As Instagram shifts from being a tool for marketing into a digital online portfolio I figured I’ll get the nitty gritty out of the way here.
A lot of tattooers tell me I need to raise my prices and maybe I will at some point in the future but for now these are the prices I offer that help support my family. When you get tattooed by me you’re helping to support a network of family members. My family comes first in my life above all else and each tattoo helps to raise my child, take care of the elderly and disabled in our family, as well as providing a world class education for my son.
When you get tattooed by me you’re directly supporting your community. You’re supporting a disappearing artisan class that is in direct opposition to the crippling weight of automation in our country. When you get tattooed by me you’re supporting local business and as someone who ONLY shops local that money goes to supporting local business.
As the world shifts and evolves into corporate, private equity controlled wage slaves, tattooing offers a unique experience that is found nowhere else in modern society.
When you get tattooed by me you’re supporting outsider culture. You’re supporting one of the oldest professions on earth. Tattooing for me isn’t about living a fast lifestyle but rather connecting to the heart and soul of our culture and bringing out what we all truly desire: freedom, love, and self expression.
My books never close and all bodies accepted.
a year agocarrybizz
Amazing! I’ve been thinking about doing a similar post for a while now… thanks for sharing ❤️
a year agoladywilson.tattoo
Fantastic mission statement. I see men struggling so much to find the words to communicate with their clients. Sharing the importance of the work, the connection we want to create, they want to hear about it. Our clients want to know us and feel good about wearing our work. I really let guys tell me I shouldn’t post so much about myself when I first started tattooing. That I should let the work speak for itself. That was literally the worst business advice ever.
a year agodarcesdrumsanddeads
As someone who’s gotten a lot of work done by you, starting 9 years ago, I really have zero desire to get tattooed by anyone else. Sending you an email right now homie. Let’s get some more shit on the books!
a year agosick.tatsbro
Well spoken. I feel like I learned a lot about how to present myself professionally and with pride, reading this. Thank you for taking the time to write it out.
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