Pointed out to me by our Friend from north U.K. Barber Phil...
This is a barbering series on YouTube. A little slow for my brain speed, but interesting, and just good stuff.
Have a look at this one here as well as the others he has posted. This is the way ppl share information today. Nice, fast, fun, FREE and if it is not what you are looking for.. just a click and it is gone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JlMWaJExBs
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Andis Clipper Business Tip of the Week, Week 34, 2009
Andis / Clipperguy business tip of the week, week 34, 2009
Take credit cards - This one is simple and easy. In today’s world few of us carry cash. You must take credit cards. You need to keep honest books and you need to report your full income and pay your fair share of taxes. Raise your prices to cover any fees you will incur. Clients will spend more money and spend it more often with the convenience of credit cards. We are heading towards a cashless society. Do not be the last one living in the stone age.
Take credit cards - This one is simple and easy. In today’s world few of us carry cash. You must take credit cards. You need to keep honest books and you need to report your full income and pay your fair share of taxes. Raise your prices to cover any fees you will incur. Clients will spend more money and spend it more often with the convenience of credit cards. We are heading towards a cashless society. Do not be the last one living in the stone age.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Very interesting video - watch it.
The video link was sent to me by a barber associate... Very interesting. Other options and advancement in out industry to address client needs... Watch and learn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sfoz-IW-Tk
Thank you Godsfavoritebarber for forwarding along this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sfoz-IW-Tk
Thank you Godsfavoritebarber for forwarding along this video
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Read this book, lead your tribe!
Read This
Tribes
By Seth Godin
I have read much all of what he has written over the past number of years. Good stuff once again from him. A primer on leadership and our need for it today… and the ripe opportunity for anyone of us to seize the opportunity and become a true leader. Find a cause. Recruit a tribe. Engage and inspire others. You are now a leader. No promotion needed. No one asks you. You go out and lead… by choice. Rise to the level of your understanding of leadership today. The entire world is waiting for you to step up. Will you? I am going to, heck, I already am. Just watch. Join my tribe… oh, yeah, by reading this, you already have. Thank you for following.
Buy the book at the link below.
http://www.amazon.com/Tribes-We-Need-You-Lead/dp/1591842336/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251295655&sr=1-1
Tribes
By Seth Godin
I have read much all of what he has written over the past number of years. Good stuff once again from him. A primer on leadership and our need for it today… and the ripe opportunity for anyone of us to seize the opportunity and become a true leader. Find a cause. Recruit a tribe. Engage and inspire others. You are now a leader. No promotion needed. No one asks you. You go out and lead… by choice. Rise to the level of your understanding of leadership today. The entire world is waiting for you to step up. Will you? I am going to, heck, I already am. Just watch. Join my tribe… oh, yeah, by reading this, you already have. Thank you for following.
Buy the book at the link below.
http://www.amazon.com/Tribes-We-Need-You-Lead/dp/1591842336/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251295655&sr=1-1
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Clipper Vocabulary word of the week, week 34, 2009, letter H
Ivan Zoot, ClipperGuy, Andis clipper vocabulary word of the week, week 24, 2009 letter H... Hat Head - The condition in which clients frequently arrive for a clipper cut. This is the result of an extended period of baseball hat wearing, creating a crimp running around the hair at the crestline. This head cannot be clipper cut without shampooing first.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Great men's haircut resource
Thank you to our barber friend Phil in the north of the U.K. for sharing this great men's haircut resource with us.
Click and enjoy!
TY
Phil
http://hairstyletwist.com/blog/category/mens-hairstyles/
Click and enjoy!
TY
Phil
http://hairstyletwist.com/blog/category/mens-hairstyles/
Friday, August 21, 2009
Clipper Business Tip - week 33
This is week 33 of 2009. Here is ClipperGuy business tip number 33.
Show some style - Create and provide clients with a contemporary style book. Update this book four times each year. Many of us were required to build one of these in cosmetology or barber school. It is a great idea to maintain one today. By scanning magazines and fashion information for contemporary images, looks and styles, you keep your eyes sharp and your radar tuned into the looks of the moment… and the moment changes. Clients will use this book to help them communicate the styles they desire and aspects of cuts they like or dislike. You will cut better hair and raise the level of client satisfaction by using a style book as a tool. There is a big difference between building a book of your own rather than buying one from a dealer. The difference is in your own education and training. A little cut and paste will be time well spent.
