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Why Independent Stylists & Service Professionals Should Encourage Their Co-Working Space to Use Pod.World
Most independent stylists, tattooists, and beauty professionals in Zürich choose self-employment for the same three reasons:
Freedom, flexibility, and ownership of their own career.
But here is something many independent service providers in Switzerland don’t realise:
Your independence is only as protected as the system your co-working space uses.
Even if you do everything right,
your space owner’s software can accidentally create the appearance of:
employee relationships
revenue sharing
chair rental
integrated business models
shared client ownership
VAT aggregation
or a unified salon structure
That’s enough to trigger questions you don’t want asked — even if you are fully self-employed and completely legitimate.
This is why Members should absolutely talk to their co-working space owners about using Pod.World.
Because Pod.World protects you just as much as it protects them.
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1. Salon software can accidentally make YOU look like an employee
Most booking systems were built for:
salons
employers
teams
unified service menus
shared databases
central revenue reporting
If your space owner uses software like this, it can accidentally create signals like:
❌ your bookings being visible to them
❌ your client list being stored under the salon
❌ your revenue appearing in aggregated numbers
❌ receipts being generated under the salon name
❌ a unified branding “team”
❌ a single combined Google Maps listing
❌ salon-style control over communication
None of this is your fault.
But you will still be included in any audit the space triggers.
Pod.World eliminates these risks.
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2. If everyone uses different booking systems, YOU lose clients
In many co-working spaces, every Member uses a different booking platform.
This is chaos for the client:
1 has Timely
1 uses ClientDiary
1 uses Square
1 uses Treatwell
1 uses a Google form
1 uses WhatsApp messages
Clients don’t know:
who works in the space
what services are offered
who is available
how to compare
which link belongs to whom
This confuses new clients, and confusion reduces bookings.
Pod.World gives Members:
✔ one central discovery page
✔ individual booking links
✔ individual branding
✔ individual receipts
✔ individual login
✔ individual financial flow
Clients can see everyone —
but still book you independently.
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3. Pod.World protects your client list from being absorbed into the salon
When Members leave a co-working space, the single biggest fear is:
“Will I lose my clients?”
If the salon software stores everything centrally, the answer is:
maybe.
With Pod.World, the answer is:
never.
Pod.World ensures:
✔ clients belong ONLY to the Member
✔ owners cannot access or export your data
✔ other Members cannot see your clients
✔ your entire client base follows you instantly
✔ all receipts are issued under YOUR identity
✔ your branding is always the point of contact
Your clients are your business asset —
not the co-working space’s.
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4. Pod.World protects you from VAT & employment misclassification risks
This is one of the areas most stylists are unaware of.
If the system your space uses:
mixes service + product payments
lets owners see your total revenue
shows your turnover in reports
issues receipts under the salon name
pulls everything into one merchant account
blends branding
combines your bookings with others
…you can appear — digitally — like an employee
even when your contract is correct.
Pod.World prevents those signals.
✔ owners never see your revenue
✔ your receipts are your receipts
✔ your services belong only to you
✔ payments go directly to your account
✔ no unified salon appearance online
✔ no risk of revenue aggregation
This protects your legal status as self-employed.
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5. Pod.World stabilises your professional reputation
Clients expect:
clear communication
consistent booking
predictable receipts
professional presentation
easy rescheduling
clean record-keeping
If your space uses messy, mismatched systems,
it reflects on you, even though it’s not your fault.
Pod.World gives Members:
✔ clean booking pages
✔ elegant confirmations
✔ clear policies
✔ standardised SMS/email flows
✔ beautifully structured receipts
You look more organised, more dependable, more trustworthy.
Which means:
more rebookings, more reviews, more referrals.
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**6. Pod.World protects your business long-term —
not just while you’re in the space**
If you leave a co-working space that uses mixed or outdated systems, you risk:
losing your client list
losing your client history
having no access to your own notes
being unable to export your data
missing your revenue records
looking unprofessional when you start over
With Pod.World:
✔ your data is always yours
✔ export is instant
✔ clients follow you seamlessly
✔ your profile continues uninterrupted
✔ no brand re-learning for clients
✔ no data held hostage
Leaving a space should never mean starting from zero.
Pod.World makes sure you don’t.
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7. Why Members should talk to their space owner about Pod.World
Because it’s not only in the owner’s interest —
it’s directly in yours.
Pod.World protects:
your legitimacy
your independence
your client base
your revenue
your brand
your future
If your owner isn’t using Pod.World yet, it’s worth the conversation.
Not as pressure.
Not as criticism.
But simply as:
> “This system protects both of us —
me as an independent professional, and you as the space owner.”
The safer the space is structurally,
the safer you are professionally.
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Conclusion — Independent Stylists Deserve a System That Matches Their Reality
Co-working is the future of the personal services industry.
Independence is growing.
Self-employment is increasing.
Clients love it.
Professionals love it.
The only thing that hasn’t kept up?
The technology.
Pod.World finally gives Members a sy
stem that protects:
their work
their data
their professional identity
their legal position
their income
their entire career
If you want your co-working environment to remain safe, compliant, and future-proof,
pod.world is the tool that makes that possible.
And the conversation starts with you.
