If you offer non-tattoo services at your shop (like piercings, PMU, or other services), you can easily set those up in Porter to enable online bookings, aftercare messages, and waivers specific to those services.
🔧 How to set up other services
Log in to app.getporter.io
Click your name in the top right corner
Go to Manage Shop > Booking > Other Services
Click Add New Service
From there, fill out the following:
Service Category (Piercing, PMU, or Other)
Name of the service
Description of what’s included
Service providers who are available to perform it
Default duration & price (this is just a default—clients will never see it as a firm price)
Deposit amount if you want to collect deposits
Enable online bookings ✅
Waiver to use for this service 📝
Minimum age required for the service 🎂
Aftercare link specific to this service 🔗
📢 Just like tattoo aftercare, we'll automatically send aftercare SMS messages for these services when the appointment is checked out.
🧷 Setting up Piercing Services
There are two ways to set up piercing services in Porter. Once you select Piercing as the category, you'll see a new question:
Is this a general piercing service, or specific to an individual piercing location?
Option 1: General Piercing Service
✔️ One unified service for all piercing types
✔️ Same providers, price, duration, and description
✔️ Select which piercing locations your shop offers
✔️ Clients choose their piercing type when booking
Perfect if your pricing, time, and providers are the similar regardless of the piercing.
Option 2: Specific Piercing Services
💡 Create separate entries for each piercing (e.g., Navel Piercing, Nose Piercing, Ear Lobe Piercing)
✔️ Custom name, description, price, and time for each
✔️ Different artists can be assigned to each service
✔️ Clients see a full piercing menu during booking
Takes a little longer to set up, but makes your offerings clearer and more tailored.