Guys,
Thanks so much for all the words of comfort and advice. I think I was beginning to lose perspective a bit. I'm a bit hormonal as well and I've been without my hubby Mon to Fri for 8 weeks now which doesn't help.
Being mobile its common sense that my advertising needs to be reasonable. I'll renew the local newsagent ads, do a leaflet drop and check out yell.com for starters. It would cost £40 per week for a decent ad in our local paper so I'll consider that if things don't move with plan A.
I do have a logo and wear a t shirt with it on 3 times a week to the gym, have business cards, nice price lists etc so I'm obviously on the right track. I'm going to work on a website this weekend when hubby is around to help which may help if I can get some photos of my work on there.
A friend of mine (also my loyal model) is buying a shop in Ascot, she's offered me a little room at the back to do nails. She proposed a nominal daily charge just on the days I use it and for the use of the back door to the shop as my entrance. She thinks it will be small but not a bad place to start and she will keep it for me only and I can use it as I wish. I'm beginning to wonder if thats not a bad proposition. I can't get in there until Aug /Sept time but I thought I could start checking out the local competition and newspapers for potential ads now. Maybe I could put an A board up directing people to the back of the shop where the room is, do some local advertising and see what happens? I'm sure she thinks her business may benefit from me being there and vice versa. The area already has at least one place doing nails on the high street but my nail art and approach to colour and products isn't the norm so hopefully it will appeal.
I really love doing nails and apart from being Mum of 2 and wife theres nothing I'd rather do. I'm still working towards my NVQ level 3 which hopefully I'll have completed by October. My main problem with this is finding people to use as clients to document for the required 8 weeks.
Thanks guys for giving me a positive attitude again....sniff......
I hope that sometime I'll be experienced enough to impart some words of wisdom to someone else!
