds one red light(old bed with the lamps changed out), one hair salon with 2 Sunvisions, one barbershop with 1 bed. None of these locations advertise tanning, you have to call and ask.

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4 Ergoline Passion 34
1 Ergoline 850
1 Ergoline 480 standup
spray tanning (hand sprayer)
I am setting the salon up for 12 beds, bringing in the others within 6-8 months.
Is this a good mix?
Same demographics I have, but I have an additional 8000 college kids 9 months out of the year. I have 20 beds, don't really need them, but I keep the smaller players out of my market.
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good for you! did'nt sound like you had much if any true competition. keep learning and educate not only yourself, your employee's, but your clients as well. you probably are already learning what bed you need next...which should be some sort of bed above your base, for clients to upgrade into other than what you have already.
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Just wanted to give an update:
Open for 3 weeks over 100 clients adding more daily. The only advertising so far is word of mouth and facebook. Advertising begins next week. Clients LOVE the beds and spray tanning!!
What is your overhead and what are you taking in right now.

Don't bother looking at number of tanners, it's almost a mute point. Gross and net are all that matter.
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