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The most successful barbershop/salon I’ve seen was built on its concept for success. 

The concept was its location, close to a barbering & cosmetology school.  The location of the barbershop made it known by barbering & cosmetology students in search of a barbershop to work in.  Most students, which are the upcoming licensed barbering & cosmetology professionals of tomorrow, don’t know where they’re going to work when they obtain their licenses.  They just know that they want to work in a barbershop or salon where they can earn as much money as possible.     

The vision behind www.BarberBeautician.com is that it provides an easy way for barbershop and salon owners whose establishments aren’t located near a barbering or cosmetology school to recruit barbering & cosmetology students ON-LINE.  By viewing barbering & cosmetology students’ profiles, barbershop and salon owners will be able to view students’:

• Contact information;
• Preferred work locations;
• Areas of expertise;
• Years of experience;
• Number of existing clientele;
• 360 degree pictures of their work;
• An embedded video;
• License exam date; and more.

As a barbershop or salon owner, this information helps you recruit the best professionals for your establishment.

To access barbering & cosmetology students at www.BarberBeautician.com, you must create a free barbershop, hair salon, nail salon, tanning salon, barber, hair stylist, or manicurist/pedicurist account.  Log in with your username and password and use the search box to find barbering & cosmetology professionals in your area.  Or, click on the students tab.  Remember, you can only access their profiles if you are logged in your account.  

The internet is making our businesses better and information easier to access than ever before.  Don’t be left behind.  Add your profile to www.BarberBeautician.com.

Gabe Johnson   -BarberBeautician-

As a barbershop or salon owner, recruiting barber students, hair stylist students, nail tech students, and make-up artist students is an important part of the success of your barbershop or salon.  www.BarberBeautician.com enables barbershop and salon owners to recruit barbering & cosmetology students on-line.  By viewing barbering & cosmetology students’ profiles, barbershop and salon owners will be able to view students’:

• Contact information;
• Preferred work locations;
• Areas of expertise;
• Years of experience;
• Number of existing clientele;
• 360 degree pictures of their work;
• An embedded video;
• License exam date; and more.

When barber students, hair stylist students, nail tech students, and make-up artist students create their profile at www.BarberBeautician.com, it makes it easier for them to find the right barbershop or salon for their needs.  Instead of the barbering & cosmetology students having to find a barbershop or salon to work in, the barbershop or salon owner will be able to easily find them.

Gabe Johnson,  www.BarberBeautician.com

As a barbershop or salon owner, recruiting barber students, hair stylist students, nail tech students, and make-up artist students is an important part of the success of your barbershop or salon.  www.BarberBeautician.com enables barbershop and salon owners to recruit barbering & cosmetology students on-line.  By viewing barbering & cosmetology students’ profiles, barbershop and salon owners will be able to view students’:

• Contact information;
• Preferred work locations;
• Areas of expertise;
• Years of experience;
• Number of existing clientele;
• 360 degree pictures of their work;
• An embedded video;
• License exam date; and more.

When barber students, hair stylist students, nail tech students, and make-up artist students create their profile at www.BarberBeautician.com, it makes it easier for them to find the right barbershop or salon for their needs.  Instead of the barbering & cosmetology students having to find a barbershop or salon to work in, the barbershop or salon owner will be able to easily find them.

Gabe, Master Barber

www.BarberBeautician.com

When owning a barbershop or salon, it is important to know how you will fill vacant booths with barbers, hair stylists, nail technicians, etc.  The key to owning a successful barbershop or salon is knowing how to advertise your vacant booths effectively.  If you’ve currently opened a new barbershop or salon or you plan on opening a new barbershop or salon, your main goal is to know how to fill your vacant booths.

Being a new barbershop or salon owner has enough headaches involved with it including filling vacant booths.  Using on-line resources such as www.BarberBeautician.com makes it easy for barbershop and salon owners to fill vacant booths by easily viewing the profiles of licensed barbers, hair stylists, nail technicians and make-up artists.  You can also post your vacant booth slots as jobs on the jobs tab for free with your membership.  This enables licensed barbers, licensed stylists, etc. to view your vacancies and contact you.

Filling vacant booths in a barbershop or salon has never been so easy.

