What’s better for barbers? barbershop, suite, mobile, or garage 

Imma Mobile barber make about 250 300 a day just gotta market your self and be patient all comes n time

For me as a client, Ive much preferred going to my barber in the private suite vs traditional shop. Idk maybe I’m a lil introverted but it just feels more comfortable and personalized. I’ve also been to a shop that just had 2 barbers, and that was great as well

I think it comes down to having the guts to run a business or not. Some people don’t want the pressure of owning and operating a barber shop.

As someone with social anxiety, I’ll rather cut from home where I’m comfortable and alone, but as a beginner I guess working at a shop is the way rn.

Great motivation, y'all!

I opened my own suite after working in shops for years personally for me I find it better now I do know there are a lot of pros and cons to both but like you said in the video for me it’s about comfort and happiness along with making great money my clients love the transition as well

Enjoyed this video and the guests were cool as well appreciate your knowledgeable

The people you talked to was a blessing for me. Thanks for sharing.

Covid forced me to make the move into a suite when I probably wasn’t ready but when you have the right motive and belief it CAN work. Ended up paying about 850-1000 a month at a to a suite for 650 then to another suite 400 a month under my apartment in less than a year. Covid helped change barbering for the better in the long run imo. No more whining about not wanting to make appointments from people.

This channel is really inspirational I started cutting hair a year ago learning how to cut from watching this channel and other RU-vid channels I work in a barbershop part time and have my full time job I hope I get to the point where I could make the barbershop full time bc I really I love the craft and I want to the reach that level of making 100k a year

This live was awesome and had so many 💎

In my 25 years of cutting a suite and shop but at home when you are really solidified you can take them clients that really take care of you while you take care of them

In any business! Gotta set aside business from emotions. Great advice letsss go!

I was on the live man that was great very inspirational

I got my own suite less overhead and make more money suites the way to go . Forget about that shop mess 💈

Need these type of videos fr🤝

No disrespect but you’re speaking from a position of pure ignorance. I built a 200 square foot unit in my back yard and make way more money than I did in a shop. With social media, Google searches and booking services, it really doesn’t matter where you work from because we can direct customers to any location…The money I spent to build the unit has already been recouped, so I’m all profit now. Admittedly, my first concern was definitely with people coming to my house but I quickly learned that it wasn’t a problem at all. Best decision I’ve made in my barbering career.

I just became a licensed barber and you are changing my mindset for the better thank you

This was great bro!

Great message

I wish I caught this live! I think the second guy had a good transition into the suite because he started in a shop. I wonder how built up his clientele was first

Any video with moe is fire 🔥

He can be cutting from Home and be booked all day. It would be the same from where ever you work if your booked all day and your charging what you would in a shop or more your not losing any money. You avoid alot of expenses, and not everyone wants to own a shop to babysit barbers, lets be honest not every barbershop is a happy place like the movie barbershop. Just like any bussiness you got employees that are late, on time, some are grinding, some dont take it too seriously, some cut good, some cut bad, some want to be comedians, some rached, some professional ect. It can be a great work atmosphere but it can also be a headache. Only thing bad about working at home is when you get new clients. There not your day 1 people so you don't know them as well, but like any other new client you adapt and after building a good amount clientele eventually you can run a business at home like you would a suite except you not paying 300$ a week or more to be in a small room where nobody can see you unless it's through social media or word of mouth, might as well cut at home If you have a gd spot or a nicely renovated gaurage, a drive way for your clients to park, from the time you open to the time you close your booked, then your not losing any money. Your working with appointments only, you dont have walk-ins coming in and out of your house and you do it right I think you'll b gd. Another thing is alot of barbers dont have flexibility and working from home is the best option at the moment in situations where they got kids or family they constantly have to look after and do things for, everyone situation is different. I think what u saying applies more to younger, single , hungry barbers who have no kids and have more flexibility in there life's to do great things in this industry. But if you been doing this for a minute, you know what your doing, your not crazy about being on RU-vid and all that you just about handling ya business... I think u gd from home bro.

Considering garage > part of the reason why I purchased a home, going to start somewhere

This live was lit I just got a chance to finish it. My situation is a suite inside a barbershop. Seems like a happy medium because I still get to leverage the barbershops Instagram and website along with my own. Sals situation is goals 🙌🏽

I work in a garage happy my clients love it it gets lonely at time but you save a lot of money in overhead instead of the suite so let’s say I’m booked out all that profit is yours unlike a barbershop you will continue to pay rent and try to fit in into a Barbershop with a groupthink mindset instead Of believing in yourself what you could do end of the day what I’m tryna say you could do anything on your own i opened this spot at my place and made most money in career that I ever seen in my life but everyone has Different opinion of it and Diffrent experience

Barbershop to build clientele (mainly walk ins in the beginning) but man it’s all about the location tbh so choose wisely… Then everything else flows…the house calls will pop up… but be careful who you bring into your home if you’re garage cutting or kitchen cutting & if you don’t have enough clients*** or another stream of income that DOES NOT include clocking in*** to run a suite things can go south really really fast 😬 no matter what you choose to do always protect your peace ❤️🙏🏽

Barbershop all day! Suite if you have a lot of clientele

Shops were down for 2 yrs. Will probably start going up in the coming yrs.

