Guides · for braiders
How to build your braiding price list
List every style by size and length, with how long it takes, whether the hair is included and the deposit to book. Price each line from the hours it takes and the hair it uses, so a waist-length small knotless never costs you money.
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What every line needs
- The style and its size: “Knotless, medium”, not just “Knotless”.
- The length: shoulder, mid-back, waist. Longer takes longer and uses more hair, so it costs more.
- How long it takes, so the client plans the day and you don’t double book.
- The hair: included, charged per pack, or the client brings it (and which, and how many packs).
- The deposit to book, and a link to your cancellation policy.
How to set each price
Pick what an hour of your time is worth
What you want to take home for an hour in the chair, after supplies. Be honest: a price that only works if you never have a slow week doesn’t work.
Multiply by the hours the style takes
Time yourself on the next few installs, from parting to the last dipped end. Price the time you really take, not the time you hope to take.
Add the hair, or say it isn’t included
If you provide it, add what the packs cost you (and the trip to buy them). If the client brings it, say so on the line.
Check it against braiders near you
Well under them and you’ll be booked out and tired; well over and your photos have to show why. Adjust, then keep it for a few months before changing again.
A layout clients read at a glance
One style, every length, each with its time and price. The prices are an example: use your own.
| Style | Length | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knotless, medium | Shoulder | 5 h | $180 |
| Knotless, medium | Mid-back | 6 h | $210 |
| Knotless, medium | Waist | 7 h | $240 |
| Knotless, small | Mid-back | 8 h | $260 |
Underneath: “Hair included (1B, 1, 2, 4; other colors +$15). $40 deposit to book, counted toward your price.”
Questions braiders ask
Should I write “starting at”?
For a style whose price moves with length or size, yes, but then list the lengths. A client who sees only “from $150” and pays $260 feels tricked, even when the extra was fair.
How often should I raise my prices?
When you are booked out weeks ahead, or when hair costs go up. Tell your regulars a month before and honor the old price for what is already booked.
Should kids’ braids cost less?
Price the time and the hair, like any style. Smaller heads often take less of both, so the price follows; a fixed discount doesn’t.
Braid. HAUSBRAID handles the rest.
On HAUSBRAID each style has its size and its lengths, each with its own price and time, a deposit, and whether the hair is included. Your menu page is made from it, and HAUSBRAID shows what each style earns you an hour.
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