How to handle SLOW DAYS!!

All barbers have slow days; some are slower than others. A slow day for you may be 10 heads; another barber may categorize a slow day as 3 heads. Either way, the question is what do you do on those days? Here are some suggestions:

1. Organize your client list in your phone, computer, or notebook.... make sure you have your clients names, cell&home numbers, & email.

2.Update your Myspace, Facebook, and/or Twitter page. If you are a barber and you dont have at least 2 of these promotional tools, what are you waiting for?

3. Adjust your blades-keep those blades sharp

4. Clean your blades-Use blade wash

5. Organize & clean your station-make it presentable, customers look at that, besides... mom taught you better than that.

6.Pass out some flyers and business cards-Slow days are perfect for this.

7. Call/text/email your clients-Let them know your schedule is wide open.

8.Buy some supplies- You can always use some neck strips or disinfectant.... razors, blades,combs, etc., etc.

9. Wash your towels,capes, and jackets-When was the last time you washed your cape???

10. Get a haircut- You never have time to get a real, unrushed cut.... Aren't you tired of cutting your own hair??

Now.... here are 1o things you don't want to do on a slow day....

1.Go over your boys house; the one who hasnt had a job in 3 years, and get blunted.

2.Go over your boys house and play Madden.(You are not coming back to the shop no time soon.)

3.Go over your  baby mommas house and see what she has to eat. (You already know what's going to happen. Nothing nice.....

4.Go to the strip club

5.Got to the gym-(I'm glad your healthy, but you'll be too tired to do anything else if you are really working out)

6. Go to the multiplex and watch 3  movies.... a lot of fun but your day is done...

7. Go to the mall... Save your money...

8. Go to Applebees, TGIF, Hooters or any other spot and have lunch/drinks/appetizers.... Save that for after a good day... Once again, save money on a slow day.

9.Go to the studio and spit some lyrics.... give it up, your 35 years old

10. Start fixing your car... you need the whole month to fix that hooptie

Barbers Only Magazine's in Chicago March 28-30, 2009

If you are a barber in the Chicago area who thinks their work should be in the pages of Barbers Only Magazine, contact us next weekend at America's Beauty show March 28-30. We will have booths at the show, teach classes, and conducting photoshoots at some of the hottest shops in the Chi-town area. Contact MrTaper@BarbersOnlyMagazine.com for more info and reserve your shop now/

Andis showcases 21 haircutters @ Bronner Bros Mid Winter show

Twenty-one stylists and barbers from across the U.S. took the Andis stage at
the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show in Atlanta, GA, February 21 -
23, 2009 to demonstrate their styling skills using Andis tools. Each participant
paid $100 for 50 minutes of fame to present an educational program on any
styling technique. All proceeds were donated to a local Atlanta barber
school selected by the management of Atlanta Barber and Beauty. Each
participant received an Andis gift package valued at $150.

Barber Shop Thief!!

 I was cleaning up the shop on Sunday and began looking through the XBOX 360 video game stack I had. I noticed 2 games were missing out of the pile. After looking everywhere, I realized that someone stole the games. What infuriated me the most about the thievery is the audacity of the culprit. I am the type of person that would have let the person borrow the game for as long as he wanted if he would have asked me. I began thinking of all the people who had played the game this weekend and wondered who would rob me. I know the economy is terrible but some people ..... I'm pretty sure I know who took it but I cant prove it. Unfortunately, I have to go back to my New York demeanor and stop trusting everyone. Too bad.... I was beginning to like this southern hospitality.