Online hair extension business

Online hair extension business

Aug 3, 2015 | Get Help

Question: I would just like some information on how to starts online extension business. Thank you in advance.

Monica

Answer:

Hi Monica,

Thanks for your email and welcome in the beautiful business of selling hair.

In my Vlog of last week I had a question from Lisa who also was wondering how to start selling hair online. You can see the VLOG.

I recommend to use a combination of social media and your website, because survey shows potential clients spend much more time (8x) on social media, you can use this to build up your reputation and trust. Keep you social media up to date and not only post your messages but also comment and like on the posts of others. For the Hair Business make sure you use Facebook and Pinterest at least.

Did you already find out what kind of clients you want to service? It helps to focus on a special part of the market, You can design your website just with the components your clients like. Use in your social media expressions also non hair related issues, share content that is in the line of your clients interest. You can use the Facebook add tool to get a better understanding of your clients interests.

 

If you know where your clients are looking for, you are also able to select the key words they use to search for hair extensions. Use these words in the meta tags of your website. You will see more clients will find you, because you offer exactly what they are looking for.

 

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VLOG on how to start your own hair shop plus ATS Hair UK

Aug 2, 2015 | Get Help

See our VLOG with questions on how to start your own hair shop we received through email and as comment, plus shop of the weekend ATS Hair UK.

This time I deal with questions on how to sell hair online, how to sell Wholesale hair out of India, where to find clip in manufacturers an simply how to start selling hair Questions received by eMail or as comment on or posts.

You want to be the next shop of the weekend, just let us know!

What to avoid

What to avoid

Jul 17, 2015 | Get Help

Avoid to offer all types of hair extensions

, in all lengths, in all different colors and to sell your hair extensions to the whole world. Your success will be in your focus, this will allow you to obtain specialized knowledge in the products you sell, knowledge that you can transfer to your clients and will turn them into loyal clients. If they have questions or even complaints, you know your product best and will be able to give your client the best advice and response.
Focus is not similar for becoming completely depended from one wholesale supplier, you should focus on the product you sell, but you should have alternatives to purchase your hair extensions. If you have enough experience in the product you sell, you will also be able to obtain a better purchase price from your wholesalers as you will be able to distinguish the top quality from the cheaper but inferior hair extensions. And if you are really an expert in an specific type of hair, why won´t you write an eBook about this? This will help you to broaden your name recognition.
Do not give away your products, for sure you can decide to give samples, but do not sell below your own price unless there is a very good reason. If you want to build up a good sustainable client base, that you can serve for a longer period of time and that wants a constant level of quality, selling under your own cost price will undermine these long term goals.

If your clients are asking for discount, there are several ways to offer alternatives for lower prices, think of what you can do on shipping costs, what about extra hair extensions or a discount voucher for the next purchase. Be creative, not cheap.

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I need your help

Jul 17, 2015 | Get Help

Question: I would love to open up a quality hair extension business but really need some help on getting started in every way. Please if you can find the time to help me I would greatly appreciate it. Please contact me via email, thank you.

Answer: Hi, the best thing is to start to decide on what kind of clients you want to service. Where are they located, what kind of hair they are interested in and how much are they willing or can the afford to purchase hair.

How to sell hair wholesale

How to sell hair wholesale

Jul 17, 2015 | Get Help

How to sell hair wholesale

The number of shops selling hair extensions online has grown substantially the last few years, not only thanks to the use of social media, but also thanks to celebrities promoting the use of hair extensions and hair blogs. So more and more people want to buy hair and thus a growing number of people want to sell hair. This also means the need for businesses who can sell hair wholesale has grown too.

Hair Wholesale

Start to sell hair wholesale

You can decide to open a web shop for retail business, to benefit from this demand, but you can also consider supporting all these startups and re-sellers. In other words to sell hair wholesale. This support can be first of all to offer good quality hair extensions at a price that allows the re-sellers (stylists, salons and hair business web shops) to make their own margin too. Avoid looking for cheap hair only, better to analyze your market and to support the re-sellers with good quality hair.

The webstores from Shopify do support to scale your business from retail to wholesale, including dropshipping.

You also have to look for a good source for your hair; of course you can buy hair from another hair extensions wholesaler. Here you have to find a right balance between the advantages of a wholesaler, located in your own country or a country that you can easily visit, that takes away the risk and expenses of buying abroad and the higher cost price.

Plan the cash you need to sell hair wholesale

In most cases you´ll have to pre-finance the operations and sales, so make sure you reserve enough money in your business plan for this. A good cash flow forecast, like in our business plan templates, will help you to survive any delay between the moment you send money to your source and the time you can finally sell hair to your own clients. Be sure you did your homework to investigate the need for a specific type of hair among your target clients first the faster you will earn back your investment and you can start to buy new hair again for your own hair extensions wholesale business!

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Visit countries that source hair extensions

You could also plan to visit some, for example, Asian countries to look for a good source for your hair. This you have to plan well ahead. Do not underestimate the importance of understanding the , you will miss the best deals if you do not communicate right. You will need people that know the local market. Not every hair business in Asia will be ready to sell hair abroad. Sometimes they are only focused on the local market or they do not have any experience in selling abroad. In this case you need to spend time and money to work on the relation first.

Help with your search for hair suppliers abroad

If you are planning to travel abroad, feel free to contact me, I have contacts in China and India who can help you with the arrangements.