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How to turn first-time clients into lifelong customers

A man getting his beard shaved. (Courtesy/iStock)

Getting a client and retaining a client are totally two different things. As a barber, it is easier to get a client than to make the same client come for your services over and over again.

There is something we call first impression and once it fails, you won't see the client step foot at your shop again. The only easy way to retain a first-time client is to follow his instructions and shave him exactly the way he wants, nothing much.

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