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Can I migrate my Square Appointments client list to VeloCMS?

Yes. From Square Dashboard, go to Customers → Export and download your client contact CSV — it includes names, emails, phone numbers, booking history, and total spend per client. In VeloCMS Admin → Members → Import, upload the CSV. Your existing clients import as free members and appear in your admin as contacts with their full history. VeloCMS does not replace Square's in-person payment terminal or point-of-sale, but it does replace Square's public-facing booking page with a branded body-placement-aware inquiry form on your own domain — and replaces Square Marketing with your VeloCMS newsletter at no additional per-subscriber cost.

How do healed-vs-fresh photo galleries work for portfolio posts?

Each portfolio post in VeloCMS supports a multi-image gallery block with no cap on the number of images per post. You upload your fresh photos (taken immediately after the session), and then add healed photos as your client sends them over time — each stage labeled with the time elapsed: 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year. In the Manifesto Black theme, these gallery images display in a high-contrast grid that handles mixed aspect ratios — landscape placement shots and portrait detail crops coexist without forced cropping. Each image can have a caption noting the stage, the placement, and any relevant technique detail. The entire post stays at a permanent indexed URL — a prospect searching 'healed Japanese irezumi back piece 1 year' will find your documentation if you have published it, because almost no one else has.

Why is Manifesto Black the recommended theme for tattoo artists?

Manifesto Black was designed around the visual language that already defines serious tattoo culture: underground zine publishing, punk poster typography, and hand-bill graphic design. The theme uses brutal display headline fonts with heavy weight and tight tracking, high-contrast black-dominant backgrounds with stark white and limited-palette accent colors, and a layout that feels deliberately constructed rather than template-generated. A client who lands on a Manifesto Black site reads the aesthetic signal immediately — this artist has a clear point of view and is not trying to look like every other booking-link-in-bio situation. The theme also foregrounds large photography, which is the right choice for a portfolio where the work itself is the primary argument. Alternative if Manifesto Black does not match your brand: Brutalist Press for an indie-zine aesthetic with more editorial structure and text weight; Editorial Noir for a darker, moodier photography-forward layout.

How does the body-placement-aware booking inquiry form work?

The Form block in VeloCMS Admin → Pages supports any field type you need. For tattoo booking intake, the recommended setup is: desired placement (dropdown with your most-common placements — inner arm, outer arm, full sleeve, upper back, calf, ribcage, thigh, chest, hand, foot, with a free-text 'describe' option for unusual placements), approximate size in inches (number input), color preference (select: black-and-grey only / full color / selective color / your discretion), reference images (file upload, up to 5 files, jpg/png, maximum 10MB each — uploads stored securely in your Cloudflare R2 media library), budget range (select with your actual price tiers), and a freeform long-text field for the client to describe the concept. Submissions arrive at your email and are stored in Admin → Members with all form data and uploaded reference files attached. You can review, qualify, and respond from one place — no more asking for references again because the DM thread got buried.

Can I run a flash-sheet-only booking workflow without consultations?

Yes. Your flash page lives at yourname.com/flash and functions as a public catalog — clients browse, find a design they want, and submit an inquiry referencing the specific flash piece. You can configure your booking inquiry form to include a 'flash reference number' field so submissions clearly identify which design the client wants. Flash bookings require far less back-and-forth because the price, size, and placement are already defined in the catalog. You can also use flash pages to publicize one-day events and guest spots: 'Available July 12 at Studio X — 8 flash designs, fixed price, first-come first-served.' The flash page updates in real time as you mark designs as available or tattooed.

How do paid apprentice mastermind tiers work via BYOK Stripe?

In Admin → Settings → Membership, connect your Stripe account via 60-second OAuth. You then create products in three patterns. One-time workshops: a fixed price for a defined session (e.g. 'Lining Fundamentals Masterclass — $250', 4-hour live replay access + technique reference PDF), payment collected upfront, buyer receives a confirmation email with access link. Recurring masterminds: a monthly membership fee (e.g. 'Apprentice Mastermind Monthly — $150/month'), billed automatically each month via Stripe's subscription engine, members access ongoing technique deep-dives, Q&A archive, and your exclusive reference library. Per-style bundles: a one-time purchase covering multiple style modules (e.g. 'Blackwork + Dotwork + Geometric Bundle — $400'). Each product gets its own public checkout page at your domain. VeloCMS takes 0% on all of them — only Stripe's standard 2.9% + $0.30 processing fee applies.

Should I still post to Instagram?

Yes — keep posting on Instagram. Reach and discovery there are real, and a strong Instagram presence sends traffic back to your domain. But Instagram should never be your portfolio. Your domain is canonical. A healed photo you published to your VeloCMS site in 2024 is still driving 'healed blackwork sleeve' search traffic in 2027. A 2024 Instagram post is buried under three years of new content and visible only to followers who happened to be online that day. Use Instagram to announce new flash, share fresh work, and point to your domain for the full portfolio, flash catalog, and booking inquiry. Your domain is where conversions happen. Instagram is the top-of-funnel. Never reverse that relationship.

Can I run Brutalist Press or Editorial Noir instead of Manifesto Black?

Yes. VeloCMS themes are swappable with one click — you are not locked in at signup. If you apply Manifesto Black now and decide six months later that Brutalist Press fits your studio's aesthetic better, you switch in Admin → Themes → Brutalist Press → Apply. Your content does not change — themes change CSS only, never HTML structure. Brutalist Press is the right choice if your brand is more editorial and text-driven — heavy-weight typography with a zine-like reading rhythm, closer to a printed publication than a poster. Editorial Noir is better if your portfolio work is dramatically lit and you want maximum dark atmosphere — it foregrounds full-bleed photography with minimal interface chrome. All three themes are available on the Free plan.