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For UK tattoo studios · Founding price
The tattoo studio website that books, takes deposits and fills in the paperwork.
Not another booking platform: your own website and admin panel, built for your studio, with online booking for tattoo appointments, deposits into your Stripe account, encrypted consent forms, reminders and aftercare. £39 a month covers hosting and maintenance, however many artists you have. Zero commission.
Live in 5 working days · No commission · No VAT added · 30-day guarantee
In one sentence
What is Tattoo Studio Website?
Tattoo Studio Website is a custom website and admin panel built for each UK tattoo studio, not a booking platform or marketplace. Clients book an artist, pay a deposit, sign their consent form and get reminders and aftercare automatically, all on the studio's own website. After a one-off setup, the studio pays £39 a month for hosting and maintenance, with no commission and no per-artist fees.
Built and supported in the UK by Semicolon Software.
- commission on any booking or deposit
- 0%commission on any booking or deposit
- a month for hosting and maintenance, any number of artists
- £39a month for hosting and maintenance, any number of artists
- working days from sign-up to live
- 5working days from sign-up to live
- online booking, while you tattoo or sleep
- 24/7online booking, while you tattoo or sleep
How it works
A booking, start to finish. Without a single DM.
Follow one client from finding your studio to leaving a review. Every step below happens on its own, on your website, while you get on with tattooing.
01 · Found
Clients find your studio, not a marketplace
Your own website, on your own domain, built to show up on Google and in AI answers. Your work, your artists and a Book button in one place, linked from your Instagram bio and Google profile.
- Your brand, no competitors listed next to you
- Gallery filtered by style
- Fast on every phone
02 · Book
They pick an artist, a size and a real free slot
The size sets how long the appointment is, so a two-hour piece never gets squeezed into a 30-minute gap. Only times the chosen artist can actually take are shown, and two people can never book the same slot.
- Any artist or a specific one
- Consultation slots for undecided clients
- Double-booking protection built in
03 · Brief
You get the full idea before they walk in
Clients describe the piece, upload up to five reference images (iPhone photos included), tap the placement on a body map and give a budget. Everyone confirms they are 18 or over, as UK law requires.
- Reference images stored with the booking
- Placement map, front and back
- 18+ confirmation recorded
04 · Deposit
A deposit secures the slot
Clients pay securely through Stripe, straight into your own Stripe account. The slot is held for 30 minutes while they pay, then released if they don't. Set one deposit for the studio or a different amount per artist.
- Paid into your own Stripe account
- Stripe's standard fee only (1.5% + 20p on a UK card); we take nothing
- Refunds from the admin panel
05 · Remind
Confirmations and reminders go out on their own
Every booking gets a confirmation email with a calendar invite, and a reminder the day before. Add text reminders through your own Twilio account and clients also get a short message with a link to manage their booking.
- Calendar invites that update when times change
- Email reminder 24 hours before
- Optional SMS via Twilio, never sent at night
06 · Consent
Consent forms are signed before the session
Clients fill in their consent and health form online before they arrive. Answers are encrypted, only your team can read them, and old forms are deleted automatically after the period you choose.
- No clipboards or paper
- Encrypted health data (UK GDPR)
- See who still has to sign
07 · Self-service
Clients reschedule or cancel without messaging you
Every email carries a private link to manage the booking. Clients move it to another free slot up to your cut-off time, or cancel. You get notified, the deposit follows the booking, and the old slot opens up again.
- Your cut-off, your deposit policy
- No more "can I move my appointment?" DMs
- The calendar invite moves too
08 · Aftercare
Aftercare and a review request follow the session
Once you mark the appointment completed, the client gets your aftercare instructions, and a couple of days later a polite request for a Google review. No-shows never get them.
- Your wording, your timing
- Clients can opt out of review emails
- More reviews without asking in person
The admin panel
Run the whole studio from one screen.
Bookings, artists, clients, money and paperwork in one place, in light or dark mode, on a laptop or your phone. Artists log in to see only their own bookings.
