The Piercing Urge Training

Free .mp3 Safety Presentation

Hi everyone,

As a thank you to the many people who have "liked" our Facebook page over the past week I have decided to make one of my presentations available to you for FREE!!!

To read and listen to this information Click Here

ENJOY :)

Save $200 on YOUR Level 1 On-site Training Package!!!

Ok ok ok - I listened!

After a lot of contact since I put the Level 1 Training Course advertisement up on Tuesday I have decided to make payments available over the next 3 months.

BUT - you can still save a huge $200 by paying for your spot NOW :) For all the details please see the updated post here . I hope this helps some of you out - and if so - SEE YOU ON OCTOBER 2nd :)

Really Happy to Share This With You

I have just launched a BRAND NEW Level 1 On-site Training Course.

The time has come to get back to what I do best - in person body piercing training with small groups of people who would love to learn how to pierce.

There has been a lot of people asking about when I am going to start doing this again - in addition to all of the online information I have been developing over recent years. So here we are!

This time I will be assisted by the lovely Danielle who is one of the best Piercers I know. She has worked with The Piercing Urge in both our Melbourne and Sydney studios over many years and I look forward to sharing the training room with her this time :)

If you would like to be a part of this select group of people - or to learn more - please visit the information page.

 

Legal Requirements for Body Piercing Studios

Given some of the featured articles in the media lately, I thought it was timely to remind all of my clients here in Victoria that we have a clearly laid out document at our disposal to ensure that our premises are meeting the minimum guidelines as outlined here:

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/regulations/hlth_guidelines?agencyid=&jurisdiction=&bosguid=

 

If you are in the process of setting up a studio that will be including body piercing in it's services, this is another useful link that includes the steps you will need to take to ensure compliance:

http://services.business.vic.gov.au/licences/prod/static-live?cmd=get&name=Registration_of_Personal_Care_and_Body_Art_Industry_Premises_under_the_Health_Act_Cardinia_Shire_Council_2832.html

 

If you are considering getting a piercing, you CAN ask to see the premises Health Department Approval Certificate. This certificate should be displayed and is current for 12 months.

 

Lou and Pete from The Piercing Urge were instrumental in the development of the new guidelines. We are listed in the acknowledgments at the front.

 

Every state in Australia has different guidelines for its Body Art industry. Contact your local health department for a copy of yours.

 

 

Sneak Peak

This is part of a promotion that is running at the moment that I have decided to share with our Facebook friends, and visitors to our new website that are not in our database yet :) I hope you like it.

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We hope you don't mind us dropping you a line to let you know that the ability to learn how to pierce has now become a whole lot EASIER.

We have developed a

Brand new website

that is jam packed with loads more free information for YOU!

It also contains our growing list of professional standard training products available to you for INSTANT DIGITAL ACCESS 

RIGHT NOW

YES!!!

You can finally START your training whenever YOU are READY!

 

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To CELEBRATE  the launch of our digital products we are offering all of our existing clients a very special deal. For 7 Days - ONLY  you have the opportunity to experience our Navel Piercing Training  for only

$47.00

This is only available to those currently on our database - and is an indication of the type of amazing savings you will see.

To receive this discount you must enter the Discount Code "NavelPromo"

Vist our Training Library NOW and get YOURS

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We have also joined the FACEBOOK world!

Please join us there and "Like" our page, and ask all of your friends interested in piercing and/or piercing training to do the same. There is heaps of general piercing info there too. This is the "easy" way to stay up to date with all of our new developments.

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We are very excited to be bringing you our NEW LOOK training center. We look forward to continuing to provide you with all the knowledge we can to help you enjoy the wonderful world of body piercing!

Best of Success,
Lou

.....When you want to get it right - the FIRST time.....

 

So You've Decided to Get a Piercing!!!

Often as Piercer's we are asked if there is anything a client can do beforehand to prepare for their piercing.

I wrote this piece awhile ago that I hope will answer that quesition for you:

Piercing Preparation

I apologize for the lack of activity here this week. I have been working on a BIG new project that I think you'll like. Back to normal programming next week :) Have a great weekend.

The Worst/Best Thing You Can Say To Your Client Is........

 

NO!!!!

This girl didn't have a "lip" of skin to pierce through in the FIRST place!

This will be the first post in a new series I am writing on piercing ethics.

Not everyone is always suited to every piercing - and sometimes they are just not suited to the piercing they WANT.

It is hard to say this to your client - but when you KNOW that if you do the piercing it just isn't going to heal - then it is your responsibility NOT to do it. There is often a similar alternative that WILL WORK for your client's anatomy/lifestyle etc.

The scarring that can be left behind from a piercing gone wrong can be a permanent reminder to the client of YOUR bad decision.

Yes - there are times when things can go wrong with the work that you do. Often that can be out of your control - but when I see a piercing that "I" have done, heading down the slippery slope to hell - it certainly makes me feel terrible.

With good training, and some experience, this will happen much less often - and that is important for our self-esteem as Piercers. Hurting people every day becomes much harder to deal with when we are not confident that our results will be worth it.

YOUR RESULTS are your business card. Often visible on the faces of the people you pierce - taken with them everywhere they go.

Whether you have been piercing for a long time, or just starting out, the quality of your work is based on your RESULTS. If your results are great - FANTASTIC! If they aren't - then maybe you need some further training.

To keep doing the same thing and expecting a different RESULT is insane. Be proud of the work you do - but not too proud to ask for help when you need it.

Sometimes business owners push you to do every single piercing that walks through the door - and that can be a tough call if you know it is wrong. I will write about that in my next post in the Piercing Ethics series for you :)