Taking tattoo bookings without a website
You can give clients a place to see your work and send a request without building a website yourself. A hosted booking page handles that setup.
Getting a website can sound like another job to manage: find someone to build it, pay for hosting and keep it updated. If you need somewhere to show your work and take requests, a hosted booking page can do that without a separate website project.
What a website is actually for here
Clients need to see your work and send you enough information to discuss a tattoo. A list of links can point them there, but if every link ends in your DMs, you still have to collect and organize the details yourself.
What a booking without a website needs
- A single link you can put in your Instagram or TikTok bio, that goes straight to your work and a request form.
- A page that shows your portfolio next to the form, so nobody has to leave to see whether they want to book you.
- The request itself asking for reference images, placement, size, and availability up front.
- A deposit policy stated in your own words, sent automatically once you accept a request.
- A record of every request and booking, searchable later, that does not live in a chat thread.
What a DIY website builder adds that you do not need yet
A website builder gives you more control over design and room for things like a blog or store. If you want those, a full site may be worth the work. You can still start taking requests through a hosted page while deciding what else you need.
A hosted page instead of a built one
With a hosted booking page, the service handles hosting and provides the layout. You add your profile and work without buying a domain or building the site. You have less control over the design than with a custom website.
Your tats.to page lives at tats.to/a/your-handle and includes your portfolio, services and a request form. You can start on the Free plan without a card or time limit. The Starter plan adds public reviews. The Pro plan lets you remove tats.to branding from your page and client emails. Search engines and supported AI crawlers can read the published page, though that does not guarantee where it will rank.
Questions
Do I need to buy a domain to use tats.to?
No. Your page is live at tats.to/a/your-handle as soon as you finish your profile, with nothing to register or host.
Can I still get a real website later?
Yes. If you build your own site later, you can link it to your tats.to booking page or keep both pages running.
Will a hosted page rank in search the way a real website does?
Search engines can read your published tats.to page and its structured information. That makes it possible for the page to appear in search results, but we cannot promise a ranking.
Can I remove the tats.to branding from my page?
Yes, on the Pro plan. It removes tats.to branding from your public page and from the emails your clients receive.
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