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How to tell if you found the right Barber
LifestyleJUN 04, 2026

How to tell if you found the right Barber

How to find a barber after you moved to a new city
LifestyleMAY 29, 2026

How to find a barber after you moved to a new city

How to Get your clients booking with you
In The AppMAY 18, 2026

How to Get your clients booking with you

Take Your Business off the Screen and Into the Streets
BusinessMAY 07, 2026

Take Your Business off the Screen and Into the Streets

How to Organize Yourself for Tax Season
BusinessJAN 15, 2026

How to Organize Yourself for Tax Season

Barber Booths: Making It Easier For Shop Owners to Hire Barbers
BusinessDEC 17, 2025

Barber Booths: Making It Easier For Shop Owners to Hire Barbers

4 Ways to Combat Hair Loss
LifestyleDEC 17, 2025

4 Ways to Combat Hair Loss

Get Booked More With Service Promotions
In The AppDEC 16, 2025

Get Booked More With Service Promotions

Introducing: theCut Capital Program For Barbers
In The AppDEC 14, 2025

Introducing: theCut Capital Program For Barbers

How to Transition to theCut
In The AppAUG 04, 2025

How to Transition to theCut

How to Stand Out on theCut
In The AppAUG 01, 2025

How to Stand Out on theCut

$2,000,000,000 worth of haircuts booked
BusinessJUN 23, 2025

$2,000,000,000 worth of haircuts booked

How To Set Clear Client Expectations Using theCut
In The AppJUN 06, 2025

How To Set Clear Client Expectations Using theCut

How to Price Your Services Competitively
BusinessJUN 06, 2025

How to Price Your Services Competitively

7 Tips To Get New Clients On theCut
In The AppJUN 06, 2025

7 Tips To Get New Clients On theCut

5 Ways Barbers Can Boost Their Income
BusinessJUN 06, 2025

5 Ways Barbers Can Boost Their Income

Why Barbers Need Mentors
CareerAPR 16, 2025

Why Barbers Need Mentors

Triple Threat: Insights from How to Dominate, Captivate, and Influence with Coco.Shinele
CareerAPR 07, 2025

Triple Threat: Insights from How to Dominate, Captivate, and Influence with Coco.Shinele

Standing on Business: Insights from The Barber's Tax Playbook
BusinessMAR 25, 2025

Standing on Business: Insights from The Barber's Tax Playbook

Look Good, Feel Good: The Science Behind Grooming and Self-Care
LifestyleMAR 18, 2025

Look Good, Feel Good: The Science Behind Grooming and Self-Care

From Barbershop to Destination: Creating a Space Clients Never Want to Leave
LifestyleMAR 14, 2025

From Barbershop to Destination: Creating a Space Clients Never Want to Leave

How Client Reviews Build Your Online Reputation
BusinessMAR 05, 2025

How Client Reviews Build Your Online Reputation

10 Goals Every Barber Should Set This Year
CareerFEB 18, 2025

10 Goals Every Barber Should Set This Year

Tax Prep for Barbers
BusinessFEB 11, 2025

Tax Prep for Barbers

Winning Marketing Strategies for Barbershop Owners in 2025
BusinessFEB 05, 2025

Winning Marketing Strategies for Barbershop Owners in 2025

What Does It Take to Build a Lasting Barber Career?
CareerJAN 31, 2025

What Does It Take to Build a Lasting Barber Career?

