any advice you would like to share

Jun 27, 2015 | Get Help

Question: I was thinking about joining the business of selling hair , any advice you would like to share ?

Answer: The steps we advise are:

1. The First step is all about your dream; you have to know if the idea of being a shop owner is only a little flirt or a real dream that can make you very successful.
2. The Second step is to practice the most important skill if you want to start a business, the capacity to listen.
3. Third step is to prepare your first interview with potential clients. Because you need to be sure you know what your clients exactly are looking for. Once you know exactly what your clients are looking for, you also know what kind of supplier you need to look for.
4. The Fourth step is to work out everything you learned up till this step.
5. Analyze your competitors as step Five
6. And define your Unique Selling Point in step Six. You need to be different to be successful!
7. Step Seven is to work out what and how you are going to offer your product
8. Step Eight will be about places. How are your clients going to find your (web) shop?
9. Do not forget the ninth step to analyze the figures and to predict the future
10. So at Ten you are ready to open your business! Good luck!

Check out our eBook for more support on these steps.

The first step could be to talk to some girls and women near you who might be interested in buying hair extensions. Have a nice talk with them and try to ask them all kind of questions about:

• how many times a year they buy extensions
• their experience with other shops, what do they like and what does upset them if buying extensions
• what is more important for them, the price, quality or service
• the type of hair they are interested in.

It also can be of use to check if more shops are selling hair extensions near your place, what kind of extensions they are offering and the way they approach their customers.

You could try to start with samples, in some cases you can get them for free or at a low price from hair wholesalers. Use these samples and a color-ring to show your potential clients the products you are selling and only buy the extensions after your clients paid you first. With the money you received you can purchase the hair from a supplier. In most cases you need to buy a minimum quantity to get wholesale prices (cheaper) so you should try to get more clients interested in your hair and place your order at the supplier at once.

how to manage my inventory in the most cost effective way

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Question: I am setting up my online hair extension business and I have found a really good supplier but I am not sure how to manage my inventory in the most cost effective way. Do I order a range of styles and lengths and have stock with me which could be quite expensive or do I order stock from my supplier when customers make an order from me. I have seen hair businesses often have processing time of 5-7 days. Is this because of the stock/inventory management?

Answer: To keep a stock that has all the products you offer might cause cash flow problems. Especially if the turnover rate is low. If you have too much hair in stock this will limit the growth of your business. To start make sure you keep record of your inventory.This will learn you over time the required level of stock. Also better to check for hair extensions suppliers who are able to keep enough hair in stock themselves. This will reduce your own stock. Another option is to look for a hair supplier that offers dropshipping. See our newsletter for more details. This will enable you to have a low stock but to offer all the hair your clients are looking for.

Sample hair extensions

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Question: I am interested in the sample hair extensions.available..

Answer: We can offer you two ways to get in touch with a hair extensions wholesale supplier. You can get an introduction to the wholesale suppliers for the hair you are looking for. You´ll get mail in your inbox from the suppliers and you can order hair from them. If you prefer to get a good picture of the company, try the hair, the service and the opportunity to share your review, we offer the risk free hair samples service. The price of your sample will be deducted from your first wholesale order, so you will not pay for the sample. And you can get a 25% discount on the eBook how to start your own hair business.

Seeking advice on how to sell hair extensions

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Question: I hope this email finds you well.I am a lady based in South Africa in the cape town province looking forward to starting a hair extension business importing hair from China.In this week I will be receiving hair samples from the suppliers.I was kindly asking for advice on how i can best market and sell my hair .Thank you for promptly addressing my issue.I.will be looking forward to receiving your response.

Answer: Good to read you already bought the hair, I would advice to first perform a market survey, find out what your clients are looking for. Go to a place (mall, market, the town center), where your can find your target clients. Make sure you look great with your own hair and start to ask them: if they buy hair extensions, the type of hair, if they buy online or in salons, what they like in the service of other shops find out the name of the shops they like and what they do not like. We have a form that goes with our eBook with more questions. The goal is to find out what your potential clients like, so you can focus on that type of hair and for example the service and price level.

Before you order wholesale hair, check the shops analyse how they offer the hair and what you can do different, more in line with the needs of your target group.

Now you know who your target group is and where they normally go to buy hair, also on the internet, and build your marketing presence around this.

Make sure you collect the email address, and use an email program to start communicating with your potential clients, make sure they already start to get interested in your offer. By doing so, the day your shop will officially open it´s doors, you will have more clients then you could ever imagine!

Selling hair extensions and wigs

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Question: I came across your site through a Google research.