HTC Body Piercing

When residing in Tempe, Arizona and looking for a place to get a piercing, choosing the right body piercer and studio could be difficult with so many places and piercers to choose from. HTC Body Piercing is a great place to get a piercing that is performed by talented professionals who work in three different locations, one of which is in Tempe and happens to be only few blocks from the Arizona State Tempe Campus. There are three different means of retrieving information on HTC Body Piercing to assure that this is indeed the place that you would want to get your piercing at. One would be to visit the store where you could speak face to face with a front desk worker or even the piercer his or herself, calling on the telephone and speaking with whomever necessary, or by visiting their easy to use webpage, which most in this day and age often prefer. Aside from one minor shortcoming of missing information, HTC Body Piercing has a nearly flawless professional website that is designed in a very user-friendly way.

When googling HTC Body Piercing to find their website, it is important to include the phrase “body piercing” rather than just HTC. This is because of the smart phone brand which shares the name “HTC”, this brand will nearly always come up first because of the vast amounts of products and high popularity rate. However, once googled correctly, HTC Body Piercing should be the first link to pop up along with a map, address, operation hours, and phone number which are all listed in a box on the right. You then will click on the link with the web address www.htcaz.com which is entitled from the HTC of the name and the abbreviation AZ for all of its three locations are in the state of Arizona. Once you finish this process, you will be brought to the chic, clean homepage of the HTC body piercing website.

The appearance of the webpage is calm and mature with a soft brown background accented by a sophisticated bamboo design.  Their logo, which is a lotus flower inside a circle that happens to be a captive bead ring (a type of body jewelry worn in certain piercings), is located in the top left corner next to the title of the company. Just opposite in the right corner are two small icons, these icons act as links that redirect the user to the company’s facebook and twitter pages. In the banner directly below, there is a moving .gif of photos displaying all of the three locations. On the top of the banner is a deep purple strip with the phrases “about”, “locations”, “staff”, “specials”, “aftercare”, “blog”, and “reviews” written in a dark turquoise easy to read font. These are the links that will redirect you to the different sections of the website. Beneath the photo banner are three boxes which are accents on the above page links; the information for the three locations, the meet the staff page, and the blog since these are often the three most checked tabs. This simple yet defined layout makes the website easy to control and navigate without leaving the homepage a cluttered mess.

Each of the tabs on the HTC website passes you along to the designated page where the answer to any of your questions can be found. Want help choosing which piercer you want? The staff page gives you a list of all the piercers along with their qualifications, a brief history of where they have pierced at and for how long, and even which types of piercings are their favorites to do. Or perhaps you need to know the hours of operations and contact information for a specific location? The locations tab has all the addresses, hours, and phone numbers along with access to the piercer’s schedules and which location they will be at that day. All information is clear and easily accessible without having to search through multiple pages reading paragraph after paragraph. Information is separated by content so each has its own specific tab and page. On whatever page you need, there is a precise description of anything you would want to or need to know. All of the pages are set up neatly and separated into parts so no paragraph or answer is too overwhelming or long so that one could read the whole paragraph without getting distracted or bored searching for the specific answer to their question. The setup of the information is very professional and informative while also having semi-casual feeling as to avoid a dull or even condescending undertone. 

Although the appearance of the site is simple, it is neither too grey nor too boring. The design is constructed in a calming way which is highly respectable as many people are often worried about getting a piercing. It is not uncommon for some to become intimidated by the whole piercing experience such as choosing the right place as to ensure that the piercing is placed properly and infections are avoided. It is also very intelligent to have such a tranquil set up along with photos and background on the staff to calm customers since often times people tend to associate piercing studios and piercers as scary or hard core places and individuals which could possibly intimidate or frighten potential customers away. The website is set up with photos of the stores themselves and the photos of the staff  illustrating how HTC Body Piercing’s piercers are not only kind individuals who know what they are doing, but are working in a friendly inviting environment as well.

The design of the website is not only attractive but also highly user friendly and simple to navigate. All of the tabs are self-explanatory so that it there are little or no struggles at pinpointing the location of where the answer to a customer’s question may be. And although the site lacks a search engine, it is set up in such a manner that the search engine is deemed unnecessary so its absence does not affect the accessibility of the website in the slightest.  All information is easily spotted and explained in an understandable way as to avoid any confusion. The only drawback would be that there is one missing tab of information which could perhaps stand as a fairly large problem for some.

All of the important information is stated and explained asides for the one particular piece that many consumers would prefer to know before going into the store. And although this information could be found by simply calling the store, most find that using the internet for all information to be more convenient. This missing piece of information would be the prices. There are so many different types of piercings and jewelry that goes along with them yet the website lacks them all. Each type of piercing has its own price and is complimented by the specific type of jewelry for that unique piercing. Yes, the jewelry price is separate from the piercing price. The piercing price is locked at a set amount but the consumer is given a large variety of choices for the jewelry that they will be wearing until their piercing is fully healed. Jewelry styles vary along with the prices paid for them. Since price is often just as influential as quality, the lack of pricing could potentially cause quite a bit of frustration amongst the customers if they are only willing to put effort into surfing the web rather than making a phone call or visiting the store.

Aside from this missing factor, all other information about the site and workers are easily found and clearly explained. The site even provides customers with a blog to keep updated about the store and its workers along with coupons or specials on jewelry and specific piercings. They also include reviews which show on the sidebar or under the review tab. These reviews greatly help in easing the mind of those wanting to get pierced so they know that they are choosing the right place and piercer for their ideal piercing quality and experience.

With a simple set up and easy to understand information, HTC Body Piercing makes their site accessible to any consumer no matter what age, gender, etcetera. They have no specific audience and are accepting of anyone wanting to get a quality piercing at their establishment. The workers are friendly and are all even required to be members of the Association of Professional Piercers along with having at least three years of training or five years of experience. However, according to the meet the staff page, most have had over fifteen years of experience while also possessing a current certifications in CPR, First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogen Control through the American Red Cross to ensure the best quality that could possibly be provided.  

If in Tempe and looking for a clean and safe place to get pierced, one should defiantly try checking out HTC Body Piercing! It is not only highly rated but is also the only body piercing studio in Arizona that specifically focuses on just body piercings unlike most parlors whom pierce just as a side of giving tattoos.  With three different locations one could easily find the most accessible location to them along with all the information needed. Asides from the missing prices of course, but even those could be found by simply calling one of the locations whose contact information is listed under the location tab.