Looking to connect with someone in the tattoo space
I recently launched an app which helps you find tattoo artists who are traveling and working guest spots in your city (https://inkspot.app/). I think guest artists offer a great way to be exposed to different styles and talent when planning your next tattoo.
I think there's a lot more to be done with the idea (and in the tattoo space in general).
If anyone in the tattoo space (artist / shop owner / etc.) would be interested, give me a shout!
- Alex
This is a super cool idea! I've been looking for traveling artists for quite some time now and there's no one place to find info. Good luck!
I have a buddy who's a tattoo artist in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Are you looking for people who have shops to host?
I'm actually looking to connect with tattoo artists or shop owners who'd like to get involved in the project in some way. Do you think your friend would be interested in a chat?
I'll reach out and see what he says.
Thanks so much! I'd love to hear his opinion.
Thanks! Do you think it's something you'd make a habit of using? If not, how come?
I mean, I don't know about habit where I only want a couple of tattoos, but if the traveling artists are there I would use it until I found an artist!
Like this idea alot, are you currently parsing relevant posts off instagram? How would the guest artists 'register' that they're visiting the city?
Thanks! Yeah, just parsing relevant posts right now.
Currently, the only 'registration' that can happen is if a shop posts about (and tags) a visiting artist.
It could evolve into more of a 'social network' than a 'parser' - that'd make it easier to implement registration. I'm not sure how much more complex I could make the parser, though.
Right, a social network would make sense, but would need participation from the shops. I hope you figure out the monetization and direction, since this is something I would love to use :)
It'll be a stretch to ask you to continuously improve the parser since all the different shops' posts will be different, but here's an example that doesn't get picked up in app: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Ds_QuHEYf/