Blog — Gabriel Ripley

May 7, 2026

Back from 10 days travel working at amazing studios!! Back in office working @paradisetattoogathering and @icons_and_pro

Back from 10 days travel working at amazing studios!! Back in office working @paradisetattoogathering and @icons_and_prodigies

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April 21, 2026

Check out Cecil Porters new site! Been upgrading like it’s 2026, maybe it’s time to update your website foundation? Hit

Check out Cecil Porters new site! Been upgrading like it’s 2026, maybe it’s time to update your website foundation? Hit me up! 413 666-2035

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April 16, 2026

Are you still calling tech-support?

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April 16, 2026

Need tech help or advice? Longevity.TattooNOW.com has been helping tattooers with computers for decades.

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April 15, 2026

Paradise Artist Retreat returns! Check the website for details more info and mentor announcements on the way!

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January 17, 2026

morriganblackart (@morriganblackart) will be tattooing at @icons_and_prodigies in Venice Italy! - Essa é uma tatuagem qu

morriganblackart (@morriganblackart) will be tattooing at @icons_and_prodigies in Venice Italy! - Essa é uma tatuagem que fiz há um tempo, onde criei uma composição com os gatinhos da deusa malevia 🖤✨ Até hoje é um dos trabalhos que mais a

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November 26, 2025

“Not everyone is built for every style and that’s the point.”

“Not everyone is built for every style and that’s the point.” Alex De Pase breaks down why specialization matters, why forcing realism (or any style) works against you, and how finding your natural strengths changes everything. You don’t ha

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October 25, 2025

It always impresses me when tattooers try to do geek things. But I never impress tattooers when I try to do tattoo thing

It always impresses me when tattooers try to do geek things. But I never impress tattooers when I try to do tattoo things!

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October 15, 2025

- Darkside Tattoo is excited to welcome New Resi

Darkside Tattoo - @darksidetattoostudio reposted by @tattoonow_dot_com: - Darkside Tattoo is excited to welcome New Resident Artist - Ember Cesar! Check out his portfolio on our website, or on his instagram @ember.cesar Contact us for booki

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September 15, 2025

Evolving with the times. Large studios and events should hit us up quick got some magic for ya

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September 1, 2025

Tattooing teaches us life lessons whether we want or not… the amazing and hard ones… a few in between. what has tattooin

Tattooing teaches us life lessons whether we want or not… the amazing and hard ones… a few in between. what has tattooing taught you?

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August 30, 2025

Studios or events struggling with posting? I’ve been working with computers professionally for nearly 30 years and can’t

Studios or events struggling with posting? I’ve been working with computers professionally for nearly 30 years and can’t get enough still. In the computer world the feeling is like it was in the 90s, the next shift is gonna be just as big.

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August 29, 2025

Studio owners and conventions, imagine coming in Monday morning with a week or two worth of social (and google) posts qu

Studio owners and conventions, imagine coming in Monday morning with a week or two worth of social (and google) posts queued up in draft mode ready for approval. I know how much time this saves first hand!!!! Hit me up.

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August 29, 2025

Hal Sawyer - @halsawyersart will be tattooing at Tony Romel's @TattooSocietyWorldExpo October 3-5 2025

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August 29, 2025

@bobbitnertattoo will be attending the @SummitInvitational in Denver, CO Oct 10–12

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August 21, 2025

Marco C. Matarese - @marcocmatarese uses @dermalizepro

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August 20, 2025

Szidónia Gergely - @sziditattoo uses @dermalizepro

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July 30, 2025

Saturday 8.9.25 at 12-2!

Saturday 8.9.25 at 12-2! Being good isn't enough, be great! To be great you must organize your talents, work, and businesses for success. If you are tattooing for a living, then you are a small business. If you don't understand the nature o

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July 30, 2025

Friday 8.8.25 at 5-6!

Friday 8.8.25 at 5-6! Join the TattooNOW business FREE roundtable with @gaberipley where tattooers, shop owners, managers, and other supporting businesses talk technology, business, and Tattoos. We start off with introductions adding items

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July 30, 2025

APT MEMBERS - UPCOMING WEBINAR

ATTN: APT MEMBERS - UPCOMING WEBINAR Experience, Documentation, & Software for Tattooers Join industry veteran Gabe Ripley for a no-fluff, all-value session that digs into the hard lessons learned from the school of tattoo business hard kno

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July 30, 2025

See you at the Virginia Beach Tattoo Festival! @vbtattoofest August 8-10, 2025. Virginia Beach Convention Center

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July 29, 2025

August 5th 8PM EST exclusively for the APT Community - Experience, Documentation, & Software for Tattooers

August 5th 8PM EST exclusively for the APT Community - Experience, Documentation, & Software for Tattooers In this 90 minute webinar, we will spend the first 1/3rd talking about business lessons learned the hard way (so you don't have to),

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July 14, 2025

Here we go again next year! @icons_and_prodigies

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July 11, 2025

Erik Day ( @erikday27 ) will be tattooing at the Virginia Beach Tattoo Fest @vbtattoofest

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July 10, 2025

Instead of trying to figure it out on your own or just hiring, random social media people, put your brains and budgets t

Instead of trying to figure it out on your own or just hiring, random social media people, put your brains and budgets together…

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July 10, 2025

Walker ( @w.richardson_tattoos ) will be tattooing at the Virginia Beach Tattoo Fest @vbtattoofest

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July 9, 2025

Nicole L Heri ( @nikkiheritattoos ) will be tattooing at the Virginia Beach Tattoo Fest @vbtattoofest

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July 3, 2025

This is an idea I had a while back that has gotten some traction thanks to a few folks! Looking for tattoo artists inter

This is an idea I had a while back that has gotten some traction thanks to a few folks! Looking for tattoo artists interested in scaling their education and marketing (and business). There’s a short video and more details after the registra

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July 2, 2025

Guy Aitchison @guyaitchisonart - learn from the @reinventing_the_tattoo community

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June 25, 2025

Tattoo by Pepper - @pepperspicy

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June 24, 2025

Tattoo by Drew Siciliano - @drutattoo

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June 24, 2025

TONY MANCIA - @tonymancia will be tattooing at Tony Romel's Tattoo Society World Expo October 3-5 2025 - Sections of O

TONY MANCIA - @tonymancia will be tattooing at Tony Romel's Tattoo Society World Expo October 3-5 2025 - Sections of Olivia’s architecture motion leg sleeve! #stygiangallery #inkeeze #kwadron #kwadroncartridge #kwadroncartridgesystem #sulle

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June 15, 2025

✨️ICONS & PRODIGIES what else ?

✨️ICONS & PRODIGIES what else ? #iconsandprodigies #tattooartist #tattoo #tattooart #tattooconventions #tattooworld #tattoolegend #veniceevents #icons

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June 11, 2025

@joseperezjrtattoos is tattooing at the first @tattoosocietyworldexpo this October 3-5 2025 produced

BROOKLYN NEW YORK: @joseperezjrtattoos is tattooing at the first @tattoosocietyworldexpo this October 3-5 2025 produced by Tony Romel of @tattosocietymagazine Make your plans asap!

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June 8, 2025

The crystal needle awards!

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June 8, 2025

✨️A new chapter begins with Icons and Prodigies. We're delighted to inaugurate this extraordinary initiative with the "C

✨️A new chapter begins with Icons and Prodigies. We're delighted to inaugurate this extraordinary initiative with the "Crystal Needle" event, hosted in the opulent atmosphere of Ca' Vendramin Calergi in Venice. It's a perfect fusion of art

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