Gabe, Master Barber

www.BarberBeautician.com

Here are a few things to consider when choosing a barbershop or salon to work in:

Identify your goals for working there.  Do you plan to work there until you retire?  Do you plan to open your own barbershop or salon nearby?  Will you be working there short term? etc.

You plan to open your own barbershop or salon.  If you plan to open your own barbershop or salon, work in an area where you can easily take your clients with you to your barbershop or salon.  Those clients will provide the necessary funds to sustain your business.  Also, be sure to work for a barbershop or salon that’s located in an area where there are enough barbers, stylists, etc. to eventually work in your barbershop or salon when you open it.

You plan to work in a barbershop or salon to make lots of money.  Know how many walk-ins the barbershop or salon has per day.  This will help you if you’re new because those walk-ins will become a part of your clientele.  

Find out if the owner charges booth rent, commission percentage, or hourly pay.  In conjunction with that, find out how much the owner chargers for services.  This is important because you will be able to calculate how much money you will have left after paying the owner. 

Also, find out how many years the barbershop or salon has been in business.  There are pros and cons to working for new and established businesses. 

You can easily access all of this information on barbershop & salon owners’ www.BarberBeautician.com profiles.   

Gabe, Master Barber

www.BarberBeautician.com

In the barbering & cosmetology industry, you’re going to have to take off of work sometimes.  When you are not at work and your clients need a service performed, they may go to another professional for a service and become their client.  Here’s a way to limit that:  Get your clients to check your scheduled off days on your www.BarberBeautician.com profile.  Give them a business card with your link on it so they can easily check it before they come to you to make sure you’re going to be at work that day.  Remember to update it so your clients will be aware of your schedule.

Gabe, Master Barber

www.BarberBeautician.com

The sad truth about group rate health & dental insurance for barbering & cosmetology professionals is that it won’t happen unless your employer pays for you to have it.  The reason why other professions have access to group rate health insurance is because their employers pay the difference that the employees do not pay. 

Here’s an example: Let’s say an insurance company charges $100.00 for health insurance.  Let’s also say you work for Hair, Inc., a company that purchased the $100.00 insurance and charges you $60.00 for your insurance coverage.  Hair, Inc., pays the remaining $40.00 so you can have insurance coverage for $60.00. 

So, to qualify for group rate insurance, someone has to pay the remainder that’s owed to the insurance company.  If you work for yourself, you’re it.  The insurance companies want their whole amount, regardless of who pays for it.  However; the insurance companies may offer discounts on the $100.00 they charge if you bring a lot of business to them (a large group).  

Gabe, Master Barber

www.BarberBeautician.com

As a barber, stylist, nail technician, make-up artist, etc., an important part of our daily work lives is being able to take a punch and keep on kicking.  The sad truth is that some people like making others feel badly.  We service those same people on a regular basis.  If you are new to working in the barbering & cosmetology industry, you will soon learn that being able to hold your own is a key part to being able to sustain.  Many people change professions because they simply don’t have what it takes to stay in this business. 

Keep this in mind, no matter how good of a service you provide, some clients still won’t be pleased with your work because they aren’t pleased with themselves.  Be mindful of that every day.  Always think about the big picture before you respond to their negative actions.  You’re there to make money while having the best possible time doing it.  If everything else fails, stand your ground and give them what they’re asking for…alright, ignore that last sentence because I got carried away.  Try not to give them what they’re asking for.  Take the higher road and let God handle it.

Gabe, Master Barber

www.BarberBeautician.com

Barbering & Cosmetology is what you make of it.  They can be very rewarding professions if you work hard.  They can also be very challenging professions if you don’t.  Denzel Washington said it best, “Do what you have to do so you can do what you want to do.”  So, if you plan to reap benefits from barbering & cosmetology, you have to invest your time and money now in order for those investments to work for you later.  Invest the money you earn into things that will make your day-to-day life easier, such as a business of your own.  Set monetary goals and don’t stop until you achieve them, even if it includes working more hours.  Consider it working harder now to work easier later.  Besides, the physical stamina you currently have won’t always be there. 

Here are a few tips to getting closer to your goals:

1. Write your goals down on paper;
2. Find out the requirements to achieve your goals;
3. Do something to get you closer to your goals every day; and
4. Don’t stop until your goals have been achieved.

Remember, if you truly want to achieve more, you have to do more.

Gabe, Master Barber

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