Online booking for creators
Your Instagram bio link becomes a full booking page — structured intake, reference image upload, and automatic deposit collection. No app for clients to download, no account to create. Just a link that works.
Booking and membership community for trend creators. Free while in beta.
Your scene.
Your slot.
Deposink is a booking and membership community for trend creators — tattoo, piercing, barbering, nails, makeup and streetwear — with deposit-secured booking for creators and a member library for everyone. Deposits go directly to the creator via Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal — Deposink takes 0% commission and charges a flat $19/month after beta.
Free while in beta. No credit card. Creators keep 100% of deposits.
Creators book with 0% commission. Members unlock the full library, priority booking and AI tools.
DeposinkCreator cardLA
NameM. Reyes
CraftTattoo · fine line
CityLos Angeles
Next openNov 14, 2026
Deposit$100 · direct
Deposit-securedVenmo
Sample creator card. No client account needed.
Who's here
Creators across the scenes.
0% commission✳Deposits go straight to you✳No client accounts✳Public refund record
Booking software built around the deposit
Most tattoo scheduling tools treat the deposit as an afterthought — a checkbox in someone else's salon template. Deposink is the opposite: the deposit is the foundation. Every booking on your page is backed by a real payment, and every no-show costs the client, not you.
Deposits before calendar slots
Clients pick a style, describe their idea, and pay your deposit via Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal — before the time is confirmed. If they ghost, you keep the deposit. If they show up, it comes off the final price.
Independent creators and small studios
Built for the artist who runs their business through Instagram DMs. No enterprise setup, no training videos — connect your payment method, set your deposit policy, and share your link.
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Artist at work
The artist
Built for the person behind the craft.
Deposink is not a marketplace. It does not take a cut, hold your money, or stand between you and your clients. It is the admin layer that lets you stay in the chair.
- Your name on the booking page.
- Your deposit policy, enforced before the slot locks.
- Your client history, not a platform's.
No commission. No payout delay. No middleman.
From first DM to finished work.
Booking, direct deposits, AI quotes, compliance, and the client journey — one place, no chasing.
Your IG bio becomes a booking page
Portfolio-first intake with reference images, style, placement and budget. One link replaces the DM back-and-forth.
Deposits direct, 0% commission
Clients pay your Venmo, Cash App or PayPal before the slot locks. Money never touches Deposink.
AI reads the references
Clients upload their idea, AI drafts the quote and the reply — learning from your pricing. 30 minutes of DMs becomes 3.
E-signed consent & health forms
Digital consent, health questionnaires, and ID/age verification — signed 24h before the session, archived for inspectors.
Trust records + the full journey
Public refund record and client trust tiers protect every booking; automated aftercare, healed-photo follow-up and rebooking prompts grow it.
From IG bio to locked slot.
Three steps. No DMs, no spreadsheets, no chasing.
Drop your link in your IG bio
One link replaces your DM chaos. Clients pick a style, describe their idea, upload references — you get a structured request, not 40 scattered messages.
You quote, they pay a deposit
Review the request (with an AI-drafted quote and reply), send a time. The client pays your deposit straight to your Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal — money never touches Deposink.
The slot locks. No-shows pay.
Once you confirm the deposit, the time is theirs. If they ghost, you keep the deposit and their trust record remembers. Automated reminders do the chasing for you.
One flat price. Zero commission.
Free while it is in beta. When paid plans start it is $19 a month — flat. No setup fee, no per-booking fee, and 0% of your deposits, forever.
After beta
$19/mo
Flat. Cancel anytime.
- 14-day free trial when billing starts
- No setup fee. No per-booking fee.
- Artists keep 100% of every deposit.
Why creators switch.
Most booking software was built for salons and bolted on later. Deposink was built for independent creators first.
| The usual way | Deposink |
|---|---|
| Marketplace booking apps take a cut of every payment they process | 0% commission — deposits go directly to your account |
| Salon templates treat the deposit as an afterthought | No deposit, no slot — the deposit is the foundation |
| Other platforms hold your money, then pay out | Clients pay you directly — Deposink never touches it |
| Deposits protect only the artist, clients get nothing | Your public refund record builds client trust |
Detailed breakdowns: Deposink vs Square, Deposink vs Booksy, Deposink vs Acuity, Deposink vs Porter, Deposink vs Apprentice, and Deposink vs Venue Ink. Need studio templates? Grab our free cancellation policy, consent form, aftercare sheet, and IG deposit DM scripts.
Trust goes both ways.
Deposit systems usually protect only the artist. Deposink protects clients too, and puts the receipts on your public page.
Refunds honored — in public
When an artist cancels, the refund is tracked on their public record. Honored it? Your booking page wears a ✓ 100% refunds honored badge. Stalled? Clients see a warning before they pay.
Repeat clients, lower risk
You see every client's history before you quote — completed sessions, no-shows, the works. Risky clients automatically pay a bigger deposit; trusted ones don't get nickel-and-dimed.
Bad actors can't hide
Two refund disputes older than a week and the booking page goes dark until it's resolved. The deposit system only works if artists play fair too — so we enforce both directions.
The math artists care about.
The average studio loses $126,000 a year to missed calls (a vendor estimate), and 14% of booked appointments end as no-shows in vendor-reported estimates. A $100 deposit is reported to cut that to 8%. Deposink makes deposits automatic.
Based on vendor-reported industry estimates; named third-party figures are linked on the statistics page. Run your own numbers or read the no-show statistics breakdown.
-64%
No-shows with a deposit policy
Questions artists actually ask.
How much should a tattoo deposit be?
Most artists charge a flat $50–$100 or 20–30% of the quoted price. Deposink supports both — flat or percentage — and automatically raises the deposit for clients with a no-show history. Our deposit policy guide has a template you can copy.
Is Deposink free?
Free while in beta — no credit card required. After beta it's a flat $19/month. No setup fees, no per-booking fees, and 0% commission on your deposits, forever.
How do clients pay the deposit?
Straight to your Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal — whatever you already use. Deposink never holds your money, so there are no payout delays and no platform processing fees.
What happens when a client no-shows?
One tap marks the no-show: the deposit is recorded as forfeited (yours to keep), and the client's trust record remembers. Repeat no-shows automatically face higher deposits — and other artists on Deposink see the risk before they book.
Can clients get refunds?
Yes — and it's public. If you cancel, Deposink tracks the refund on your public record. Honor it and your booking page earns a ✓ refunds-honored badge; stall and clients see a warning before they pay. Trust runs both ways.
Does Deposink work with Instagram?
That's the whole point. Your booking link goes in your IG bio, clients book from there, and the structured request lands in your dashboard instead of your DMs. You keep Instagram for marketing — Deposink handles the admin.
How is this different from Venue Ink or Booksy?
Two things: price and direction. Venue is free for artists but charges clients a 10% booking fee on the base tier (5% on its $50/$150 plans); Deposink charges a flat $19/mo and takes 0%. And unlike marketplace apps, your clients and their history belong to you — Deposink is your tool, not a middleman.
Do my clients need to create an account?
No. Clients book and pay from a single link — no app download, no signup. They manage everything (reschedule, consent form, aftercare) from their private booking page.