How often do you work in your salon weekly? - Page 4 - tanTALK

GunnerTan · 03-08-2011, 03:51 PM

Usually 4-5 days a week for me but we are a 24 hour salon so we can open an hour later and close an hour earlier than most salons.

cuttingedge · 01-26-2012, 01:20 PM

This is a pretty interesting thread. I am a salon and tanning so I work all the hours myself. If I do need to be gone from the salon, I have 5 gals that are all trained to run the beds, etc. They basically work for free tanning and getting their hair done. It seems to be a win win for both of us. I get a break when I need it and they get some discounted services.

TanTessy · 02-15-2012, 02:07 AM

I am at the salon mondays-saturdays to monitor my staffs and to make sure everything is in order. :)

parrot head · 02-17-2012, 09:07 AM

I work our salon from 10:00 am til 3:00, Monday thru Friday. After 3:00, our sales really pick up because our top selling employee comes in. She works til 9:00 and generates 3-4 times more sales then I. She is a selling machine and my customers just love her. She could sell ice to the eskomos and I'm thinking of letting her come in at noon.

movieking · 02-17-2012, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by parrot head

I work our salon from 10:00 am til 3:00, Monday thru Friday. After 3:00, our sales really pick up because our top selling employee comes in. She works til 9:00 and generates 3-4 times more sales then I. She is a selling machine and my customers just love her. She could sell ice to the eskomos and I'm thinking of letting her come in at noon.

I've always said that most salon owners are the wrong person to be behind the counter. Most anyone can own a business but it takes a different kind of person to do the selling.

parrot head · 02-17-2012, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by movieking

I've always said that most salon owners are the wrong person to be behind the counter. Most anyone can own a business but it takes a different kind of person to do the selling.

I totally agree and can attest to that.

octanning · 03-17-2012, 11:12 AM

Interesting. I am a new salon owner who took over from an absentee owner. I started working 4 days a week, usually 8 hours, in the store with one day at my home office. At home I research product, advertising opportunities, bookkeeping and deposits. I open three days a week to oversee one employee specifically hired for cleaning, and close one night a week. This is my job - and as a new owner I feel I need to cover all shifts from time to time and get to know our customers.

I have a full time manager, one other nearly full time person, two part-time and one staff member who works about 12 hours a week doing the deep cleaning. This is busy season of course. During JASON I will switch the whole schedule around and cut hours.

PlatinumTanTer · 04-15-2012, 11:24 PM

I think you have to be in your tanning salon almost daily to get a feel for where there's opportunity and weakness, and where you can infuse some needed innovation. I would freak out if not in the salon for a week straight!

smcguire3 · 04-18-2012, 06:48 AM

I just started my business with my partner (my sister) so we both work all of the hours ourselves right now, hopefully in the future we can hire staff!

samjohnes · 07-23-2012, 05:43 AM

In a week i used to work for 60 hours on an approx.

View Poll Results: How often do you work in your salon weekly?
2-3 Shifts Weekly	35	13.46%
2-3 Full Days Weekly	22	8.46%
5+ Shifts	63	24.23%
5+ Full Days	77	29.62%
Never- I am an absentee owner.	25	9.62%
Daily- I don’t have staff.	38	14.62%
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03-08-2011, 03:51 PM	#31 (permalink)
GunnerTan Join Date: Sep 8 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Re: How often do you work in your salon weekly? Usually 4-5 days a week for me but we are a 24 hour salon so we can open an hour later and close an hour earlier than most salons.

01-26-2012, 01:20 PM	#32 (permalink)
cuttingedge Join Date: Jan 19 2012 Location: Iowa Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	Re: How often do you work in your salon weekly? This is a pretty interesting thread. I am a salon and tanning so I work all the hours myself. If I do need to be gone from the salon, I have 5 gals that are all trained to run the beds, etc. They basically work for free tanning and getting their hair done. It seems to be a win win for both of us. I get a break when I need it and they get some discounted services.

02-15-2012, 02:07 AM	#33 (permalink)
TanTessy Join Date: Feb 15 2012 Location: California Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: How often do you work in your salon weekly? I am at the salon mondays-saturdays to monitor my staffs and to make sure everything is in order. :)

02-17-2012, 09:07 AM	#34 (permalink)
parrot head Team TanTalk Join Date: Jul 13 2004 Location: Menomonie, Wi. Age: 82 Posts: 3,145 Rep Power: 22	Re: How often do you work in your salon weekly? I work our salon from 10:00 am til 3:00, Monday thru Friday. After 3:00, our sales really pick up because our top selling employee comes in. She works til 9:00 and generates 3-4 times more sales then I. She is a selling machine and my customers just love her. She could sell ice to the eskomos and I'm thinking of letting her come in at noon.

03-17-2012, 11:12 AM	#37 (permalink)
octanning Join Date: Feb 29 2012 Location: Southwest US Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Re: How often do you work in your salon weekly? Interesting. I am a new salon owner who took over from an absentee owner. I started working 4 days a week, usually 8 hours, in the store with one day at my home office. At home I research product, advertising opportunities, bookkeeping and deposits. I open three days a week to oversee one employee specifically hired for cleaning, and close one night a week. This is my job - and as a new owner I feel I need to cover all shifts from time to time and get to know our customers. I have a full time manager, one other nearly full time person, two part-time and one staff member who works about 12 hours a week doing the deep cleaning. This is busy season of course. During JASON I will switch the whole schedule around and cut hours.

04-15-2012, 11:24 PM	#38 (permalink)
PlatinumTanTer Join Date: Jan 12 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Re: How often do you work in your salon weekly? I think you have to be in your tanning salon almost daily to get a feel for where there's opportunity and weakness, and where you can infuse some needed innovation. I would freak out if not in the salon for a week straight! __________________ Terry Platinum Tan & Skin Bar The Premier Tanning Salon in San Diego

04-18-2012, 06:48 AM	#39 (permalink)
smcguire3 Join Date: Apr 2 2012 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Re: How often do you work in your salon weekly? I just started my business with my partner (my sister) so we both work all of the hours ourselves right now, hopefully in the future we can hire staff!

07-23-2012, 05:43 AM	#40 (permalink)
samjohnes Join Date: Jul 23 2012 Location: dublin Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: How often do you work in your salon weekly? In a week i used to work for 60 hours on an approx.

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