Tattoo Artist BooksPiercing work is made up of shorter appointments than tattooing, but tracking it takes just as much care. Lots of short bookings a day, a different placement and jewelry choice for each, changing jewelry prices and promotions... If you do not keep your piercing bookings and price list organized, things get messy in both the calendar and the till. This guide shows how a piercer can organize bookings, a piercing price list and promotions, and what to look for when choosing a piercer app.
What makes piercing tracking different?
- Many short appointments: You can see far more clients a day than with tattoos.
- Two-part pricing: The piercing fee and the jewelry price are usually separate.
- Lots of placements: Ear, nose, lip, eyebrow, navel and more, each with its own options.
- Promotions: Multi-piercing discounts and loyalty deals are common.
- Jewelry changes: Clients come back to change jewelry after healing.
How to organize a piercing price list
A clear price list cuts down on DM questions and keeps the till consistent. Build it by placement and keep the piercing fee separate from the jewelry price. The table below is only a layout example; the figures are examples:
| Placement | Piercing fee | Standard jewelry | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earlobe | $40 | From $25 | You can set a separate price for both ears |
| Helix | $50 | From $35 | Cartilage |
| Tragus | $55 | From $35 | Cartilage |
| Nostril | $50 | From $35 | Ring or stud option |
| Septum | $60 | From $40 | Jewelry sizing matters |
| Navel | $55 | From $40 | Check anatomy suitability |
Since jewelry prices vary by material and style, listing jewelry as "from" gives you flexibility. Keeping materials and price differences in a separate catalog makes the job easier.
Catalog: keep your jewelry on record
A jewelry catalog keeps placement suitability, material, size and price together. With a good catalog you:
- Show the client options quickly.
- Stop trying to remember prices every time.
- See which pieces are chosen most often.
Adding a photo of each piece speeds up the client's choice.
Promotion math: the 5+1 example
Many studios run loyalty deals like "get 5 piercings, the 6th is free". For it to work, you need to track accurately how many piercings each client has had. Paper punch cards break down as soon as the card is lost. Before you run the deal, settle these questions:
- Is only the piercing fee free, or the jewelry too?
- Are there placement limits on the free piercing?
- Does the deal have a time limit?
- Do jewelry changes count?
For example, if a client pays a $50 piercing fee each time, five piercings add up to $250, and the sixth $50 fee is covered by the deal. If jewelry is not included, the client pays only for the jewelry on the sixth visit.
Piercing booking tracking
Short appointments fill the calendar fast. For organized piercing bookings:
- Write placement and jewelry choice on the booking: You can check stock before the appointment.
- Set realistic durations: The piercing is quick, but choosing jewelry, explaining the process and going through aftercare all take time.
- Plan for groups: Block consecutive slots for friends who come in together.
- Log jewelry changes as their own type: Post-healing changes are short but regular appointments.
Take care when recording age and health details. We cover which data to collect, and with what consent, in general terms in our guide to the tattoo consent form; for the exact rules where you work, ask a lawyer.
Piercing aftercare and check-ups
Written aftercare matters after a piercing too. You can adapt our tattoo aftercare templates for piercing: how often to clean, not playing with the jewelry, not sleeping on it and when to come back for a jewelry change.
What to look for in a piercer app
| Need | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Price list | Placement-based pricing and a jewelry catalog |
| Promotions | A per-client counter for loyalty deals |
| Placement | Choosing placement on diagrams |
| Bookings | Quick entry for short appointments |
| Working alongside tattoos | Piercing and tattoo bookings in one calendar |
| Payments | Cash, card and transfer logging plus a monthly report |
The piercing module in Tattoo Artist Books
In Tattoo Artist Books, piercing appointments sit in the same calendar as tattoo bookings as their own type. The piercing module includes a jewelry catalog, a price list, 5+1 deal math and placement diagrams. For short jobs you can open a quick booking with just a name and a time, log payments as cash, card or transfer and see them on the monthly bookkeeping screen. If your studio does both tattoos and piercings, our tattoo booking system guide can help with the overall setup.
Answering piercing price questions
Piercing price questions are easier to answer than tattoo ones, because the piercing fee is fixed by placement. Since the jewelry changes the total, a two-part answer avoids misunderstandings:
For more detailed templates on answering price questions, see our article on replying to tattoo price inquiries.
See piercing income separately at month end
If your studio does both tattoos and piercings, seeing piercing income on its own shows how much each service contributes. Tracking piercing fees separately from jewelry sales also helps with stock planning: if you see which styles sell often, you restock accordingly. For a general income and expense setup, see our article on tattoo studio bookkeeping.
When to update your price list
Review your price list when supplier prices change, when you add a new jewelry line or when demand for a placement rises noticeably. Update your Instagram highlights and the printed list in the studio at the same time; two different prices in circulation lead to needless arguments with clients. Honoring prices you quoted before the update protects trust.
Wrapping up
Keeping piercing bookings and a piercing price list in order starts with organizing many short appointments. Build your price list by placement, keep piercing fees and jewelry separate, keep your jewelry in a catalog, set clear promotion rules and record how many piercings each client has had. That way clients get clear information, and at month end your till and your records match.