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Q: Any advice on opening a tattoo studio?
just been thinking about it these days.. i'd prob give it a try in half a year..
it's like my first tattoo studio so i want to start it firstly in small city-- Wenling, zhejiang provingce.. after geting some experiences then move to shanghai.
so i'll need someone experienced in tattoo industry working with me, i suppose.
any advises?
11 years 40 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment - China
Do a market survey first. The following URL is a studio in Hangzhou, a city in Zhejiang Province, not very far from Wenling. If time permits, you may drive to have a visit:
http://www.tattoo8890.com/aboutus.asp
Maybe there'll be some cooperation opportunities between you two. Good luck.
Do a market survey first. The following URL is a studio in Hangzhou, a city in Zhejiang Province, not very far from Wenling. If time permits, you may drive to have a visit:
http://www.tattoo8890.com/aboutus.asp
Maybe there'll be some cooperation opportunities between you two. Good luck.
a tattoo studio - so do you have any experience tattooing using a tattoo gun? Are you naturally artistic? May sound like a cool job but also the reality it can be boring and tiring sitting there patiently doing a design for few hrs at a time. In U.K you have to find a special premises i think suitable tiles and flooring so can be hygienic would you need that here and licenses you need? Theres a big list there to opening a shop not just a pipe dream and when you do open the shop who your customers going to be if its a small city Chinese people arnt particular fond of tattoos younger people in modern cites maybe but traditionally maybe not so much so will you be able to make a living. Not to put a downer on it as i good to have a goal in doing some business on your own but research very carefully.
If you are a native English speaker you might find a market in Beijing or Shanghai with expats, students, tourists..many people would rather get permanently inked by someone who speaks their native language than their second (I definitely would!)
GuilinRaf:
Many, but not all.
The artist who inked me could only say "Welcome to my store" in English. After that, it was his wife who did all the talking.
As for me, I had been shopping around for about three years before I finally settled on this guy, not because he spoke or did not speak English, but because I really liked his work.
If you are a native English speaker you might find a market in Beijing or Shanghai with expats, students, tourists..many people would rather get permanently inked by someone who speaks their native language than their second (I definitely would!)
Any advice on opening a tattoo studio? Yeh, make sure you can draw, the one I opened was a disaster. But then, to quote the late, great Peter Cook, "I have learnt from my mistakes and I believe, if I had to, I could repeat them again perfectly."
