Can each artist have their own portfolio and booking?

Yes — per-artist galleries and booking flows let clients find the right style and request that artist directly, which is how tattoo booking works. See booking for tattoo studios.

Can we require a deposit to cut no-shows?

Yes — a deposit collected at booking dramatically reduces no-shows and filters for serious clients, connected to online payments. See automation for tattoo studios.

Do we need an app to get out of Instagram DMs?

No — a booking-enabled website replaces DMs entirely without an app. Our honest take is on the app page.

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Websites, apps & automation for tattoo studios

Updated August 2026 · Nabee Studio

Nabee Studio builds custom websites, platforms, and automation for tattoo studios — from $4,500 one-time or $499/mo for 24 months with maintenance and hosting included. One partner replaces the stack of vendors, template subscriptions, and manual work, so working with us saves money, time, or both.

A tattoo studio's website is a portfolio and a booking desk in one — clients choose an artist by their style, then need a way to request that specific artist for a specific idea. Most studio sites do neither well: portfolios are dumped into a single gallery that blurs the artists together, and booking happens through Instagram DMs that flood the artists and lose track of deposits.

The daily result is artists spending hours managing DMs instead of tattooing, no-shows because deposits weren't collected, and consultation requests with no reference images or placement details to work from.

Where tattoo studios lose time and money online

Artists' distinct styles blur into one gallery

Clients pick an artist by style, but a single mixed gallery hides who does what. Per-artist portfolios let a client find the right artist and request them directly, which is how tattoo booking actually works.

Booking lives in Instagram DMs

Running bookings through DMs floods artists, buries requests, and mixes business with social. A real booking-request flow tied to each artist captures the idea, references, and placement without living in a social inbox.

No-shows because deposits aren't collected

Without a required deposit, booked slots evaporate as no-shows and cost the artist a day's income. A deposit collected at booking dramatically cuts no-shows and filters for serious clients.

Consultation requests arrive with no useful detail

A request that just says "I want a tattoo" wastes a consult. A structured intake capturing idea, size, placement, reference images, and budget lets the artist prepare and quote accurately.

What manual work does a custom build remove?

The typical tattoo studio runs on manual touchpoints like these:

Managing booking requests through Instagram and other social DMs
Sorting mixed portfolio images with no per-artist organization
Collecting deposits by hand, or not at all, leading to no-shows
Gathering tattoo idea, size, placement, and references over back-and-forth messages
Scheduling and rescheduling appointments by message
Answering aftercare, pricing, and policy questions repeatedly

Each of those is hours a week that a custom build turns into software:

Per-artist portfolios — Separate galleries and pages per artist so clients find the right style and request that artist directly — how tattoo booking actually works.
Booking request with deposit — A booking flow tied to each artist that collects a deposit at request time, cutting no-shows and filtering for serious clients.
Structured consultation intake — Captures idea, size, placement, reference images, and budget so the artist can prepare and quote instead of starting from a blank DM.
Appointment reminders — Automatic confirmations and reminders that reduce the last-minute no-shows and reschedules that eat an artist's day.

Integrations that matter for tattoo studios

Booking & deposit payments (Stripe) · Per-artist calendars · Reference-image upload · SMS + email reminders · Portfolio / gallery management · Consent & aftercare forms — built in, not bolted on with extra subscriptions.

What does it cost?

One scoping pass, one fixed number — no hourly billing. A studio needs a portfolio-and-booking website with per-artist scheduling and deposits, not a logged-in platform — the workflows are inquiries, deposits, and appointments that fit a well-built site.

Website — from $4,500 one-time (standard from $7,500), or $499/mo for 24 months with the Maintenance Plan and hosting included.

The monthly plan totals somewhat more than paying up front — that's the honest trade for spreading the cost and having us operate everything for two years. Details in the payment plan guide and on the pricing page.

Start a project — describe your tattoo studio and get a fixed quote after one scoping pass.

Common questions

Can each artist have their own portfolio and booking?: Yes — per-artist galleries and booking flows let clients find the right style and request that artist directly, which is how tattoo booking works. See booking for tattoo studios.
Can we require a deposit to cut no-shows?: Yes — a deposit collected at booking dramatically reduces no-shows and filters for serious clients, connected to online payments. See automation for tattoo studios.
Can clients upload references and describe the piece?: Yes — structured consultation intake captures idea, size, placement, reference images, and budget so the artist can prepare and quote accurately.
Do we need an app to get out of Instagram DMs?: No — a booking-enabled website replaces DMs entirely without an app. Our honest take is on the app page.