You know what? I worked at Smartstyle and hated it in Kansas but Supercuts was fun and the tips were awsome.  I was going through the same thing at the salon right now!  What I have been doing to offset the cost of boothrent with it being slow is taking that time I am not working to advertise by flyers and canvasing the area around the shop in a 2 mile radius getting to know my potential future clients and chatting and offering suggesstions and how I could fix, enhance or change something in the salon with an appointment.  I would haggle a price and book them  and if they came in I would have a free sack for them  for coming ! In the sack I would have a shower cap,  manicure set, polish, gloss, glitter, etc.

 

Have a lemonade day! A nacho day! A salad day! Be creative to involve the neighborhood your servicing and appeal to their taste, and make them feel lke your working for them to look their BEST. That is what the canvasing is all about to take notice on who is in your AREA.

 

I have a bunch of ideas that can be used to arouse business in the area. Just ask!