Websites for tattoo studios
Web design for tattoo studios: £249.99 to build, then £49.99 a month, no minimum term. Clients choose the artist, not the shop. Give each one their own portfolio.
Nobody books a tattoo from a studio in the abstract. They find an artist whose style matches what they want, and the studio is simply where that artist works.
That means a single mixed gallery is the wrong structure. Each artist needs their own page, their own portfolio and their own booking route, organised by style rather than by chronology.
What your customers want answered
- Which artist does the style I want
- What do you charge — hourly, by piece, or a minimum
- How do I book, and do you take a deposit
- Do you do consultations and custom designs
- How do I look after it afterwards
Registration and hygiene, statedTattooists and their premises must be registered with the local authority, and tattooing anyone under eighteen is a criminal offence regardless of parental consent. Publishing your registration, your sterilisation practice and your age policy marks out a professional studio from an unregistered operation working from home.
Portfolios organised by artist ego rather than style
Clients search by what they want — fine line, traditional, blackwork, cover-ups, script. Tagging work by style, and being honest about what each artist does not do, gets the right client to the right chair.
Portfolios by artist and style
Tattoo clients choose an artist, not a shop. Give each artist their own section with their portfolio, styles they specialise in and how to book with them. Healed photos alongside fresh ones show real quality.
How booking really works
Explain the process: consultation, design, deposits, waiting times and walk-in days if you have them. Say what the minimum age is and what identification is needed, how you handle hygiene, and what aftercare clients should follow. Clear policies cut wasted enquiries.
Common questions
- What should a tattoo studio website include?
- Portfolios for each artist by style, how consultations and deposits work, waiting times, age and ID policy, hygiene information, aftercare and how to enquire.
- Should I show healed tattoos?
- Yes. Healed photos prove quality better than fresh ones alone.
- Can clients send design ideas through the site?
- Yes. An enquiry form that accepts reference images helps artists quote and plan.
Tell me about your business.
One message is enough to start. I’ll read it and reply myself, usually with a couple of questions and a clear price.
Liam Tapp, Website Builds