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John Coutts - EzineArticles.com Expert Author  

John Coutts now lives in central Spain. He moved there in April 2007 from Scotland, where he was born and has spent most of his life. John's first language is English, and despite living in Spain, he works mainly with US and British clients online.

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  • 5 Simple Secrets to Losing Weight
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Losing weight is something that most of us give some thought to at some point in our lives. There then comes the all important question: how do we go about losing some of that extra weight? Let's face it, we're all basically a bit on the lazy side. Strenuous exercise is not something most of us like to undertake, and strict diets usually end up being not as strict as they should be.


  • Using Email Marketing Targeted Properly
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Email-Marketing] Using email marketing targeted at the right people, the results can be quite amazing. This is where so many people fail. They think that their offer is a great one, and maybe it is too.


  • Martin Acoustic Guitars
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] Martin acoustic guitars can be traced back in the USA to 1833 when C. F. Martin Sr. arrived in New York from Germany with his family and set up his luthier shop in the city. The legendary Martin guitars were born.


  • Growing Rhubarb in Winter
    [Home-and-Family:Gardening] Most people think that growing rhubarb is so easy that they don't have to do anything. The rhubarb will simply grow itself. To some extent this is true; rhubarb is a very hardy plant that will thrive in the face of the most disadvantageous conditions, but it is also an extremely versatile plant that responds well to a little care and attention.


  • Is She Telling You the Truth? Learn to Read Her Body Language!
    [Relationships:Conflict] We read body language all the time without knowing we do. It's something we learn instinctively at a very young age. You dog can even learn body language, so it isn't really difficult to master. It's surprising, though, how many of us have never learned how to read the body language of someone telling a lie. Maybe that's because we are a trusting animal by nature.


  • The 3 Biggest Relationship Killers
    [Relationships:Conflict] There are many things that can kill off a good relationship. Most of them are big things, as most relationships are strong if they have been going on for any length of time. When a relationship is threatened by something that happens, one or other of the partners is often surprised, wondering what has gone wrong. Usually it is the partner who has made it go wrong too.


  • What Did I Do Wrong on the First Date?
    [Relationships:Dating] You dated. It went great - as far as you were concerned. You called her a day or two later and left voice mail asking her to get back to you. She didn't. It's been nearly a week now and she still hasn't returned your call. What should you do?


  • 5 Ways to Impress Him on Your First Date
    [Relationships:Dating] Guys have a lot of choice these days. For that reason you need to stand out form the crowd if you want to get ahead in the dating game. You have to impress him on your first date so that you can move on the second, third and fourth dates. If he thinks you are OK, but just ordinary, he won't bother to call you back after the first date.


  • Talking Your Way to a Stronger Relationship
    [Relationships:Communication] When a relationship starts to break down, for whatever reason there may be, it's often because both people have not talked enough about what's happening to them. A strong relationship needs communication. It needs clear and strong communications in order for each person to know what's expected of them, and what they can expect to have happen. If your relationship is starting to crumble at the edges, perhaps all that's needed is a good talk. Start talking your way to a stronger relationship today!


  • Does He Have a Crush on You? Here Are 5 Ways to Tell!
    [Relationships:Singles] You've seen him around a few times, here and there. Somehow he always seems to be there, or somewhere near you, when you least expect it. He's friendly. You can easily see that, but how friendly? Is he just a nice polite guy?


  • 5 Ways to Deal With Someone on the Rebound
    [Relationships:Conflict] As soon as a relationship ends, it tends to be the case that we quickly try to find someone else. We call it the rebound. It's our way of getting over a hurtful time. But what if you are the one who is picked by someone on the rebound? How do you cope with someone who is obviously somewhere else and not sure of where they want to be?


  • Girls, Playing Too Hard to Get Can Ruin Your Chances of Getting Anything
    [Relationships:Dating] It's often said that girls should not be easy. They should play hard to get in order to get the guys attention. That's true to a certain degree, but it can go too far. No guy wants his girl to play too loose and fancy free, but he does want to get to know her. If she plays too hard to get the chances are that he will stop trying and go elsewhere.


