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N ot a m e m b e r ? J o i n at a s so c iate d h a i rp rofe s sio n a ls .c o m 41 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." 3 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 jas kitterman

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