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Above: Hey, Hello
in Denver.
Left: Abrean
SophiaMarie, owner
of Hey, Hello, with
their dog, Louie.
Charging for Your Time
"Time is money." It's a phrase you've
heard many times, and in the case
of hair professionals, it's incredibly
accurate. Consider how much time it
might take you to cut dense, long hair
with bangs. Then compare that to how
long it might take you to trim a pixie.
There's a significant difference in time
and technique. A 2011 research paper
found this to be consistent. In a review
of 100 salons, "women's haircuts" were
found to cost more based on external
factors to gender: "The true cost of [the]
haircut is likely to be higher because the
majority of salons had additional add-on
charges depending upon the hair texture,
length, and 'difficulty' of the cut."
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The fair way to charge for these
services would be to charge based on
the time and technique used. "I've
seen time and again providers who do
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