Flash2xs.com, LLC COMPANY OVERVIEW
Thank you for your interest in advertising with Flash2xs.com, LLC (owners and operator of TattooFinder.com). The TattooFinder.com website was launched January 1st, 2003, as a response to the MANY requests we were receiving on the Flash2xs.com website for single designs by those wanting to get a tattoo. TattooFinder.com has grown rapidly to become the clear online leader for single tattoo design sales! Flash2xs.com, LLC offers unique opportunities to reach tattoo studio owners, tattoo artists and tattoo enthusiasts alike. Because we sell tattoo artwork to both tattoo shops and directly to the general public, we have created solid inroads to the “tattoo community” at large.
We, the Flash2xs.com, LLC Business Partners pride ourselves in our ethical approach to doing business. While the tattoo industry has historically had “unscrupulous” elements within it, our customers know that when they do business with us, they will be getting the best quality tattoo flash in the world, and top-rate customer service. And part of earning this type of trust requires that we be discerning with whom we work and how our name is used. Our solid reputation is probably the most important (if perhaps not most tangible) asset we offer to advertisers.
So, again, thank you for your interest and we look forward to working with you to meet your tattoo industry advertising needs!
ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES WITH TATTOOFINDER.COM
Google AdWords
Google AdWords is probably the most economical way to advertise on the TattooFinder.com website. Because our banner advertising space sold directly through the site is only available on a non-rotating basis with a minimum one month run, advertisers pay for MANY banner impressions to meet our minimum advertising requirements (see below). Google AdWords offers much more flexibility – providing both text ad and banner ad options, and the ability to pay based either on impressions or click-throughs. Having a Google AdWords account allows your site to be seen throughout the Google AdWords network if you choose, but you also have the option to advertise specifically on TattooFinder.com through your account.
For more information on advertising using Google AdWords and on creating a Google AdWords account, click here (https://adwords.google.com/select/Login).
What is placement targeting through Google Adwords (excerpted from Google.com)?
Placement targeting (formerly called site targeting) lets AdWords advertisers choose individual spots in the Google content network where they'd like their ads to appear (such as on TattooFinder.com). A placement might be an entire website or a subset of a site, such as only the home page of the TattooFinder.com site.
- You can select sites for your placement-targeted campaign (including TattooFinder.com)
- A site must be part of the Google Network in order to be available for your placement-targeted campaign (TattooFinder.com is part of this network).
- Placement-targeted campaigns can take either cost-per-click (CPC) or cost-per-thousand impressions (CPM) pricing. The minimum bid with CPC pricing is $0.01 (or the local currency equivalent) per click. The minimum bid for CPM pricing is US $0.25 (or the local currency equivalent) for each 1000 impressions.
For more information on advertising directly on TattooFinder.com using Google AdWords Placement Targeting, click here (http://adwords.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=7072).
How do I advertise on TattooFinder.com once I have setup a Google AdWords Account?
To create a new placement-targeted campaign on TattooFinder.com, follow these steps:
- Log in to your AdWords Standard Edition account at https://adwords.google.com (if you're not already logged in).
- On the Campaign Summary page, find the table titled Online Campaigns.
- Click Placement-targeted in the 'Create a new campaign' section at the top of the table.
- Follow the sign-up wizard instructions to create your campaign.
For more general information about placement targeting, please see the complete Help Center guide.
Banner Advertising
Our banner advertising rates are extremely competitive. Where major portal sites oftentimes charge $10.00 CPM for niche markets, our rates are generally less than half of that. We do not allow “pop-up” advertising.
| TattooFinder.com Banner Advertising Rate Card |
| |
| Location |
Duration |
Impressions (est.) |
Banner Specifications |
Flat Rate Price |
| Home Page |
1 Month* |
2,500,000 |
160 x 160 px - 30 KB max |
$750.00 US |
| Search Results |
1 Month* |
25,000,000 |
160 x 80 px - 50 KB max |
$5,000.00 US |
* One Month Minimum Run - Reduced Rates Available for Longer Flights |
Promotional Article
How It Works:
- Advertiser supplies Flash2xs.com, LLC with content to be published through the Tattoos-101 area of the TattooFinder.com website
- Content specifications are as follows:
- Up to 3,000 words of text
- Up to 10 images
- Up to 10 different links to Advertiser’s website
- All content must be approved by Flash2xs.com, LLC for online publication
- The published Promotional Article (webpage) will remain live on the TattooFinder.com website indefinitely
- A menu item for the Article will appear in the Tattoos-101 navigation menu
- A news item will be created for the TattooFinder.com Homepage News about the Article with a link to that Article. This gives the Article temporary added exposure to users on the TattooFinder.com home page, distributes information about the existence of the article through the TattooFinder.com RSS feeds, and utilizes the power of the TattooFinder.com root domain to increase the likelihood that search engines pick-up the article quickly.
