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1 year 4 months ago #746596 by MYoung
OK, let me start by saying I've not done this, however meet someone who is apparently making a decent amount from tips and recommended I start this.   So, this photographer I met this weekend, has a seperate business card they hand out after a job is done.  One side has simply says "Thank you!" and the other side said "I appreciate your tip" with a Zelle phone number and PayPal account listed.  

Have any of you done this?  I'm honestly on the fence about asking in this manor.  But I've always been shy about these sort of things anyway.  Are others doing?  
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1 year 4 months ago #746604 by Razky

MYoung wrote: OK, let me start by saying I've not done this, however meet someone who is apparently making a decent amount from tips and recommended I start this. So, this photographer I met this weekend, has a separate business card they hand out after a job is done. One side has simply says "Thank you!" and the other side said "I appreciate your tip" with a Zelle phone number and PayPal account listed.
Have any of you done this? I'm honestly on the fence about asking in this manor. But I've always been shy about these sort of things anyway. Are others doing?

No way would I accept a tip and payment too!
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1 year 4 months ago #746605 by MYoung

Razky wrote:

MYoung wrote: OK, let me start by saying I've not done this, however meet someone who is apparently making a decent amount from tips and recommended I start this. So, this photographer I met this weekend, has a separate business card they hand out after a job is done. One side has simply says "Thank you!" and the other side said "I appreciate your tip" with a Zelle phone number and PayPal account listed.
Have any of you done this? I'm honestly on the fence about asking in this manor. But I've always been shy about these sort of things anyway. Are others doing?

No way would I accept a tip and payment too!


There are plenty of service providers that have a set fee, but receive tips.  So why not?
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1 year 4 months ago #746606 by Razky

MYoung wrote:

Razky wrote:

MYoung wrote: OK, let me start by saying I've not done this, however meet someone who is apparently making a decent amount from tips and recommended I start this. So, this photographer I met this weekend, has a separate business card they hand out after a job is done. One side has simply says "Thank you!" and the other side said "I appreciate your tip" with a Zelle phone number and PayPal account listed.
Have any of you done this? I'm honestly on the fence about asking in this manor. But I've always been shy about these sort of things anyway. Are others doing?

No way would I accept a tip and payment too!


There are plenty of service providers that have a set fee, but receive tips. So why not?

The idea of it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
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1 year 4 months ago #746607 by Esseff

Razky wrote:

MYoung wrote:

Razky wrote:

MYoung wrote: OK, let me start by saying I've not done this, however meet someone who is apparently making a decent amount from tips and recommended I start this. So, this photographer I met this weekend, has a separate business card they hand out after a job is done. One side has simply says "Thank you!" and the other side said "I appreciate your tip" with a Zelle phone number and PayPal account listed.
Have any of you done this? I'm honestly on the fence about asking in this manor. But I've always been shy about these sort of things anyway. Are others doing?

No way would I accept a tip and payment too!


There are plenty of service providers that have a set fee, but receive tips. So why not?

The idea of it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.


Same. The price is the price. Tips just cheapen the service, seems unprofessional.
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1 year 4 months ago #746613 by MYoung
Thank you both.  Can't judge a girl for trying to make an extra buck.   Back to the drawing board.  Hopefully 2023 will generate more business!  
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1 year 4 months ago #746644 by JessieJim
Wow it's a really good idea 
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1 year 4 months ago #746746 by Joe Peterson
Nope, the only thing I ask for is to leave a review on social 
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1 year 4 months ago #746924 by Tony Imaging
I'll ask for them to leave a comment on my FB or Yelp, but never a tip
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1 year 3 months ago #747020 by Little Kate
Only thing I will ask for is referrals.  
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1 year 3 months ago #747021 by Screamin Scott
No on-the-tip idea.... Just work it into the negotiated rate...
Scott Ditzel Photography

www.flickr.com/photos/screaminscott/
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1 year 3 months ago #747174 by Crammer
Just skip the tip talk and go with referrals.  
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1 year 3 months ago #747361 by Owen
Absolutely not.  I even struggle with asking for referrals.  
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