Monthly Cash-Back for Tattoo Shops: How It Works and What It Pays
Monthly Cash-Back for Tattoo Shops: How It Works and What It Pays
The short answer: with Revify, your shop earns Monthly Cash-back of up to 0.75% of its card sales, paid every month. The rate depends on the card price you set: 0.25% at a 3.0% card price, 0.50% at 3.5%, and 0.75% at 4.0%. On $50,000 a month in card sales, that's $125 to $375 back every month.
This post explains where Monthly Cash-back comes from, what it pays at different volumes, and what you need to set up.
Step 1: a cash price and a card price
Monthly Cash-back runs on top of dual pricing. Every service has a posted cash price and a card price, and both show on your signage and every receipt. A $300 tattoo is $300.00 in cash, and the card price at 3.5% is $310.50. The client picks how to pay. Either way, your shop keeps its full cash price. For how to post both prices, see how to build a price list clients trust.
Step 2: you earn a share of card sales
| Your card price | Monthly Cash-back |
|---|---|
| 3.0% | 0.25% of card sales |
| 3.5% | 0.50% of card sales |
| 4.0% | 0.75% of card sales |
You choose the card price when you set up. The higher tiers share more of the card price back with the shop.
What it pays at different volumes
| Monthly card sales | At 3.0% | At 3.5% | At 4.0% |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | $62.50/mo | $125/mo | $187.50/mo |
| $50,000 | $125/mo | $250/mo | $375/mo |
| $100,000 | $250/mo | $500/mo | $750/mo |
These are worked examples, not promises. Your actual Monthly Cash-back depends on your card sales and the card price you choose. To use your own numbers, try the savings calculator.
What shops do with it
- Artist bonuses or a better split for top performers
- Convention booth fees and travel
- New machines, chairs or a station upgrade
- A cushion for slow months. See five numbers that decide whether your shop makes money.
What's included
- $0 monthly fee and no long-term contract
- A free terminal (Clover, Valor or Dejavoo), free to use while you process with Revify
- Next-day funding on card sales
- Signage, receipts and terminal setup that follow card-network and state rules
- Tap to Pay on iPhone for artists at the chair. See Tap to Pay for tattoo artists.
Is it legal?
Dual pricing is allowed when it's done right: both prices are posted clearly, both show on the receipt, and the client chooses how to pay. Card networks and some states have specific rules, so setup matters. Revify configures signage, receipts and the terminal for your state, and only offers the program where it's allowed.
A real shop
Made To Last Tattoo in Charlotte, NC saved $73,500 after switching to Revify. Read the full case study.
Common questions
Do clients push back on a card price? Rarely, when both prices are posted up front. Clients see two prices before the session starts, and they choose how to pay. Nothing gets added at the end.
Can clients still pay cash? Yes. Cash clients pay the cash price. Monthly Cash-back is calculated on card sales only.
Do I need new equipment? Revify provides a free terminal (Clover, Valor or Dejavoo) that's set up to show both prices, and supports Tap to Pay on iPhone.
How do I see my number? Enter your monthly card sales in the savings calculator, or book a 15-minute demo and we'll walk through it with you.
The bottom line
Post a cash price and a card price, keep your full cash price on card sales, and earn up to 0.75% of card sales back every month.
