Now, there’s going to be some debate here, as some of my advice flies in the face of the standard guidelines of most franchised / smaller tattoo shops. And while I’m sure there are other ways than mine to achieve great results, the things I tell you NOT to do, I assure you, lead to BAD results. You don’t have to do the things I suggest, but I highly, highly, highly suggest you DON’T do the things I say don’t do.

So to start with…