Show some style - Create and provide clients with a contemporary style book. Update this book four times each year. Many of us were required to build one of these in cosmetology or barber school. It is a great idea to maintain one today. By scanning magazines and fashion information for contemporary images, looks and styles, you keep your eyes sharp and your radar tuned into the looks of the moment… and the moment changes. Clients will use this book to help them communicate the styles they desire and aspects of cuts they like or dislike. You will cut better hair and raise the level of client satisfaction by using a style book as a tool. There is a big difference between building a book of your own rather than buying one from a dealer. The difference is in your own education and training. A little cut and paste will be time well spent.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
New video from Scissorbly
New video from Scissorboy. Watch it here. Link below. Good stuff.
http://scissorboy.com/video/?episode=37
http://scissorboy.com/video/?episode=37
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The Salon Stretch
The Salon Stretch
The above was the title of an interesting article in a magazine that my wife passed along to me. It was full of hints and strategies for stretching your beauty dollars by stretching your time between salon visits. The ideas were not new. Most of them were things that some consumers do unconsciously. The difference was, now, they are being coached to do them by the media. If the consumers are banding together to spend less in our industry… what are we doing to band together to move things in the other direction? No. I am not going to share any of the ideas from their article here… I am not interested in seeing their ideas encouraged.
The above was the title of an interesting article in a magazine that my wife passed along to me. It was full of hints and strategies for stretching your beauty dollars by stretching your time between salon visits. The ideas were not new. Most of them were things that some consumers do unconsciously. The difference was, now, they are being coached to do them by the media. If the consumers are banding together to spend less in our industry… what are we doing to band together to move things in the other direction? No. I am not going to share any of the ideas from their article here… I am not interested in seeing their ideas encouraged.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Clipper tip of the week - week 33, 2009
Andis / Ivan Zoot clipper tip of the week for week 33, 2009
Tip 33 - Unplug - Choose a cordless trimmer when freedom and the elimination of the “electric spaghetti” around your station is desired.
Andis makes the world's best cordless trimmers. The Slimline trimmer is the best selling cordless trimmer ever... and Andis is raising the bar again with the introduction of the next generation Slimline II trimmer... and overhaul and update of the best seller... sleeker shape, soft touch housing, rubber grippy overmold insert on the case, bright chrome finish, updated charge stand design... It just gets better.
http://www.andis.com for more info.
Tip 33 - Unplug - Choose a cordless trimmer when freedom and the elimination of the “electric spaghetti” around your station is desired.
Andis makes the world's best cordless trimmers. The Slimline trimmer is the best selling cordless trimmer ever... and Andis is raising the bar again with the introduction of the next generation Slimline II trimmer... and overhaul and update of the best seller... sleeker shape, soft touch housing, rubber grippy overmold insert on the case, bright chrome finish, updated charge stand design... It just gets better.
http://www.andis.com for more info.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Andis clipper Vocabulary - Word of the week - Letter F
Fauxhawk - A modified interpretation of a Mohawk hairstyle. Some hair is left on the sides. The top is pushed to the center and up. Can be styled more subtly for work or school. Less popular today in favor of the "lowhawk", but the web is loaded with both images of this look as well as technical how-tos. Bottom line, any short men's style with the top pushed up into a center crest or ridge line... Does not need to be cut that way. Just styled.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Clipper Buyisness Tip - week 32, 2009
Week 32 Andis, Ivan Zoot Clipper Business tip -
Update your environment - Spend a buck to make two. From time to time it is necessary to reinvest in your business. Find highly visible ways to improve the physical environment of the shop. A fresh coat of paint can make a world of difference to clients and employees. New, updated pictures or posters reflect your connection to fashion and trend. Recovering the waiting room and cutting chairs every five years is a great way to totally remake the shop for small change. Rotating out the plants can invigorate the entire shop. These are the little things that speak volumes about the value you hope to build of your business in the hearts and minds of your customers.
Update your environment - Spend a buck to make two. From time to time it is necessary to reinvest in your business. Find highly visible ways to improve the physical environment of the shop. A fresh coat of paint can make a world of difference to clients and employees. New, updated pictures or posters reflect your connection to fashion and trend. Recovering the waiting room and cutting chairs every five years is a great way to totally remake the shop for small change. Rotating out the plants can invigorate the entire shop. These are the little things that speak volumes about the value you hope to build of your business in the hearts and minds of your customers.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Clipper Tip #31
Tip 31 - Shop Before You Drop - Have spare clipper and trimmer blades on hand before you need them.
