IT's SUMMER on the best little Island in the whole world! I wasn't sure what exactly would take place once the sun shone on the bodies of the pasty Island population, maybe they would not need or want a spray tan as they could get a "real" one for free! But no! I get calls and texts steadily, mostly from people who can't tan (skin is so sensitive) or they do not want to! So, there you go. I am busier than I expected and it started happening rather abruptly in May, amped up in June, and now holding steady in July. My goal for client numbers for the whole year was surpassed before the end on June, pretty cool since I did hardly any till May as I was injured.
I am sort of on vacation myself, and continuing regular twice weekly acupuncture on my formerly broken ankle, and still working at my "regular" job 3 days a week because I wanted to draw out my vacay as long as possible -- long weekends all summer long. So, it has made it a little harder to fit in appointments. And it seems, some of my customers are finding it hard to fit in appoinments as well; I never had a no-show or cancellation til mid June, and now, I have probably 40% cancel on short notice -- mind you I was really really ill earlier this week and had to cancel a couple myself so there you go, stuff happens. But, because of that I make darn sure I am efficient with my time and not doing unnecessary travel. I try to book a bunch of appointments in a row so if one does not show it is not a huge deal. If I can't get people in when it is doable for both of us, well it just can't be done. The wedding tans I've done recently really looked fabulous and I mean freakin' fabulous! They make me a little nervous though as I DO NOT WANT TO MAKE A MISTAKE! but alas, complaints so far have been extremely low, less than 1% of clients (I was aiming for 0% but that was maybe a little unrealistic). Something interesting happened, a former client is now also doing spray tanning for clients, a very very short drive away. Annoying, yes but a little healthy competition never hurt anyone. And, I've already got a good rep, so I'm not hurting! What is also annoying is I can't get this keyboard off italics and it looks like I'm whispering everything or something -- better than getting stuck on caps which looks like you are shouting! SO far, so good here on PEI. I am so lucky to be here in this place!
I am sort of on vacation myself, and continuing regular twice weekly acupuncture on my formerly broken ankle, and still working at my "regular" job 3 days a week because I wanted to draw out my vacay as long as possible -- long weekends all summer long. So, it has made it a little harder to fit in appointments. And it seems, some of my customers are finding it hard to fit in appoinments as well; I never had a no-show or cancellation til mid June, and now, I have probably 40% cancel on short notice -- mind you I was really really ill earlier this week and had to cancel a couple myself so there you go, stuff happens. But, because of that I make darn sure I am efficient with my time and not doing unnecessary travel. I try to book a bunch of appointments in a row so if one does not show it is not a huge deal. If I can't get people in when it is doable for both of us, well it just can't be done. The wedding tans I've done recently really looked fabulous and I mean freakin' fabulous! They make me a little nervous though as I DO NOT WANT TO MAKE A MISTAKE! but alas, complaints so far have been extremely low, less than 1% of clients (I was aiming for 0% but that was maybe a little unrealistic). Something interesting happened, a former client is now also doing spray tanning for clients, a very very short drive away. Annoying, yes but a little healthy competition never hurt anyone. And, I've already got a good rep, so I'm not hurting! What is also annoying is I can't get this keyboard off italics and it looks like I'm whispering everything or something -- better than getting stuck on caps which looks like you are shouting! SO far, so good here on PEI. I am so lucky to be here in this place!
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