For tattoo artists

Keep your books full as a tattoo artist

Nobody picks a shop and takes whoever is free. They pick you. Give them a profile that holds your work, your styles and your clients' words.

Create your free profileSee how reviews work
Tattoo artist concentrating while working on a client's forearm in a bright studio

The reviews you earn go to the shop

A client sits for six hours, loves the piece, and reviews the shop — where their rating joins every other artist in the building, plus the piercer and the front counter.

Then you take a chair somewhere else, guest spot in another city, or open a private studio, and the proof of your reputation is attached to an address you left.

The gap: a business rating answers “is this place any good?”. It never answers “is this tattoo artist any good?” — which is the only question your next client is actually asking.

What changes when the reputation is yours

  • Verified reviews from clients you actually tattooed
  • Styles and specialities listed the way clients search
  • Healed photos of your own work, tied to your handle
  • A booking link that survives chair changes and guest spots

How it works

  1. Claim your @handle

    One free profile in your name, marked as a tattoo artist, with your services and area.

  2. Ask after each appointment

    Share one link or QR code while the client is still happy. It takes them under a minute.

  3. Share the proof

    Send your profile to referrals, print the QR, and let verified reviews do the convincing.

What a strong tattoo artist profile shows

  • Styles you work in (fine line, blackwork, realism, cover-ups)
  • Healed photos of your own pieces
  • Verified reviews from your clients
  • Whether your books are open, and how to enquire

What clients say when the review has your name on it

Example reviews showing how clients talk about a tattoo artist once the feedback lives on the tattoo artist's profile instead of the shop's page.

  • “I picked this tattoo artist over three others because I could read real client reviews next to the work.”

    Maya R.

    Booked for a session

  • “Left a review the day my photos landed. It's attached to the tattoo artist, not the shop.”

    Elena V.

    Repeat client

  • “Sent the profile link to two friends who booked the same month. Much easier than screenshotting posts.”

    Sofia G.

    Referred by a friend

  • 4.9

    Average rating pros in creative & events hold on Kleos

  • under 60s

    Typical time for a client to leave a review

  • 100%

    Reviews that stay with the tattoo artist, not the shop

Example reviews shown for illustration. Real reviews on Kleos are verified and attributed to the client who left them.

Start collecting your own reviewsSee how to ask for a review

Does this compete with Google reviews?

No, and it should not. Google reviews belong to the business and help it get found — keep asking for them. Kleos records the part Google cannot: which tattoo artist did the work. The same client can review the shop on Google and review you on Kleos in the same minute.

If you want the Google side sharper too, our how to ask for a google review: 18 scripts covers the ask, the timing and the follow-up rules.

Tattoo artists: frequently asked questions

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Recommended reading for tattoo artists

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Practical playbooks for asking, linking and tracking reviews.

Pillar guideHow to get more Google reviewsThe 7-step ask-and-follow-up system: when to ask, what to send, how to keep a weekly flow of new reviews without breaking Google's rules.Read the review playbookReview links & QRHow to get a Google review linkWhere to find the free g.page/r/… link Google already gives you, how to test it, how to send it, and how to turn it into a trackable QR code.Get your review linkCopy-paste scriptsHow to ask for a Google review (18 scripts)Eighteen ready-to-send SMS, email, in-person and QR review request templates by industry — plus timing, reminder and compliance rules.Copy the review scripts

Start collecting reviews with your name on them

Claim your @handle, share one link after each appointment, and keep the clientele you built as a tattoo artist.

Create your free profile