  • 5 Ways to Impress Her on Your First Date
    [Relationships:Dating] If you think she's worth having, then you have to impress her on your first date. It's the only way that you can stand a good chance of getting a second and third date. If you blow the first date there won't be any more. That's how important it is. Of course you're nervous. Everyone is on a first date, but you have to keep your head and have a strategy.


  • How to Get the Girl Even If You're Not a Rock Star
    [Relationships:Dating] Finding a girl who will agree to date with you can be a struggle sometimes for some guys. Maybe you have stood and wondered how other guys appear to make it all seem so easy. Well, you can do that too. All you need to know are just a few tricks that any guy can do successfully. Here are 7 tips to show you how to get the girl, even if you're not a rock star.


  • 5 Top Tips For a Better Dating Experience
    [Relationships:Dating] If you are a regular at the dating game you will probably want to do whatever you can to get even more out of the experience. There are certain unwritten rules that everyone should follow if they want to do well. There are certain things you should not do as well. It is these thing you shouldn't do that this article will concentrate on. Here are 5 top tips for a better dating experience.


  • Setting Up PSP Internet Is Easier Than You Think!
    [Gaming:Console-Systems] The PSP is more than a gaming platform. It has WiFi connectivity, and that means that setting up PSP Internet is possible, just like on any computer. The WiFi feature is intended primarily to be used for upgrading software and for downloading games. But you can go several steps further than that, and it isn't difficult to do either.


  • How To Use A Blood Pressure Chart With Blood Pressure Machines
    [Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] The little blood pressure machines are great. But they don't usually tell you what the readings mean. A blood pressure chart that you can understand is the only thing that will really tell you whether or not you need to worry over the readings it is giving you. You have to put it all into perspective to make sense out of it.


  • How To Lose Weight With 5 Simple Secrets
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Most people think about losing some weight at some point in their lives. But the question is usually, how to lose weight for the best possible results without having to do too much to achieve it.


  • Canine Arthritis Treatment (Or Treating Your Dog For Arthritis)
    [Pets:Dogs] Canine arthritis treatment, or dog arthritis treatment, involves pretty much the same steps as similar treatments for humans. Dogs can get many of the same arthritis conditions that we get, and it hurts just as much and causes the same amount of disability too.


  • Information On Rheumatoid Arthritis, And What To Do With It
    [Health-and-Fitness:Arthritis] Information on rheumatoid arthritis is not particularly useful unless you act on it to try and ease the joint pain and discomfort associated with the condition. In a nutshell, rheumatoid arthritis causes the immune system to launch an attack on certain joints in the body.


  • Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment - What Should You Expect?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Arthritis] Psoriatic arthritis treatment is aimed at reducing the pain and the associated swelling. It also aims to maintain fluid and natural movement in the joints, which in turn helps to prevent any further damage. The treatment recommended by your doctor will depend on the severity of the condition, your reaction to the treatment, and the type of psoriatic arthritis that you have.


  • Knee Osteoarthritis, What It Is And How To Live With It
    [Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] Knee osteoarthritis is complicated by the fact that the knee takes all the load-bearing strain of the full body weight, which in turn makes the condition even more painful. This is a degenerative disease. It often feels worse in the mornings with stiffness that takes time to resolve.


  • Alternative Arthritis Pain Relief, Does It Really Work?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Alternative arthritis pain relief is something that many people are turning to more and more. Prescribed medicines and drugs are often seen as something less desirable than the more natural, or alternative medicines that are available.


  • Arthritis Treatment, Or Learn To Live With It - It's Your Choice
    [Health-and-Fitness:Arthritis] Arthritis treatment is a subject of potential interest to 43 million Americans. That's how many suffer from the condition. And yet there are a large number of these people who poorly understand it, or how it can be treated, and as a result they fail to seek the best advice, or the best arthritis treatment they should have.


