Article: Base your prices on your overhead costs, what your competitors charge, and on your location's median income level. Add up your operating expenses (including products, equipment, mortgage or rent, and utilities), taxes, costs to maintain permits and licenses, and any outstanding loans. Figure out how much money you need to make to cover these costs and maintain a profit margin of at least 10 to 20 percent. For example, if you want to make $52,000 per year to maintain a 15 percent profit margin, you need to make $1,000 per week. If $80 for a women's cut and $40 for a men's cut are reasonable prices in your area, you'll need to book enough appointments at these rates to meet your weekly quota. While reasonable prices and discounts can build your client base, you need to charge enough to cover your overhead and generate profit. If you undersell your services or offer too many discounts, your profits could take a hit. At a minimum, your services should include cuts, washes, and styling. High end services, such as a $200 precisely sculptured cut, work well in wealthy areas. However, you might want to focus on inexpensive basic cuts in less affluent locations. You might focus on cutting and styling a particular gender or hair type. Factor in your local customers' needs and, if necessary, broaden your skills so you can build a larger customer base. Hair coloring and extensions can add variety and help you book more appointments. You'll need to maintain an inventory of all necessary materials, which you can purchase at beauty supply stores. Keep in mind that your local jurisdiction might regulate the use of chemicals or require additional permits. For instance, in the UK, hairdressers must administer a patch allergy test before coloring a client's hair. Additional services allow clients to patronize your business in between cuts, giving you more opportunities to make money. If necessary, invest in a class to develop these skills yourself or hire staff to help you provide these services. You may start with basic services first, then see if adding other services like facials, make up, and waxing make sense for your home business. They may be good options if you are not getting as many hair clients as you'd like or if you'd like to try out different skills on your clients. Retail is a quick and easy way to generate revenue. A business license allows you to purchase products from wholesalers, which you can then sell at a marked up price. Most retailers use a 50 percent markup. If you purchased a product wholesale at $7, sell it for $14.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Price your services competitively. Offer basic services that target your local market. Include coloring and extensions to broaden your clientele. Offer additional services, such as facials, make up styling, and hair removal. Display and sell retail products.
Article: Phentermine's effects tend to plateau over time, and many patients develop a resistance to the drug. This is why it is essential that you get on a stable, sustainable diet and exercise plan, even while taking the drug. A healthy diet and regular exercise can allow you to maintain your weight loss or perhaps even continue to lose weight. Phentermine will help you lose weight in those crucial first few weeks, but only diet and exercise will give you long-term success in your weight-loss journey. A licensed dietitian can help you adjust your diet in a way that is both safe and effective for weight loss. Ideally, your dietitian will also be able to monitor your progress to ensure that you are responding well to your new weight-loss regime. Every patient will require a different plan; however, some common weight-loss strategies include: Meal replacements (especially for patients who struggle with portion control) A very-low-calorie diet, often taken in liquid form, under close supervision Lifestyle modification. This can include rather simple changes such as avoiding processed snack foods, eating lots of low-fat proteins and fresh fruits and veggies, and steering clear of alcohol, simple carbohydrates, and sugars. Make sure that you are sticking to your diet plan by keeping track of the calories you consume. Make a list of all the food you eat throughout the day. Using a simple online tool or phone app, you can calculate your daily calories intake. Confirm that your daily calories fit within the diet plan worked out by your dietitian and physician. A food journal (using an app, a website, or just pen and paper) might also be useful. By recording everything you eat, you can learn to resist temptations more readily. Depending on your current weight and health, there are some exercises that might be safer for you to perform than others. Talk with your doctor about some of the best ways for you to integrate exercise into your life in a healthy way. Ideally your exercise plan will allow you to continue losing weight even after you discontinue your use of phentermine. If you cannot exercise strenuously right away, consider low-impact exercise such as swimming, or even walking. You can always work your way up to more strenuous exercises such as running, jogging, or lifting weights. Behavioral therapy is an integral part of medical weight-loss programs. A behavioral specialist can help you stick to your diet and exercise goals. Perhaps you get tempted to eat because of television commercials, or perhaps you overeat when you are stressed out. A behavioral specialist will use cognitive behavioral therapy to retrain your mind to respond to stress and temptation in healthier, more positive ways. This will help you lose weight while on phentermine as well as after you stop taking the appetite suppressant.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Recognize that phentermine requires diet and exercise to work. Consult a dietitian about a safe diet plan. Measure your calorie intake carefully. Create an exercise plan with your physician. Talk to a behavioral specialist.
Article: If your friend or partner is often reaching out to talk, he probably misses you when you're not around. Everyone has different styles around communication, but frequent phone calls and messages are a good sign of investment in a relationship. When someone misses you, he will sound engaged and eager when you do speak. If your friend sounds distracted when you're catching up after a long time, it may be a sign that he didn't miss you. If you feel anxious or insecure when your partner is away, it's better to be honest about it. Asking, "Did you miss me?" or "Do you still love me?" is unlikely to address your real feelings. If your partner says, "Yes," you might not believe her, while if she says, "No," you'll feel even worse. Instead, ask directly for the reassurance that you need. For example, you could say: "I've had a terrible day and I'm feeling pretty lonely and insecure tonight. Can you indulge me with some extra support and tell me that you love me and miss me?" If your friend or partner shares images or links that made her think of you, it means just that: she's thinking of you. When you are not together, you are still in your friend's mind. Presents are another way of demonstrating caring and engagement. Even if you don't always love the thing a friend or partner got you, recognize that this, too, is evidence that she was thinking about you when you were not together. If he is eager to tell you about the details of his boring conference or flight connections, recognize that it's probably because he wants to keep talking to you. Sharing mundane details is a way of maintaining connection across distance and shows that he misses you when you are apart. If you are far apart, it may be harder to read the signs of affection in your partner's body. If you can talk by video, look for a tilted head and sustained eye-contact. Over the phone, a softer or higher tone of voice conveys intimacy. Pair bonding between couples means that separation can cause increased stress and anxiety. If she is especially worried or unsettled while you are apart, it may be that she is missing you.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Notice how often he calls or texts. Listen to the tone of his voice. Be honest when you're feeling insecure. Pay attention to what she shares with you. Pay attention to non-verbal cues. Recognize the signs of suffering from separation.