Guides by trade

Hair salon and barber guides: open, price, grow

Opening a salon, working out the price of a cut, showing your price list properly, getting clients back every six weeks: the guides in this section answer the practical questions of a hair salon or barbershop, with worked examples and templates to copy.

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8 min

How to open a hair salon or barber shop in the UK: steps, budget and checklist

Qualifications, HMRC registration, premises, licences, a worked budget and a checklist to open a salon or barber shop.

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How to price hair salon services: the cost-per-minute method, with examples

The cost-per-minute method to price a cut, a colour or a package, with a full worked example.

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7 min

Hair salon client retention: the method and messages to copy

Rebooking at the chair, client cards, follow-ups at the right time, messages to copy and how to measure your return rate.

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8 min

Hair salon price list rules in the UK: what to show, where, with a template

What UK rules require for a salon price list, where to show it, and a ready-to-adapt template.

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12 min

How to build a hair salon or barbershop website: the complete guide

Prices, service times, team, past work and online booking: the website that fills the chairs in your salon or barbershop.

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12 min

How to get more Google reviews for a hair salon or barbershop

The mirror, the till, the follow-up email: how a salon or barbershop fills up its Google profile with reviews.

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10 min

Hair salon and barber Instagram post ideas: 36 ideas and captions

36 post ideas for hair salons and barbers, captions to copy and a weekly posting plan.

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8 min

Treatwell alternatives: options for UK and Irish salons

Treatwell’s UK commission, 5 alternatives (Fresha, Booksy, Square, Planity, Voxtya), a table and when to stay.

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