Still guessing your prices?
If you’re a freelance hairdresser or salon owner who feels guilty raising rates, this episode is your permission slip—and your plan. In this How To Cut It panel, Georgia Bell, Ruth Lundstrum (Freelance Suite), Samantha Toogood, and Samantha Blues reveal why hair pros undercharge and how to price with confidence. We strip emotion from money, swap rigid menus for bespoke, hair-type packages, and build pricing that covers wages, tax/VAT, profit, pensions, sick pay, education, and cancellations. Ruth busts the “clients can’t afford it” myth—spending is a choice—and shares real numbers, including intentionally outpriced services that prove value sells.
Learn when to raise prices, how to stay booked, and the differences between salon and solo realities, plus the financial gaps NVQs leave behind.
CHAPTERS
- 0:05: Pricing Playbook Kickoff
- 7:47: VAT, Value, and Priorities
- 11:19: Real Rates, Real Services
- 18:10: Fear, Packages, and Price Hikes
- 20:31: Money, Greed, and Freedom
- 24:40: Educate, Earn, and Level Up
- 25:54: Business Basics and Profit
- 27:34: Comfortable Living Defined
- 28:36: Property, Branding, and Pensions
- 31:16: Financial Education for All
RESOURCES
- REGISTER TO JOIN SPOTD HERE
- FREELANCER SUITE CLICK HERE
- SAMANTHA BLUES CSI CLICK HERE
- GEORGIA BELL EDUCATION CLICK HERE
- @georgiagracebell/
- @ruth__lund
- @samanthabluescolourcoach
- @toogood_hair_well_being_