This market was created from the customer's normalized search intent. Google discovery uses the intent-aware query; the published NextDoorScore score still uses the existing methodology.
Listing names, ratings, and addresses shown for this comparison are from Google, refreshed when needed. SEOuP stores Place IDs and its own observations, not a permanent copy of Google listings. Observed search: “tattoo shops st.cloud in St. Cloud, MN”.
Real competitive search intelligence benchmark for tattoo shopses providers in St. Cloud, MN. Evaluates observable local visibility, technical website health, service content depth, and customer reputation derived from actual NextDoorScore observations.
These are the businesses in this comparison, placed on their real coordinates. Top comparison businesses stay labeled. Geographic position is location only — it is not a score.
Observed Google position for this search. Individual quotes appear only when Google Places returned review text. Listing names, ratings, and addresses shown for this comparison are from Google, refreshed when needed. SEOuP stores Place IDs and its own observations, not a permanent copy of Google listings.
St. Cloud, MN
Local position: #1 of 19
“I’ve been seeing Nico here for the past five years. He does such a great job of bringing my art into reality. His line work is too tier if you’re looking for s…”Tika-Marie Zimmerman · Google listingClaim this businessView your private optimization opportunities.
St. Cloud, MN
Local position: #2 of 19
“Don’t recommend. Got an ear piercing in one side and it was 98 dollars for one single piercing and the cheapest jewelry spent 5 minutes doing it. I was super u…”LexieMarie 123 · Google listingClaim this businessView your private optimization opportunities.
St. Cloud, MN
Local position: #3 of 19
“I absolutely recommend Fresh Skin, the shop is always so clean and welcoming. Courtney has been incredible to work with and is such a pleasure to talk to. Even…”Samantha Neal · Google listingClaim this businessView your private optimization opportunities.
St. Cloud, MN
Local position: #4 of 19
“PGEE has been working on my bird/flower arm sleeve for the past few months and I love it more and more each time! His lines are clean and the work he does is b…”Cats On Cats · Google listingClaim this businessView your private optimization opportunities.
| Rank | Business | Rating | Google listing quote | Local Pulse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 | Purple Pain Tattoo Studio | 4.5 ★ (168) | “I would give this 0 stars if that was an option. I’ve been healed from this tattoo for ab…” | — | Profile |
| #6 | Dark Matter Tattoo | 4.6 ★ (129) | “I've had the best experience at Dark Matter. I got to work with Eric, and he was great th…” | — | Profile |
| #7 | The Widows Peak Salon And Tattoo Parlor | 4.9 ★ (77) | “I came to Scotty with an idea about a cartoony/illustrative type tattoo for my dog, Apple…” | — | Profile |
| #8 | The Ink Social | Tattoos & Piercings | 4.8 ★ (143) | “I got my first tattoo yesterday in memorial of my dad who passed away 1 year ago yesterda…” | — | Profile |
| #9 | Black N Blue Tattoo | 4.9 ★ (680) | “Greg was awesome! He got me in very quickly and helped freehand the design I wanted tatto…” | — | Profile |
| #10 | Last Word Tattoo | 5.0 ★ (27) | “Working with Chris through the entire design process was a pleasure. I had wanted to add…” | — | Profile |
| #11 | INK by Clayton Rizor ~ Pretty in INK by Lorinda | 5.0 ★ (18) | “Clayton has been tattooing me for years. Excellent quality work every time. I can’t recom…” | — | Profile |
| #12 | Elevated Tattoos by Joey | 4.1 ★ (22) | “Have had a couple dados done and love how they turned out. Have a couple more planned tha…” | — | Profile |
| #13 | No Coast Tattoo | 5.0 ★ (1) | “These people know what they are doing. Round of applause to this crew. Personally I’ve be…” | — | Profile |
| #14 | Vogel Tinte | 5.0 ★ (1) | “Love my new tattoo by Carrie. It was the best tattoo experience I've had so far! Great co…” | — | Profile |
| #15 | Almost Famous Body Piercing | 4.3 ★ (527) | “Absolutely wonderful experience. Iris did great. Fought off an entire alien civilization…” | — | Profile |
| #16 | Lexus tatts | 5.0 ★ (70) | “What an amazing experience! My mom, my aunt, and I are in love with our tattoos from Lexu…” | — | Profile |
| #17 | Modify Tattoo & Piercing | 4.8 ★ (461) | “I was recommended Modify by more than one of my friends who had gone for piercings in the…” | — | Profile |
| #18 | Self. The Beauty Studio | J. Sparks Ink | Treasures PMU | Life Flow Massage & Wellness | Marlow Studios | A. Lily Lashes | 5.0 ★ (13) | “I cannot say enough good things about Jess and her incredible microblading skills! I’ve b…” | — | Profile |
| #19 | Pretty in INK ~ Lorinda's Brow Lounge | 5.0 ★ (6) | “I can’t recommend Pretty in Ink enough! Lorinda has done almost all of my tattoos, includ…” | — | Profile |
Cream City Tattoo is 27.5 points above the measured market median for local visibility (100 versus 72.5). Observed review volume is 373 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Answer relevant service questions missing from the sampled content.[1][2][3]
Wingnut Tattoo & Piercing Studio is 33.33 points above the measured market median for technical seo (100 versus 66.67). Observed review volume is 409 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Answer relevant service questions missing from the sampled content.[1][2][3]
Fresh Skin Tattoos is 22.5 points above the measured market median for local visibility (95 versus 72.5). Its technical seo score is 33.34 points below the measured market median (33.33 versus 66.67). Observed review volume is 152 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Review missing canonical tags on sampled pages.[1][2][3]
RocketUp Tattoo is 33.33 points above the measured market median for entity consistency (50 versus 16.67). Observed review volume is 441 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Add accessible business contact information.[1][2][3]
Purple Pain Tattoo Studio is 17.5 points above the measured market median for local visibility (90 versus 72.5). Its entity consistency score is 16.67 points below the measured market median (0 versus 16.67). Observed review volume is 168 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Review missing canonical tags on sampled pages.[1][2][3]
