HIGHLIGHTS • How a Successful Indie Stylist Does It w/ Holly Clifford
The Hair Game
Salon Republic
4.6 • 570 Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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These are clips highlighting some of the topics discussed in the full episode! Check it out if you want a bite-sized version of the full episode.
Successful indie hairdresser @hollydoesgreathair has over 20 years experience in the hair industry, including the last 5 years in a salon studio. She shares her approach to social media, business & pricing strategies, and client expectations.
This Week's Topics:
- Local Awards and Client Relationships
- Instagram Marketing Strategies
- The Importance of Google Presence
- Service Offerings and Client Retention
- Current Business Practices and Future Goals
- The Importance of Education and Skill Development
- Transitioning to Independent Salon Suites
- Client Retention and Economic Resilience
- Managing Finances and Business Operations
- Setting Prices and Value Perception
- Cancellation Policies and Client Relationships
- Maintaining Passion and Overcoming Challenges
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | These are the highlights of the full episode. |
| 0:09.0 | Hey everybody, Donovan here, producer of the Hair Game podcast. |
| 0:13.2 | Salad of Public has new locations in the Philadelphia area opening soon. |
| 0:17.9 | Our Philly on South 12th in Center City area is opening in just a couple months. |
| 0:23.6 | And also we have a new location north of Philadelphia in Jenkentown that will be opening next spring. |
| 0:29.9 | So go to Salonapropoc.com, book a tour, and get dibs on your new hair home. |
| 0:37.0 | All right. On to our episode with Holly Clifford. |
| 0:40.3 | Okay, so you're doing a great job, obviously. |
| 0:43.7 | You've been doing a great job for years. |
| 0:45.4 | I've been watching you. |
| 0:46.2 | We've known each other, and I wanted you to come on here and talk about it. |
| 0:51.2 | I want to talk about some of the details of how you manage your business. Do you use |
| 0:56.4 | booking app? Yes. Okay, which one? I use Square. I use Square. Okay. I was using it since |
| 1:05.1 | 2020 and it had worked well for me. I do get buy on the free version. So it's not, you know, pricey. And it works for me. |
| 1:15.9 | Yeah. Yeah. Great. And all the functions work. Have you used any other booking app? Is there any |
| 1:22.4 | intel that you got? Are you just happy with Square? I have listened. I believe you did an episode on different kinds. |
| 1:29.8 | And I've heard it throughout the industry. |
| 1:32.1 | Jogarro is definitely a top contender, |
| 1:34.2 | and I've seen them at different beauty premiere shows, |
| 1:36.7 | things like that. |
| 1:37.9 | They're definitely up there. |
| 1:40.2 | There's different features that they offer that are definitely enticing. |
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