You’ve set up your Tipd profile, bypassed the clunky card readers, and are ready to accept cashless tips. But how do you actually encourage customers to use it without making the end of a service feel awkward?
The secret is strategic visibility combined with basic human psychology, placing the option to tip naturally within the customer's journey. Here are four highly practical ways to promote your Tipd profile and start seeing those notifications come through.
Tipd gives you two core tools: a custom QR code for the physical world and a unique URL link for the digital world. Using both is critical because moving away from cash actually works in your favour.
According to a Forbes Advisor Digital Tipping Culture survey, nearly 65% of people report tipping more generously when using digital methods compared to cash.
If you manage large groups (like a 50-person coach or at a crowded performance) creating a bottleneck at the end of the event is a nightmare. Pulling out your phone for people to scan one by one defeats the purpose.
The primary advantage of Tipd is that multiple people can tip you or donate simultaneously. By printing your QR code and placing it strategically, you remove the queue entirely.
Most people generally dislike anything that feels overly pushy and instead, data shows that human connection is the absolute biggest driver of gratuity.
Dr. Michael Lynn, a leading researcher on the psychology of tipping at Cornell University, found that tips only correlate with a customer's rating of the actual service by about 4%. What actually drives the tip is social side of the experience.
When you print your QR code, combine that human connection with a lighthearted reason for collecting tips:
Ask yourself, why would someone leave you a tip, turn that into a brief, personal message and use it to grab people's attention
The window for tipping doesn't close the second a customer walks away. Often, people genuinely want to tip but are rushing off to their next destination or have other priorities. In the past this was an opportunity lost but with Tipd, you may be able to follow up separately.
If you send out "Thank You" emails after a tour or an event, capitalise on that post-trip high!
Use your post-event follow-up to drop your Tipd link alongside a request for a TripAdvisor or Google review (which you can also collect in Tipd!)
"Thank you for joining our walking tour today! If you enjoyed the experience and would like to leave a tip for your guide, you can do so securely via our cashless platform here."
And if you don't have any contact details for specific individuals, just add your Tipd link to your social media posts. Add photos and videos of your event, gig or tour and thank people for coming. If people couldn't make it or didn't get chance, they can still support you using your Tipd link.
Your next step is simple: log into your Tipd app, copy your link, and download your QR code. The easier you make it for your customers to say "thank you", the more often they will.
