by Paula Barker | Aug 30, 2024 | Braids, Business, Color Shy, Coloring Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Salon Pricing, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
The internet was divided on where the term” calling the shots” originally came from but everyone agrees on the meaning! I thought it was an appropriate name for this post since as hairstylists, we encounter these situations daily. The meaning of “calling the shots”...
by Paula Barker | Mar 2, 2024 | Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Salon Business, Salon Pricing, Uncategorized
Based on the reactions from enquiries, some people haven’t realized that the prices of hair salon services have changed. Post lockdown, prices have increased for hair salons too. It is not unusual to find that the price of most products doubled! Still, many people...
by Paula Barker | Aug 14, 2023 | Business, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Salon Pricing, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
A chance encounter while paying for some products at a beauty supply store made me want to talk about what are examples of starting from scratch? In business, we have so many instances where we have to start from the bottom. The media would have you believe that...
by Paula Barker | Jun 29, 2023 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for summer, Salon Pricing, Uncategorized
An important part of doing business is speaking your customer’s language. Depending on where you are located, you may be in contact with people that speak several languages. But language can be non-verbal. Clients will speak to you in your...
by Paula Barker | Apr 24, 2023 | Braids, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Salon Pricing, Uncategorized
Ever so often, hair stylists will be faced with someone planning a hair makeover. It can be one of the scariest or most fulfilling moments of your career. It is better if the client can accept what they see or is willing to go through the pain of change. However,...
by Paula Barker | Feb 23, 2023 | Business, Hair Styling, Salon Pricing, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
I observed some teenagers having difficulty communicating today and asked myself, can an introvert choose to become an extrovert? This morning on the bus, as usual, everyone chose to stand in a bundle by the bus driver’s cubicle. Others stood...
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