An AI front desk for your tattoo studio
See how Exydio could help a tattoo studio answer inquiries while artists are working, collect references and sizing before the consult, take deposits, and send aftercare on its own.
Why studios lose big pieces to whoever replied first
A tattoo studio is one of the few businesses where a single enquiry can be worth several thousand and take months to deliver. A sleeve or a back piece is multiple sessions, deposits and a real relationship with an artist. It is also the enquiry most likely to arrive while every artist in the shop is mid-session.
Those enquiries do not wait. Someone deciding on a piece is usually messaging several studios at once, looking at portfolios, and comparing who feels responsive. Four hours under the needle is four hours of silence, and by the time you clean your station the conversation has moved to a studio that answered.
Artists are rightly protective here. Nobody wants a bot quoting a custom piece or promising a style the shop does not do. That is the correct instinct and it is not what is on offer. Quoting a sleeve needs an artist. Collecting the reference, the size, the placement and the deposit does not.
Exydio takes that first conversation while you work. It matches the request to the artist who actually does that style, gathers the references and sizing so the consult starts informed, books it, and collects the deposit on your terms, which is the only thing that reliably makes people show up. Aftercare and touch-up reminders then send themselves.
What one missed call costs you
A sleeve is a multi-session piece worth thousands, and the enquiry arrives while you are elbow deep in someone else’s back piece. Whoever replies first usually gets it.
What Exydio handles for a tattoo studio
- Answers inquiries while your artists are tattooing
- Collects references, sizing and placement before the consult
- Books consults and takes deposits up front
- Sends aftercare instructions and touch-up reminders automatically
The calls it answers
Real questions tattoo studios get, handled without anyone stopping what they are doing.
- “How much for a half sleeve?”
- “Does anyone there do fine line?”
- “Do you cover up old tattoos?”
- “How much is the deposit and is it refundable?”
What it captures on every call
So the job arrives ready to work, not as a name and a number to call back.
- Reference images and style
- Size and placement on the body
- Which artist, and their availability
- Deposit taken against the consult
One inquiry, start to finish
Follow a single customer from the call you missed to the one who comes back. This is an example scenario.
- 01
The lead that got away
Someone messages about a half sleeve while you are four hours into a back piece. By the time you clean up, they have booked with another studio.
- 02
You describe the business
Your artists, the styles they work in, your minimums, deposit rules, and how long a consult runs.
- 03
Your front desk goes live
Your portfolio site is live and inquiries get answered while you are under the needle.
- 04
The first one it books
Someone asks about a forearm piece. The agent takes the reference, size and placement, books the consult, and collects the deposit.
- 05
The follow-up runs itself
Aftercare sends itself, touch-up reminders land at the right time, and every reference stays attached to the client.
Questions tattoo studios ask
- Can it quote a piece?
- It gives your minimum and your day rate, and books a consult for anything that needs an artist to price properly. It will not invent a number for a custom piece.
- Does it match enquiries to the right artist?
- You list what each artist works in, so a fine line request goes to the person who does fine line rather than to whoever is free.
- How does it cut no-shows on consults?
- It takes your deposit at the point of booking, on your terms, which is the only thing that reliably makes people turn up.
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Stop losing the calls you cannot take
Describe your tattoo studio once. Exydio builds the site, answers the phone, books the work, and handles the follow-up from there.
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