The Widows Peak Salon And Tattoo Parlor is 12.5 points above the measured market median for local visibility (85 versus 72.5). Its entity consistency score is 16.67 points below the measured market median (0 versus 16.67). Observed review volume is 77 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Add accessible business contact information.[1][2][3]
The Ink Social | Tattoos & Piercings is 16.66 points above the measured market median for entity consistency (33.33 versus 16.67). Its local visibility score is 7.5 points below the measured market median (65 versus 72.5). Observed review volume is 143 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Review the measured local-search visibility gap.[1][2][3]
Black N Blue Tattoo is 33.33 points above the measured market median for entity consistency (50 versus 16.67). Its local visibility score is 12.5 points below the measured market median (60 versus 72.5). Observed review volume is 680 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Review the measured local-search visibility gap.[1][2][3]
Last Word Tattoo is 5 points above the measured market median for local visibility (77.5 versus 72.5). Its entity consistency score is 16.67 points below the measured market median (0 versus 16.67). Observed review volume is 27 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Add accessible business contact information.[1][2][3]
INK by Clayton Rizor ~ Pretty in INK by Lorinda is 25 points above the measured market median for content coverage (25 versus 0). Its technical seo score is 33.34 points below the measured market median (33.33 versus 66.67). Observed review volume is 18 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Review missing canonical tags on sampled pages.[1][2][3]
Elevated Tattoos by Joey's local profile score is 33.33 points below the measured market median (66.67 versus 100). Observed review volume is 22 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Connect the official website to the local profile.[1][2][3]
No Coast Tattoo's local profile score is 66.67 points below the measured market median (33.33 versus 100). Observed review volume is 1 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Add current contact information to the local profile.[1][2][3]
Vogel Tinte is 25 points above the measured market median for content coverage (25 versus 0). Its reviews score is 26.21 points below the measured market median (55.02 versus 81.23). Observed review volume is 1 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Review the public review-volume gap relative to this market.[1][2][3]
Almost Famous Body Piercing is 33.33 points above the measured market median for entity consistency (50 versus 16.67). Its local visibility score is 42.5 points below the measured market median (30 versus 72.5). Observed review volume is 527 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Review the measured local-search visibility gap.[1][2][3]
Lexus tatts's technical seo score is 66.67 points below the measured market median (0 versus 66.67). Observed review volume is 70 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Review missing canonical tags on sampled pages.[1][2][3]
Modify Tattoo & Piercing is 50 points above the measured market median for entity consistency (66.67 versus 16.67). Its local visibility score is 52.5 points below the measured market median (20 versus 72.5). Observed review volume is 461 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Review the measured local-search visibility gap.[1][2][3]
Self. The Beauty Studio | J. Sparks Ink | Treasures PMU | Life Flow Massage & Wellness | Marlow Studios | A. Lily Lashes is 16.66 points above the measured market median for entity consistency (33.33 versus 16.67). Its local visibility score is 57.5 points below the measured market median (15 versus 72.5). Observed review volume is 13 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Review the measured local-search visibility gap.[1][2][3]
Pretty in INK ~ Lorinda's Brow Lounge's technical seo score is 33.34 points below the measured market median (33.33 versus 66.67). Observed review volume is 6 versus a market median of 129; this is a volume comparison, not a service-quality assessment. First measured action: Review missing canonical tags on sampled pages.[1][2][3]
Independent rankings for each measured search factor within this snapshot. Ranks reflect observable digital data, not an endorsement.
Observed coverage of essential service and location content on sampled official websites.
| Detected Content Check | Fresh Skin Tattoos | The Widows Peak Salon And Tattoo Parlor | Self. The Beauty Studio | J. Sparks Ink | Treasures PMU | Life Flow Massage & Wellness | Marlow Studios | A. Lily Lashes | Lexus tatts | INK by Clayton Rizor ~ Pretty in INK by Lorinda | No Coast Tattoo | Almost Famous Body Piercing | Pretty in INK ~ Lorinda's Brow Lounge | The Ink Social | Tattoos & Piercings | Vogel Tinte | Modify Tattoo & Piercing | Dark Matter Tattoo | Last Word Tattoo | RocketUp Tattoo | Elevated Tattoos by Joey | Cream City Tattoo | Black N Blue Tattoo | Wingnut Tattoo & Piercing Studio | Purple Pain Tattoo Studio |
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| Service content 16 measured | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] |
| Location content 16 measured | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✓ Detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✓ Detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✓ Detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] |
| Service and location coverage 16 measured | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] |
| Relevant FAQs 16 measured | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | — | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] | ✗ Not detected[1] |
Snapshot ID: f4519731-3543-419c-baa5-8dc13fd00b36 · Scoring Cutoff (asOf): 2026-10-26 05:29 UTC · Published: 2026-10-26 05:29 UTC · Methodology Version: 1.1.0
This comparison is a published, immutable snapshot. Scores evaluate observable digital search signals (local visibility, website accessibility, service content, and reviews) and do not evaluate physical craftsmanship, licensing, or safety.
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