Creating your InkMap account

Step by step

1. 1

   Open the wizard

   From the welcome screen tap Create an Account. On the first screen — What brings you to InkMap? — tap I am looking for a Service.

2. 2

   Confirm and move on

   You get a single "How do you connect with tattoo culture?" screen with one Collector option. Tap it and continue.

3. 3

   Name, username, credentials

   • First name, last name, and username. Usernames are 4–30 characters, lowercase letters, numbers, dots, and underscores only. No two dots in a row, and the username can't start or end with a dot (underscores at the start or end are fine).
   • Credentials: either email + password, or tap Sign up with Google.
4. 4

   Personal address and date of birth

   Enter your personal address (where you live). It's used internally for your account and isn't shown publicly on your profile or on the Map. Pick an entry from Google's suggestions so the stored address has clean coordinates.

   You also pick a date of birth. InkMap is 13+; anyone younger is rejected on the spot.

5. 5

   Finish — and, if you used email, verify

   The last screen is Create Account. If you signed up with email + password, InkMap sends a 6-digit code to your inbox and the Verify your email step opens — the account isn't created until you enter it. Google sign-up skips this since Google has already verified the address.

• Right after sign-up, practitioners need specific Info Cards filled before clients can book — Services & Pricing, Availability & Schedule, and Policies & Legal. The exact rules vary by discipline. See Getting started as a practitioner for the per-discipline breakdown and what to do in your first hours after sign-up. Everything else on your profile (bio, languages, featured images) can wait.
• You can run more than one account on the same device — e.g. a collector account and a practitioner account. Each needs its own email. Tap your username at the top of your profile (small ⌄ indicator) for the Switch Account sheet; it also lets you Add an existing account or Create a new account without signing out.

Frequently asked questions

I picked the wrong account type (or wrong discipline). How do I change it?

You can't — account type and discipline are permanent. Create a new account with a different email address.

I'm a piercer but my shop also hosts tattoo artists. Which studio type?

Tattoo Studio. If the shop welcomes any tattoo artists — resident or guest — pick Tattoo Studio. The guest-spot system is tattoo-only today, and only a Tattoo Studio can use it. Piercers, PMU, laser, and body mod practitioners can still be on the team.

My studio hasn't registered yet. What do I put as my workplace?

Continue without a workplace at the Select Your Workplace step, then on the next screen (the workplace address step for independents) enter the studio's real street address — not your home. Absorption matches on workplace address, so when the studio owner later signs up with that same address, you'll appear in their absorption list and they can add you with one tap.

I left my studio. Am I still visible to clients?

Not on the Map, not until you either join another studio or set up an independent workspace address from Info → General Information. Your profile and posts stay visible everywhere else.

Can I send join requests to several studios at once?

No. Practitioners can have at most one pending join request at a time. The Request to Join button is for artists already working at a studio — it isn't an application form. If your request is pending and you want to switch targets, cancel the existing one first from Info → General Information (the Your Pending Request card) or from the studio's profile (tap Request Pending → Cancel Request).