The Barbering Benefits You Won’t Believe: Highlighting a Few Need-to-Know NAOB Perks If you know anything—and we mean literally anything—about our team at National Association of Barbers, you probably know this—we freakin’ love member benefits more than anything. If you don’t know anything about us at NAOB, then let us make something super-freakin’-clear—we absolutely love member benefits more than anything.When we …
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Why Independent Barbers Should Have Health Insurance
Why Independent Barber Should Have Health Insurance It’s no secret that being an independent barber is a badass career move.Whether you’re a freelancer, contractor, mobile barber, salon suite renter, or beyond, there are a ton of amazing benefits to being an independent barber. No matter which way you slice it, you’re giving yourself freedom, authority, …
A Barber’s Guide to SEO Best Practices
Key Takeaways: This short-and-sweet guide to the best SEO practices for barbers will help you unlock the full potential of your digital marketing strategy, reach new members of your target audience, and take your barbering business to the next level.The SEO Basics Every Barber Should KnowAt NAOB, our main goal is to provide you with …
How To Handle Client Rebookings And Not Rebookings
To Rebook or Not to Rebook: How a Barber Should Handle Whatever Comes Next We’ve all been there. That moment—post-cut, buzz, or chop—where we look to our clients, hopefully totally absorbed with adoring their new dos, and ask something along the lines of, “so, would you like to rebook with me in a few weeks?”The time between …
How To Become A Career Coach For Barbers
How to Become a Barber Career Coach So, you’re interested in transforming your barbering career into something more expansive, huh? Believe it or not, the barber career coach industry is pretty damn big and growing every day—it could be the perfect fit for an ambitious, driven barber like you who has plenty to share about …
Time Management Skills For Barbers
A Barber’s Guide to Perfecting Time Management Skills If you’re the type of barber we think you are—ambitious, talented, and ever-so-focused on boosting your career—then you probably spend a lot of time wishing for, well, more time. Elevating your career, working with clients, juggling tasks, and trying to live a well-balanced life—it isn’t always easy …
The Social App Clubhouse + The Barber Industry
How The Social App Clubhouse Can Positively Impact the Barber Industry Does the term Clubhouse ring a bell?No—we’re not talkin’ about the cool fort that you and your siblings set up when you were kids, we’re talking about the social media platform. Never heard of it? Familiar with it but very new to it? Either …
Takeaways from NAOB Barber’s Salary Guide
The Top 4 Takeaways from the NAOB Barber’s Salary GuideWhat You’ll Learn When You Download the Barber Salary Guide If you’re a barber—whether you’ve been one for a while or you’re just starting out—you probably know how full of potential your career choice is—especially when it comes to salary. But there’s a huge difference in …
How To Take The Perfect Instagram Pic
How to Take Instagram-Perfect Client Photosto Boost Your Barber Business Social media marketing is a big dang deal nowadays—especially in the barbering and cosmetology world.Digital marketing in general is very important (see what we mean right here with our latest SEO blog), but social media marketing is its own breed of crucial. Why? Because it’s …
SEO 101: Must-Know Barber Business Tips
Key Takeaways: The best barber business tips in a digital age start with taking your online presence and giving it a refresh – this blog is no different. SEO 101 is a must for barbers who want to thrive online and use their sites to get clients in their doors. This article shares must-know info …