6 Quick Steps to Build Your Barbershop Business Into a Standout Brand
BusinessJAN 08, 2025

6 Quick Steps to Build Your Barbershop Business Into a Standout Brand

5 Habits of Highly Successful Barbers
CareerJAN 08, 2025

5 Habits of Highly Successful Barbers

7 Ways theCut Can Boost Your Social Media Game as a Barber
CareerDEC 05, 2024

7 Ways theCut Can Boost Your Social Media Game as a Barber

Win This Holiday Season: A Step-By-Step Guide for Barbers
BusinessNOV 22, 2024

Win This Holiday Season: A Step-By-Step Guide for Barbers

3 Power Moves to Elevate Your Career as a Barber
CareerNOV 13, 2024

3 Power Moves to Elevate Your Career as a Barber

10 Proven Strategies to Build and Keep a Loyal Client Base
BusinessOCT 29, 2024

10 Proven Strategies to Build and Keep a Loyal Client Base

4 Tech Trends That Are Changing Barbering
BusinessOCT 25, 2024

4 Tech Trends That Are Changing Barbering

Barbers Go The Extra Mile With Back-to-School Cuts
LifestyleOCT 04, 2024

Barbers Go The Extra Mile With Back-to-School Cuts

Cuts, Beards & Strategies for Slower Booking Seasons
BusinessOCT 03, 2024

Cuts, Beards & Strategies for Slower Booking Seasons

How Availability Gauges Help You Get Booked
In The AppOCT 02, 2024

How Availability Gauges Help You Get Booked

Flexible Deposit Schedules: Get Paid Your Way
In The AppSEP 25, 2024

Flexible Deposit Schedules: Get Paid Your Way

5 Reasons Why Every Barber Needs theCut
BusinessSEP 17, 2024

5 Reasons Why Every Barber Needs theCut

Choose YOU: 3 Ways Barbers Can Prioritize Self-Care
LifestyleJUL 03, 2024

Choose YOU: 3 Ways Barbers Can Prioritize Self-Care

Chop Chop, New Season, New Era: The Healing Magic of Barber Cuts for Black Women
LifestyleJUN 20, 2024

Chop Chop, New Season, New Era: The Healing Magic of Barber Cuts for Black Women

The Mindful Barber: 3 Ways To Be More Present At The Shop
LifestyleJUN 04, 2024

The Mindful Barber: 3 Ways To Be More Present At The Shop

Cutting Ties: How My Barber Cut Helped Me Embrace My True Self
LifestyleMAY 29, 2024

Cutting Ties: How My Barber Cut Helped Me Embrace My True Self

3 Ways to Improve Your Clients' Experience Beyond the Haircut
BusinessMAY 07, 2024

3 Ways to Improve Your Clients' Experience Beyond the Haircut

theCut Awards Its First Barber Scholarship
CareerMAY 02, 2024

theCut Awards Its First Barber Scholarship

Don't Lose Access to Cash App
In The AppAPR 30, 2024

Don't Lose Access to Cash App

Cutting Stereotypes: How Black Women are Redefining the Barbering Industry
LifestyleAPR 23, 2024

Cutting Stereotypes: How Black Women are Redefining the Barbering Industry

How to Bounce Back from a Negative Review
BusinessAPR 18, 2024

How to Bounce Back from a Negative Review

Stress Relieving Techniques for Barbers: 4 Quick Tips for On-The-Job Relaxation
LifestyleAPR 11, 2024

Stress Relieving Techniques for Barbers: 4 Quick Tips for On-The-Job Relaxation

How To Create Exceptional Barbering Experiences: A Client's Perspective
BusinessMAR 13, 2024

How To Create Exceptional Barbering Experiences: A Client's Perspective

The Top 6 Colors for Your Next Barber Cut
LifestyleJAN 18, 2024

The Top 6 Colors for Your Next Barber Cut

From Salon to Barbershop: The Benefits of Trading Your Beautician for a Barber (Part 2)
LifestyleDEC 19, 2023

From Salon to Barbershop: The Benefits of Trading Your Beautician for a Barber (Part 2)

The Barbers’ Playbook: How to Retain Clients
BusinessDEC 14, 2023

The Barbers’ Playbook: How to Retain Clients

Holiday Gift Guide For Sneakerheads
LifestyleDEC 12, 2023

Holiday Gift Guide For Sneakerheads

Happy Birthday Hip Hop: Hip Hop and Haircuts Over the Years
LifestyleDEC 08, 2023

Happy Birthday Hip Hop: Hip Hop and Haircuts Over the Years

From Salon to Barbershop: The Benefits of Trading Your Beautician for a Barber
LifestyleDEC 05, 2023

From Salon to Barbershop: The Benefits of Trading Your Beautician for a Barber

Hassle-Free Holidays: How to Stay Stress-Free, Merry and Bright
LifestyleNOV 22, 2023

Hassle-Free Holidays: How to Stay Stress-Free, Merry and Bright

Lions, and Tigers, and Hair: The Roaring Opinions That Have Created Hair Trauma in Black Women
LifestyleNOV 16, 2023

Lions, and Tigers, and Hair: The Roaring Opinions That Have Created Hair Trauma in Black Women

The Barbers’ Playbook: How to Attract New Clients
BusinessNOV 14, 2023

The Barbers’ Playbook: How to Attract New Clients

12 Black Female Celebs that Rocked Barber Cuts and Killed It!
LifestyleNOV 01, 2023

12 Black Female Celebs that Rocked Barber Cuts and Killed It!

The Barbers’ Playbook: How to Prepare for the Worst
BusinessOCT 24, 2023

The Barbers’ Playbook: How to Prepare for the Worst

Bald, Bad, and Bougie: Redefining “Feminine” Cuts and Hairstyles
LifestyleOCT 17, 2023

Bald, Bad, and Bougie: Redefining “Feminine” Cuts and Hairstyles

The Barbers’ Playbook: How to Choose the Best Barbershop
LifestyleOCT 12, 2023

The Barbers’ Playbook: How to Choose the Best Barbershop

Celebrating the Impact of Hispanic Heritage in the Barber Industry
LifestyleOCT 06, 2023

Celebrating the Impact of Hispanic Heritage in the Barber Industry

Mental Health Matters: The Impact of Haircuts on Black Men
LifestyleSEP 13, 2023

Mental Health Matters: The Impact of Haircuts on Black Men

The Sweet Life of the Suite Life
BusinessSEP 07, 2023

The Sweet Life of the Suite Life

Is Remote Work Keeping You From Being Booked and Busy?
BusinessAUG 22, 2023

Is Remote Work Keeping You From Being Booked and Busy?