  • Joint Pain Relief - 3 Simple Tips To Ease Pain And Help Mobility
    [Health-and-Fitness:Arthritis] Joint pain relief is the single most important thing to arthritis sufferers, that and a reasonable degree of mobility. Is there any easy way to achieve it? Yes, there are many simple and natural ways to achieve joint pain relief that don't involve mind-numbing drugs. Here are a few...


  • How To Put Videos On PSP
    [Computers-and-Technology:Personal-Tech] There's not really a definitive way of how to put video on PSP, but there's a fast and easy way, and this is it. It's not rocket science, but Sony hasn't made putting video on a PSP as simple and straightforward a task as they should have done. But that doesn't mean it can't be simple. Here's how to do it...


  • What Are Good Foods To Eat?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] For many people, the question of what are good foods to eat never arises. They simply eat by instinct, and that instinct leads then to where the good food is. But for the majority of us in today's fast-food culture, the question of what are good foods to eat never arises either! We eat badly, and that's the plain truth. Here are a few of my ideas for improving your everyday diet...


  • Where Can I Download Movies? Here Are A Few Tips
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] When you ask the question, "where can I download movies?" you need to weigh up three things: what is the customer service like, how easy is the site to use, and how big and varied is their selection. The competitive nature of movie download sites is such that it can be very confusing for the beginner. It's not so much, "where can I download movies" as "which site should I use to download movies from". Here are a few things to look out for...


  • What To Do To Lose Weight - And Keep It Off
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] "Tell me what to do to lose weight," my wife cried in desperation, struggling to fit into a pair of jeans only two months old. And although she isn't particularly overweight, it wasn't the first time I'd heard her say that. So, that's why I wrote this article


  • How To Sell Real Estate The Easy Way
    [Real-Estate] Anyone trying to break into the real estate game might easily lose hope early on if they are not properly prepared. It may seem obvious, but it's essential to learn how to sell real estate properly before you do anthing else. There are many excellent guides and course where you can learn you how to sell real estate, and I would advise getting the best you can find. Meanwhile, here are a few tips that will help.


  • How To Train A Puppy In 3 Easy Steps
    [Pets:Dogs] Think about how to train a puppy first and foremost if you bring a new puppy into your home. She's not a toy, so don't treat her like one. Make your new puppy welcome. Her new home will have strange sounds and smells, which she will have to get used to. This takes time. Here are my 3 easy steps on how to train a puppy with the least possible hassle.


  • How To Potty Train A Puppy In 3 Easy Steps - Fast!
    [Pets:Dogs] Puppies are cute and adorable. But they are animals with bodily functions too. And if you don't like to clean up behind them, then it's time you learned how to potty train a puppy. For one thing is sure: if you don't potty train them, they will mess the floor. Here are my 3 easy steps for how to potty train a puppy...


  • Food To Avoid During Pregnancy - 5 Top Tips
    [Home-and-Family:Pregnancy] It's difficult to know which food to avoid during pregnancy. You baby's health is all important, as is your own. But there are a few that do stand out as unwise to eat when you are carrying a child. here are my top 5 tips for food to avoid during pregnancy to help ensure a bright and healthy baby and mother:


  • Get Rid Of A Yeast Infection - And Prevent It Happening Again
    [Health-and-Fitness:Womens-Issues] Yeast infection can occur in men as well as women, though it is in women that yeast infections are most commonly found. You might have a yeast infection if you have itching and redness around the external vaginal area. There may be a whitish discharge, and you may experience a burning sensation and possibly some pain when you urinate, or have sex. The good news is that it's fairly easy to get rid of a yeast infection.


