Booking and deposits for tattoo artists who hate Instagram DMs.
Stop quoting in DMs. Send one link with your hourly rate, your deposit, and your availability. Clients book, pay the deposit, and you tattoo.
What hurts in tattoo artists today
Instagram DMs are a black hole for consultations
100 messages a week, most asking for a quote on a piece you can't price without seeing the area. You burn an hour a day in the inbox.
Non-refundable deposits get debated
Without a paper trail, every cancellation turns into a 'but the deposit should still be refunded' argument. You need it locked at booking.
Multi-session pieces span weeks
A sleeve takes 4 sessions across 2 months. Re-booking each one by hand is friction that loses clients between sessions.
How Bookify fits tattoo artists
A typical setup
- Artist sets up their Bookify page with two event types: 'Consultation' (free, 30 min) and 'Tattoo session' (paid, hourly).
- Stripe connected; tattoo sessions require a $100 non-refundable deposit. Refund policy posted above the payment form.
- Custom field on the booking form: 'Reference image link (Imgur/Drive/Dropbox)'.
- Booking link goes into Instagram bio. Consultations are free; tattoo bookings are committed via the deposit.
- For a 4-session sleeve, the artist creates a recurring 'sleeve' event type, bi-weekly, 4 occurrences, $500 deposit upfront.
Integrations tattoo artists lean on
These are the connections that show up most often in tattoo artists using Bookify.
FAQ
+Can I take a non-refundable deposit?
Yes. Add your refund policy text on the org settings page — it shows above every payment form. The deposit is captured at booking; refunds are at your discretion from the dashboard.
+Can I ask for a reference image at booking time?
Yes. Add a custom field to the event type for reference link. Imgur, Drive, or Dropbox URLs all work — your client pastes one in before the booking is confirmed.
+Can I book a multi-session sleeve in one go?
Yes. Use recurring bookings — pick bi-weekly (or whatever cadence works), set the number of sessions, and pick upfront or per-session billing.
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