Tip 31 - Shop Before You Drop – Have spare clipper and trimmer blades on hand before you need them.
You can not run to the supply house in the middle of a busy day to buy a blade. Be prepared. Buy the extra blade the day you buy the clipper or trimmer. This will also help you to be sure you buy the correct blade the first time.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Vocabulary word of the week, week 31, 2009 - Letter E
Ivan Zoot, Andis, ClipperGuy Says... Talk the Talk word of the week. Week 31, 2009, Letter E
Ears – Used to refer to the wide outer corners of a flattop before they have been “squared-up”. When the sides appear to flare out past vertical giving the flat top a wide look at the upper sides... this is called having "ears". The down from above clipper stroke will pull these in and square up the shape to vertical.
Ears – Used to refer to the wide outer corners of a flattop before they have been “squared-up”. When the sides appear to flare out past vertical giving the flat top a wide look at the upper sides... this is called having "ears". The down from above clipper stroke will pull these in and square up the shape to vertical.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Clipper Business Tip of the Week - Week 31, 2009
This is week 31 of 2009. This is your week 31 Clipper Business tip from Ivan Zot's ClipperGuy says... Get Busy book.
Week 31
Court seniors – The population is getting older every day. Is your shop ideally suited to serving these affluent spenders? I do not endorse blanket senior discounts. Many seniors have more money than the rest of us. Limited senior discounts to fill slower hours are a better idea. Take steps to ensure your shop is senior friendly Physical issues like ramps and lighting as well as marketing strategies like discounts and coupons are all to be considered. Anything you print should be printed large enough to be easily seen by these clients.
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Week 31
Court seniors – The population is getting older every day. Is your shop ideally suited to serving these affluent spenders? I do not endorse blanket senior discounts. Many seniors have more money than the rest of us. Limited senior discounts to fill slower hours are a better idea. Take steps to ensure your shop is senior friendly Physical issues like ramps and lighting as well as marketing strategies like discounts and coupons are all to be considered. Anything you print should be printed large enough to be easily seen by these clients.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Jackrabbits and Turtles
Jackrabbits and turtles
That is always the way it is in hands-on clipper education classes… jackrabbits and turtles. The jackrabbit learners pick up new things fast and run with them. The turtles need special attention and poke along at a much slower pace. Recently a clipper workshop had the biggest gap in skill and ability I have ever encountered. A few of the cutters were simply good clipper cutters. A few were experienced stylists and fast learners. This was ease, but still a challenge to keep them challenged and ward off bad habits and easy mistakes. The turtles were killing me. Some were students with zero experience – I can handle this. Some were very green stylists – I can handle this. Some were just a bit thick – I can handle this too. Trouble is not only having just too many turtles, but also having them in the workshop with a handful of jackrabbits hopped up on clipper cutting cutting enthusiasm and Red Bull. What a day! I love it! I can say that everyone learned something and everyone went home better than they were when they woke up that moring. Me included.
And so it goes as I head in to a week of intensive clipper classes. Wish me luck.
That is always the way it is in hands-on clipper education classes… jackrabbits and turtles. The jackrabbit learners pick up new things fast and run with them. The turtles need special attention and poke along at a much slower pace. Recently a clipper workshop had the biggest gap in skill and ability I have ever encountered. A few of the cutters were simply good clipper cutters. A few were experienced stylists and fast learners. This was ease, but still a challenge to keep them challenged and ward off bad habits and easy mistakes. The turtles were killing me. Some were students with zero experience – I can handle this. Some were very green stylists – I can handle this. Some were just a bit thick – I can handle this too. Trouble is not only having just too many turtles, but also having them in the workshop with a handful of jackrabbits hopped up on clipper cutting cutting enthusiasm and Red Bull. What a day! I love it! I can say that everyone learned something and everyone went home better than they were when they woke up that moring. Me included.
And so it goes as I head in to a week of intensive clipper classes. Wish me luck.
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