You can not run to the supply house in the middle of a busy day to buy a blade. Be prepared. Buy the extra blade the day you buy the clipper or trimmer. This will also help you to be sure you buy the correct blade the first time.
Get all the Andis / Ivan Zoot clipper tips in Ivan's book ClipperGuy Says... Get Clippering...
Buy it here:
http://www.clipperguy.com
You can not run to the supply house in the middle of a busy day to buy a blade. Be prepared. Buy the extra blade the day you buy the clipper or trimmer. This will also help you to be sure you buy the correct blade the first time.
Get all the Andis / Ivan Zoot clipper tips in Ivan's book ClipperGuy Says... Get Clippering...
Buy it here:
http://www.clipperguy.com
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
ClipperVocabulary - word of the week - E
Ivan Zoot, Andis, ClipperGuy Says... Talk the Talk word of the week. Week 31, 2009, Letter E
Ears - Used to refer to the wide outer corners of a flattop before they have been “squared-up”. When the sides appear to flare out past vertical giving the flat top a wide look at the upper sides... this is called having "ears". The down from above clipper stroke will pull these in and square up the shape to vertical.
Ears - Used to refer to the wide outer corners of a flattop before they have been “squared-up”. When the sides appear to flare out past vertical giving the flat top a wide look at the upper sides... this is called having "ears". The down from above clipper stroke will pull these in and square up the shape to vertical.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Week 31 - Clipper Business tip of the week
Welcome to week 31, 2009. Your weekly Clipper Business tip is below...
Have at it!
Week 31
Court seniors - The population is getting older every day. Is your shop ideally suited to serving these affluent spenders? I do not endorse blanket senior discounts. Many seniors have more money than the rest of us. Limited senior discounts to fill slower hours are a better idea. Take steps to ensure your shop is senior friendly Physical issues like ramps and lighting as well as marketing strategies like discounts and coupons are all to be considered. Anything you print should be printed large enough to be easily seen by these clients.
Have at it!
Week 31
Court seniors - The population is getting older every day. Is your shop ideally suited to serving these affluent spenders? I do not endorse blanket senior discounts. Many seniors have more money than the rest of us. Limited senior discounts to fill slower hours are a better idea. Take steps to ensure your shop is senior friendly Physical issues like ramps and lighting as well as marketing strategies like discounts and coupons are all to be considered. Anything you print should be printed large enough to be easily seen by these clients.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Jackrabbits and Turltes
Jackrabbits and turtles
That is always the way it is in hands-on clipper education classes… jackrabbits and turtles. The jackrabbit learners pick up new things fast and run with them. The turtles need special attention and poke along at a much slower pace. Recently a clipper workshop had the biggest gap in skill and ability I have ever encountered. A few of the cutters were simply good clipper cutters. A few were experienced stylists and fast learners. This was ease, but still a challenge to keep them challenged and ward off bad habits and easy mistakes. The turtles were killing me. Some were students with zero experience - I can handle this. Some were very green stylists - I can handle this. Some were just a bit thick - I can handle this too. Trouble is not only having just too many turtles, but also having them in the workshop with a handful of jackrabbits hopped up on clipper cutting cutting enthusiasm and Red Bull. What a day! I love it! I can say that everyone learned something and everyone went home better than they were when they woke up that moring. Me included.
And so it goes as I head in to a week of intensive clipper classes. Wish me luck.
That is always the way it is in hands-on clipper education classes… jackrabbits and turtles. The jackrabbit learners pick up new things fast and run with them. The turtles need special attention and poke along at a much slower pace. Recently a clipper workshop had the biggest gap in skill and ability I have ever encountered. A few of the cutters were simply good clipper cutters. A few were experienced stylists and fast learners. This was ease, but still a challenge to keep them challenged and ward off bad habits and easy mistakes. The turtles were killing me. Some were students with zero experience - I can handle this. Some were very green stylists - I can handle this. Some were just a bit thick - I can handle this too. Trouble is not only having just too many turtles, but also having them in the workshop with a handful of jackrabbits hopped up on clipper cutting cutting enthusiasm and Red Bull. What a day! I love it! I can say that everyone learned something and everyone went home better than they were when they woke up that moring. Me included.
And so it goes as I head in to a week of intensive clipper classes. Wish me luck.
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