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Writer's pictureDiane Shawe M.Ed

How to Start a Gel Nail Business after Qualifying

Start your own Gel Nail Business at home, salon or studio today

An easy cost effective business that can be done anywhere Gel Nails in the UK has become a very popular seevice over the least few years and with a few tips and ideas you could benefit from starting your very own Gel Nails business.

There is a huge potential for earning good money as a self employed beauty therapist offering professional Gel Nails as an additional service.


Look at most nail bars and even shopping Malls these days and they have signs for Gel Nails in their windows. Look inside a salon and you will nearly always see them busy.

Customers don’t usually need to make an appointment, they just walk in and wait or get it done after they have had there other beauty treatments.

There has never been a better time to Start your own Gel Nails business from home. Working on your own gives you the opportunity to work your own hours with much more flexibility and freedom then being tied down in a salon.

1. You can offer very flexible hours. Working on your own you can offer services at unsociable hours such as evenings or weekends. Just think how limited salon opening times are…

2. You can offer discounted rates. A salon has huge overheads – staff, rent, heating etc, you can operate at very little cost and undercut salon prices hence making your Gel Nails prices very attractive. Professional Gel Nails is even better than ordinary manicures and pedicures with modest earning potential because the Gel both strengthens and last longer than nail polish.

3. You can offer a mobile service. Clients love it when you can offer your Gel Nails services in their own home. Just think of the business mobile hairdressers get. Many people don’t want to visit a salon – they may have work commitments, young children, don’t drive or are pensioners. There are many reasons why people can’t get to a salon and offering a mobile Gel Nails service is a superb way to make good money.

Setting up a Gel Nails business is not expensive. Although you should always buy the very best equipment, Gel Nails kits, tools are quite cheap.

You will have very little over heads, think what would you use for a client? A little talk, some wipes and a few strokes of the Gel, very little power from the UV lamp. These products will hardly break the bank expenses so your profits margins are very high.

The best place to start is to get some Gel Nails training.

A decent accredited Gel Nails courses cost under £200 and can be be booked on this site with a credit card or even Paypal. The price to train is very little compared to other similar industries. A hairdressing course would cost you £1000’s.

You can learn professional Gel Nails in just one day with our One Day Professional Gel Nails Course Workshop. Combined with a practice and guidance, you ready to go… A Hairdresser trains for months if not years before they can offer their art for profit.

Once you’re trained getting business can be quite easy. Start of by printing or writing some adverts with your details and phone number. Stick these up in your local shops, post office or Supermarket. Chip shops surprisingly do well as people stand in the queue and read everything! Most places charge a just couple of pounds a week.

You local newspaper classified can be a good place to put a small add.

Currently some local paper charge £25 for 6 lines of text. You can also try your local supermarkets notice board, local salon, church, women’s group the list goes on.

Also place averts in online directories so people can find you when they search online. Gumtree and facebook market places are also good avenues.

The best way to advertise these days is to get a small website built. Most people search on the internet for what they need and a nicely designed webpage can be a great source of clients. Get in touch with us if you want a cheap website, we know a man who can! Google offers free websites.

Once you get a few clients, word of mouth is by far the best advert for your services and if you do a good job word gets round quickly and you’ll soon be booked up with peoples mums, sister, aunts, uncles?? calling you.

Take photos of your finished work and then promote on Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest .

So, put in basic terms, Gel Nails training is fast and cheap, materials are cheap and you can start your business in a short space of time with very little outlay. Gel Nails is a perfect business model, so reserve your place today.

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Gel Nails is a perfect business model, so reserve your place today.

3rd February 2020

24th February 2020


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