Setterr for tattoo artists
The forearm-piece inquiry came in during a six-hour session. Setterr booked the consult.
Tattoo inquiries are all the same shape and they all arrive while your hands are busy: how much, when, will you do this design. Setterr answers with your rates and your process, collects the details you need before you can quote, and books the consultation — in your voice.
The DM you didn't have to answer
Thursday, 2:40 PM — mid-session
how much would something like your last post be on my forearm? maybe 6 inches
Thanks! For a piece that size in that style you're usually looking at $500–700, depending on detail — I quote properly once I've seen the placement. Two quick things so I can: can you send a photo of the spot, and is this a rework of my design or something custom in the same style?
custom, similar vibe. here's the photo
Perfect, that spot will hold the detail well. Next step is a 15-minute consult where we nail the design and lock a deposit. I've got Monday 1:00 or Wednesday 11:00 — here's the calendar: [booking link]
Booked: Monday 1:00 PM · logged in your Setterr inbox
Answered from your own brief, screened the way your team would, booked only when it fit — and logged, so you can see it happened.
How it works
- Sign in with Instagram through Meta's official login — no password sharing, no gray-area tools.
- It learns how you answer. Setterr imports up to 90 days of your DMs, booked-first, infers a brief, and you review it.
- Drafts first, then autopilot. Approve replies until you trust it, then flip the switch — with one-click takeover on any thread.
Built for how tattoo artists book
- Rates and process, stated once and reused — Hourly or piece pricing, deposit, minimum, styles you do and don't.
- Collects what you need to quote — Size, placement, reference, custom versus flash — before it takes your time.
- Books the consult — Calendly natively or your studio's booking link.
- Waitlist and follow-up — "I'll save up" gets a follow-up on the date you'd choose.
- Says no for you — Styles you don't do, placements you won't — declined politely, in your voice.
- Studios too — One inbox per artist or a shared studio account; staff take over any thread with one click.
See the flat pricing — $250 a month for 500 conversations, no per-lead fees — or how the setup works.
Frequently asked
Can it quote prices?
It gives the range you've put in your brief and collects size, placement and reference so you can quote properly. It never invents a number.
Will it turn down work I don't do?
Yes. Put your no-list in the playbook — styles, placements, cover-ups — and it declines politely in your voice, keeping the door open for what you do want.
Does it handle deposits?
It explains your deposit policy and sends your booking or deposit link at the point you've set. Payments happen in your existing tool.
What about a studio with several artists?
Each artist can run their own account, or a studio account can route inquiries by style and let staff take over with one click.
Answer every inquiry, keep tattooing
Connect Instagram, let Setterr learn how you answer, and watch it handle a real inquiry before it goes live.
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