Real industry conversations, organized better

HOW IT WORKS

Project On Main is built for people in beauty, barbering, and related circles who want clearer answers on pricing, pay, policies, boundaries, culture, growth, and the decisions that shape a career.

GET EARLY ACCESS EXPLORE CIRCLES VIEW REPORTS

WHAT IF Pressure-test decisions before you make them. REPORTS See stronger pay and market context. PRICING GUIDE Check where your numbers really sit. CIRCLES Step into the room built for your role.

How the site is set up

Cleaner paths into the pages that actually matter.

What are Circles?

Circles are role-based rooms for different parts of the industry — stylists, barbers, owners, nail techs, influencers, educators, and students. The goal is simple: give people a place to ask the questions they usually have to figure out alone.

Role-specific conversations instead of one giant mixed feed.
Questions about pay, pricing, policies, growth, and boundaries.
Better context because people can speak from the role they actually work in.

How the tools fit in

Project On Main is not just a community page. It is also a set of tools that help people make smarter decisions. The strongest paths right now are What If, Reports, and the Regional Pricing Guide.

What If helps you think through a move before you make it.
Reports give stronger market and pay context.
Pricing Guide helps you compare your numbers to your market.

Is it live yet?

Some parts of the site are still in early build mode, but the point is not to fake momentum. It is to show people what kind of platform is being built and to get the right early members, feedback, and data in place.

Early users help shape the tone, the rooms, the tools, and the direction of the site.

What people actually use it for

The useful conversations here are the ones that affect someone’s money, schedule, sanity, and long-term career.

Pricing, raises, deposits, no-shows, consultations, redo policy.
Commission structure, retail pressure, growth paths, and non-competes.
Burnout, scheduling, culture, leadership, boundaries, and next moves.

Identity + privacy

People should be able to learn and contribute without feeling boxed in. Some pages and tools are designed to work anonymously by default, while sign-up gives people a way to stay connected as the project grows.

Anonymous participation where it makes sense.
Optional sign-up for updates, access, and future rollouts.
Respect matters more than performative posting.

Why sign up early?

Early sign-up is how people get into the build before the thing feels crowded and generic. It helps decide which rooms get built first, what tools need more attention, and which reports or city pages should come next.

Get updates as pages and features go live.
Help shape what gets prioritized next.
Be in early instead of catching up later.

Start in the place that fits you

The easiest way to understand Project On Main is to use it the way a real visitor would: pick a Circle, check the tools, read the reports, and see which pages actually answer the questions you’ve been sitting on.

CIRCLES HUB STYLIST BARBERS SALON OWNERS NAIL TECHS INFLUENCERS EDUCATORS STUDENTS