Why You Should Own Your Tattoo Website (Not Rent It From Wix or Squarespace)

Owning a tattoo website, here, means you hold the site files and can put them on a host you pick. Wix and Squarespace are the builders in the title. Their price cards and export screens were not opened on November 8, 2026. This post does not quote their prices, and it does not say what they hand you on the way out.

Our prices were read from help and the website pages in this repo on that same date. Where a marketing page and a help article disagree, help wins.

The file you can move

A download from these templates is a ZIP of HTML, CSS, and your images. For the paid templates, help says images you add by hand in the export are named in order, 001.jpg, 002.jpg, and so on, inside each portfolio folder.

The free portfolio ZIP is a different file: one page, $0. The free tattoo website template is a third file: $0, 11 HTML pages, a contact form, and no booking page.

Subscribers can connect their Tattoo Studio Pro portfolio or booking form. The gallery and contact lines you typed are static files in the ZIP. If the exported site uses that connected portfolio or booking form, those features load live from Tattoo Studio Pro and need an internet connection. The export leaves out the admin panel, the download tool, and cloud save.

The Artist template is $99 one-time

The Studio template is $199 one-time. Both prices are on the template pages. Help lists 7 pages: Home, About, Portfolio, Services, Aftercare, Policies, and Contact. Booking sits outside those seven. Switch on Enable Booking Page and paste an embed. That page does not take a deposit or store a consent form.

You can build in the editor before you pay. A subscriber publishes without a separate license: claim the included website on the Site tab. A ZIP of the Artist or Studio template still needs a license, subscriber or not. Without a subscription, that license is what lets you publish, and publish still needs a hosting plan at $10 a month or $100 a year.

Start from the Artist template or the Studio template. Both are also listed on you own it.

Hosting is $10 a month or $100 a year

Uploading the ZIP yourself is one path. The portfolio product page names Netlify and GitHub Pages as upload targets, and help’s self-host table also names Cloudflare Pages. Their price cards were not opened for this post.

Publishing to a portfolio.ink address uses Tattoo Studio Pro hosting. Help prices everyone who is not subscribed at $10 a month or $100 a year. A subscriber claims that hosting and pays nothing extra. Help includes SSL, a CDN across 275+ cities, email forwarding, DNS records, DDoS protection, and uptime monitoring.

Done-for-you setup is $799 or $999 one-time, on the template setup page. You send the words and the photos. The first year of hosting is included, then $100 a year unless your subscription includes hosting. That $100 line is the setup contract. The $10 a month card is the standalone hosting plan, and it is a different bill. One revision round is included, and the page includes 30 days of post-launch support. Its description says the site is live in a week. This post did not time a job.

Custom work starts at $3,000 on the custom websites page. No ceiling is printed there. The monthly plan on that page has no printed number.

The portfolio file is on the free tattoo portfolio page. The hosting steps are on how to host a tattoo website.

FAQs

What files do I get?

You get a ZIP: HTML, CSS, and your images. A ZIP of the Artist or Studio template still needs a license. The free portfolio ZIP is a different file, and it is $0.

Can I move the site to another host?

Yes, when you hold that ZIP. Upload the files to the new host. If the export uses a connected Tattoo Studio Pro portfolio or booking form, those features load live and need an internet connection. The typed photos and contact lines stay in the file.

Do I need a template license if I already subscribe?

No for publishing. Claim the included website and you can publish without a separate license. Hosting is included. A ZIP of the paid Artist or Studio template still needs a license.

How much is Tattoo Studio Pro hosting?

$10 a month or $100 a year, unless your subscription includes hosting. Help includes SSL, a CDN across 275+ cities, email forwarding, and a custom domain. Done-for-you includes the first year, then $100 a year unless your subscription includes hosting.

Is there a $0 page I can hold?

Yes. The free Portfolio Template is one page you can download as a ZIP. Publishing it to portfolio.ink is the hosting price above. The 11-page HTML download is a separate $0 file, with a contact form and no booking page.

When would I still use Wix or Squarespace?

This post did not open their price cards or their export screens, so it does not pick a winner on their bill or on what leaves with you. If you want the files in a ZIP you can upload elsewhere, that is the template download described above. Before you decide to move, see what your current site is missing.