Inkframe
A tattoo artist at work under the studio lamps, tattooing a client's forearm

For tattoo artists

The quiet back office for your chair.

One link in your bio for open dates and proper enquiries. One calm book for clients, deposits, consent forms and reminders.

Invite-only while we onboard artists one at a time. Track-only money - nothing is charged through Inkframe. Got an invite link? It opens sign-up.

After a post, without it

hiya how much for a small one?
are u free any saturday
something like this but bigger x
do you do deposits??
can you fit me in before my holiday

...and the rest of the week's DMs, each one a back-and-forth.

With the link in your bio

New enquiryvia your page

Jess M.

Date
Sat 10 October
Idea
Fine-line peony with a small dagger through it
Size
Palm-sized, about 10cm
Placement
Outer forearm
Budget
Up to £300
References
3 images attached

How it works

Three steps. Then back to tattooing.

Inkframe doesn't change how people find you. It changes what happens after they tap your link.

  1. Open your dates

    Tap the days you want to work. They show on your public page straight away, and a day comes off again with one tap once it fills - no more "spaces left" stories.

  2. Put one link in your bio

    Set it once, then keep posting as usual - every post and story points to the same place.

    inkframe.cyber-jack.uk/a/your-name
  3. Enquiries land in your book

    Every enquiry arrives with the details you used to chase for in DMs:

    • Date
    • Idea
    • Size
    • Placement
    • Budget
    • References

Both sides of the counter

A page for your clients. A book for you.

Their side

Your public page: open dates, recent work, flash and aftercare, with an enquiry form that asks the right questions.

Your side

Your book: today's sittings, new enquiries, deposits owed and signed consent forms - on your phone, between clients.

Tap through a live page

Sasha Vance is our demo artist - her page works exactly as your clients would use yours.

An artist's public Inkframe page on a phone, with bio, open dates and an enquiry form
Their sidePublic artist page
The artist's Inkframe dashboard on a phone, showing today's bookings and enquiries
Your sideYour book

What's in the book

Built around a chair, not a salon.

Everything a working artist juggles between sittings, in one place - and nothing you don't need.

Your book

Every client and every sitting in one clean diary. Reference, stencil and healed photos live with the client, not lost in your camera roll.

  • Client history, notes and photos together
  • Multi-sitting projects kept as one piece
  • Warns before you double-book a time

Deposits and balances Track-only

Log deposits, see what is still owed, and your real take after chair rent or the studio split. You take payment your way - nothing is charged through Inkframe.

Public open dates

Open the days you want to work. Clients pick one and send an enquiry straight into your book.

Portfolio and flash drops

Show recent work and post flash. A client claims a design and it is held for them until you are in touch.

Digital consent forms

Clients fill in the medical and consent form on their own phone. It arrives signed and dated, no clipboard.

Reminders and aftercare

A reminder email goes out the day before, with your prep notes. Your aftercare sits on your page for when they get home.

One-tap replies

"Yes, book it in", "need more detail" or "pass politely", already filled with their name, the date and how you take deposits. It opens your own WhatsApp, texts, email or Instagram with the words ready - you press send.

A waiting list that fills your next dates

When your books are closed, clients leave their details instead of drifting off. Open new dates and Inkframe drafts a message for each of them, ready to send from your phone.

In your phone's calendar

A private calendar link puts every sitting and open day into Apple, Google or Outlook calendar, updated as you go. Client notes never leave Inkframe.

Studio-ready

Solo today. Chair rent and percentage splits are built in, and the data is shaped so a studio view can follow.

Straight about it

What Inkframe doesn't do.

Better you hear it here than find out mid-booking.

  • No card payments. Deposits and balances are tracked, not taken. Clients pay you the way they do now.
  • No text messages from us. Replies and waiting-list messages go from your own phone. The only thing Inkframe sends itself is the day-before reminder email (switch it off in Settings).
  • No studio view yet. It is built for one artist and their chair. A view for studio owners is planned, not promised.
  • No app to install. It runs in your phone's browser - add it to your home screen if you like.
  • No posting for you. It makes the "books open" story image; you post it.

Straight answers

Questions artists ask first.

Do I stop posting on Instagram?

No. Keep posting - the feed is where people find you. Put your Inkframe link in your bio and stories, and let it handle the enquiries a post creates.

Does Inkframe take payments?

No - money is track-only. You log deposits and balances and take payment however you already do: cash, card reader, bank transfer. Nothing is charged through Inkframe.

Who can see my clients?

Only you. Client details, photos and consent forms sit behind your login and never appear on your public page. The public page shows only what you choose to put there: open dates, portfolio, flash and aftercare.

What does it cost?

Nothing is charged during the trial. Inkframe is invite-only while we onboard artists one at a time, and there is no billing in it at all yet. You would hear about any pricing well before it ever applied.

How do I get in?

Email [email protected] with your Instagram handle and a line about how you work. You get a personal invite link: tap it, pick your page link and password, and a three-step guide gets your first dates open and the link into your bio - about five minutes. There is a real person on the other end if you get stuck.

How long until it's working for me?

Open your dates, put the link in your bio, and the next "books open" post sends people to it. From then on, enquiries arrive whenever your followers tap through.

Invite-only

Books open - for a few artists at a time.

We are onboarding artists one at a time. Tell us a little about how you work and we will be in touch.