#407 - The Parts and Labor Pricing Model
Thriving Stylist Podcast
Britt Seva
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Why are so many salon owners adopting the parts and labor pricing model right now, and is it truly the best strategy to future-proof your business? Today, we're tackling this buzzy industry debate - head-on!
This episode was inspired by a specific review asking, "How do we price in 2026 if parts and labor is the model?" I'm sharing my strong (perhaps biased) opinion, but more importantly, I'm giving you the foundation for my stance and the biggest concerns you need to consider before implementing it.
We'll break down the difference between using tools to simply manage your costs (which I love!) versus passing a potentially confusing "parts fee" on to your clients. You'll learn which non-beauty industries rely on parts and labor and why emulating them might create unnecessary client friction and a lack of perceived value in your salon.
This one is meant to help you discover a simpler, cleaner way to ensure you're never "eating" the cost of color, maintain healthy profit margins, and keep your clients saying "yes" at the register. So, let’s find out if adopting a parts and labor model is moving your business forward, or taking a step backward.
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| 0:00.0 | Do you feel like you were meant to have a kick-ass career as a hairstylist? |
| 0:05.8 | Like you got into this industry to make big things happen? |
| 0:09.1 | Maybe you're struggling to build a solid base and want some stability. |
| 0:12.5 | Maybe you know social media is important, but it feels like a waste of time because you |
| 0:16.1 | weren't seeing any results. |
| 0:17.9 | Maybe you've already had some amazing success, but are craving more. Maybe you're |
| 0:21.9 | ready to truly enjoy the freedom and flexibility this industry has to offer. Cutting and coloring |
| 0:27.2 | skills will only get you so far, but to build a lifelong career as a wealthy stylist, it takes |
| 0:32.6 | business skills and a serious marketing strategy. When you're ready to quit just working in your |
| 0:37.4 | business and start working on it, |
| 0:39.0 | join us here where we share real success stories from real stylists. |
| 0:42.7 | I'm Britt Siva, social media and marketing strategist just for hairstylists, |
| 0:46.3 | and this is The Thriving Stilist Podcast. |
| 0:51.6 | What is up and welcome back to the Thriving Stylist podcast. |
| 0:54.5 | I'm your host, Britsiva. |
| 0:55.6 | And today we're talking about the parts and labor pricing model. |
| 0:59.2 | Now, wherever you sit in the industry, whether you have considered parts and labor pricing, |
| 1:03.7 | or you have no idea what it is, or you currently have it in place, this episode is for you. |
| 1:09.0 | This is a really buzzy topic right now. And I just want to share, |
| 1:13.2 | this is definitely going to be a biased episode. I won't lie. I have a strong opinion about it. |
| 1:17.5 | But I'm going to share the foundation of why I think what I think so that you can agree with me or |
| 1:23.5 | disagree with me or whatever. But at least it's clear why I've chosen the stance that I've |
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