  • Gout Food To Avoid - 3 Top Tips
    [Health-and-Fitness] Gout is painful and debilitating. But it can be largely controlled by the food you eat. The gout food to avoid is the kind with high levels of purines. This substance produces uric acid. Too much uric acid in the body causes gout. So it follows that avoiding eating foods with high levels of purines will help to lessen the chances of a gout attack. Here is my top 3 list of some gout food to avoid


  • How Do I Get Rid Of Blackheads
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] The question of, "how to I get rid of blackheads" has been on the lips of many a teenager and young adult down the ages. Blackheads are a form of acne. They are essentially similar to whiteheads, but differ from the red bumps type of acne. Blackheads can be controlled and made to disappear. Here are some tips to use


  • How To Avoid Miscarriage - A Few Tips
    [Home-and-Family:Pregnancy] It can be difficult to know how to avoid miscarriage, but often there are warning signs. You need to react quickly if you experience any of the signs. The causes are often unknown, but can commonly be chromosomal, meaning there was something not right with the baby's chromosomes. Here are a few warning signs to look out for that may, though not necessarily so, indicate the onsset of a miscarriage.


  • How To Get Rid Of Skunk Odor
    [Home-and-Family] The question of how to get rid of skunk smell is one that many unfortunate people have asked over the centuries. There are bad smells, then there are skunk smells. But it's not like the skunk doesn't give warning. When they feel threatened they will stamp their feet, hiss and adopt a high-tail attitude - all clear visible signs that a spraying attack may be imminent. But if you still get sprayed, Here are a few useful tips:


  • Get Rid Of Sunburn Pain - 3 Top Tips
    [Health-and-Fitness] Lying in the sun is fun. Getting burned by the sun is not fun. But every year millions of people do get severe sunburn. So, how do you get rid of sunburn pain and agony? The best advice is, of course, to use sunscreen creams BEFORE exposing your skin to the sun. But when it's too late, there's still a few things you can do. Here's my 3 top tips to help you get rid of sunburn misery...


  • Getting Rid Of Lice - 3 Top Tips
    [Health-and-Fitness] Head lice can be a problem that's all too common among school children, and getting rid of lice is neither easy nor pleasant. The lice can be seen quite easily. They are brown colored and very small. They are parasitic insects, and they can be spread from person to person by hair, or head contact. The cause itching and discomfort through their bites.


  • How To Avoid Taxes
    [Finance:Taxes] It's often said that there are two things we can depend on in life: death and taxes. The former will certainly remove all worry about the latter, but until it happens, you have to pay taxes. The Chicago crime king of the 1930s, Al Capone, got away with murder -- literally, but it was not paying his taxes that put him in prison. You can learn how to avoid taxes, you should keep it legal!


  • Getting Rid Of Zits - 5 Top Tips
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Here's the good news - the battle for getting rid of zits does not need to include a strict diet! Yes, that means you don't have to cut out chocolate or fatty foods. But of course, keeping your intake of these types of foods down to sensible levels is always a good idea anyway. Scientific research says it can find no connection between diet and zits. So, what should tactics should you use for getting rid of zits? Here are a few


  • How To Read Guitar Tabs - An Introduction
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] Most guitarists are self-taught. They don't usually go through formal lessons learning scales and music theory... People like Jimmi Hendricks and Eric Clapton made all that stuff way too boring long ago. The average guitarist's self-taught nature may therefore explain why guitar tabs can sometimes be a bit of a mystery - a bit too much like reading music. But that's not really the case. Let me show you how to read guitar tabs...


  • How Do I Get Rid Of Cellulite?
    [Health-and-Fitness] It's a fancy word for old fat trapped in between skin and muscle that looks lumpy and unsightly. But that doesn't help when you cry out in desperation: "How do I get rid of cellulite?" OK, forget the creams, forget the tight rubber garments, forget the pills - if you have been seeking ways to get rid of cellulite, then this is it - exercise! This article gives you my top 3 exercises to get rid of cellulite - fast!


  • Seduction Of Women - 3 Top Tips
    [Relationships:Dating] The seduction of women is a science, and is never about getting lucky. You have the task of triggering the right feelings and emotions of interest in the woman you are trying to seduce. You have to put her in the exact right frame of attraction where she will see you as special. Do that and you will know what the seduction of women is all about. Here are my top 3 tips for seducing the woman of your choice...