Today at a glance
Today's bookings, what needs confirming, and appointments that still need an outcome: completed or no-show.
Every artist, their own hours
Invite artists by link. Each one sets their working week, gets their own bookings and calendar feed, and can have their own deposit amount.
Client list (CRM)
Every client with their full booking history, deposits, consent status and emails sent. Export to CSV, or anonymise a client on request.
Edit your own site
Change the home, about and contact text, upload portfolio pieces and sort them by style. No developer needed for everyday updates.
Reports
Bookings by week or month, per artist, busiest days and hours, sizes and budgets, no-show and cancellation rates, deposits collected. Export any of it.
Hours, holidays and rules
Bookable times for each day, blocked dates for holidays, how long each tattoo size takes, consultation length, reschedule cut-off and deposit policy.
Contact inbox
Every message from the contact form is saved in the admin panel and emailed to you, so no enquiry gets lost in a DM.
Built to be found
Your studio, on Google and in AI answers.
Clients increasingly ask ChatGPT or Google's AI for “a good tattoo studio near me”. Every studio site is built so search engines and AI assistants can read it, understand it and send people to it.
Google understands your studio
Structured data tells search engines you are a tattoo studio, where you are, when you open and what clients ask. Every page has its own title, description and share image.
Ready for AI search
An llms.txt summary and plain, well-structured pages make it easy for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews to describe your studio correctly.
Content that earns visits
A full aftercare guide, a FAQ written the way clients search, and a portfolio that search engines can read, not just look at.
Fast and accessible
Optimised images, a site that works on any phone, keyboard and screen-reader support, and reduced motion for people who prefer it.
Built properly
The boring parts, done right.
Your bookings, your clients' money and their health information deserve more than a template. This is what happens under the hood.
No double bookings
Every booking, reschedule and admin change checks the slot again at the moment it is saved, so two clients can never get the same time.
Safe to tap twice
If a client taps Book twice or their connection drops and retries, they still get exactly one booking.
Edits never overwrite each other
If a client cancels while you are editing their booking, you are told before your save can undo it.
Encrypted health data
Consent answers are encrypted with AES-256 before they are stored, and only your team can read them.
Locked-down admin
Every admin page and API checks who you are, logins are rate-limited, and artists only see their own bookings.
Backed up and monitored
Daily backups, uptime monitoring, security updates and SSL are what the £39 monthly hosting and maintenance fee pays for.
Compare
Tattoo Studio Website vs Fresha, Treatwell, Booksy and Get Ink
The short answer: they are platforms, this is your own website. Fresha, Treatwell and Booksy are beauty booking platforms you subscribe to: they list you on their marketplace, charge commission (20% to 35%) on new clients they send you and add fees per staff member. Get Ink is a tattoo app with per-artist pricing and a profile page. Tattoo Studio Website builds your studio its own website and admin panel; after setup you pay £39 a month for hosting and maintenance, with no commission.
- What you're paying for
- Tattoo Studio WebsiteYour own website and admin panel, built for your studioFreshaA software subscription and a listing on the Fresha marketplace
- Monthly cost
- Tattoo Studio Website£39 for hosting and maintenance, any number of artists (after a one-off setup)Fresha£14.95 for one person, or £9.95 per team member
- Commission on new clients
- Tattoo Studio WebsiteNone, everFresha20% of a new marketplace client's first booking (min £4)
- VAT on the platform's fees
- Tattoo Studio WebsiteNone (we are not VAT registered)FreshaPrices exclude 20% VAT
- Your own website
- Tattoo Studio WebsiteIncluded: bespoke, on your own domainFreshaSmart Website add-on, £12.95/month
- Deposits
- Tattoo Studio WebsiteYes, into your own Stripe account. Stripe's fee only (1.5% + 20p on a standard UK card); we add nothingFreshaYes; online card payments 1.40% + 25p
- Consent / consultation forms
- Tattoo Studio WebsiteYes: encrypted, deleted after your retention periodFreshaYes (consultation forms)
- Text (SMS) reminders
- Tattoo Studio WebsiteOptional, through your own Twilio account (Twilio bills per text); email reminders includedFresha20 free a month, then 6p per text
- Made for tattoo bookings
- Tattoo Studio WebsiteYes: size sets the length, placement map, reference images, 18+ checkFreshaGeneral salon, beauty and wellness software
- Marketplace that finds you new clients
- Tattoo Studio WebsiteNo: clients find you through Google, Instagram and your websiteFreshaYes
What would you pay each month?
