Make a Six Figure Income Doing Hair: How To Do It, Really.

The Average Hairdresser Earns Approximately $31,000 a Year. What Does It Take to Earn Six Figures?

According to a 2026 Salary.com estimate, the average American hairdresser earns approximately $31,000 annually.

Yet some successful hair stylists build six-figure careers behind the chair.

What's the difference?

It's not necessarily their ability to cut, color, or style hair. It's their ability to attract clients, build lasting relationships, and develop a profitable business behind the chair.

And those are skills that many cosmetology schools simply don't teach.

Make a Six Figure Income Doing Hair: How To Do It, Really was written for motivated hair stylists who want to build a loyal clientele, fill their appointment books, and dramatically increase their earning potential—but don't have an experienced mentor showing them how.

Think of this book as the mentor working in the chair next to you.

Drawing on 25 years of experience in the hair industry, salon owner and educator Alan Daniels shares the practical techniques and business-building strategies he used to train hundreds of hair stylists.

This isn't another book filled with vague motivational advice. It's a detailed, real-world guide to what you should be doing, how to do it, and why it matters.

Inside, you'll discover how to:

• Build a loyal clientele from the ground up, even when you're just starting your career.

• Turn first-time guests into repeat clients through professional consultations and exceptional service.

• Increase your income through additional services, retail recommendations, and smarter appointment scheduling.

• Master prebooking to help keep your appointment book consistently filled.

• Set yourself apart from other hair stylists and give clients reasons to choose you.

• Understand commission versus booth rental and make better decisions about your earning potential.

• Track your business performance so you can identify opportunities for growth.

• Develop the habits of successful hair stylists and build a more profitable career.

You'll also learn practical approaches to client referrals, professional image, networking, promotions, client retention, and much more.

Here's what most hair stylists eventually discover: Being great at doing hair and being great at making money doing hair are two very different skills.

Alan Daniels learned that distinction through years of salon ownership, training, and hands-on experience. Now he's sharing those lessons with you.

Whether you're still in cosmetology school, recently licensed, or already working behind the chair but struggling to build your clientele, this book can help you develop the business skills that technical training alone may not provide.

You don't have to figure everything out on your own.

Start building the clientele, confidence, and career you've been working toward.

Get your copy of Make a Six Figure Income Doing Hair today.

Alan Daniels was born in Los Angeles California. He openend the first of 4 salons at the age of 23. Alan competed in numerous hair competitions, received training certifications from Redken and Vidal Sassoon advanced academies, and was a member of the United States artistic Team for Lanza International teaching advanced haircutting techniques at national trade shows. Alan Daniels has a beautiful wife and two children.