How the NEW Cash App Law Affects YOU
BusinessAUG 17, 2023

How the NEW Cash App Law Affects YOU

How to Judge a Barber by Their Cuts
LifestyleJUL 13, 2023

How to Judge a Barber by Their Cuts

theCut in the Community on Father's Day
LifestyleJUL 05, 2023

theCut in the Community on Father's Day

Celebrating Dad on Father's Day and Everyday
LifestyleJUN 15, 2023

Celebrating Dad on Father's Day and Everyday

Beyond Brunch & Bouquets: Thoughtful Mother’s Day Ideas
LifestyleMAY 11, 2023

Beyond Brunch & Bouquets: Thoughtful Mother’s Day Ideas

7 Services That Can Take Your Visit to the Barbershop To A Whole New Level
LifestyleMAY 08, 2023

7 Services That Can Take Your Visit to the Barbershop To A Whole New Level

8 Tips for Visiting a Barbershop for the First Time
LifestyleMAY 07, 2023

8 Tips for Visiting a Barbershop for the First Time

5 Ways to Secure Your Financial Future
BusinessAPR 20, 2023

5 Ways to Secure Your Financial Future

Welcome to theCut University - A New Online Learning Platform for Barbers
CareerJAN 30, 2023

Welcome to theCut University - A New Online Learning Platform for Barbers

2022 Holiday Gift Guide
LifestyleNOV 22, 2022

2022 Holiday Gift Guide

New Ways to Pay for the Cut You Want, When and Where You Want It
In The AppNOV 09, 2022

New Ways to Pay for the Cut You Want, When and Where You Want It

Jay-Z Backed Altro and theCut Partner to Help Barbers Build and Establish Credit
BusinessJUL 26, 2022

Jay-Z Backed Altro and theCut Partner to Help Barbers Build and Establish Credit

Barber Basics: How to Build A Loyal Clientele
CareerJUL 25, 2022

Barber Basics: How to Build A Loyal Clientele

How I Turned My Barbershop Into a Destination for Men's Mental Health Awareness
Featured BarbersJUN 17, 2022

How I Turned My Barbershop Into a Destination for Men's Mental Health Awareness

There are Enough Clients for Everyone
CareerJUN 03, 2022

There are Enough Clients for Everyone

Barber Basics: How To Manage Your Schedule
Featured BarbersMAY 25, 2022

Barber Basics: How To Manage Your Schedule

Barber Basics: Set Up Shop and Get Discovered
In The AppMAY 10, 2022

Barber Basics: Set Up Shop and Get Discovered

5 Ways to Effectively Build Your Brand as a Barber
CareerAPR 30, 2022

5 Ways to Effectively Build Your Brand as a Barber

I'm A Mom, I'm A Barber
Featured BarbersMAR 01, 2022

I'm A Mom, I'm A Barber

Just a barber...
Featured BarbersFEB 04, 2022

Just a barber...

2021 Holiday Gift Guide for Barbers
LifestyleNOV 26, 2021

2021 Holiday Gift Guide for Barbers

theCut Makes Its Mark at Barbercon LA
LifestyleNOV 21, 2021

theCut Makes Its Mark at Barbercon LA

Safety Protocols for Barbers & Barbershops
BusinessJUL 02, 2021

Safety Protocols for Barbers & Barbershops

Voices of Women In Barbering
Featured BarbersJUL 02, 2021

Voices of Women In Barbering

How To Use A Straight Razor
CareerJUL 02, 2021

How To Use A Straight Razor

Barbers & Black History
LifestyleJUL 02, 2021

Barbers & Black History

The Best Products for Men with Thinning Hair
LifestyleAPR 12, 2021

The Best Products for Men with Thinning Hair

theCut Raises $4.5M Seed Round
LifestyleAPR 12, 2021

theCut Raises $4.5M Seed Round

theCut for Kids
In The AppAPR 12, 2021

theCut for Kids

What Is Money?
BusinessAPR 12, 2021

What Is Money?

Top 5 Haircut Trends for 2021
LifestyleAPR 12, 2021

Top 5 Haircut Trends for 2021

The Bald And The Beautiful
LifestyleAPR 12, 2021

The Bald And The Beautiful

It's Okay To Not Be "Okay"
LifestyleAPR 12, 2021

It's Okay To Not Be "Okay"