Nail Bites
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5 Easy Tips On How To Keep Clients Coming Back
When you run your own business, it’s a steady stream of planning, patience, and pivoting. Once you’ve done the heavy-lifting of building and the good paying clients are walking through the door; the next stage of fortifying your business is keeping those clients coming back. The name of this part of the game is [...]
July 1, 2019 -
Severe Salon Growth
Severe salon growth. Believe it or not, it’s a thing. The difference between boom or bust is all in how you handle it. Establishing your salon business is one thing. It’s slow, steady, and the patience that goes with the daily grind. Then one day you wake up and it’s like running around like a [...]
June 24, 2019 -
How To Build Salon Culture
How important is workplace culture for your salon business? This question finds its way into our DMs all the time. Our special guest is Maribel Lara, Senior Vice President and head of consulting at the Sasha Group, a Vayner Media company. Anyone who’s been following the YN journey lately will know how much we respect [...]
June 23, 2019 -
3 Foolproof Marketing Tips For Nail Pros
We’re feeling pretty blessed to spend time with YN Senior Mentor, OWC (One Week Course) Instructor and Nail Pro Extraordinaire, Melissa DeLaCruz. You can check out her work on Instagram @mjay_delacruz. Interested in giving your nail business a superboost? Here are three foolproof ways to market and build a successful nail business. Melissa has traveled [...]
June 22, 2019 -
Is A Career In Nails Really For You?
Everyday we hear from people that really want to flip the script on their lives and jump into the nail business. It just so happens that it’s one of our favorite topics to discuss. In this edition of the Biz Talk, we chat up Merna The Mermaid, the incredible nail artist and LA Local (aka [...]
June 21, 2019 -
How To Be A Goal Digger, A Beginners Guide
In this edition of the Biz Talk, we receive a few pearls of wisdom for new nail artists on the block from the extremely talented YN Mentor and our friend Rhiannon (Rhi) Miles. A successful money-making professional nail artist, Rhi has built a thriving career over the past 13 years. What does a profitable [...]
June 20, 2019 -
The Frustration Is Real...Why Do Trade Shows Suck
You’ve heard it here first. We are confirming what most nail pros already believe. And yes, the frustration is the real. Trade Shows suck. Back in the day, Professional Cosmetology Trade Shows were the great catalyst for community and innovation within the beauty, hair and nail industry. Trade Shows were a vibrant space filled with [...]
June 19, 2019 -
Young Salo Talks Shops About Life After 50 Young Nails Founder. Matriarch. General Badass.
Today we’re switching gears and talking shop with the founder and matriarch of Young Nails, Young Salo. We asked Young to give us a few nuggets of wisdom and share more about her journey as an empowered female entrepreneur and trailblazer. Family First. A lot of people don’t know that I started my business after many [...]
June 18, 2019 -
How To Create Nail Content
We love fielding questions at our One Week Course (aka OWC) from the many nail professionals that join us from all over globe. It’s incredible to hear first hand, which issues keep you up at night and which ones jump start your mornings. One hot topic everyone likes to talk about is- content creation [...]
June 17, 2019 -
Electric Nail Files: Friend or Foes? The Truth Behind the Rumors on E-Files
Nothing spreads faster than a healthy serving of gossip with a side of negativity. Who doesn’t love to revel in someone or something when they miss the mark. Time and time again, we hear so many people, (clients and nail professionals) bad mouth the Electric File and this reputation has really stuck around. So are [...]
June 16, 2019 -
Salon Pricing Structure What does Nail Art and a Supreme Pizza have in common?
Hot on the heels of another incredible Young Nails Reno Roadshow, we answer the crowds’ most burning questions. Much to Habib’s surprise, no one raised a hand to ask for takeaways on his new found freedom, the sugar-free life. Instead the room, packed with professional nail artists, was abuzz with this very important topic: [...]
June 15, 2019 -
The Importance of Speed
Meet Genesis, a soft-spoken pro nail artist starting to make moves in the business. We found her at a crossroads that many nail techs often find themselves. With a year of salon experience under her belt, Genesis feels the itch to make a big career change from commission. She wants to branch off to start [...]
June 14, 2019