How to become a weave distributor in Africa?

The hair selling industry develops fast in Europe, Africa and South America. The Human Hair Wigs and Extensions market revenue increased to Million USD in 2020 and is expected to reach Million USD in 2026, by registering CAGR is estimated to generate a lot of revenue for 2026. It's great timing to dive into this industry if you already had interested clientele groups or a plan to sell human hair weaves in Africa. 

If you already have the interest to start your hair business, keep reading, in this post, we are going to share with you how to start your weave distributor career.

Step 1. Make a market research and store hair knowledge. (no cost)

The first step to making your dream come true is to explore the hair niche in your target area. You should make research to know where are your target audiences and what human hair weave they may be interested in. Besides, you also need to store some basic hair knowledge, so that you can talk eloquently with your customers. This can also help you to establish your own trustworthy image among your customer and help to boost the repurchase rate.

Step 2: Find out reliable wholesale hair suppliers (no cost)

A qualified wholesale hair vendor should at least has quality guarantee products with a competitive price, quick-response-everytime, fast shipping, and personalized packaging solutions.

Welcome to reach Virgin Hair Vendor to explore more about the hair wholesale business. Virgin Hair Vendor, one of the best hair vendors in China, has specialized in wholesale human hair bundles and wholesale human hair wigs for over 20 years. Virgin Hair Vendor offers a full set of services to support your hair distribution business, from diverse types of human hair weaves with extraordinary quality and wholesale price to personalized packaging solutions, Virgin Hair Vendor has got you covered.

Step 3: Find out your target audiences (no cost)

In most cases, the major income of an African local hair distributor comes from the collaboration with salons or beauty firms. If you already have similar resources, it will be much easier and quicker to get profits from your hair business. But under most circumstances, you maybe have nothing, no target clients, no hair suppliers, or even yourself know seldom about human hair weave, never mind, a thousand miles begins with a single step. Just take it easy, selling hair is a business with a relatively low threshold. You can reach a reliable hair vendor and ask for some beautiful pictures of hair weave, you can post them on your social media accounts, continue to reach those who have interesting in your products until you get your first order.

Step 4: Apply for a license

Register as a human hair distributor, and apply for a license from your state's department. This step may involve paying a fee. 

Step 5: To broaden your customer acquisition channels

You need to consider how to broaden your customer acquisition channels. We have mentioned above that you can gain your customer from social media platforms. Sign up and create pages on all social media platforms including Facebook, Ins, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, and Twitter. Nowadays, an online hair store is a must-have for hair bundle vendors. If you have enough budget and would like to scale your hair distribution business to another grade, an online hair website is necessary. To establish and enrich your own online hair store, you can not only get free traffic from Google but also give you a landing page for paid search. Besides, EDM marketing and KOL marketing can also help you to gain more customers. What's more, you can provide customer incentives at big events and festivals to boost sales. 

We hope that you could formulate your hair business plan after reading this post and make fewer detours so that you can get more benefits from this project. Feel free to reach Virgin Hair Vendor to get more guidelines to start or boost your hair business. Virgin Hair Vendor is always here to support you with high-quality human hair wigs and wholesale hair extensions at a factory-direct price.

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