by Paula Clarke | Jul 8, 2026 | Business, Hair Salon Business, Salon Pricing, Self Help, Self Image
In any business, there has often been a need to know how to deal with a client who keeps asking for discounts. Businesses offer discounts for repeat clients or to increase traffic. But, there are limits to everything if you want your business to survive! As...
by Paula Clarke | Jun 3, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Business, Color Shy, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Self Help, Troubleshooting
Over my career as a hairstylist, I came to realize the importance of knowing how to speak your client’s language. Not everyone is good at communicating and as a hairstylist, it is your job to learn the underlying message in what your client says! Telling someone they...
by Paula Clarke | Apr 17, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Braids, Chemical Straightening, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Gray Hair, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Health, Natural Hair, Self Help, Self Image, Uncategorized, Weaves, Wigs
If you have had the same hairstyle for a long time, this post might be reaching you at a point when you want change! Unfortunately, a lot of people only do this after a significant event in their life such as a breakup or sickness! I realize most people who have had...
by Paula Clarke | Jan 20, 2026 | Hair Salon Business, Self Help, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
There is copious amounts of snow this winter, and as a jack of all trades, I shoveled with a bit of attitude but this time I thought, “what if you are a jack of all trades?” It was not until a few years ago I learned the full quote: ”Jack of all trades is a master...
by Paula Clarke | Nov 5, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Business, Coloring Hair, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Self Help, Self Image, Uncategorized
There have been a few times over my hairstyling career that I have met clients who have said “I would like to change my hairstyle but I am afraid of other people’s opinion”. Technically, it was mostly females but it always blew me away because these women are...
by Paula Clarke | Oct 24, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Hair Care, Self Help, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
Sometimes at the salon we see clients who want to know “how do I stop compulsive hair pulling”. This is an issue that not many people talk about but it happens more than we care to admit! One of the problems in many afro-centric communities is the unwillingness to...
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