NJTANMAN

to whom it may concern... I know who you are.. Thankyou for the virus.. it was quit cleverly crafted as an email from caltan.. very nice.... I dare to try it again... lets just say that I am giving you fair warning not to start you cant finish.. should you chouse not to heed my warning because you feel superiour to others.. be prepeared to be held accountable.. see me say..

dan

COCONUT

njtanman what is up with that?

river_brat

I pay commissions to my employees. They work harder if they know there is something in it for them. Also every three months we do employee missions. Last mission was for every $3,000 in lotion sales they received a $100 cash bonus. This mission is for every 40 EFTs they get a $100 bonus. My sales doubled when the missions were put in place. What is a $100 if they are busting their butts to make more money for the salon.

caribbean dreams

we give 5 percent on everything!!! lotions and packages

SSI_XCUSTOMER

5% is good but also give them a chance to make 10% if they exceed a certain amount on whatever you need to move off the shelves as well. Be creative and the more opportunities you give your employee to increase his paycheck the more you'll increase yours!

janbmrgirl

I give my girls 10% on lotions. They get 10% on NEW customers packages, and 5% on packages of Existing customers.
I have found this to work very well. The NEW customers get the salon tour, explaination of all packages, and obviously tanning lotions and after tanning products . They get free tanning in our level 1 and level 2 beds, 1 tan per week in our High Pressure beds or Mystic Tan. Regarding selling : My tanning consultants look on the computer to see when they purchased their bottle of lotion, if they just recently bought one there is NO NEED to try to sell them. If we have a new product, they can tell them about it. I don't want my customers pressured in my salon. They buy when they need more lotion. They remind them when their packages are 5 days or less from expiring. Whoever signs up the customer gets the commission. Period.

mr belvedere

Sales can be increased through suggestive selling, which should always be with the the client's best interests in mind. If someone says no and you persist, that's high pressure. If they say not today, show them something they might like to try the next time they come in, that's customer education and taking care of them, and it might increase sales, ergo revenue. Now how do you get an employee to say the right things every time "your" customers come in? It ain't $6/hr at 30 hrs per week and 40% off of lotions and the privelege of busting their butts. Good luck.

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zectasy

10% on only lotion...samples and botles

CentralVA

i agree with most everyone. suggestive selling is okay, but high pressure sales will push people away. at least it seems to do so here.

mlh92555

I pay my employees $8 per hour plus 10% on lotion sales and 5% on tanning packages. It works very well. There is no high pressure selling here. It is all about educating the customer about how to get the best possible tan. They want this information, and when you tell them what they need they buy it. It's simple. I am having a dispute about commissions and wonder if anyone else has run into this or has any suggestions. Here's the situation: one employee is working the shift, she gets very busy and I come to her aid and end up selling something. Do I still pay her the commission because it is her shift? I have one employee who gets very upset if someone else sells something during her floor time. This has happened several times, sometimes involving another employee who was there spray tanning someone and helped out on the desk when it was busy. Personally, I feel that the person who sells the item should get the commission on it regardless if it was their scheduled shift or not. I'm not talking about employees coming in and trying to scoop sales away from the scheduled person, they may have just stopped in and are being helpful and trying to keep customers from waiting. As an employer, I don't see why I should pay a commission to someone for something they didn't sell. Any opinions on the matter would be appreciated.