To any and all footcare nurse business owners

[dixiesnurse]

Hi there,

Gosh I am so excited to be done with my footcare course that I attended in San Diego through Shelly Taylor! The course was awesome and I learned alot. Now just passing the test. I have formed my LLC and am thinking of ways to get my business going. I would just like a few clients-my goal is 30 a month as I am also a staff RN at the local hospital here. I would like to hear about success stories from other footcare nurses and the services you offer and a price range? I am thinking along the lines of $45-$60 per home visit. Anyways, I got discouraged talking to another nurse who said the podiatrists in town were going to not like the idea, and that it would be difficult getting fee for service being unable to bill medicare. I almost didn't go to my course actually because it really bugged me. I am thinking that if I will pay 40 for a pedicure and have to drive there, why wouldn't someone pay for their mom or their selves to have footcare in the home? So, I am thinking that I might do some probono stuff at the alf/snf and checkout the diabetes clinic here in town. maybe the free drs clinic as well. I'm feeling that refferals is going to be a large part of my business as well so rounding up a team of who I know. Please tell me about your footcare biz and if you have struggled getting it going? the good, thebad, the ugly please! thanks

[aheartsdiode]

Hi Yewande,

If you were speaking to me, "Aheartsdiode" who asked if anyone had a start up in PA, I have not done anything yet, but I did find out that you should get certification thru one of the wound ostomy programs, which is the last thing I wanted to hear, having finished MSN and don't have jack to show for it. All that money, GONE! I never heard back from state whether you can do this or not. I will get certified thru ostomy program so its going to take we a little bit to get going. If you are going to do it, hit me up at [email protected] and let me know how its going, I'm open to ideas!

[Gizmo21]

Hi there, first of all congratulations on your new venture, I wish you everything of the best.

I don't know if this will be of any help to you, I am commenting from South Africa so things might work a little differently, but I found with my business, which was also very slow to get started, that I had a lot of referrals from beauty salons. I dropped my business cards off at every beauty salon and Sorbet agencies and explained that I do not do the pedicures that they do, so won't be taking business away from them, but that I do the problematic feet that they, as a salon, would not touch. They seemed to be very grateful and have referred clients to me. I also put signage on the back window of my car which has also brought me clients. I also offer the option of going to a clients house if they are housebound/shut-in's in my immediate area/suburb. I also offer pensioners discount. I hope that some of this might be of help to you.