Example
Macy,
I made you something. Start on the home page and watch your baby draw itself.
This is just an example for now.
I built it from what's public on your Instagram, so the photos are stand-ins, the piece and flash names are my guesses, and the pencil notes are spots saved for your own words. Nothing here is final, and nothing's been announced.
Why have this at all
Instagram is great for getting seen, but posts get buried and the feed isn't yours. This gives you one link that's all you: your best work, your flash and everything a client needs, in one place you control.
Booking happens right here too. People see the work, pick what they want, and send you a request with their idea, where on the body, how big and a date. It lands in a private studio only you can open.
What's here
Your mark, front and center
The crying baby draws itself line by line, the way you would work. It sets you apart in the first ten seconds.
Flash people can claim
Every design has its own close-up. Tap Claim and the booking form opens with that design filled in, so you know which one they want.
Your own booking page
What they want, reference photos, where on the body, how big and a date, with a calendar of the days you have open.
A studio only you can open
Booking requests, open dates, events, flash, tattoos and the words on the site. You change any of it from your phone.
The gumball machine
Tap the lever, a capsule drops, and it opens to one surprise flash design they can book on the spot.
One clean gallery
Your tattoos in one place, sorted by style, instead of scrolled past in a feed.
An aftercare guide
A week-by-week healing guide you can send clients, so you're not explaining it every time. It's general for now, and you'd make it yours.
Made for phones
Most people will tap through from Instagram, so it's built for that first and it loads fast.
Getting found on Google
Instagram doesn't do much for you when someone searches your name or looks for a tattoo artist in LA. A website gives Google something to read. Every page here is titled with your name, and behind the scenes the site tells Google who you are, what you do and that you're in Los Angeles. It's also fast on phones, which Google pays attention to.
Nobody can honestly promise a ranking, but this is the groundwork. For now it's switched off, so the site won't show up on Google until you say yes.
What I need from you
About half a day of your time, and it turns this from an example into yours. I sent you a short form for the written parts.
Photos
Your 12 to 20 favourite tattoos, straight from your camera roll at full size. Healed shots next to fresh ones if you have them. One portrait you like.
Your drawing
The flames, dagger and banner around the baby on the home page are my stand-ins. Draw what you would want around it, or pick pieces from your flash, and I will animate those.
Your handwriting
One page of your writing, so the handwritten notes on the site are in your hand.
Three answers, a few sentences each
How you started. Why the baby is crying. What you will not tattoo.
Flash details
The real name, size and price for each design, and which ones are already claimed.
Booking questions
Quick answers on deposits, pricing, touch-ups and guests. They are written up and waiting for you.
If you like it, I'd love to make it real with your photos, your words and your prices. If it's not for you, no harm done, and I'll take it down.
Keenan
See The Example