Welcome back to episode 4 of The SugarShow. We are here with Joelle Lee to share her story and share some nuggets of wisdom on mindfully creating and pricing your menu.
Joelle Lee is an esthetician, previously a medical esthetician. She proceeded to specialize in laser treatments with a focus in people of color. One of her first clients happened to be Michelle Obama! This was long before anything was attached to her. All of the sudden, her client was now the first lady. She moved to D.C. to follow her client and took the opportunity to recreate and launch her line.
While momentum was building, she wasn’t happy with the product line 7 years later. Life took off as she began to grow her family. It was at that moment she let the products go and refocused on clients. Shortly after that change, she was able to start teaching and consulting other estheticians.
This led to publishing her first book! And she discovered traveling with her book, teaching other estheticians, and focusing on education was her true passion. She spends her time building courses, online classes, and books to shape and educate future estheticians!
Joelle maxed herself out with every step of her journey. She spent ten years honoring that treatment room and learning everything she could. If you do something for a decade, you outgrow that business. You also obtain a lot of knowledge that is valuable to share.
The truth is, many of us estheticians graduate with a skillset in the field, but not in the business. Allow yourself time to make mistakes, grow your tools, learn from your peers, and grow during that time. You will be a much better teacher later on once you have made mistakes!
We are going to talk about the big picture when it comes to the pricing and treatment menu. How can a sugaring professional go about valuing themselves.
First step is examining how much revenue you want or need to make. You have to set that amount. This will act as a guide for all of the rest of your decisions such as location, pricing, and target market.
When I say pricing by time, not package, I do not mean charging an hourly rate. I mean starting with that revenue number and working backwards. Imagine, you want to only work 4 days and you have so many hours per day and that all has to equal that revenue number. You will then be able to break that down by hour and know what your minimum package should be to meet your monetary goals.
Also a key point, your studio needs to be located in an area that can afford you. The location depicts what the market can support. Look at the top five wealthiest zip codes and pick from there. People will travel to you in those areas. They will feel like they are going to a safe and quality salon/studio rather than going to the other parts of town.
So the next hot topic--discounts. How do you stimulate business without discounts? The answer is specials! In this industry, we tend to make specials with current services. Instead, create limited time offers with limited time products.
A mistake we make as estheticians is assume what money our clients have. We assume they can’t afford it. But listen to this--if you book an appointment, get in your car, and come to your studio, they are ready to buy. If they see value in your services, they will buy. You shou
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