slow season - tanTALK

bucsfan · 10-14-2003, 06:53 PM

the past two months have been very slow is this normal? when does it get better? Would more advertizing help?.............

Teresa · 10-14-2003, 06:54 PM

This IS the slow season.......October is our WORST month. It will start to get a bit better as we get closer to the holidays but please hurry up Feb.!!!!!!

bucsfan · 10-14-2003, 07:06 PM

thanks for your replie!....Its my first year so I dont know what to expect? Its just scary! we were doind 100 to 200 tans in summer and know were doing less then half of that! i guess i need some reinsurence!

Teresa · 10-14-2003, 07:07 PM

We do 375-400 per salon during season and now are doing about 60-80......consider yourself lucky!!!!!

bucsfan · 10-14-2003, 07:12 PM

is there any specials to do duering this time to make at least a hundred more dollors per day?

Teresa · 10-14-2003, 07:24 PM

We try to sell alot of "bag deals" and we also have a "Tan for the rest of 2003" for $79.99

Neon Beach · 10-14-2003, 07:28 PM

After a mere 5 years in this business, I realized that slow season is slow season. There doesn't seem to be a realiable/guaranteed way to pull it out of the flames. This is why you have to make the most of your peak season. Probably from mid January to the end of June. The "free" summer sun is your worst enemy, and why it doesn't pick up when fall kicks in is another mystery to me (one of many in my life). Make the most of it during your peak and bank what you can for the down time. I've tried many promos to keep my clients tanning during the summer, but haven't hit the right note yet. They just don't seem to want to tan in the summer even if it rains for 4 months?????????????

12345678 · 10-15-2003, 01:02 PM

don't even waist your money on advertising save it for the busy time we have been slower this year than any other. nothing helps

Neon Beach · 10-15-2003, 06:03 PM

This year has been down here also. The season after 9/11 was poor (no travellers) and January of this year took off like crazy about three weeks earlier than usual, then Pres. Bush hinted at war and by the end of January business sank again and has never really recovered.

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10-14-2003, 06:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
bucsfan Join Date: Mar 20 2003 Posts: 168 Rep Power: 22	the past two months have been very slow is this normal? when does it get better? Would more advertizing help?.............

10-14-2003, 06:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Teresa Join Date: Dec 29 2001 Location: Davenport, IA Age: 60 Posts: 2,432 Rep Power: 25	This IS the slow season.......October is our WORST month. It will start to get a bit better as we get closer to the holidays but please hurry up Feb.!!!!!!

10-14-2003, 07:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
bucsfan Join Date: Mar 20 2003 Posts: 168 Rep Power: 22	thanks for your replie!....Its my first year so I dont know what to expect? Its just scary! we were doind 100 to 200 tans in summer and know were doing less then half of that! i guess i need some reinsurence!

10-14-2003, 07:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Teresa Join Date: Dec 29 2001 Location: Davenport, IA Age: 60 Posts: 2,432 Rep Power: 25	We do 375-400 per salon during season and now are doing about 60-80......consider yourself lucky!!!!!

10-14-2003, 07:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
bucsfan Join Date: Mar 20 2003 Posts: 168 Rep Power: 22	is there any specials to do duering this time to make at least a hundred more dollors per day?

10-14-2003, 07:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Teresa Join Date: Dec 29 2001 Location: Davenport, IA Age: 60 Posts: 2,432 Rep Power: 25	We try to sell alot of "bag deals" and we also have a "Tan for the rest of 2003" for $79.99

10-14-2003, 07:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
Neon Beach Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 61 Posts: 38,594 Rep Power: 107	After a mere 5 years in this business, I realized that slow season is slow season. There doesn't seem to be a realiable/guaranteed way to pull it out of the flames. This is why you have to make the most of your peak season. Probably from mid January to the end of June. The "free" summer sun is your worst enemy, and why it doesn't pick up when fall kicks in is another mystery to me (one of many in my life). Make the most of it during your peak and bank what you can for the down time. I've tried many promos to keep my clients tanning during the summer, but haven't hit the right note yet. They just don't seem to want to tan in the summer even if it rains for 4 months?????????????

10-15-2003, 01:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
12345678 Join Date: Dec 17 2002 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	don't even waist your money on advertising save it for the busy time we have been slower this year than any other. nothing helps

10-15-2003, 06:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Neon Beach Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 61 Posts: 38,594 Rep Power: 107	This year has been down here also. The season after 9/11 was poor (no travellers) and January of this year took off like crazy about three weeks earlier than usual, then Pres. Bush hinted at war and by the end of January business sank again and has never really recovered.

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