Please read and let me know if I am on the right track!!

alohatanning · 12-07-2004, 10:09 AM

I have been open now for 5 days.. I have had 60 unique clients and about 15 tans a day. Is this good for the season. I have made about $1,000 in revenue. I am not officially haveing a grand opening until February. Wanted to wait until after the holidays. I hand out about 4,000 flyers a week. Between restaurants, diners, hair salons, cheerleading competitions, mandees, joyce leslies, and the major malls. We hit the pavement during the holidays being that everyone else is there christmas shopping.!!! We haev made "friends" with the waitresses in the area and they hand out our card with every bill. We also hooked up with the Golds Gym in our area to make us there "preferred" tanning salon. I hope this will help as well. We are new to the business howver I have managed Ballys gyms previous so I know some of the business but not alot. I was looking for some advice on how we are going about getting peope in. Also would like to kno wif I should be seeing more peopl or this is good for this time of year. Someone please get back to me. Thank you very much..

hockey92 · 12-07-2004, 10:44 AM

sounds like you are off to a great start.....Flyers are always good... Direct Mailings...whenever you do your grand opening, maybe put it out on radio, newspaper, flyers, etc..In the end... word of mouth is your best friend. maybe tell your clients to bring a friend, and when they join you will add a free tan for each referral that signs.

Brandy1 · 12-07-2004, 10:45 AM

Sounds great. Keep up the good work.

jeweltan · 12-09-2004, 08:52 AM

Well done so far! Keep it up. Flyers are an awesome tool and cheap. Have some referral cards made up for your existing customers that you have gotten so far and have them had them out with their name on them. When a card comes back with their name on it, they get a free tanning session. Works out really well for me. Good Luck!

galej · 12-09-2004, 09:46 AM

aloha
i believe that having a Grand Opening before you have a customer base isn't the right thing to do.
now, i would do some advertising to get some clients in and then right before the busy season have one.
greg

galej · 12-09-2004, 09:48 AM

aloha
good luck!
greg

alohatanning · 12-09-2004, 10:56 AM

Thanks. i am not doing a grand opening yet. I am going to do around February.. That is when I really want to push proms and jsut how ood I am. My client base is now up to 90 and have taken in aboiut 1600.00 The money is going right out to advertising and stuff. Do you think Feb is good month for grand opening?

MJ · 12-09-2004, 10:07 PM

Nice job..how about the local paper. There ad dept usually drops by the 20th of the month...and offer lots of specials..until the big boys start advertising for their january white sales.
specials like a 3 x 5 for 89.00 I would be great to do...at least once. Try a special must have coupon deal...be sure have BRAND NEW salon clearly spelled out. Poeple love to check out new salons. It is up to you to keep them!

Good luck and yes Feb is a good month!

galej · 12-10-2004, 09:53 AM

i believe february would be fine.
greg

alohatanning · 12-10-2004, 11:10 AM

Yet again yesterday was good. I had 34 tans and $400.00 in sales. Today I have had 6 tanners and $100.00 in. I am hoping this isnt jsut luck but it will keep going? How was everyone elses first month open? What should I expect in January? Do you do any promotions for the new year?

12-07-2004, 10:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
alohatanning Join Date: Aug 16 2004 Location: nj Posts: 192 Rep Power: 5	I have been open now for 5 days.. I have had 60 unique clients and about 15 tans a day. Is this good for the season. I have made about $1,000 in revenue. I am not officially haveing a grand opening until February. Wanted to wait until after the holidays. I hand out about 4,000 flyers a week. Between restaurants, diners, hair salons, cheerleading competitions, mandees, joyce leslies, and the major malls. We hit the pavement during the holidays being that everyone else is there christmas shopping.!!! We haev made "friends" with the waitresses in the area and they hand out our card with every bill. We also hooked up with the Golds Gym in our area to make us there "preferred" tanning salon. I hope this will help as well. We are new to the business howver I have managed Ballys gyms previous so I know some of the business but not alot. I was looking for some advice on how we are going about getting peope in. Also would like to kno wif I should be seeing more peopl or this is good for this time of year. Someone please get back to me. Thank you very much..

12-07-2004, 10:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
hockey92 Looking at my Ta-Tas ..eh Join Date: Aug 31 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,161 Rep Power: 11	sounds like you are off to a great start.....Flyers are always good... Direct Mailings...whenever you do your grand opening, maybe put it out on radio, newspaper, flyers, etc..In the end... word of mouth is your best friend. maybe tell your clients to bring a friend, and when they join you will add a free tan for each referral that signs.

12-07-2004, 10:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Brandy1 I love Derf!! Join Date: Nov 17 2004 Posts: 8,018 Rep Power: 37	Sounds great. Keep up the good work.

12-09-2004, 08:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
jeweltan Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Sep 9 2004 Posts: 85 Rep Power: 0	Well done so far! Keep it up. Flyers are an awesome tool and cheap. Have some referral cards made up for your existing customers that you have gotten so far and have them had them out with their name on them. When a card comes back with their name on it, they get a free tanning session. Works out really well for me. Good Luck!

12-09-2004, 09:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
galej Join Date: Dec 27 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 371 Rep Power: 7	aloha i believe that having a Grand Opening before you have a customer base isn't the right thing to do. now, i would do some advertising to get some clients in and then right before the busy season have one. greg

12-09-2004, 09:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
galej Join Date: Dec 27 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 371 Rep Power: 7	aloha good luck! greg

12-09-2004, 10:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
alohatanning Join Date: Aug 16 2004 Location: nj Posts: 192 Rep Power: 5	Thanks. i am not doing a grand opening yet. I am going to do around February.. That is when I really want to push proms and jsut how ood I am. My client base is now up to 90 and have taken in aboiut 1600.00 The money is going right out to advertising and stuff. Do you think Feb is good month for grand opening?

12-09-2004, 10:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
MJ Join Date: Jan 21 2002 Posts: 3,060 Rep Power: 8	Nice job..how about the local paper. There ad dept usually drops by the 20th of the month...and offer lots of specials..until the big boys start advertising for their january white sales. specials like a 3 x 5 for 89.00 I would be great to do...at least once. Try a special must have coupon deal...be sure have BRAND NEW salon clearly spelled out. Poeple love to check out new salons. It is up to you to keep them! Good luck and yes Feb is a good month!

12-10-2004, 09:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
galej Join Date: Dec 27 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 371 Rep Power: 7	i believe february would be fine. greg

12-10-2004, 11:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
alohatanning Join Date: Aug 16 2004 Location: nj Posts: 192 Rep Power: 5	Yet again yesterday was good. I had 34 tans and $400.00 in sales. Today I have had 6 tanners and $100.00 in. I am hoping this isnt jsut luck but it will keep going? How was everyone elses first month open? What should I expect in January? Do you do any promotions for the new year?

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