Benefits to the Advertiser:
- The Promotional Article will provide permanent links to the Advertiser’s website from the http://tattoos-101.tattoofinder.com domain, potentially providing both Search Engine Optimization (SEO) benefits for the Advertiser’s website and direct traffic benefits from the article page.
- The Article will leverage the power of the TattooFinder.com domain (name) to attain strong organic search results positioning through search engines. In short, the Article will serve as a gateway/landing page for the Advertiser’s website through the TattooFinder.com website.
- SEO for the Article should increase over time generally. We do recommend the Advertiser make quarterly updates to the content on this page to keep it fresh for search engines, but this is optional.
- The Article will be searchable throughout the Tattoos-101 content area based primarily on “tags” assigned to that article (like keywords). We will assign the most appropriate/ effective tags to the article, and welcome input from the Advertiser in the tag assignment process.
Costs:
- The price of a Promotional Article is an initial one-time fee of $3,000.00 US.
- If the Advertiser would like to do updates (quarterly recommended) on the Promotional Article, the fee is $240.00 US per update or $80 per hour if the update requires more than 3 hours of work. The Advertiser will be notified if the cost is greater than $240.00 before any update work is performed.
Page Sponsorship (Page “Skins”)
Advertisers can “sponsor” our pages and give them unique looks to really grab attention. Our most popular page to sponsor is the “search results” page on the TattooFinder.com website. This is by far our highest traffic page and draws the most attention from our users.
| Page Skin Rate Card |
| |
| Location |
Duration |
Impressions (est.) |
Flat Rate Price |
| Search Results Skin |
1 Month* |
25,000,000 |
$25,000.00 US |
| * One Month Minimum Run - Reduced Rates Available for Longer Flights |
SAMPLE PAGE SKIN

Micro Pages
Advertisers can have their own page created on the TattooFinder.com website. Oftentimes, users are hesitant to leave a trusted site and be taken to a different site. The Micro Page allows advertisers to present information directly on the TattooFinder.com website (demonstrating a deeper “trust” between the advertiser and TattooFinder.com). Users may then be more likely to visit the advertiser’s site directly using links from the Micro Page. “Internal” linking on the TattooFinder.com website is used to direct users to the Micro Page. Additionally, TattooFinder.com Micro Pages tend to do very well in major search engine organic search results!
CLICK HERE to view a sample Micro Page
Printed Order Advertising
Advertisements can be placed on the designs that the TattooFinder.com customers purchase and print. The benefit of this is that the design print is generally something the customer will keep AND bring to a tattoo studio to get tattooed. Therefore, your advertisement is visibly seen by both our customer who purchased the design and the tattoo artist who tattooed it.
Opt-In Mass E-mail Advertising
While we never sell or distribute our customer / user information, we do make our mass e-mail services available to advertisers. Our lists are completely “opt-in” (meaning those on the list SIGNED UP to receive mailings from us and can discontinue mailings at any time). Advertisers can place ads in our regular mailings. In order for advertisers to utilize our mass e-mail services, Flash2xs.com, LLC must generally have some type of affiliation with the event or company (such as sponsorship, endorsement, etc.) Our email lists are continually monitored by an MX Record verification script, thus insuring all email addresses in our database are at functional mail servers.
Currently, we offer "sponsorship" of our promotional campaigns at the rate of $0.01 per email ($10.00 CPM). This also includes a banner on the campaign landing page (http://www.tattoofinder.com/tattoos-specials.asp) for a minimum of one month or until the run of the next campaign. Please contact us for quotes based on our current mailing list numbers.
Press Releases
Due to successful Flash2xs.com & TattooFinder.com Search Engine Optimization (SEO) efforts for tattoo related terms, a press release by TattooFinder.com provides opportunities for high advertising exposure in organic search engine results. Flash2xs.com, LLC affiliation with the event or company (sponsorship, endorsement, etc.) and content collaboration is required.
CLICK HERE to view a sample press release
Event Sponsorship and/or Participation
Would it benefit you to have us attend and/or sponsor your event? Would it benefit us? Generally, our participation and/or sponsorship are utilized in conjunction with “Tattoo Conventions”. If we can get access to high speed Internet, we can set up “shop” at your location. We can sell single tattoo designs on the fly for immediate use by tattooists (again, a great resource at conventions!). Sponsorship or endorsement of your event can usually be granted if you are simply running a quality operation.
Other Creative Endeavors
Marketing is a creative process . . . especially on the Internet. If you have ideas about new ways you would like to work with Flash2xs.com, LLC for your advertising needs, let us know! Our primary concern is respecting our customers’ privacy and providing top notch products and customer service. As long as your ideas fall in line with our goals, we want to find ways to work with you!
Flash2xs.com, LLC and TattooFinder.com Reserves the Right to Refuse Advertising Without Reason
If you would like to advertise with TattooFinder.com or would like additional information, please contact us using our contact form, e-mail us directly, or call us toll free in the U.S. at 1.877.BUY.TAT2 (1.877.289.8282) or outside the U.S. call +303.774.0208.