Move the sliders to match your studio. Figures use each platform's published UK prices; card processing fees are left out because every option has them.
Monthly costFirst year
- Tattoo Studio Website£39.00£917
Hosting and maintenance of your own site. Year one includes the £449 setup.
- Fresha£162.80£1,954
3 × £9.95 + website add-on + 20% on new marketplace clients. Plus VAT.
- Booksy£230.00£2,760
£40 + £5 per extra staff + 30% Boost fee on new clients. Plus VAT.
- Treatwell£210.00+£2,520+
35% commission only: the subscription price isn't published. Plus VAT.
- Get Inkn/an/a
Price for 3+ artists isn't published.
Estimates from published prices on the date shown below; check each platform for your exact quote. Commission only applies to new clients a marketplace sends you. Tattoo Studio Website does not add VAT.
Choose Tattoo Studio Website if…
- Most of your clients come from Instagram, Google, word of mouth or regulars
- You have several artists and don't want fees that grow with every one
- You want deposits, consent forms and aftercare built around tattoo appointments
- You want your own brand and website, not a listing next to competitors
- You'd like a developer to make changes for you, not a support ticket
A marketplace may suit you better if…
- You're new and rely on an app's marketplace to find your first clients
- You also run beauty services that clients search for on those apps
- You'd rather pay commission on new clients than a fixed monthly fee
You don't have to choose: many studios keep a marketplace listing for discovery and move regulars to their own site.
Competitor details checked on from each platform's own website. Prices and features change; please check the source before deciding. Sources: Fresha pricing, Fresha client forms, Treatwell partner pricing, Treatwell Connect features, Booksy pricing (UK), Booksy No-Show Protection, Booksy custom forms, Get Ink pricing, Get Ink features.
Fresha, Treatwell, Booksy and Get Ink are trademarks of their respective owners. We are not affiliated with them.
Pricing
One price. Every feature.
A one-off setup builds your website and admin panel; £39 a month keeps it hosted, secure and maintained. Pay the setup upfront or spread it over a year.
Founding price
Pay setup upfront
£449one-time setup
then £39 / month for hosting and maintenance
No contract. Cancel with 30 days' notice.
First year total: £917 · then £468 a year for hosting and maintenance
Request a free demoSpread the setup
£0setup
£79 / month for 12 months, then £39 / month for hosting and maintenance
12-month minimum term.
First year total: £948 · then £468 a year for hosting and maintenance
Request a free demoEverything included, on both options
- Bespoke tattoo studio website in your name and on your domain
- Online booking with live availability, per artist
- Unlimited artists, bookings and clients at no extra cost
- Deposits paid straight into your own Stripe account
- Online consent forms, encrypted
- Email reminders, confirmations and calendar invites
- Client self-service: reschedule and cancel by link
- Aftercare emails and Google review requests
- Client list (CRM) with booking history and CSV export
- Reports: bookings, no-shows, deposits, busiest times
- Calendar sync for the studio and each artist
- Portfolio, page text and contact inbox you edit yourself
- Search-ready: Google structured data, sitemap, llms.txt
What the £39 a month covers. £39/month is the Care Essential plan: hosting, SSL, updates, security, daily backups, uptime monitoring and 30 minutes of changes every month. Need more? Care Plus (£99/month) and Pro (£149/month) plans are also available.
