Description of what some common characteristics of New School style of tattooing and design.
Quick definition of the differences and similarities of Traditional tattoos and Neo traditional tattoos. I used this sound byte as part of an educational video on my Youtube channel, since the one I did on Traditional tattoos performed so well. It's quick and to the point, and I hope it helps someone start to recognize what makes the different styles of tattooing different, and how to determine what good tattoos look like.
Couple story times to show examples of what you know to be a fact about how much you can charge is probably not true and why you should fire your cheapest clients.
I sound really tired on this one because I was. Stayed up late trying to wait for background noises to die down and it just didn't happen. So I got up early to record this because I was really excited to talk about this. There are a lot of things in here that could use hours of discussion, but I wanted to glaze over the top so you can start thinking about this stuff while deciding in sales and marketing tactics.
An expansion on start with why, this time why anyone would want to listen to anything I have to say about tattooing and business.
I tattooed a fake silicone hand today, and it didn't go well. Then, I did the scariest thing I could imagine.
Just a little background on what made me decide to get into the tattoo business consulting/coaching/mentoring gig. An origin story if you will. Hope this helps someone somewhere and please send me your comments and questions https;//anchor.fm/inkcapps/message
Determine where you're going and how you will get there. No point in setting sail without a course mapped out.
Nothing surprising here, just some advice on how to show your tattoos as well as possible. There are some new things that have come along since I originally recorded this, but we'll cover that later on.
Just a few quick ideas on how to be more efficient with your time rather than make excuses for new ways to waste it.
Portfolio layout tips for putting your best foot forward with what is often your introduction to the client.