[amayausers.com] Re: Networking business services....
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OK Roland - I bought a tanning salon in Central NJ last summer. I can take all
your clients that want to come to NJ to tan!!
Seriously folks - the economy is rough and I think just pushing ahead and
providing good service and value goes a long way in this environment. Plus,
other businesses are hurting a lot more than they let on. I bought the tanning
salon Aug 1 last year and every month since, sales have been about 15% below
the prior year. A couple of months I didn't make enough to cover the bills,
but I had assumed it would be slow for a while.
Then, on New Years Eve, the Hollywood Tans 1/4 mile from me closed up and went
out of business with no warning. I put some signs up and offered discounts to
his customers and now January is running 35% above last year! I had to hire a
5th employee to help with the busines. I'm the only tanning salon in a 6 mile
radius now.
Sure, it was partly luck, but my point is I continued to run specials and
discount prices last year and never gave the impression to my customers that I
was hurting which helped bring in some new customers and got others to stay.
I don't suggest slashing prices to win business but Roland has a point in
finding out what your customer wants in total and being able to provide it.
just my 2 cents
Tom
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