  • House Training Dogs - 3 Top Tips
    [Pets:Dogs] Does your dog or puppy have the occasional "accident"? Do they ignore you when you call on them? Is your frustration with house training dogs reaching an all-time high? If so, you need help. This article sets out to guide you in the right direction to being the master that your dog will listen to and instantly obey.


  • How To Attract A Woman
    [Relationships:Dating] The mating game is very important to any man. Learning how to attract a woman into your life is not always easy at first, but if you follow these few tips, you'll soon be surprised at how easy it becomes


  • Genital Wart Cure? A Few Facts
    [Health-and-Fitness] Genital warts are uncomfortable, unsightly and unwelcome. The medical establishment claims that its method of treatment is best, and that there is no genital wart cure as such. Alternative medicine claims otherwise, and backs this up with a growing body of evidence. Meanwhile, the question of how to get rid of warts in the genital area is the only thing uppermost in the minds of those who have them!


  • High Blood Pressure Remedies - 3 Top Tips
    [Health-and-Fitness] Hypertension and stress is increasing among people of all ages, particularly among the middle-aged group. Our lifestyles drive us ever farther and further in our quest for -- who knows what... This is not the only cause of high blood pressure, but it is a common one. Here are my 3 top high blood pressure remedies for a calmer and more pleasing life:


  • Online Money Making System - The Top Three
    [Home-Based-Business] One of the fastest ways to Internet marketing success is to find a good, workable online money making system and stick with it. The beauty of the Internet is its almost infinite variety of ways to use money making programs. Here's my top 3 systems for getting you up and running fast:


  • Online Money Making Idea - The Top Guides
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] There are many people looking for that one golden online money making idea that will catapult them from failure to success overnight. While that elusive dream may not really exist, there are a few excellent guides available that will do the next best thing, if applied properly and sensibly. Here are a few of my top recommendations:


  • Internet Wealth System - Which One To Follow?
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] The secret to building wealth online spills out of page after page, site upon site. Everyone, it seems has a how to make money course. But unfortunately, the perfect Internet wealth system is still as elusive as ever. Or is it? Here's one tip for getting you up and running fast:


  • Home Based Businesses That Make Money
    [Home-Based-Business] The very best home based businesses making money are the ones you create. However, you can't just create them from nothing -- you need to have a good, proven system to follow. Get that right and you'll soon have your very own home based business making all the money you can handle. Here's my top 3 systems for getting you up and running fast:


  • Affiliate Making Money Online - 3 Easy Steps
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Affiliate-Revenue] For anyone with dreams of being a top affiliate making money online, Internet-based affiliate programs seem to have everything going for them. They are usually free to join, they can offer very generous commissions, and you can start from scratch with virtually nothing. Here's my top 3 tips for getting up and running fast:


  • Getting Rid Of Pimples In Three Easy Steps
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Getting rid of pimples is not what young people should have to spend their time on. Your teenage years should be the happiest in your life, and for many that's true. But for some, pimples and acne combine to make life a misery.


  • Getting Rid Of Belly Fat In 5 Easy Steps
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] For most of us, getting rid of belly fat is our key to attracting a more exciting lover -- our passport to getting admiring looks from the desirable, and envious glares from those who still have too much belly fat and don't know how to get rid of it!


  • Home Remedy, Sunburn -- 5 Helpful Tips
    [Health-and-Fitness] You're on vacation, lying on the beach... The sun is shining... You've forgotten to use sun cream, and now you're feeling just too lazy to do anything about it... Yes, that's the recipe for the painful, itchy, smarting redness we call sunburn.


  • How To Attract Beautiful Women
    [Relationships:Dating] Much of the dating game is common sense. Learning how to attract beautiful women into your life is easier than most men think, but it does require a certain amount of discipline, sensitivity and sensible planning.


  • 5 Dating And Relationship Tips
    [Relationships:Dating] A first date is always a nervous time for both of you. It's a journey into the unknown, but also a journey that offers excitement and reward. These five tips will tell you how to build up a truly loving and long-lasting relationship, starting with a first date.




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