A deposit link you paste straight into your DMs. It reminds them, lets them reschedule without losing your money, and enforces your no-show policy so you don't have to.
Free for you, forever. Your client covers the $2.99. Money lands in your own Stripe — we never hold it.
No app for your client to download. No booking site to explain. Just a link in the DM thread you're already in.
One link, your handle, your deposit amount. Works in DMs, texts, comments, your bio — anywhere.
Your policy is on the checkout page and they have to check the box. Reminders go out at 7 days and 24 hours. You don't chase anyone.
Reschedule once and the deposit moves with them. Ghost you, and it's yours — with a timestamped record of the policy they agreed to.
Two no-shows a month is not a rounding error. It's a vacation you didn't take.
Personal Venmo and Cash App accounts aren't meant for business payments — using them that way can get funds held or the account frozen, and there's no record of a policy your client agreed to if they dispute it. HoldTheInk runs on your own Stripe account: your money, your name, your payouts, and a receipt trail that exists if anyone ever asks.
The core tool costs artists nothing, forever. Your client pays a $2.99 fee at checkout — or you absorb it if you'd rather. Upgrades exist only when you want more.
💸 Bring another artist, get $25. Paid in cash once they've taken 5 real deposits — not for a signup, for someone who actually uses it.
We'll set the whole thing up with you on a 10-minute call — Stripe connected, first link built, policy written. Then it's yours.
No catch. Your client pays a $2.99 fee when they put the deposit down, the same way they'd pay a ticket fee. You pay nothing, ever, on the free plan. If you'd rather your client not see a fee, you can absorb it instead.
Straight into your own Stripe account, in your name — we never hold your money. Payouts go to your bank on your schedule. We only take the $2.99 application fee at the moment of payment.
Venmo works right up until it doesn't: personal accounts aren't built for business payments (which risks holds or a freeze), there's no reminder to stop the ghost from happening, no way to move a deposit to a new date, and no record of the policy they agreed to if they dispute the charge. This does all four, and it still takes you ten seconds in the DM.
Every booking ships with an evidence bundle — the policy they checked, timestamps, the reminders we sent, and the appointment they missed. You stay the merchant of record, so it's your money and your name, and we hand you the receipts to fight it with.
No. They tap the link, pay with Apple Pay or a card, and get a confirmation. That's the entire experience.