Archive for January, 2008

Article Speed Writing

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Do you run a blog or personal/business website?

By now you’ve probably realised that it takes a lot of time and effort to keep adding new material to your site.

This is essential if you want your site to rank well in the search engines. So much to do and sooooo littele time!

Well, I’ve found a great report that shows you how to churn out dozens of articles at great speed, even if you have very little writing experience.

The report is called ‘Article Speed Writing‘ and I’ve started to use it on all my websites and blogs, whatever the subject.

I can honestly say that it’s the best $37 I’ve spent online for many months – it’s literally saving me hours of endless head-scratching as I try to find the ‘right’ words for my articles.

Don’t just take my word for it, have a look for yourself… click the book image below and spend more time doing the things you love!

Tattoo Me Now

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

TattooMeNow is an online resource for people looking for design inspiration. Many folks never seem to end up getting a tattoo (even though they are desperate to get one) because they simply can’t make up their mind as to what they want!

TattooMeNow has a Design gallery with a huge collection of award-winning tattoo designs, together with:

1. Members Gallery
2. Tattoo Studio Directory
3. Media Library

Folks who join TattooMeNow seem to find the design of their dreams within a week.

Members seem to be very pleased with the service:

“Thanks for a wonderful site! I just got an absolutely stunning tattoo done and I  got the  idea  for it from your site.  I wouldn’t have had the courage to go ahead and do it unless it was for your site!

Thanks again!!”

There’s a whole page of testimonials available to view.

The design Gallery has over 3,527 award-winning designs in over 40 categories. The members gallery has member’s own tattoo photos and comments so that you can gauge what others are doing and thinking. The tattoo Studio Directory has 10,000+ studios across the US, Canada and the UK. Finally, the Media Library is a resource for Ebooks, audio books and wishlists.

Membership costs $24.95 for a whole year.  you get access to over 3,527 designs which seems good value when you consider that an individual tattoo flash design can sell for $10-$25.

I was particularly impressed with the fact that they are planning a Discussion Forum and Video. They seem to be creating a real community of people interested in great tattoo designs – which is good!

If you want to check them out and have a look at some Tattoo Designs, go to: TattooMeNow

Temporary Tattoo Roses

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Don’t Be Afraid Of A Rose Tattoo (and if you are, get temporary tattoo roses!).

A tattoo rose design (whether real or temporary) is a symbol of love in all its forms.  However, it can take many different forms and can represent different things depending on the person’s viewpoint.  The red rose is particularly popular.  Sometimes, the tattoo rose design can have the name of a loved-one near or on it.  Many folks have the image of a rose blended into another image, such as a rosebush with a snake curling around a dagger.
Symbol Of Love

Rose tattoos (and temporary tattoo roses) are often symbolic of a particular love of the person the tattoo is on – even if the love is just for roses themselves.  Red roses were once consecrated to the Greek Goddess of love, Aphrodite and Her Roman Counterpart, Venus.  Red roses are also associated with the Virgin Mary.  Whenever she is supposed to appear, the scent of roses is reported to be very strong in the air or permeating the person who had the Marion vision.  Some people equate love with romance and the sexual act – some with caring to the point of self sacrifice.

The Fair English Rose!

A beautiful Englishwoman is usually referred to as “an English rose”.  This was popularized during Shakespeare’s day with sonnets like “O my love is like a red rose”.  Roses are also the family symbols of two long lived and possibly still feuding families, the Lancasters (red rose) and the Yorks (white rose).  Any city or town in England or America named York or Lancaster usually has the appropriately colored roses as their symbol.  Therefore, don’t be surprised if that white rose tattoo means the wearer was born and raised in York, Pennsylvania.  In England, red roses are also the symbol of the Labor Party, currently the dominant political party.

Guns ‘N’ Roses (rock on!)

Many fans of the popular hard rock band Guns ‘n’ Roses (popular in the late 1980′s), will have tattoos of guns and roses.  This is a kind of yin-yang symbol for fans: a symbol of contrasting images making a whole.  The fragile, soft, natural side clashing with the solid, hard manufactured side.  Also, the guns and roses tattoo  looks very cool indeed!

Horse Racing Fans (eh?)

The winner of the Kentucky Derby traditionally gets a blanket of roses (the owner, meanwhile, gets stacks of cash and a trophy!).  If you see somebody with a rose tattoo AND a horse tattoo, then this is usually a tribute to a fallen hero in the Derby.

Tattoo of Edelweiss

Monday, January 7th, 2008

So, You’ve Decided To Get A Tattoo of Edelweiss

Now what?  You need to determine where on your body you want the tattoo of edelweiss, what exact design you want and what artist to stick the ink in.  You just can’t get an edelweiss tattoo on a whim – which is, on the one hand, a very good thing.  Otherwise, people would be walking around with a skull and crossbones on their forehead! Do a little comparison shopping and, above all, be patient.

Temporary Tattoos

Determining what part of your body should get the tattoo of edelweiss is where the help of temporary tattoos really shine.  You can find temporary tattoos in gift shops, toy stores and on line.  You can usually find temporary flower tattoos, as they are very popular.  You just place them on the skin, wet the back and after a while, peel the paper off.  (Be sure to read the instructions).  When figuring out exactly where to place the permanent flower tattoo, you must ensure that you can reach the area easily to clean it.  You also might want to consider more numb areas of your body, like your ankles or shoulder, as the needles will hurt beyond belief.  If you are worried about your boss or your relatives not liking the tattoo of edelweiss, consider getting it placed where clothes can easily cover it up entirely.

Picking A Flower Design

There are many online sites that feature tattoo galleries and stencil of flower tattoo designs.  Many of these stencils are free.  Stencils are strong black outlines of your tattoo.  It’s like a coloring book design.  The tattoo artist needs this stencil to best do his job in the quickest time possible.  You might be able to draw a tattoo stencil yourself, IF you are good at drawing.

Picking A Tattoo artist

Although you might not have much of a choice as to what tattoo parlor to go to, check it our first to be sure it is clean and that the artists use sterile equipment and surgical gloves.  Sometimes they may also wear surgical masks, although this is strictly not essential.  All of the artists there will usually have portfolios of their work. This is the best way that you can find an artist who is best suited to do your chosen design.  They might even have designs that you like better than what you saw online.  They will also have stencils for any design that they sell.

So, here’s hoping your tattoo of edelweiss turns out to be everything you could hope for!