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The booking page and the deposit flow, without a cut of every deposit.

venue.ink charges your client a percentage on every deposit. Totally Ink never takes a percentage of what your clients pay you, on any plan. You get your own booking page, card and e-Transfer deposits, a client portal and the whole piece on one project, and you pay the card processor, not us.

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Free plan, forever. No percentage fees, ever. See pricing

In artists’ own words

The reasons to leave the DMs are the same either way

“Until I get the deposit, the client doesn’t exist in my brain.”

Tattoo artist, Reddit

“It’s a lot to go back and forth with.”

Tattoo artist, Reddit

“Our shop gets no-shows constantly. CONSTANTLY.”

Tattoo artist, Reddit

What changes

What is different once the deposit is in

No percentage of your deposits, ever

Card deposits carry no percentage fee on any plan, including the free one. You pay the card processor, not us.

“They take 30% from you for having your own clients that they didn’t get you.”
Tattoo artist, Reddit

One project per piece

Inquiry, deposit, references, design rounds, waiver and every session on one project. A rebooking is another session on it, not a new thread.

“All the info for each client/tattoo is in one place.”
Tattoo artist, Reddit

The deposit is the confirmation

The session is confirmed when the deposit clears, and the client gets the confirmation. There is no separate link for them to confirm through.

“Clients only get put into my calendar after they’ve sent me a deposit.”
Tattoo artist, Reddit

Nothing for clients to install or log into

Clients book from your link, and one portal link opens their references, approvals, waiver and deposit. No download, no account, no password.

“It’s less daunting for people rather than messaging.”
Tattoo artist, Reddit

Side by side

venue.ink’s model, versus no percentage fee

venue.inkWith Totally Ink

A 10% fee on every deposit, paid by your client, on their free tiers (5% on the paid ones).

No percentage fee on deposits, on any plan. The card processor’s rate and nothing on top.

No native app; artists say they get tired of logging in.

Nothing for clients to install or log into. One link opens their portal for references, approvals, the waiver and the deposit.

Clients report booking links they could not confirm an appointment through.

The deposit confirms the appointment. Once it clears, the session is on your calendar and the client gets the confirmation.

Every rebooking opens a new chat thread.

One project per piece. Every session, message, design round and payment stays on it.

Plans and what each one includes are on the pricing page.

Built with artists, not around them

Stop paying a percentage of your deposits

Your account is ready in seconds. Free plan, forever. No percentage fees, ever.

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