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22 AHP Indie Stylist Volume 7 Issue 2 If there's one thing I've learned from being in the industry for almost 20 years, it's that it will teach you very quickly what you're worth—or at least it will force you to figure it out. One of the biggest differences I made in my business was deciding I didn't want to accept tips. Now, before anybody comes for me, this isn't an anti-tipping article. Stylists who accept tips are doing nothing wrong, and I don't think clients who love tipping their stylist should stop. ere are a million different ways to run a successful salon business. is is simply the way I choose to run mine. For me, it came down to two questions: If I'm pricing my services correctly, why should I need a tip to make the service financially worth doing? And for guests of the salon, what would make it more enjoyable? ose questions completely changed how I looked at my pricing and how I give my clients a luxury experience. For years, our industry has operated differently from other professional service industries. We're expected to invest thousands of dollars into education, tools, and products. We pay for continuing education, travel to shows, keep up with trends, create content, answer messages, manage inventory, deal with cancellations, and spend hours on our feet taking care of people. Yet somehow, so many stylists still feel uncomfortable charging what their time and expertise are worth. en we hope the tip makes up the difference. BIZ THE UNSPLASH Should You Cut Tipping? by Atalya Figueroa