In the first episode of Improving Your Float Center from Home: the Bathrobe Chronicles, Ashkahn and Graham covered the special deal that they’re running at Float On during their closure.
Watch the full episode below:
For the deal, they’re offering 25% off floats, and for every float sold they’re donating a float to medical workers when Float On re-opens. They’ve open sourced the campaign, and you can download images (including an editable Photoshop file), the template email they sent to their mailing list, and their full launch plan.
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We hope that these are useful for you, either in launching your own campaigns or just getting your creative juices flowing. You’re free to use or change any of these materials (although it would be great if you credit the artist, Kathryn Sullivan, for the image).
Be well, and stay safe out there!
Graham and Ashkahn
What kind of retail (if any) should you offer? – DSP 36
In this episode, Graham and Ashkahn expound on the nuances of offering retail in a float center. Everything from what to sell, to how to sell it, and how you can expect it to affect your bottom line.
The ideal time to change your float tank solution – New Years Episode – DSP 35
Every float center is going to have to tell their customers, at some point, how often they change out the water in their float tanks. What’s the right answer? Find out Graham and Ashkahn’s take in this informative episode.
Tips for offering sessions open air float tanks – DSP 34
Make no mistake, open air float tanks are a next level challenge for float centers. Graham and Ashkahn explain exactly what to look out for if you’re thinking of using one of these bad boys in your center.
Opening and closing tasks for a float center – DSP 33
What to do when you open and when you close can seem almost arbitrary at times. How do you organize who does what and when? Aside from trial and error, Graham and Ashkahn explain how things work at Float On, which, despite running 24 hours, does have opening and closing shifts each day.
Choosing between float pods vs cabins – DSP 32
What type of float tank should you get? Is one objectively better than others? How would you know? Graham and Ashkahn put their opinions out there on the debate.
Pros and cons of running Groupon deals – DSP 31
Whether to use Groupons or not is a question that nearly every float center will face. Having been in the industry for more than seven years, Graham and Ashkahn have experienced multiple angles of this conversation and try to lay out, in depth, the pros and cons of running these types of discounts for floats.
How Float On can manage being open 24hrs? – DSP 30
Most float center owners read Goodnight Moon to their tanks every evening, lock their doors, and go home to spend a restful night in their non-saliferous/aqueous beds. Others buck such norms, and stay open all night.
Tune in to this week’s episode of the Daily Solutions podcast, where Graham and Ashkahn discuss what it’s like operating a 24/7 float center. While securing the right person to staff the graveyard shift has its challenges, it can be a worthwhile endeavor.
Should I Have One or Multiple Styles of Float Tank?
If you had every model and type of float tank you’d be running the Burj Khalifa of float centers, with an estimated 38 unique float tanks, which include pods, custom open pools, cabins, vertical tanks, and inflatable or portable float devices currently on the market (not even counting old models).
This is all to say that there are a ton of options out there when considering tanks for your center.
Whether you’re opening a two-tank center, or a bajillion-tank center, do you want all the same model, or will you have some variety?
What causes swelling in walls? – DSP 29
Your walls are swelling? Should that be happening? What do I do about it?
Well… in this episode, Graham and Ashkahn discuss the severity of this problem and what you need to do to fix it.
staff holidays – Christmas special – DSP 28
In this heartwarming holiday episode, Graham and Ashkahn talk about how to not Scrooge up your float center with your business practices by sharing their philosophy on working your float center during the holidays.