The setup fee pays for building your website and admin panel. The monthly fee is hosting and maintenance: it is not a booking platform subscription, and it doesn't grow with your artists or bookings.
Prices in GBP. We are not VAT registered, so no VAT is added.
Deposits are paid into your own Stripe account. Stripe deducts its standard fee from each payment: 1.5% + 20p for standard UK cards, 2.8% + 20p for premium UK cards, 2.5% + 20p for EEA cards and 3.15% + 20p for international cards (plus 2% if currency conversion applies). On a £50 deposit by standard UK card you receive £49.05. We take no commission or fee of our own.
Optional text (SMS) reminders run through your own Twilio account, which bills you directly for each message. We connect it for you.
30-day satisfaction guarantee
If the system isn't working for you, we'll fix it together. We don't build it and walk away: we keep it running.
How much does a tattoo studio website with online booking cost?
Either £449 to build your website and admin panel, then £39 a month for hosting and maintenance with no contract, or no setup fee and £79 a month for the first 12 months, then £39. The price is the same however many artists you have, with no commission and no VAT added.
Is this a booking platform like Fresha, Treatwell or Booksy?
No. Those are platforms you subscribe to, which list you next to other businesses and charge commission on new clients they send you (20% to 35%). This is your own website and admin panel, built for your studio on your own domain. The £39 monthly fee covers hosting and maintenance, not a platform subscription.
Are there any fees on deposits?
Only Stripe's. Deposits go straight into your own Stripe account and Stripe deducts its standard fee: 1.5% + 20p for a standard UK card, 2.8% + 20p for premium UK cards and 3.15% + 20p for international cards. On a £50 deposit by UK card you receive £49.05. We take no commission or fee.
Does the price go up when I add more artists?
No. The £39 monthly hosting and maintenance fee is the same whether you have one artist or fifteen. Each artist gets their own working hours, their own bookings, a personal calendar feed and, if you like, their own deposit amount.
How do deposits and no-shows work?
When deposits are on, a client's slot is held for 30 minutes while they pay through Stripe, then confirmed. Your deposit policy is shown before they pay. If they reschedule, the deposit moves with the booking. You decide refunds, and can refund from the admin panel.
Can clients get text message reminders?
Yes, as an option. Text reminders are sent through your own Twilio account, so Twilio bills you directly for each message; we connect your account when we set it up. Texts include a short link to manage the booking, are never sent between 9pm and 8am, and are capped each month.
How are consent forms handled?
Clients complete their consent and health form online before the appointment, from a link in their emails. Answers are encrypted before they are stored, only your team can read them, and forms are deleted automatically after the retention period you set.
I already use a booking app. Do I have to leave it?
No. Many studios keep a marketplace app for discovery and move their regular clients to their own booking page, so they stop paying commission and monthly per-artist fees on clients they already have.
Can clients book from Instagram or Google?
Yes. Your booking page is a normal web link, so it works in your Instagram bio, on your Google Business Profile or anywhere else. Clients book in their browser, with no app to download and no account to create.
How does the website help my studio get found?
Every page is built for search: structured data that tells Google you are a tattoo studio, a sitemap, an aftercare guide and FAQ written the way clients search, and an llms.txt file so AI assistants can describe your studio. Rankings are never guaranteed, but the foundations are done properly.
How long does setup take?
You can be live within five working days. We build your site, set up your artists, working hours, deposit and consent settings, and connect your domain. Connecting your Stripe account for deposits takes a few minutes of your own details, and we guide you through it.
What happens to my data if I leave?
Your client list and booking history are yours. You can export clients and reports to CSV at any time, we hand over a full export when you leave, and your domain stays in your name.
Get started
Put the hours back into your art.
How many hours a week go on DMs, phone calls and rearranging your diary? Book a free demo and see the whole system working with your studio's name on it.
- Free 15-minute demo, no obligation
- Live within 5 working days
- 30-day satisfaction guarantee