
Originally Posted by
GlamourRouge
That can be really lucrative if you are up-to-date on trends and can market yourself well. Just starting out, you may have to work for free for awhile so you can build contacts and build business. It is a lot of work. It also depends where you live. You will more likely have to work for free a lot if you live in a competitive area like LA or NY. Its all about making contacts and getting your brand name out there.
"Crystal Wright's Hair Makeup & Fashion Styling Career Guide" is a really good book on how it all works. It doesn't talk about being a manicurist, but it does talk about hair styling, makeup artistry, and being a stylist, which are all related industries.
But yeah, you have to be good at your craft and willing to work for free if you don't have good clients already, which you probably won't just starting out. There's a lot of competition, but if you can set your services & style apart from the rest, and are willing to work for free and put time into it, it will pay off. You also need thick skin because its a catty industry, but I'm sure all sexworkers & ex-sexworkers already have that.
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