The overwhelming majority of electrologists work for themselves as sole practitioners, a smaller number work in some sort of co-operative where they have a contractor status, and a tiny minority is actual clock punching employees. This means electrologists . . . Read Column
 

The standard internet connection is no longer dial up but a DSL or cable modem. We can’t wait to dial a cell phone number; we need instant walkie-talkie contact, text and instant messaging. All around us speed is the prized commodity. Electrologists could be delivering a whole lot more if they would only . . . Read Column
 

In my endeavors to provide prospective hair removal consumers with reliable, relevant information to their particular situation, I am in contact with scores of people who search tirelessly for the ‘magic bullet’ that will solve their superfluous hair problem. Common among these potential clients are those that know just enough to get it all wrong, and argue vehemently. I am sure every electrologist . . . Read Column
 

As a male electrologist who treats males, females, and transsexuals, I hear it all the time. “I am so glad I found you, no one else will help me with my problem.”  “You are the only person for miles around who will do SRS [sex reassignment surgery] prep work, or bikini work.” The story that makes me most embarrassed for my profession is, “Most of the electrologists I called either hung up on me or called me a sick pervert when I asked if they provided this service.” Many prospective clients are treated with such disrespect by some people in our profession, they give up seeking our services and turn to laser; they simply cannot find an electrologist who will discuss their case. But I have yet to hear of any doctor’s office hanging up on a caller enquiring about treatments of this kind.  Read Column
 

You've heard it before; “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Each of us should have a plan for what we want our business to achieve. With our desired destination in sight, we can work backwards to locate the path between where we are now, and where we intend to go.  Read Column
 

It’s a practical matter, really. What is a self-employed electrologist to do when illness strikes? Most of us don’t have paid days off, two weeks paid vacation and a health-care plan resembling that of Bill Gates. But if we are sick – even if it’s just with a “miserable cold” – we should not be treating clients. A little under the weather is one thing (after all, we do wear gloves and a mask, don’t we?), but a condition that includes coughing, sneezing, nose blowing or expectoration, is something that must be treated with extreme caution.  Read Column
 

Why do so many people coming into our profession with perfectly good vision need eyeglasses after just a year or two?  Read Column