Erie is home to about 95,000 people. The below-average cost of living means slimmer profit margins. Every dollar spent on subscriptions hurts more.
Wig Makers in Pennsylvania need a Business License. Requirements vary — contact your city or county business licensing office for current details.
Insurance: $500K-$1M general liability
Continuing Education: Check with state licensing board
Pennsylvania has a 3.07% flat income tax. Flat 3.07% state income tax (one of lowest flat rates). Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have local wage taxes (3.75-3.87% in Philly). Low cost of living outside metros.
When evaluating software costs, factor in your effective tax rate. A $660/year software expense is partially deductible — but Nexa at $279 once is a one-time deduction that eliminates the recurring expense entirely.
Whether you call it invoicing, a program for jobs, or a invoicing system — most wig makers in Erie juggle HoneyBook, Wave, Square and similar apps. That's $660/year in monthly software fees. Over 5 years at today's prices, you're looking at $3,300.
Nexa means you stop renting software. Your CRM, invoicing, booking, jobs, time tracking, and financial tools — in a single program. A single action books a client. A single action generates an invoice. No copying between apps. No third-party glue. No add-on costs. It's a buy once — save money from the first day. For wig makers in Erie weighing the switch, the 30-day money-back guarantee covers the migration window — you can run Nexa in parallel with your existing subscriptions, verify the workflow handles your real client load, and only cancel the monthly tools once you are confident the data and processes have settled in.
I sit down at the wig block by 8 with a custom lace front that's about halfway ventilated. I'm tying single knots along the hairline with a fine ventilating needle, one or two hairs at a time so the hairline looks like it's growing out of the scalp, and switching to double knots further back where it needs strength. It's a 20-hour wig and I lose track of time. Mid-morning I stop to bleach the knots on a unit I finished yesterday and tint the lace to match the client's skin. The hair for this one cost $250 in bundles and the cap $30, and I charge $800, so every order in progress is money I've already spent. At 11 I have a consultation with a medical client who needs a cranial prosthesis. I take measurements, circumference, front to nape, ear to ear, temple to temple, make a plastic-wrap template of her head, match her color from older photos, and explain the prescription and itemized receipt she'll need for her insurance claim. After lunch I style and pack three ready-made wigs that sold on Etsy: wash, condition, blow out, flat-iron, pin curls on one, then into boxes with a wig cap and care card. While the curls set I sew wefts onto a new cap for stock. At night I update my order notebook, write up the paperwork for the medical client, reorder lace and bundles, and message a client waiting to hear when her custom unit ships.
That is the work Nexa is built around: the job, the client, the hours and the invoice live in one place, so the paperwork side of the day doesn't need a second shift.
Every one of those was bought once and earns its keep for years. Nexa is priced the same way: $279 once, and it keeps working whether business is busy or slow.
Dated changes to the subscriptions a wig maker might rent. Each one links the announcement or report it comes from. Tap one for the numbers.
For renewals on or after February 1, 2026, Pro Plus and Mac Plus went from $999 to $1,149 a year for one user, and each extra seat from $200 to $230.
Source: SWK Technologies, Insightful Accountant (Dec 2, 2025)
From July 1, 2025: Simple Start $35 to $38, Essentials $65 to $75, Plus $99 to $115, Advanced $235 to $275 a month.
Source: Woodard Report (May 27, 2025)
From February 4, 2025: Starter $19 to $36 (89%), Essentials $39 to $59, Premium $79 to $125 a month.
Source: Fstoppers (Jan 24, 2025)
Only changes we can link to a vendor announcement or a named publication are listed. Plans, add-ons and discounts vary, so check the vendor's current pricing page before you decide.
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