Money from Toenail
Unfortunately there is not much demand for toenails as they are more of a nuisance rather than a commercially valuable product. Those who buy toenails are usually toenail fetishists.
The Toenail Fetishist Market
Toenail fetishists buy toenails from both men and women but predominantly from women who together with other items collected by fetishists like sanitary pads and panties can be worth money. One UK woman reportedly earned £50,000 (approximately $65,000) from doing this. If you do not mind doing business with fetishists then you can probably make money.
There is another more subtle way to earn from your toenails from toenail fetishists. An article from Wonderful Engineering titled This Woman Makes A Living By Selling Videos Of Her Toenails reports how a woman in her 50’s as the title implies sell videos of her while she does her everyday routine.
People pay $14 to this American woman for short video clips of her toenails. She charges even more for one-to-one video calls from her toenail admirers. She also has various social media accounts where the main subject are her well maintained and long toenails.
Toenail Maintenance Service
Toenails are a nuisance to maintain and can be painful if left to grow long. There are people who pay other people to cut and maintain their toenails and this is a good way to earn money. Many people doing this kind of service either work from beauty salons or do home service. Normally toenails should be clipped every 6 to 8 weeks so there is plenty of opportunity for repeat business.
An article from that’s life titled I pay my bills with toenail clippings reports the story of an Australian woman who clips toenails for a living. This story might seem normal based on the title but this story is actually very inspiring.
What is so different about her story? She already has a stable job and is earning a six figure salary when she left it to pursue toenail clipping as a job. She was getting tired of her long work hours and wanted to be able to concentrate more on her family life. She researched for a solution to her problem and decided to try toenail clipping on a part-time basis first.
She specialised on elderly clients after finding out that more than most people they find it extremely difficult to reach and cut their toenails. Many suffer from the pain of ingrown toenails. Add to the fact that the elderly usually welcome the company of others because most are usually alone most of the time.
She decided to do it full-time when she has established a steady client base. After 4 years she was already able to establish 6 franchises and she plans to grow her business further.
Other Toenail Products and Services
One does not only need to follow her example. One can also further develop her skills and do fingernail and toenail art. Social media is abound with all kinds of beautiful art for toenails. One can also sell the designs, physically teach and do online courses from practically anywhere using inexpensive materials.
So the real money in toenails is in maintaining the toenails of others by providing clipping and doing cosmetic work on them. Nail artists working for others do not really make exceptional salaries but as our Australian woman example has shown us it takes more than nail clipping or art skills to become financially successful in the toenail or fingernail business.
Conclusion
Just like any business those who really make the money own their own businesses. They studied their market carefully and concentrated on their niche. They also know how to scale up their business when it grows big enough.