50 bucks a haircut in the states that sounds crazy to me, I am a mobile here in PR and I charge from 15 to 20 bucks for a decent haircut, because at the end of the day for me it’s about giving my client the best service while doing what I love, money isn’t the most important thing for me. We still going die being poor or rich we still going to die, we just have to live happy with what we accomplish and learn to appreciate it because it’s a gift from above

Chris can I get the link to your new frames? huge fan of round and geo frames

Sal’s story is no joke, that’s the guy

Damn wish I could’ve been part of this live. I’m in the same boat as my bro Moe. We both active duty Soldiers and have a barber studio in our homes. I don’t have the ability to commit enough hours to barbering a week to cover the cost of rent and be profitable. For that specific reason only I cut from home. If I was a barber full time I would prefer to be in a private studio/suite

Wow!!!! Bossio I am in the same boat as that guy but my hours are maybe crazier !!!! Sometimes I can get off at 730 at night. Maybe. Later but it just all depends but my thing is if you love to cut hair and wanna do this as a lifestyle You will grind any way possible!!! And Cutting out the garage is the most convenient for us military barbers!!! And I rather make the mistakes at my garage than make the mistakes that new barbers make in the shop if that makes any sense

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I can vouch for Sal. He hopped on a call with me and dropped gems for a good hour free of charge. Appreciate you brother 🤝

I get mistreated working in someone shop

I started cuttin when covid started on some bored sht. Learned from youtube, Got hella good nd ima mobile barber now, cause Chicago unsafe to sit inna shop. Last yr i was makin on avg $700/wk but i went up onna prices now im prolly at $500+/-. Idk if i wanna buy a shop🥴cause im a professional hooper, not a barber. I worked in a shop for 2wks and got a few new clients. I dont wanna work from home cause i dont need nobody breakin inna crib bro

Chris can you drop saul the barber info .

Are you guys not selling shears anymore?

I prefer cutting from home as well

What were the last 2 guys IGs Chris? Sal seems like a cool guy as well. I want to follow them but idk their @s...

I'm in prison right now and have fade masters with a #1 guard. Everything else is with clipper over comb. Once I get out what is this best route I should take? Become an apprentice in a shop or go to barber school?

please tag the guys 😎

nah lol i had bad experience from a home.. is dangerous, they just dont might see it

Question i'm a new barber getting into the game I have the opportunity to work in a barbershop they charging 200$ rent a week for the chair. But they charge 35$ a full service cut with razor The problem is that you cannot raise your prices. Does this happen in many shops where you pay rent? But you have to follow the price guide of the barbershop I also have a setup in my basement. My goal is to cut but also do facial Services In the Barbershop, they do not do facials. This is where I felt I can come in set my own prices. Do my facial service with the cut and razor If you want a regular cut with razor you're more then Welcome to go to the next barber I know I don't have experience. And I need to start on a low price. But I feel like I'm selling myself short What is your opinion

I started and have been cutting at my home and got my clientele from that but lost a big chunk when I switched to a shop any suggestions?

Yall sayin suite, what yall mean by a suite? A small room in a big buildin? Ion think Chicago got alot of these

Off Topic but, WHERE IS SCFAFT BLENDZ..?!? WE AHVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM IN OVER A MONTH.!!! DO YA'LL KNOW SOMETHING I DON'T???

Suite > barbershop.

Bottom line my kid would come first, can’t do home cuts my baby is here. Gotta find another way to get money until I can get apprenticeship in shop

Suite here but I know I’m losing out…

If I was a shop owner you do your own thing idc long as you pay rent cool to the other barbers we all work together to build this shop like no other now if you fucking around making my shop look bad ima tell you then if things don’t change you out idc

Who is the 3rd guy man

I think this might be the first time a can disagree with you Bossio! I’m 20+ years in the business and I’ve been a shop owner, and a shop manager. Covid drove me to my garage to build a shop and with that I’m keeping 100% of my cut$ and I don’t have to work as hard to make almost double the money. My cuts are $40 and now I’m more flexible and available to my family. If I ever go back to a shop it will feel like a loss for me. Also not every barber can make 400k unless some barbers are giving you their commission. Somebody has to make less for you to make more.

I’ve owned 4 barber shops in the past and sold them all after 12 years. After that worked in barbershops all over New York then in Tampa for 5years than poinciana shops for 6 years aswell. Then for 8 years in my garage. The problem is that barbershops in Kissimmee fl are still charging 25/35$ going into 2023. So in my case providing a service at home fully functional works out better for me. I’m home my kids can talk to me if they needed to if there was a emergency in my home etc for whatever reason I’m a few yards away. The shops are not really doing great numbers. Like before. After Covid the whole concept of walk ins slowed down extremely. It’s all about appts and scheduling. And most are still either charging 250$ weekly or 60/40 or 65/35 70% and in some cases percentage splits and most are still 25$ for a full set. Cause there’s dozens of shops everywhere literally unless you start blogging and you start building a strong social media presence and me personally I’m 40 years old and look 25. I don’t like taking pics of my work or trying to get ig views I built a name in my community and my work is fire and it speaks for itself. Coming home with hair all over your shoes and clothes sucks lol! So I don’t want to be cutting hair for to much longer it’s better to make money in your sleep than to be standing up plus there isn’t any health insurance or retirement fund it’s just cash and it’s like artist figure out the best way for you to take care of your family. I guess it’s just preference and convenience. God bless

You definitely lose so much cutting from home unless you that celebrity barber that’s mobile

That’s your opinion bro lol I been cutting a long time and you are saying that from an owners perspective. You will not make more money in a barbershop bro if you are an experienced barber with clientele, if you are just starting and maybe you are a new barber then the shop may be a good start but from an experienced barber point of view this is definitely not true bro. The mobile game is taking over and the traditional shops are done fam lol these guys are making high six figures

If you’re a real barber your gonna have to cut hair regardless of where your cutting. Keep the overhead low, the money will come.