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Setting up your Tattoo Studio

Ready to streamline your operations? This guide will walk you through setting up your Vagaro account, sharing best practices & unlocking key features used by successful businesses like yours use to boost their bottom line.

Step 1:

Set Up Your Tattoo Studio Information

Set Up Your Business Profile

Settings > Business Profile

Make sure your tattoo studio is easy to find by adding your location (studio address), contact details (phone number, email), business hours, and a description that highlights your specialties (e.g., custom designs, blackwork, realism, traditional). Include your website URL to allow clients to book consultations or appointments online and browse your artist portfolios.

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Add Your Policies

Settings > Facility Information

Set up clear policies for cancellations, no-shows, and deposits. For example, you can require a deposit to hold an appointment and set up fees for late cancellations or no-shows to ensure your artists’ time is protected.

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Build Out Your Service Menu

Settings > Service / Class Menu

Add all your services, from small tattoos to full sleeves, custom designs, and touch-ups. Be sure to include options for consultation appointments, and include buffer times between sessions for sanitizing workstations and prepping equipment. You can also configure taxes and offer add-ons like aftercare kits or touch-up appointments.

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Staff Profiles

Settings > Employee Profiles

Create detailed profiles for each tattoo artist, including their working hours, styles (e.g., realism, neo-traditional, fine line), certifications, and portfolio links. Highlight their specialties so clients can choose the right artist for their desired design.

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Step 2:

Customize Your Tattoo Studio Account

Automate Reminders

Settings > Booking > Email and Text Notifications

Reduce no-shows by setting up text and email reminders. Send reminders 24 to 48 hours before appointments, ensuring clients never miss their slot.

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Set Up Your Online Booking and Waitlist

Settings > Booking > Online Appointments

Capture clients who drop by without an appointment and add them to a waitlist. This feature helps manage busy periods and fill last-minute cancellations while maintaining excellent customer service.

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Create Customer Profiles

Settings > Customers

Accept Walk ins frequently? Create a place holder customer profile and give it the name walk-in, This way you wont need to create a complete customer profile for a customer who you know is just stopping by for the day or just stopping by to purchase a product for themselves of a friend.

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Photos

Settings > Look & Feel > Photo Gallery

Showcase your tattoo studio by uploading your logo, photos of your studio setup, and portfolio shots of your best work—whether it’s detailed sleeves, large back pieces, or minimalist fine-line tattoos. High-quality imagery will help attract new clients and showcase the artists’ skills.

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Recommended Features

Take it a step further with these key features used by successful businesses like yours!

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Online Shopping Cart

Sell everything online from products & services to memberships & gift cards. Plus, require deposits to avoid no-shows & cancellations.

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Forms

Choose a template or build custom forms for legal waivers, intake forms, surveys & more.

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Vagaro Drive

Save photos, files, images & more. Choose the storage size that best fits your business needs.

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Packages & Memberships

Build loyalty & boost recurring revenue by offering memberships & packages.

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Social Media Integration

Get customers to book directly from your social accounts with our free integration.

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Daily Deals

When you add a Daily Deal, you're 4x more likely to be booked by new customers! Plus, it's free!

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Email & Text Marketing

Create & send campaigns to promote deals, send reminders, or share exciting updates. Send 1,000 emails for free when you activate Email Marketing!

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Credit Card Processing

Streamline your payments & offer interest-free payments with Vagaro's credit card processing.

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Connect

Connect with your clients and team more easily with our 2-way messaging app.

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Checked off the above steps?

Congratulations!

Now, it's time to shine! Get ready to elevate your business & watch your earnings soar.

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